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Boston leads 1-0 (as of 8/24)

Game 1: Friday, August 24
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Game 2: Saturday, August 25
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Game 3: Sunday, August 26
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Game 4: Monday, August 27
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Royals 3

(55-69, 29-36 away)

Red Sox 4

(60-66, 30-37 home)

Coverage:  NESN

7:10 PM ET, August 24, 2012

Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts 

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W: J. Lester (8-10)

L: K. Herrera (1-2)

S: A. Bailey (1)

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Kansas City - Top of 1st		SCORE
Jon Lester pitching for BostonKCBOS
L Cain reached on infield single to third.00
A Escobar lined out to right.00
A Gordon struck out swinging.00
B Butler struck out swinging.00
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Boston - Bottom of 1st		SCORE
Bruce Chen pitching for Kansas CityKCBOS
P Ciriaco singled to center.00
J Ellsbury reached on infield single to third, P Ciriaco to second.00
D Pedroia grounded out to pitcher, P Ciriaco to third, J Ellsbury to second.00
D Ortiz singled to center, P Ciriaco and J Ellsbury scored.02
C Ross grounded into double play, shortstop to first, D Ortiz out at second.02
2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
Kansas City - Top of 2nd		SCORE
Jon Lester pitching for BostonKCBOS
J Francoeur flied out to center.02
M Moustakas grounded out to first.02
B Pena struck out swinging.02
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Boston - Bottom of 2nd		SCORE
Bruce Chen pitching for Kansas CityKCBOS
R Lavarnway singled to center.02
M Gomez struck out looking.02
M Aviles grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, R Lavarnway out at second, M Aviles to second on throwing error by second baseman J Giavotella.02
S Podsednik singled to shallow left, M Aviles to third.02
P Ciriaco popped out to shortstop.02
0 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors
Kansas City - Top of 3rd		SCORE
Jon Lester pitching for BostonKCBOS
E Hosmer homered to left (378 feet).12
J Giavotella safe at first on error by shortstop M Aviles.12
L Cain grounded into double play, shortstop to first, J Giavotella out at second.12
A Escobar walked.12
A Gordon doubled to left, A Escobar scored.22
B Butler grounded out to shortstop.22
2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors
Boston - Bottom of 3rd		SCORE
Bruce Chen pitching for Kansas CityKCBOS
J Ellsbury singled to left.22
J Ellsbury caught stealing second, catcher to second.22
D Pedroia struck out swinging.22
D Ortiz doubled to deep right center.22
C Ross flied out to center.22
0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Kansas City - Top of 4th		SCORE
Jon Lester pitching for BostonKCBOS
J Francoeur struck out swinging.22
M Moustakas walked.22
B Pena singled to right, M Moustakas to second.22
E Hosmer walked, M Moustakas to third, B Pena to second.22
J Giavotella reached on infield single to first, M Moustakas scored, B Pena to third, E Hosmer to second.32
L Cain struck out swinging.32
A Escobar grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Giavotella out at second.32
1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Boston - Bottom of 4th		SCORE
Bruce Chen pitching for Kansas CityKCBOS
R Lavarnway struck out swinging.32
M Gomez grounded out to pitcher.32
M Aviles flied out to center.32
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Kansas City - Top of 5th		SCORE
Jon Lester pitching for BostonKCBOS
A Gordon singled to right.32
B Butler grounded into double play, third to second to first, A Gordon out at second.32
J Francoeur grounded out to first.32
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Boston - Bottom of 5th		SCORE
Bruce Chen pitching for Kansas CityKCBOS
S Podsednik struck out swinging.32
P Ciriaco grounded out to pitcher.32
J Ellsbury grounded out to second.32
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Kansas City - Top of 6th		SCORE
Jon Lester pitching for BostonKCBOS
M Moustakas fouled out to third.32
B Pena grounded out to shortstop.32
E Hosmer struck out swinging.32
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Boston - Bottom of 6th		SCORE
Bruce Chen pitching for Kansas CityKCBOS
D Pedroia doubled to deep right.32
D Ortiz struck out looking.32
C Ross flied out to left.32
R Lavarnway fouled out to first.32
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Kansas City - Top of 7th		SCORE
Jon Lester pitching for BostonKCBOS
J Giavotella grounded out to first.32
L Cain grounded out to second.32
A Escobar walked.32
A Gordon grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Escobar out at second.32
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Boston - Bottom of 7th		SCORE
Bruce Chen pitching for Kansas CityKCBOS
M Gomez walked.32
K Herrera relieved B Chen.32
M Aviles singled to right, M Gomez to second.32
S Podsednik sacrificed to first, M Gomez to third, M Aviles to second.32
P Ciriaco doubled to left, M Gomez and M Aviles scored.34
T Collins relieved K Herrera.34
P Ciriaco stole third.34
J Ellsbury struck out swinging.34
D Pedroia intentionally walked.34
D Pedroia stole second.34
D Ortiz struck out swinging.34
2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Kansas City - Top of 8th		SCORE
Jon Lester pitching for BostonKCBOS
V Padilla relieved J Lester.34
B Butler reached on infield single to shortstop.34
J Dyson ran for B Butler.34
J Dyson stole second.34
J Francoeur struck out swinging.34
A Miller relieved V Padilla.34
M Moustakas popped out to shortstop.34
A Bailey relieved A Miller.34
B Pena flied out to center.34
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Boston - Bottom of 8th		SCORE
Aaron Crow pitching for Kansas CityKCBOS
A Crow relieved T Collins.34
C Ross lined out to center.34
R Lavarnway grounded out to shortstop.34
M Gomez struck out swinging.34
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Kansas City - Top of 9th		SCORE
Andrew Bailey pitching for BostonKCBOS
E Hosmer grounded out to second.34
J Giavotella flied out to center.34
L Cain flied out to right.34
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors