Royals 4, 
Red Sox 3
| W: | G. Meche (10-9) |
| L: | C. Buchholz (2-7) |
| SV: | J. Soria (32) |
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Drew RF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .283 |
| D Pedroia 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .317 |
| J Ellsbury PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 |
| D Ortiz DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .254 |
| K Youkilis 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .316 |
| J Bay LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .313 |
| S Casey 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .355 |
| J Lowrie SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .293 |
| J Varitek C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .220 |
| C Crisp CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .250 |
| Totals | 36 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 | |
| BATTING 2B: D Pedroia (34, G Meche); K Youkilis (28, G Meche) RBI: D Ortiz (48), K Youkilis (76), J Bay (4) 2-out RBI: J Bay Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Varitek 1, S Casey 3, J Bay 1 Team LOB: 12 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (D Pedroia-J Lowrie-S Casey). | ||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Buchholz (L, 2-7) | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 93-57 | 5.94 |
| J Masterson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15-11 | 3.61 |
| J Lopez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-4 | 2.51 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 115-72 | |
| PITCHING WP: C Buchholz IBB: A Gordon (By C Buchholz) HBP: J Buck (By C Buchholz) Batters faced: C Buchholz 28; J Masterson 4; J Lopez 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Buchholz 11-3; J Masterson 1-0; J Lopez 1-2 Game Scores: C Buchholz 43 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| M Aviles SS-2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .338 |
| E German 2B-LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .244 |
| M Teahen RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .245 |
| J Guillen DH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .264 |
| B Butler 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .268 |
| T Pena SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .148 |
| A Gordon 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .254 |
| J Buck C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .244 |
| R Gload LF-1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .271 |
| M Maier CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .310 |
| Totals | 30 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | |
| BATTING 2B: J Guillen 2 (31, C Buchholz, J Masterson) HR: A Gordon (13, 2nd inning off C Buchholz 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: A Gordon (49), M Teahen (35), B Butler (39), J Buck (39) SF: B Butler 2-out RBI: J Buck GIDP: J Buck Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Gload 2, M Teahen 1, B Butler 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| G Meche (W, 10-9) | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 109-66 | 4.17 |
| R Ramirez (H, 15) | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21-14 | 2.89 |
| R Mahay (H, 19) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-6 | 2.20 |
| J Soria (S, 32) | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31-17 | 1.57 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 170-103 | |
| PITCHING IBB: K Youkilis (By J Soria) Batters faced: G Meche 27; R Ramirez 7; R Mahay 1; J Soria 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Meche 6-3; R Ramirez 2-2; R Mahay 0-0; J Soria 1-1 Game Scores: G Meche 60 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| BOS | KAN | |||
 | 1st | D Ortiz grounded out to first, J Drew scored, D Pedroia to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 1st | K Youkilis doubled to deep right, D Pedroia scored. | 2 | 0 |
 | 2nd | A Gordon homered to right. | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd | M Teahen singled to left, M Aviles scored, E German to third. | 2 | 2 |
| 3rd | B Butler hit sacrifice fly to right, E German scored, M Teahen to third. | 2 | 3 |
| 3rd | J Buck hit by pitch, M Teahen scored, J Guillen to third, A Gordon to second. | 2 | 4 |
| 9th | J Bay reached on infield single to third, C Crisp scored, J Ellsbury to third, K Youkilis to second. | 3 | 4 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 24,378 (63.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:59 |
| Weather | 96 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Doug Eddings, First Base - Ted Barrett, Second Base - Dana Demuth, Third Base - Lance Barksdale |
MLB Scores
Monday, August 4th 2008
| Oakland | 1 | Final |
| Toronto | 6 |
| Houston | 2 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 0 |
| Milwaukee | 3 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 6 |
| Cleveland | 5 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 2 |
| NY Yankees | 5 | Final |
| Texas | 9 |
| Boston | 3 | Final |
| Kansas City | 4 |
| Washington | 9 | Final |
| Colorado | 4 |
| Pittsburgh | 7 | Final |
| Arizona | 13 |
| Baltimore | 5 | Final |
| LA Angels | 6 |
| Minnesota | 6 | Final |
| Seattle | 11 |
| Atlanta | 2 | Final |
| San Francisco | 4 |