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Series: Game 4 of 4

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Boston won 3-1

Game 1: Thursday, August 18
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Game 2: Friday, August 19
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Game 3: Saturday, August 20
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Game 4: Sunday, August 21
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Red Sox 6

(77-49, 39-25 away)

Royals 1

(52-76, 33-37 home)

2:10 PM ET, August 21, 2011

Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 

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W: J. Lester (13-6)

L: D. Duffy (3-8)

Boston Red Sox
HittersABRHRBIBBSO#PAVGOBPSLG
M Scutaro SS41101021.275.344.377
D McDonald CF52310015.194.273.389
A Gonzalez 1B31111122.343.404.537
D Pedroia 2B40000118.306.396.470
J Lowrie 3B31110016.265.310.393
R Lavarnway DH40210116.333.412.400
C Crawford LF31111116.251.287.386
J Varitek C40110217.228.307.418
J Reddick RF40000216.298.347.497
Totals34610638157   
BATTING
2B: M Scutaro (10, L Coleman); R Lavarnway (1, L Coleman)
3B: J Varitek (1, D Duffy)
HR: D Mcdonald (5, 6th inning off D Duffy 0 on, 1 Out); C Crawford (8, 7th inning off A Crow 0 on, 1 Out)
RBI: J Varitek (26), D McDonald (18), C Crawford (40), A Gonzalez (94), J Lowrie (28), R Lavarnway (2)
SF: J Lowrie
2-out RBI: J Varitek, R Lavarnway
Red Sox RISP: 3-6 (J Varitek 1-2, D Pedroia 0-1, J Reddick 0-1, D McDonald 1-1, A Gonzalez 1-1)
Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING
CS: M Scutaro (2, 2nd base by D Duffy/S Perez)
FIELDING
E: J Lowrie (14, ground ball)
Boston Red Sox
PitchersIP H RERBBSOHRPC-STERA
J Lester
(W, 13-6)		6.0311430113-693.16
D Bard
(H, 30)		2.000003024-172.10
D Wheeler1.000002012-103.86
Totals9.0311480149-96 
PITCHING
J Lester pitched to 3 batters in the 7th
First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Lester 14/26; D Bard 1/6; D Wheeler 2/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Lester 18-8-25-18; D Bard 3-4-7-3; D Wheeler 2-1-6-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Lester 8-7; D Bard 2-1; D Wheeler 0-1
Game Scores: J Lester 61
Kansas City Royals
HittersABRHRBIBBSO#PAVGOBPSLG
A Gordon LF40000214.297.369.487
M Cabrera CF40000020.303.335.472
B Butler DH30001114.293.370.456
E Hosmer 1B30001016.268.320.416
J Francoeur RF40000220.275.327.459
J Giavotella 2B41100114.267.302.417
S Perez C30101019.194.231.250
M Moustakas 3B30111116.206.262.262
A Escobar SS30000116.250.285.331
Totals3113148149   
BATTING
3B: J Giavotella (2, J Lester)
RBI: M Moustakas (13)
Royals RISP: 1-5 (M Moustakas 1-1, A Gordon 0-1, A Escobar 0-2, M Cabrera 0-1)
Team LOB: 7
FIELDING
DP: 1 (S Perez-A Escobar-E Hosmer-J Giavotella).
Kansas City Royals
PitchersIP H RERBBSOHRPC-STERA
D Duffy
(L, 3-8)		6.0522231102-625.48
A Crow1.011102113-102.41
L Coleman0.243301025-162.16
T Collins0.10001109-43.51
J Soria1.00000108-54.13
Totals9.01066382157-97 
PITCHING
First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: D Duffy 12/23; A Crow 3/4; L Coleman 5/6; T Collins 0/2; J Soria 1/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: D Duffy 16-7-22-17; A Crow 4-3-1-2; L Coleman 3-4-4-5; T Collins 1-1-2-0; J Soria 2-1-1-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Duffy 4-9; A Crow 0-1; L Coleman 0-1; T Collins 0-0; J Soria 0-2
Game Scores: D Duffy 55

Scoring Summary

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5thJ Varitek tripled to deep right center, J Lowrie scored.10
6thD McDonald homered to left center (410 feet).20
7thC Crawford homered to right center (437 feet).30
7thM Moustakas singled to right, J Giavotella scored, S Perez to second.31
8thA Gonzalez singled to center, M Scutaro scored, D McDonald to third.41
8thJ Lowrie hit sacrifice fly to center, D McDonald scored.51
8thR Lavarnway doubled to deep left center, A Gonzalez scored.61
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Game Information

StadiumKauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO
Attendance25,723 (67.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time3:13
Weather85 degrees, sunny
Wind3 mph
UmpiresHome Plate - Jim Reynolds, First Base - Mike Dimuro, Second Base - Tim Welke, Third Base - Andy Fletcher