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KCR
@BOS		9
3
CHW
@CLE		5
6		 
(11)
DET
@MIN		1
0
TOR
@NYY		2
3		 
(10)
TEX
@OAK		11
4
BAL
@SEA		8
3
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@TBD		3
8
CIN
@ATL		6
5
SFG
@CHC		4
2
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@FLA		0
4
PHI
@LAD		15
3
ARI
@MIL		2
3
COL
@PIT		6
2
NYM
@SDP		7
0
HOU
@WSN		4
2
Tuesday, July 17, 2007 7:05PM
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 37,001, Time of Game: 3:16
Royals
9
40-53
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 16 GB
 at Red Sox
3
56-37
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
W: Jimmy Gobble (4-1)
L: Tim Wakefield (10-9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   2  1  0   5  1  0    9 13  2
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  1  0   0  2  0    3 12  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
David DeJesus CF 4 1 0 0 1 0 .272 .751 21 10 -0.071 0.62 0.003 -0.074 -1.0 3 0
Mark Grudzielanek 2B 5 2 2 1 0 0 .277 .733 23 16 0.007 0.52 0.046 -0.039 0.5 1 3
Mark Teahen RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .284 .764 17 12 0.038 0.54 0.072 -0.035 -0.3 5 1
Billy Butler DH 4 0 1 2 1 0 .301 .802 25 14 0.115 0.74 0.155 -0.040 1.0 2B,IW
Ross Gload 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .262 .697 12 9 -0.046 0.56 0.008 -0.054 -0.1 4 0
Reggie Sanders LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .377 1.073 9 7 0.001 0.76 0.046 -0.045 0.1 2 0 2B
   Emil Brown LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .236 .633 1 1 -0.001 0.02 0.000 -0.001 -0.3 2 1
Alex Gordon 3B 4 3 3 0 0 0 .236 .684 5 5 0.091 0.77 0.118 -0.026 1.8 1 0 2B,SB
John Buck C 4 1 1 2 0 1 .245 .876 13 8 0.022 0.57 0.078 -0.056 0.7 8 0 2B
Tony Pena SS 4 0 3 2 0 0 .278 .663 6 5 0.043 0.57 0.073 -0.029 1.4 1 3 2·2B,CS
   Jason Smith SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 .582 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Leo Nunez P
   Jimmy Gobble P
   Zack Greinke P
   Joel Peralta P
   Joakim Soria P
Team Totals 38 9 13 8 2 2 .342 .875 132 87 0.199 0.61 0.599 -0.399 3.7 27 8
2B: A Gordon (16, off J Pineiro); J Buck (14, off T Wakefield); R Sanders (7, off T Wakefield); T Pena 2 (17, 1 off J Pineiro, 1 off T Wakefield); B Butler (8, off T Wakefield).
IBB: B Butler (2, by J Lopez).
TB: T Pena 5; A Gordon 4; J Buck 2; M Grudzielanek 2; B Butler 2; R Sanders 2; M Teahen; R Gload.
RBI: T Pena 2 (30); J Buck 2 (31); B Butler 2 (19); M Grudzielanek (29); R Gload (25).
2-out RBI: T Pena; R Gload.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 7 for 16.
Fielding
DP: 4. E Brown-T Pena-R Gload; M Teahen-A Gordon; T Pena-M Grudzielanek-R Gload; M Grudzielanek-T Pena-R Gload.
E: T Pena (16); M Grudzielanek (4).
Outfield Assists: M Teahen (M Lowell at 3rd base); E Brown (D Pedroia at 1st base).
Baserunning
SB: A Gordon (10, 2nd base off T Wakefield/D Mirabelli).
