Red Sox 8, 
Royals 2
| W: | T. Wakefield (7-8) |
| L: | L. Hochevar (6-10) |
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Drew RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .286 |
| J Lowrie SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .287 |
| D Ortiz DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .252 |
| K Youkilis 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .317 |
| S Casey 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .354 |
| M Lowell 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .273 |
| J Bay LF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .423 |
| J Ellsbury CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 |
| K Cash C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .229 |
| A Cora 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .274 |
| Totals | 37 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 15 | |
| BATTING 2B: J Lowrie (7, L Hochevar) HR: J Ellsbury (6, 7th inning off R Mahay 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Lowrie 2 (22), D Ortiz (50), J Drew 2 (60), J Ellsbury 3 (32) 2-out RBI: J Lowrie 2, D Ortiz, J Drew 2, J Ellsbury 3 GIDP: M Lowell Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Lowrie 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| FIELDING PB: K Cash. | ||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| T Wakefield (W, 7-8) | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 81-58 | 3.67 |
| M Delcarmen | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18-13 | 3.96 |
| J Masterson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16-11 | 3.55 |
| J Papelbon | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20-14 | 2.01 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 135-96 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: T Wakefield 22; M Delcarmen 5; J Masterson 3; J Papelbon 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Wakefield 6-6; M Delcarmen 1-1; J Masterson 1-0; J Papelbon 2-0 Game Scores: T Wakefield 64 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| M Aviles SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .330 |
| E German 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .229 |
| M Teahen RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .246 |
| J Guillen DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .259 |
| B Butler 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .272 |
| A Gordon 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .259 |
| J Buck C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .237 |
| R Gload LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .272 |
| M Maier CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .286 |
| Totals | 35 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 13 | |
| BATTING RBI: R Gload 2 (30) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Maier 1, M Aviles 1, R Gload 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (L Hochevar-B Butler, M Aviles-E German-B Butler). | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| L Hochevar (L, 6-10) | 5.2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 92-61 | 5.54 |
| R Mahay | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30-18 | 2.62 |
| R Ramirez | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-2 | 2.87 |
| J Peralta | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20-16 | 5.09 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 146-97 | |
| PITCHING HBP: K Youkilis (By L Hochevar); S Casey (By R Mahay) Batters faced: L Hochevar 27; R Mahay 8; R Ramirez 1; J Peralta 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Hochevar 7-7; R Mahay 0-2; R Ramirez 1-0; J Peralta 2-0 Game Scores: L Hochevar 34 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| BOS | KAN | |||
 | 5th | J Lowrie doubled to deep center, A Cora and J Drew scored. | 2 | 0 |
| 5th | D Ortiz singled to center, J Lowrie scored. | 3 | 0 |
 | 5th | R Gload singled to left, B Butler and A Gordon scored. | 3 | 2 |
| 6th | J Drew singled to center, J Bay and J Ellsbury scored, A Cora to third. | 5 | 2 |
| 7th | J Ellsbury homered to center, S Casey and J Bay scored. | 8 | 2 |
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| Game Notes |
| BOSTON'S KEVIN YOUKILIS LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST INNING WITH A RIGHT WRIST INJURY. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 24,294 (63.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:47 |
| Weather | 84 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Dana Demuth, First Base - Lance Barksdale, Second Base - Doug Eddings, Third Base - Ted Barrett |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, August 6th 2008
| Milwaukee | 6 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 3 |
| Cleveland | 7 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 10 |
| Houston | 4 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 11 |
| Baltimore | 4 | Final |
| LA Angels | 9 |
| Pittsburgh | 2 | Final |
| Arizona | 0 |
| Atlanta | 2 | Final |
| San Francisco | 3 |
| Minnesota | 7 | Final |
| Seattle | 3 |
| Florida | 0 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 5 |
| Oakland | 1 | Final |
| Toronto | 5 |
| San Diego | 4 | Final |
| NY Mets | 2 |
| NY Yankees | 5 | Final |
| Texas | 3 |
| Boston | 8 | Final |
| Kansas City | 2 |
| Detroit | 1 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 5 |
| LA Dodgers | 6 | Final |
| St. Louis | 9 |
| Washington | Postponed | |
| Colorado |