Red Sox 6, 
Royals 0
| W: | J. Beckett (11-3) |
| L: | B. Chen (0-4) |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D DeJesus RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .256 | .314 |
| M Maier CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .213 | .289 |
| B Butler 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .290 | .340 |
| M Teahen 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .294 | .350 |
| J Guillen LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .243 | .315 |
| B Pena DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .294 | .327 |
| A Callaspo 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .298 | .352 |
| J Buck C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .211 | .294 |
| T Pena SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .098 | .132 |
| Totals | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 94 | ||
| BATTING 2B: D DeJesus (18, J Beckett) S: M Maier GIDP: B Pena Royals RISP: 0-3 (B Pena 0-1, M Teahen 0-1, B Butler 0-1) Team LOB: 3 | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (A Callaspo-B Butler, M Maier-M Teahen). Outfield Assist: M Maier (R Baldelli at 3rd base). | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Chen (L, 0-4) | 3.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 78-46 | 7.20 |
| R Tejeda | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 41-17 | 5.40 |
| J Wright | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26-13 | 4.43 |
| J Cruz | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20-11 | 4.08 |
| J Soria | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20-13 | 1.87 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 185-100 | |
| PITCHING B Chen pitched to 2 batters in the 4th; R Tejeda pitched to 1 batter in the 5th WP: J Cruz HBP: J Bay 2 (By J Wright; J Soria) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: B Chen 11/18; R Tejeda 4/8; J Wright 4/8; J Cruz 2/5; J Soria 3/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: B Chen 11-6-17-12; R Tejeda 5-4-5-3; J Wright 6-1-1-5; J Cruz 1-1-6-3; J Soria 1-2-6-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Chen 1-6; R Tejeda 2-1; J Wright 3-2; J Cruz 0-2; J Soria 0-2 Game Scores: B Chen 34 | |||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| J Ellsbury CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .297 | .347 |
| D Pedroia 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .303 | .378 |
| K Youkilis 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | .298 | .419 |
| D Ortiz DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22 | .222 | .317 |
| J Bay LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | .260 | .380 |
| J Varitek C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23 | .239 | .348 |
| R Baldelli RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .282 | .358 |
| N Green SS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | .257 | .326 |
| A Bates 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .364 | .417 |
| Totals | 32 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 185 | ||
| BATTING 2B: D Pedroia (30, B Chen); A Bates 2 (2, B Chen 2); D Ortiz (19, J Soria); R Baldelli (2, J Soria) RBI: K Youkilis (53), A Bates (2), D Ortiz (47), J Varitek (38), R Baldelli (14) S: J Ellsbury 2-out RBI: J Varitek GIDP: J Ellsbury Red Sox RISP: 3-17 (R Baldelli 1-4, D Ortiz 0-2, J Varitek 0-3, D Pedroia 1-2, K Youkilis 1-3, N Green 0-1, J Ellsbury 0-2) Team LOB: 14 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Ellsbury (40, 2nd base off R Tejeda/J Buck) | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (D Pedroia-N Green-A Bates). | |||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Beckett (W, 11-3) | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 94-66 | 3.35 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 94-66 | |
| PITCHING HBP: J Guillen (By J Beckett) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Beckett 20/30 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Beckett 16-10-19-21 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Beckett 12-8 Game Scores: J Beckett 88 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| KAN | BOS | |||
 | 1st | K Youkilis singled to center, D Pedroia scored, K Youkilis to second advancing on throw. | 0 | 1 |
| 4th | A Bates doubled to deep center, N Green scored. | 0 | 2 |
| 4th | D Ortiz grounded out to first, A Bates scored, J Ellsbury to third, D Pedroia to second. | 0 | 3 |
| 4th | J Varitek walked, J Ellsbury scored, D Pedroia to third, J Bay to second. | 0 | 4 |
| 5th | J Ellsbury grounded into double play, second to first, N Green scored, A Bates out at second. | 0 | 5 |
| 8th | R Baldelli doubled to deep center, D Ortiz scored, J Bay to third. | 0 | 6 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 37,612 (101.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:52 |
| Weather | 80 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 12 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jim Joyce, First Base - Bill Miller, Second Base - Derryl Cousins, Third Base - Todd Tichenor |
MLB Scores
Sunday, July 12th
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