CS: T Pena (3, 2nd base by T Wakefield/D Mirabelli).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
J.D. Drew RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 .256 .751 21 13 -0.045 0.87 0.034 -0.078 -1.2 0 0
   Eric Hinske LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 .713 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Dustin Pedroia 2B 4 0 1 1 1 1 .311 .837 29 18 0.014 0.79 0.090 -0.076 0.1 1 5 GDP
David Ortiz DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 .320 1.004 16 9 -0.096 0.86 0.012 -0.108 -1.9
Manny Ramirez LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 .289 .865 12 6 0.051 1.02 0.074 -0.023 0.4 2 1
   Wily Mo Pena LF-RF 2 0 0 0 0 2 .210 .642 9 8 -0.002 0.04 0.000 -0.002 -0.4 0 0
Kevin Youkilis 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .316 .891 13 9 -0.016 1.26 0.070 -0.086 -0.3 13 0
Mike Lowell 3B 4 1 3 0 0 0 .307 .872 12 7 0.031 1.13 0.099 -0.068 0.4 2 1 2B
Coco Crisp CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .265 .714 14 10 -0.250 1.50 0.002 -0.252 -1.0 3 0 3B,GDP
Doug Mirabelli C 4 0 1 1 0 2 .188 .576 17 11 -0.095 0.93 0.003 -0.098 -0.0 3 1
Julio Lugo SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 .217 .600 17 9 0.108 0.53 0.108 0.000 1.7 3 4 2·2B
Tim Wakefield P 1
   Javier Lopez P
   Joel Pineiro P
   Kyle Snyder P
Team Totals 37 3 12 3 3 8 .324 .834 160 100 -0.300 0.93 0.492 -0.791 -2.3 27 13
2B: M Lowell (23, off L Nunez); J Lugo 2 (15, 1 off L Nunez, 1 off J Peralta).
3B: C Crisp (5, off J Peralta).
TB: J Lugo 5; M Lowell 4; C Crisp 3; K Youkilis; D Ortiz; M Ramirez; D Mirabelli; D Pedroia.
GIDP: D Pedroia (3); C Crisp (8).
RBI: D Mirabelli (10); D Pedroia (28); C Crisp (30).
2-out RBI: C Crisp; D Mirabelli.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 1 for 11.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: M Ramirez (B Butler at 3rd base).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Leo Nunez 4 6 1 1 1 3 0 2.25 18 74 45 29 4 12 6 8 4 0 48 0.164 1.27 1.7
Jimmy Gobble, W (4-1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.73 3 15 8 3 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0.009 1.51 -0.0
Zack Greinke, H (7) 1.2 2 0 0 2 0 0 4.54 8 33 20 13 1 6 1 5 3 0 1 0 0.107 1.06 0.4
Joel Peralta 1.1 4 2 2 0 1 0 3.77 7 21 15 7 3 5 0 6 2 0 2 0 0.007 0.10 -1.1
Joakim Soria 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.04 4 17 12 4 3 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 0.014 0.12 1.2
Team Totals 9 12 3 3 3 8 0 3.00 40 160 100 56 13 31 8 21 9 0 48 6 1 0.301 0.61 2.3
L Nunez faced 1 batter in the 5th inning.

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tim Wakefield, L (10-9) 6.1 9 6 6 0 1 0 4.69 27 78 54 37 4 13 11 15 5 0 32 -0.158 0.83 -1.9
Javier Lopez 0.2 2 2 2 2 0 0 3.60 5 25 12 9 2 1 0 3 2 0 1 1 -0.041 0.29 -2.0
Joel Pineiro 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 5.06 5 16 11 6 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 -0.002 0.02 -0.4
Kyle Snyder 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.12 3 16 11 10 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.6
Team Totals 9 13 9 9 2 2 0 9.00 40 135 88 62 9 17 16 20 8 0 32 1 1 -0.200 0.93 -3.7
Balks: None.
WP: T Wakefield (8); J Lopez (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: J Lopez (2; B Butler).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Greg Gibson, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Tony Randazzo, 3B - Charlie Reliford.
Time of Game: 3:16.
