Red Sox 10, Royals 3

W:	C. Buchholz (7-3)
L:	A. Lerew (0-1)

Boston Red Sox
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP
J Ellsbury CF	6	2	3	1	0	1	23	.303	.354
J Gathright LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500
D Pedroia 2B	5	2	2	2	0	0	27	.301	.374
J Lowrie 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.219
V Martinez C	5	0	2	0	1	0	30	.299	.379
J Bay LF	4	0	0	0	1	2	25	.265	.386
B Anderson LF-CF	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	.236	.315
D Ortiz DH	5	1	3	3	1	0	30	.237	.331
G Kottaras PR-DH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.304
M Lowell 3B	2	1	1	0	2	0	21	.291	.338
C Woodward PR-3B-2B	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	.221	.291
C Kotchman 1B	4	1	2	0	1	2	22	.239	.301
J Reddick RF	5	0	0	0	0	2	27	.200	.245
A Gonzalez SS	5	2	2	0	0	1	16	.302	.318
Totals	44	10	15	6	6	8	229
BATTING 2B: C Kotchman (3, A Lerew); D Pedroia (46, Y Yabuta); A Gonzalez (10, J Wright); D Ortiz (33, J Wright) HR: D Ortiz (26, 4th inning off A Lerew 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: D Ortiz 3 (91), D Pedroia 2 (67), J Ellsbury (60) SF: D Pedroia 2-out RBI: D Ortiz 2 GIDP: M Lowell Red Sox RISP: 4-17 (B Anderson 0-1, A Gonzalez 0-1, C Woodward 0-2, D Ortiz 1-2, J Reddick 0-2, D Pedroia 1-3, V Martinez 0-2, J Ellsbury 2-2, J Bay 0-1, C Kotchman 0-1) Team LOB: 14
BASERUNNING SB: J Ellsbury 2 (66, 2nd base off A Lerew/M Olivo, 2nd base off J Wright/M Olivo); A Gonzalez (2, 2nd base off Y Yabuta/M Olivo)
FIELDING DP: 1 (C Kotchman-A Gonzalez-T Saito).

Boston Red Sox
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
C Buchholz (W, 7-3)	6.2	5	0	0	0	8	0	109-69	3.21
R Ramirez	0.2	3	3	3	0	0	1	20-12	3.06
T Saito	1.2	2	0	0	1	2	0	28-17	2.36
Totals	9.0	10	3	3	1	10	1	157-98
PITCHING HBP: B Butler (By C Buchholz) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: C Buchholz 12/26; R Ramirez 2/5; T Saito 5/7 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: C Buchholz 24-14-14-17; R Ramirez 3-0-4-5; T Saito 5-4-4-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Buchholz 8-4; R Ramirez 0-2; T Saito 2-1 Game Scores: C Buchholz 72

Kansas City Royals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP
D DeJesus LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	16	.281	.347
J Anderson CF	2	0	0	0	0	1	6	.238	.277
M Maier CF-LF	5	1	2	0	0	1	26	.256	.340
B Butler 1B	3	1	2	2	0	0	15	.301	.360
M Jacobs DH	4	1	1	0	0	3	19	.229	.302
A Callaspo 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	17	.300	.354
M Teahen RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	10	.269	.322
M Olivo C	3	0	1	1	1	1	20	.252	.293
A Gordon 3B	4	0	2	0	0	1	11	.230	.329
Y Betancourt SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	11	.240	.271
a-L Hernandez PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	.169	.194
Totals	36	3	10	3	1	10	157
a-struck out swinging for Y Betancourt in the 9th
BATTING HR: B Butler (19, 8th inning off R Ramirez 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: B Butler 2 (87), M Olivo (65) GIDP: A Gordon Royals RISP: 1-5 (Y Betancourt 0-1, A Gordon 0-1, A Callaspo 0-1, M Jacobs 0-1, M Teahen 1-1) Team LOB: 8
FIELDING E: A Gordon (9, ground ball); Y Betancourt 2 (15, ground ball 2); M Olivo (8, throw); A Callaspo (17, ground ball) DP: 1 (A Gordon-A Callaspo-B Butler).

Kansas City Royals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
A Lerew (L, 0-1)	4.2	7	4	2	3	2	1	108-66	3.86
Y Yabuta	2.1	3	1	1	1	3	0	56-35	11.81
K Farnsworth	1.0	2	1	0	1	2	0	35-21	4.50
J Wright	1.0	3	4	1	1	1	0	30-17	4.56
Totals	9.0	15	10	4	6	8	1	229-139
PITCHING WP: K Farnsworth First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: A Lerew 15/25; Y Yabuta 6/11; K Farnsworth 4/7; J Wright 3/8 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: A Lerew 16-4-26-20; Y Yabuta 10-6-12-7; K Farnsworth 2-5-10-4; J Wright 6-1-4-6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Lerew 3-9; Y Yabuta 1-3; K Farnsworth 1-0; J Wright 1-1 Game Scores: A Lerew 37

Scoring Summary
			BOS	KAN
	3rd	D Pedroia safe at first on error by third baseman A Gordon, J Ellsbury scored.	1	0
	4th	D Ortiz homered to center.	2	0
	4th	J Reddick safe at first on error by shortstop Y Betancourt, M Lowell scored, C Kotchman to second.	3	0
	4th	D Pedroia hit sacrifice fly to right, C Kotchman scored, J Reddick to third, J Ellsbury to second.	4	0
	6th	D Pedroia doubled to deep left center, A Gonzalez scored.	5	0
	8th	C Woodward safe at first on error by shortstop Y Betancourt, D Pedroia scored, V Martinez to third, D Ortiz to second.	6	0
	8th	B Butler homered to left, M Maier scored.	6	2
	8th	M Olivo walked, M Jacobs scored, A Callaspo to third, M Teahen to second.	6	3
	9th	J Ellsbury singled to center, A Gonzalez scored.	7	3
	9th	D Pedroia safe at first on error by second baseman A Callaspo, J Ellsbury scored.	8	3
	9th	D Ortiz doubled to left, D Pedroia and B Anderson scored.	10	3
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Game Notes

RED SOX CATCHER VICTOR MARTINEZ SINGLED IN THE FIRST INNING TO EXTEND HIS HITTING STREAK TO 23 GAMES.

RED SOX SECOND BASEMAN DUSTIN PEDROIA DOUBLED IN THE TOP OF THE SIXTH INNING TO EXTEND HIS HITTING STREAK TO 16 GAMES.

ROYALS MANAGER TREY HILLMAN WAS EJECTED BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE GREG GIBSON IN THE TOP OF THE FOURTH INNING FOR ARGUING A BENCH WARNING

ROYALS PITCHER ZACK GREINKE, WHO DID NOT START, WAS EJECTED BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE GREG GIBSON IN THE TOP OF THE THIRD INNING.

Game Information
Stadium	Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO
Attendance	20,807 (54.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:38
Weather	71 degrees, overcast
Wind	2 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Greg Gibson, First Base - Tim Mcclelland, Second Base - Andy Fletcher, Third Base - Ted Barrett

Series tied 2-2 (as of 9/24)

Cincinnati	4	Final
Pittsburgh	1

Texas	3	Final
Oakland	12

Detroit	6	Final
Cleveland	5

LA Dodgers	7	Final
Washington	6

Seattle	5	Final
Toronto	4

Philadelphia	9	Final
Milwaukee	4

Boston	10	Final
Kansas City	3

San Diego	5	Final
Colorado	4

Chi Cubs	3	Final
San Francisco	2

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