Boston Red Sox vs. Kansas City Royals - Box Score - May 09, 2012 - ESPN

Scores for May 9, 2012

Final

Series: Game 3 of 3

Kansas City won 2-1

Game 1: Monday, May 7
Boston	11	Final
Kansas City	5	Final
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Game 2: Tuesday, May 8
Boston	4	Final
Kansas City	6	Final
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Game 3: Wednesday, May 9
Boston	3	Final
Kansas City	4	Final
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Red Sox 3

(12-18, 8-8 away)

Royals 4

(11-19, 4-13 home)

Alerts

8:10 PM ET, May 9, 2012

Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	1
KC	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	-	4	9	0

W: B. Chen (1-4)

L: J. Lester (1-3)

S: J. Broxton (7)

Boston Red Sox
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
M Aviles SS	5	0	2	0	0	0	13	.266	.304	.453
D Pedroia 2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	10	.307	.380	.496
D Ortiz DH	4	0	0	0	0	2	14	.359	.420	.650
A Gonzalez 1B	4	0	1	3	0	1	12	.279	.341	.393
W Middlebrooks 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	16	.346	.370	.846
C Ross LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	23	.250	.308	.463
D McDonald PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.281	.364
J Saltalamacchia C	3	0	1	0	1	1	19	.239	.276	.493
N Punto PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.297	.172
M Byrd CF	2	1	1	0	0	0	13	.279	.297	.295
R Sweeney RF	4	1	1	0	0	1	22	.355	.384	.516
Totals	34	3	8	3	1	6	142
BATTING 2B: A Gonzalez (8, B Chen); J Saltalamacchia (6, B Chen) RBI: A Gonzalez 3 (19) S: M Byrd 2-out RBI: A Gonzalez 3 Red Sox RISP: 2-9 (M Aviles 0-3, D Ortiz 0-1, D Pedroia 1-1, W Middlebrooks 0-1, R Sweeney 0-2, A Gonzalez 1-1) Team LOB: 7
FIELDING E: M Byrd (1, line drive) Outfield Assist: C Ross (I Falu at Home).

Boston Red Sox
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Lester (L, 1-3)	5.0	6	4	1	1	3	0	108-69	4.29
C Mortensen	3.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	36-25	0.96
Totals	8.0	9	4	1	1	4	0	144-94
PITCHING HBP: A Gordon (By J Lester) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Lester 16/24; C Mortensen 7/11 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Lester 24-5-22-18; C Mortensen 6-5-4-10 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Lester 9-3; C Mortensen 3-4 Game Scores: J Lester 47

Kansas City Royals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Dyson CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	18	.283	.310	.340
A Gordon LF	3	0	1	0	0	1	14	.267	.366	.440
B Butler 1B	3	1	1	0	1	1	23	.297	.346	.525
E Hosmer 1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.181	.252	.353
J Francoeur RF	4	1	1	0	0	0	20	.252	.308	.333
J Giavotella DH	4	1	0	0	0	1	16	.000	.000	.000
B Pena C	4	0	1	2	0	0	18	.250	.276	.357
I Falu 3B	4	1	2	0	0	0	14	.500	.500	.875
C Getz 2B	3	0	2	0	0	0	13	.306	.353	.452
A Escobar SS	3	0	1	1	0	0	8	.267	.294	.410
Totals	32	4	9	3	1	4	144
BATTING 2B: B Pena (6, J Lester); I Falu (1, J Lester); A Escobar (10, J Lester); A Gordon (8, C Mortensen); C Getz (5, C Mortensen) RBI: B Pena 2 (5), A Escobar (8) S: C Getz 2-out RBI: B Pena 2 Royals RISP: 2-8 (I Falu 0-1, B Pena 1-1, A Escobar 1-1, J Dyson 0-1, J Giavotella 0-1, B Butler 0-2, J Francoeur 0-1) Team LOB: 7

Kansas City Royals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
B Chen (W, 1-4)	6.2	7	3	3	0	5	0	103-68	4.83
A Crow (H, 6)	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	9-7	2.93
J Broxton (S, 7)	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	30-17	1.54
Totals	9.0	8	3	3	1	6	0	142-92
PITCHING HBP: M Byrd (By B Chen) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: B Chen 18/28; A Crow 4/4; J Broxton 1/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: B Chen 19-10-17-22; A Crow 3-1-0-3; J Broxton 5-0-8-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Chen 8-7; A Crow 0-3; J Broxton 2-1 Game Scores: B Chen 53

Scoring Summary

			BOS	KC
	1st	J Giavotella safe at first on error by center fielder M Byrd, B Butler scored, J Francoeur to third.	0	1
	1st	B Pena doubled to deep left center, J Francoeur and J Giavotella scored.	0	3
	3rd	A Gonzalez doubled to deep right center, M Byrd, R Sweeney and D Pedroia scored.	3	3
	4th	A Escobar doubled to right center, I Falu scored.	3	4
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Game Information

Stadium	Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO
Attendance	18,339 (48.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:55
Weather	69 degrees, clear
Wind	6 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Jeff Nelson, First Base - Bill Welke, Second Base - Tim Tschida, Third Base - Chris Guccione