Attendance: 37,001.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 75° F, Wind 11mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Boston Red Sox
1 David DeJesus CF 1 J.D. Drew RF
2 Mark Grudzielanek 2B 2 Dustin Pedroia 2B
3 Mark Teahen RF 3 David Ortiz DH
4 Billy Butler DH 4 Manny Ramirez LF
5 Ross Gload 1B 5 Kevin Youkilis 1B
6 Reggie Sanders LF 6 Mike Lowell 3B
7 Alex Gordon 3B 7 Coco Crisp CF
8 John Buck C 8 Doug Mirabelli C
9 Tony Pena SS 9 Julio Lugo SS
Leo Nunez P Tim Wakefield P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 0-0 1 1-3 6,(1-2)  RR KCR B. Butler T. Wakefield 15% 73% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Grudzielanek Scores; Teahen Scores
b6 1-3 0 1-- 4,(0-2)  OO BOS C. Crisp Z. Greinke 12% 78% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b1 0-0 0 1-- 6,(1-2)  OO BOS D. Pedroia L. Nunez 7% 49% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
t4 0-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  KCR M. Teahen T. Wakefield 7% 57% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Grudzielanek to 3B
b2 0-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  OO BOS C. Crisp L. Nunez 7% 50% Fly Ball Double Play: RF (Deep CF-RF); Lowell out at 3B/RF-3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR D. DeJesus T. Wakefield -2% 48% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Grudzielanek T. Wakefield -2% 46% Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
t1 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR M. Teahen T. Wakefield -1% 45% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Leo Nunez facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS J. Drew L. Nunez -3% 42% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- 6,(1-2)  OO BOS D. Pedroia L. Nunez 7% 49% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
b1 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  BOS D. Ortiz L. Nunez -1% 48% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b1 0-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O BOS M. Ramirez L. Nunez 2% 50% Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR B. Butler T. Wakefield -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR R. Gload T. Wakefield -2% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR R. Sanders T. Wakefield -1% 45% Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Leo Nunez facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS K. Youkilis L. Nunez 2% 47% Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
b2 0-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS M. Lowell L. Nunez -4% 43% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b2 0-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  OO BOS C. Crisp L. Nunez 7% 50% Fly Ball Double Play: RF (Deep CF-RF); Lowell out at 3B/RF-3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR A. Gordon T. Wakefield -3% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR J. Buck T. Wakefield -2% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR T. Pena T. Wakefield 1% 47% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t3 0-0 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  O KCR D. DeJesus T. Wakefield -3% 44% Pena Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Leo Nunez facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O BOS D. Mirabelli L. Nunez 3% 47% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS J. Lugo L. Nunez -3% 44% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
b3 0-0 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O BOS J. Drew L. Nunez 3% 47% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b3 0-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  BOS D. Pedroia L. Nunez -2% 45% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Lugo to 2B
b3 0-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O BOS D. Ortiz L. Nunez 5% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
t4 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus T. Wakefield -3% 47% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t4 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  KCR M. Grudzielanek T. Wakefield 3% 50% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
t4 0-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  KCR M. Teahen T. Wakefield 7% 57% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Grudzielanek to 3B
t4 0-0 1 1-3 6,(1-2)  RR KCR B. Butler T. Wakefield 15% 73% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Grudzielanek Scores; Teahen Scores
t4 2-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O KCR R. Gload T. Wakefield -3% 70% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Butler to 3B
t4 2-0 2 --3 3,(1-1)  O KCR R. Sanders T. Wakefield -3% 67% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Leo Nunez facing 4-5-6
b4 0-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  BOS M. Ramirez L. Nunez -5% 62% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b4 0-2 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  BOS K. Youkilis L. Nunez -7% 55% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Ramirez to 2B
b4 0-2 0 12- 3,(1-1)  O BOS M. Lowell L. Nunez 7% 62% Lineout: LF (Short LF)
b4 0-2 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O BOS C. Crisp L. Nunez 6% 68% Strikeout Swinging
b4 0-2 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O BOS D. Mirabelli L. Nunez 6% 73% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 7-8-9
t5 2-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR A. Gordon T. Wakefield 3% 76% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t5 2-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  KCR J. Buck T. Wakefield 2% 78% Gordon Steals 2B
t5 2-0 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  KCR J. Buck T. Wakefield 3% 81% Wild Pitch; Gordon to 3B
t5 2-0 0 --3 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Buck T. Wakefield -4% 77% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t5 2-0 1 --3 1,(0-0)  R KCR T. Pena T. Wakefield 6% 83% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Gordon Scores
t5 3-0 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O KCR D. DeJesus T. Wakefield -2% 81% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
t5 3-0 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Grudzielanek T. Wakefield -2% 79% Popfly: 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Leo Nunez facing 9-1-2
b5 0-3 0 --- 3,(2-0)  BOS J. Lugo L. Nunez -7% 72% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
Jimmy Gobble replaces Leo Nunez pitching
