Red Sox 4, 
Royals 1
| W: | D. Matsuzaka (1-0) |
| L: | Z. Greinke (0-1) |
| SV: | J. Papelbon (1) |
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Lugo SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .333 |
| K Youkilis 1B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .231 |
| D Ortiz DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .182 |
| M Ramirez LF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 |
| J Drew RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .400 |
| M Lowell 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| J Varitek C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .091 |
| C Crisp CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .100 |
| D Pedroia 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 |
| Totals | 38 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 22 | |
| BATTING 2B: M Ramirez (1, Z Greinke); M Lowell (3, Z Greinke); J Lugo (1, Z Greinke); J Drew (2, Z Greinke); D Ortiz (2, J Peralta) RBI: M Ramirez (1), C Crisp (1) 2-out RBI: M Ramirez, C Crisp GIDP: J Lugo Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Lugo 2, D Pedroia 1, J Drew 2, C Crisp 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Lugo (1, 3rd base off Z Greinke/J Buck) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (D Matsuzaka-J Lugo-K Youkilis, J Varitek-J Lugo). | ||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| D Matsuzaka (W, 15-12) | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 108-74 | 1.29 |
| J Romero (H, 2) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-10 | 0.00 |
| J Papelbon (S, 37) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-11 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 136-95 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: D Matsuzaka 26; J Romero 4; J Papelbon 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Matsuzaka 5-5; J Romero 3-0; J Papelbon 1-0 Game Scores: D Matsuzaka 70 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D DeJesus CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| E German 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| M Teahen RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .300 |
| E Brown DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .143 |
| A Gordon 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .091 |
| R Shealy 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .000 |
| R Gload LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .300 |
| J Buck C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .429 |
| T Pena SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | |
| BATTING 2B: E Brown (1, D Matsuzaka) HR: D Dejesus (1, 6th inning off D Matsuzaka 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: D DeJesus (1) GIDP: E Brown Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Gordon 1, T Pena 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: E German (1, 2nd base by D Matsuzaka/J Varitek) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Buck (1, throw); A Gordon (1, ground ball) DP: 1 (T Pena-R Shealy). | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| Z Greinke (L, 7-7) | 7.0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 101-64 | 1.29 |
| J Peralta | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31-19 | 3.37 |
| D Riske | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11-8 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 143-91 | |
| PITCHING WP: J Peralta IBB: J Drew (By J Peralta) Batters faced: Z Greinke 29; J Peralta 8; D Riske 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Z Greinke 6-8; J Peralta 1-1; D Riske 1-0 Game Scores: Z Greinke 61 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| BOS | KAN | |||
 | 1st | M Ramirez doubled to deep right, K Youkilis scored. | 1 | 0 |
| 5th | J Lugo stole third, J Lugo scored on throwing error by catcher J Buck. | 2 | 0 |
 | 6th | D DeJesus homered to right. | 2 | 1 |
| 8th | D Ortiz scored, J Drew to second on wild pitch by J Peralta. | 3 | 1 |
| 8th | C Crisp singled to center, J Drew scored, M Lowell to second. | 4 | 1 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 23,170 (60.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:00 |
| Weather | 36 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jeff Nelson, First Base - Jim Wolf, Second Base - Tim Tschida, Third Base - Jim Joyce |
MLB Scores
Thursday, April 5th 2007
| Chi Cubs | 2 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 5 |
| Toronto | Postponed | |
| Detroit |
| Cleveland | 3 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 4 |
| Boston | 4 | Final |
| Kansas City | 1 |
| Atlanta | 8 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 4 |
| Tampa Bay | 7 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 6 |
| Arizona | 4 | Final |
| Washington | 3 |
| Oakland | 4 | Final |
| LA Angels | 3 |
| San Diego | 3 | Final |
| San Francisco | 5 |