Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 4/10)
| Game 1: Friday, April 9 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Boston | 3 | Final |
| Kansas City | 4 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, April 10 | ||
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| Boston | 8 | Final |
| Kansas City | 3 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, April 11 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Boston | 8 | Final |
| Kansas City | 6 | |
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7:10 PM ET, April 10, 2010
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
W: J. Beckett (1-0)
L: Z. Greinke (0-1)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Boston - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Zack Greinke pitching for Kansas City | BOS | KC |
| J Ellsbury singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| D Pedroia grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Ellsbury out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| V Martinez struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| K Youkilis singled to center, D Pedroia to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Drew flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | BOS | KC |
| D DeJesus struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| S Podsednik lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| A Callaspo doubled to deep right. | 0 | 0 |
| B Butler walked. | 0 | 0 |
| R Ankiel singled to right, A Callaspo scored, B Butler to second. | 0 | 1 |
| J Guillen grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Kansas City | BOS | KC |
| M Lowell grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| J Hermida grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 1 |
| J Varitek struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | BOS | KC |
| J Kendall grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Y Betancourt grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| C Getz struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Kansas City | BOS | KC |
| M Scutaro flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| J Ellsbury flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| D Pedroia grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | BOS | KC |
| D DeJesus flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| S Podsednik struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| A Callaspo grounded out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Kansas City | BOS | KC |
| V Martinez flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| K Youkilis struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| J Drew singled to left center. | 0 | 1 |
| M Lowell grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | BOS | KC |
| B Butler grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| R Ankiel doubled to deep right center. | 0 | 1 |
| J Guillen flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| J Kendall grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Kansas City | BOS | KC |
| J Hermida homered to right (414 feet). | 1 | 1 |
| J Varitek homered to right (386 feet). | 2 | 1 |
| M Scutaro singled to center. | 2 | 1 |
| M Scutaro stole second. | 2 | 1 |
| J Ellsbury grounded out to second, M Scutaro to third. | 2 | 1 |
| D Pedroia hit by pitch. | 2 | 1 |
| V Martinez grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, D Pedroia out at second. | 2 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | BOS | KC |
| Y Betancourt singled to center. | 2 | 1 |
| C Getz grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Y Betancourt out at second. | 2 | 1 |
| D DeJesus grounded out to first. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Kansas City | BOS | KC |
| K Youkilis grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| J Drew struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| M Lowell singled to center. | 2 | 1 |
| J Hermida struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | BOS | KC |
| S Podsednik doubled to deep left. | 2 | 1 |
| A Callaspo fouled out to third. | 2 | 1 |
| B Butler struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| R Ankiel popped out to pitcher. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Kansas City | BOS | KC |
| J Varitek flied out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| M Scutaro hit by pitch. | 2 | 1 |
| J Ellsbury doubled to deep right center, M Scutaro scored, J Ellsbury to third advancing on throw. | 3 | 1 |
| D Pedroia hit sacrifice fly to center, J Ellsbury scored. | 4 | 1 |
| V Martinez grounded out to second. | 4 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | BOS | KC |
| J Guillen doubled to deep left. | 4 | 1 |
| J Kendall singled to right, J Guillen to third. | 4 | 1 |
| Y Betancourt grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, J Guillen scored, J Kendall out at second. | 4 | 2 |
| C Getz singled to center. | 4 | 2 |
| C Getz stole second. | 4 | 2 |
| D DeJesus singled to center, C Getz scored. | 4 | 3 |
| S Podsednik grounded out to second. | 4 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Dusty Hughes pitching for Kansas City | BOS | KC |
| K Youkilis homered to center (432 feet). | 5 | 3 |
| J Drew struck out looking. | 5 | 3 |
| M Lowell grounded out to third. | 5 | 3 |
| M Cameron popped out to second. | 5 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Hideki Okajima pitching for Boston | BOS | KC |
| A Callaspo fouled out to first. | 5 | 3 |
| B Butler flied out to left. | 5 | 3 |
| R Ankiel fouled out to first. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Luis Mendoza pitching for Kansas City | BOS | KC |
| J Varitek homered to right (409 feet). | 6 | 3 |
| M Scutaro flied out to right. | 6 | 3 |
| J Ellsbury singled to left. | 6 | 3 |
| D Pedroia homered to left (386 feet), J Ellsbury scored. | 8 | 3 |
| V Martinez grounded out to first. | 8 | 3 |
| K Youkilis grounded out to third. | 8 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Ramon Ramirez pitching for Boston | BOS | KC |
| J Guillen flied out to center. | 8 | 3 |
| J Kendall flied out to center. | 8 | 3 |
| M Aviles flied out to center. | 8 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||