b5 0-3 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O BOS J. Drew J. Gobble 3% 75% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF); Lugo to 3B
b5 0-3 1 --3 5,(3-1)  R BOS D. Pedroia J. Gobble -6% 69% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to Weak 2B); Lugo Scores
b5 1-3 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O BOS D. Ortiz J. Gobble 4% 73% Strikeout Swinging
Zack Greinke replaces Jimmy Gobble pitching
b5 1-3 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  BOS M. Ramirez Z. Greinke -3% 70% Walk; Pedroia to 2B
b5 1-3 2 12- 6,(2-2)  O BOS K. Youkilis Z. Greinke 6% 76% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 3-4-5
t6 3-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Teahen T. Wakefield -2% 74% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t6 3-1 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR B. Butler T. Wakefield -1% 73% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
t6 3-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR R. Gload T. Wakefield -1% 72% Lineout: SS (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Royals' Zack Greinke facing 6-7-8
b6 1-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS M. Lowell Z. Greinke -6% 66% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b6 1-3 0 1-- 4,(0-2)  OO BOS C. Crisp Z. Greinke 12% 78% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b6 1-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS D. Mirabelli Z. Greinke 2% 80% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 6-7-8
t7 3-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  KCR R. Sanders T. Wakefield 5% 84% Double to LF (Line Drive)
t7 3-1 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  KCR A. Gordon T. Wakefield 4% 89% Single to RF (Line Drive); Sanders to 3B
t7 3-1 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  RR KCR J. Buck T. Wakefield 6% 95% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Sanders Scores; Gordon Scores
t7 5-1 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O KCR T. Pena T. Wakefield -0% 95% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B); Buck to 3B
Javier Lopez replaces Tim Wakefield pitching
t7 5-1 1 --3 5,(3-1)  KCR D. DeJesus J. Lopez 0% 95% Walk
t7 5-1 1 1-3 6,(2-2)  R KCR M. Grudzielanek J. Lopez 2% 96% Wild Pitch; Buck Scores; DeJesus to 2B
t7 6-1 1 -2- 9,(3-2)  R KCR M. Grudzielanek J. Lopez 2% 98% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); DeJesus Scores; Grudzielanek to 2B/Adv on throw
t7 7-1 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O KCR M. Teahen J. Lopez -0% 98% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
t7 7-1 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  KCR B. Butler J. Lopez 0% 98% Intentional Walk
t7 7-1 2 12- 4,(1-2)  RO KCR R. Gload J. Lopez 1% 99% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Grudzielanek Scores; Butler out at 3B/LF-3B
5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-8, Royals' Zack Greinke facing 9-1-2
Emil Brown replaces Reggie Sanders playing LF batting 6th
b7 1-8 0 --- 5,(2-2)  BOS J. Lugo Z. Greinke -1% 98% Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b7 1-8 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BOS J. Drew Z. Greinke 1% 99% Lineout: CF
b7 1-8 1 1-- 8,(3-2)  BOS D. Pedroia Z. Greinke -1% 98% Walk; Lugo to 2B
Joel Peralta replaces Zack Greinke pitching
b7 1-8 1 12- 1,(0-0)  OO BOS D. Ortiz J. Peralta 2% 99% Fly Ball Double Play: LF (Deep LF-CF); Pedroia out at 1B/LF-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-1, Red Sox' Joel Pineiro facing 6-7-8
Joel Pineiro replaces Javier Lopez pitching
Wily Mo Pena replaces Manny Ramirez playing LF batting 4th
t8 8-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR E. Brown J. Pineiro -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t8 8-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR A. Gordon J. Pineiro 0% 100% Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t8 8-1 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Buck J. Pineiro -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t8 8-1 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R KCR T. Pena J. Pineiro 0% 100% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Gordon Scores
t8 9-1 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus J. Pineiro -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 9, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-9, Royals' Joel Peralta facing 4-5-6
Jason Smith replaces Tony Pena playing SS batting 9th
b8 1-9 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O BOS W. Pena J. Peralta 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b8 1-9 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS K. Youkilis J. Peralta 0% 100% Flyball: CF
b8 1-9 2 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS M. Lowell J. Peralta -0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b8 1-9 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  R BOS C. Crisp J. Peralta -0% 100% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Lowell Scores
b8 2-9 2 --3 3,(0-2)  R BOS D. Mirabelli J. Peralta -0% 99% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Crisp Scores
b8 3-9 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  BOS J. Lugo J. Peralta -1% 99% Double to LF (Fly Ball); Mirabelli to 3B
Joakim Soria replaces Joel Peralta pitching
b8 3-9 2 -23 4,(1-2)  O BOS J. Drew J. Soria 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 9, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 9-3, Red Sox' Kyle Snyder facing 2-3-4
Kyle Snyder replaces Joel Pineiro pitching
Eric Hinske replaces J.D. Drew (RF) playing LF batting 1st
Wily Mo Pena moves from LF to RF
t9 9-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Grudzielanek K. Snyder -0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t9 9-3 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR M. Teahen K. Snyder -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t9 9-3 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O KCR B. Butler K. Snyder -0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 9, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-9, Royals' Joakim Soria facing 2-3-4
b9 3-9 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O BOS D. Pedroia J. Soria 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b9 3-9 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O BOS D. Ortiz J. Soria 0% 100% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b9 3-9 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O BOS W. Pena J. Soria 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 9, Red Sox 3.

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