Kansas City Royals vs. Boston Red Sox - Box Score - August 24, 2012 - ESPN

Scores for Aug 24, 2012

Final

Series: Game 1 of 4

Boston leads 1-0 (as of 8/24)

Game 1: Friday, August 24
Kansas City	3	Final
Boston	4	Final
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Game 2: Saturday, August 25
Kansas City	10	Final in 12
Boston	9	Final in 12
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Game 3: Sunday, August 26
Kansas City	6	Final
Boston	8	Final
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Game 4: Monday, August 27
Kansas City	1	Final
Boston	5	Final
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Royals 3

(55-69, 29-36 away)

Red Sox 4

(60-66, 30-37 home)

Alerts

Coverage: NESN

7:10 PM ET, August 24, 2012

Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	1
BOS	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-	4	10	1

W: J. Lester (8-10)

L: K. Herrera (1-2)

S: A. Bailey (1)

Kansas City Royals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
L Cain CF	5	0	1	0	0	1	10	.253	.296	.377
A Escobar SS	2	1	0	0	2	0	16	.303	.343	.409
A Gordon LF	4	0	2	1	0	1	13	.291	.365	.438
B Butler DH	4	0	1	0	0	1	16	.302	.370	.508
J Dyson PR-DH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.272	.329	.343
J Francoeur RF	4	0	0	0	0	2	17	.238	.284	.369
M Moustakas 3B	3	1	0	0	1	0	14	.249	.306	.438
B Pena C	4	0	1	0	0	1	13	.250	.283	.337
E Hosmer 1B	3	1	1	1	1	1	11	.239	.309	.372
J Giavotella 2B	4	0	1	1	0	0	15	.209	.242	.242
Totals	33	3	7	3	4	7	125
BATTING 2B: A Gordon (40, J Lester) HR: E Hosmer (12, 3rd inning off J Lester 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: E Hosmer (50), A Gordon (50), J Giavotella (7) 2-out RBI: A Gordon GIDP: L Cain, B Butler Royals RISP: 1-7 (M Moustakas 0-1, B Pena 0-1, A Escobar 0-1, J Giavotella 1-1, B Butler 0-1, L Cain 0-1, J Francoeur 0-1) Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING SB: J Dyson (24, 2nd base off V Padilla/R Lavarnway)
FIELDING E: J Giavotella (4, throw) DP: 1 (A Escobar-E Hosmer).

Kansas City Royals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
B Chen	6.0	8	3	3	1	5	0	98-65	5.41
K Herrera (L, 1-2; B, 1)	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	7-7	2.66
T Collins	0.2	0	0	0	1	2	0	15-8	3.13
A Crow	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	12-10	3.53
Totals	8.0	10	4	4	2	8	0	132-90
PITCHING B Chen pitched to 1 batter in the 7th IBB: D Pedroia (By T Collins) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: B Chen 16/25; K Herrera 3/3; T Collins 1/3; A Crow 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: B Chen 20-6-21-18; K Herrera 3-1-0-3; T Collins 1-5-2-0; A Crow 2-2-4-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Chen 7-5; K Herrera 1-0; T Collins 0-0; A Crow 1-1 Game Scores: B Chen 48

Boston Red Sox
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
P Ciriaco 3B	4	1	2	2	0	0	20	.349	.359	.476
J Ellsbury CF	4	1	2	0	0	1	17	.262	.308	.358
D Pedroia 2B	3	0	1	0	1	1	18	.282	.337	.434
D Ortiz DH	4	0	2	2	0	2	12	.318	.415	.611
C Ross RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	11	.271	.335	.519
R Lavarnway C	4	0	1	0	0	1	17	.146	.205	.195
M Gomez 1B	3	1	0	0	1	2	19	.263	.300	.368
M Aviles SS	3	1	1	0	0	0	10	.253	.284	.395
S Podsednik LF	2	0	1	0	0	1	8	.378	.404	.459
Totals	31	4	10	4	2	8	132
BATTING 2B: D Ortiz (26, B Chen); D Pedroia (28, B Chen); P Ciriaco (9, K Herrera) RBI: D Ortiz 2 (60), P Ciriaco 2 (14) S: S Podsednik GIDP: C Ross Red Sox RISP: 3-11 (S Podsednik 1-1, D Ortiz 1-3, C Ross 0-2, D Pedroia 0-1, P Ciriaco 1-2, R Lavarnway 0-1, J Ellsbury 0-1) Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING SB: P Ciriaco (9, 3rd base off T Collins/B Pena); D Pedroia (12, 2nd base off T Collins/B Pena) CS: J Ellsbury (1, 2nd base by B Chen/B Pena)
FIELDING E: M Aviles (13, ground ball) DP: 2 (M Aviles-M Gomez, P Ciriaco-D Pedroia-M Gomez).

Boston Red Sox
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Lester (W, 8-10)	7.0	6	3	3	4	6	1	96-61	4.98
V Padilla (H, 21)	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	9-7	4.32
A Miller (H, 13)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5-3	2.76
A Bailey (S, 1)	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15-12	2.70
Totals	9.0	7	3	3	4	7	1	125-83
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Lester 24/30; V Padilla 1/2; A Miller 0/1; A Bailey 3/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Lester 20-14-8-19; V Padilla 2-1-3-1; A Miller 1-0-1-1; A Bailey 3-0-5-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Lester 12-3; V Padilla 0-0; A Miller 0-1; A Bailey 1-3 Game Scores: J Lester 55

Scoring Summary

			KC	BOS
	1st	D Ortiz singled to center, P Ciriaco and J Ellsbury scored.	0	2
	3rd	E Hosmer homered to left (378 feet).	1	2
	3rd	A Gordon doubled to left, A Escobar scored.	2	2
	4th	J Giavotella reached on infield single to first, M Moustakas scored, B Pena to third, E Hosmer to second.	3	2
	7th	P Ciriaco doubled to left, M Gomez and M Aviles scored.	3	4
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Game Notes

RED SOX PITCHER JON LESTER LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE EIGHTH INNING WITH AN APPARENT LEG INJURY.

Game Information

Stadium	Fenway Park, Boston, MA
Attendance	37,228 (100.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:54
Weather	74 degrees, cloudy
Wind	9 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Mike Estabrook, First Base - Jerry Layne, Second Base - Dan Bellino, Third Base - Larry Vanover