Kansas City Royals vs. Boston Red Sox - Box Score - August 27, 2012 - ESPN

Scores for Aug 27, 2012

Final

Series: Game 4 of 4

Boston won 3-1

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 1

(56-71, 30-38 away)

Red Sox 5

(62-67, 32-38 home)

Alerts

Coverage: NESN

1:35 PM ET, August 27, 2012

Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts

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

W: D. Matsuzaka (1-3)

L: L. Hochevar (7-12)

Kansas City Royals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Dyson CF	3	1	0	0	1	1	17	.269	.330	.338
A Escobar SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	11	.301	.343	.404
A Gordon LF	3	0	2	1	0	0	15	.295	.368	.442
B Butler DH	3	0	1	0	1	0	11	.304	.371	.505
S Perez C	4	0	1	0	0	0	11	.294	.317	.489
M Moustakas 3B	4	0	0	0	0	2	20	.246	.304	.436
L Cain RF	3	0	0	0	1	1	24	.244	.293	.378
E Hosmer 1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	8	.241	.310	.373
J Giavotella 2B	4	0	2	0	0	1	7	.222	.252	.263
Totals	32	1	7	1	3	7	124
BATTING 2B: J Giavotella (4, D Matsuzaka); A Gordon (42, D Matsuzaka) RBI: A Gordon (55) SF: A Gordon GIDP: S Perez Royals RISP: 0-7 (S Perez 0-2, M Moustakas 0-1, A Escobar 0-2, J Dyson 0-1, J Giavotella 0-1) Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING SB: J Dyson (25, 2nd base off D Matsuzaka/J Saltalamacchia)
FIELDING PB: S Perez. Outfield Assist: A Gordon (C Ross at 2nd base).

Kansas City Royals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
L Hochevar (L, 7-12)	8.0	8	5	4	1	6	1	114-78	4.93
Totals	8.0	8	5	4	1	6	1	114-78
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: L Hochevar 20/32 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: L Hochevar 19-11-25-23 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Hochevar 9-8 Game Scores: L Hochevar 53

Boston Red Sox
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
S Podsednik LF	4	1	2	0	0	1	17	.375	.398	.446
D Pedroia 2B	4	1	1	0	0	1	13	.282	.337	.441
J Ellsbury CF	4	2	2	1	0	0	16	.274	.319	.388
C Ross RF	4	1	2	3	0	1	17	.281	.343	.522
J Loney 1B	4	0	1	1	0	0	10	.222	.222	.222
J Saltalamacchia C	3	0	0	0	0	1	14	.228	.284	.459
M Gomez DH	2	0	0	0	1	0	8	.292	.358	.438
M Aviles SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	8	.254	.285	.402
P Ciriaco 3B	3	0	0	0	0	2	11	.353	.366	.489
Totals	31	5	8	5	1	6	114
BATTING 2B: J Ellsbury (17, L Hochevar); C Ross (27, L Hochevar) HR: J Ellsbury (2, 1st inning off L Hochevar 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Ellsbury (16), C Ross 3 (67), J Loney (2) 2-out RBI: J Ellsbury, C Ross 2 Red Sox RISP: 3-4 (C Ross 2-2, J Ellsbury 0-1, J Loney 1-1) Team LOB: 3
FIELDING E: D Pedroia (4, catch) DP: 1 (D Pedroia-M Aviles-J Loney).

Boston Red Sox
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
D Matsuzaka (W, 1-3)	7.0	5	1	0	2	6	0	101-71	5.10
C Mortensen	0.1	2	0	0	0	1	0	7-6	2.25
V Padilla (H, 22)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3-3	4.15
A Bailey	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13-8	1.69
Totals	9.0	7	1	0	3	7	0	124-88
PITCHING WP: D Matsuzaka First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: D Matsuzaka 18/28; C Mortensen 3/3; V Padilla 1/1; A Bailey 4/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: D Matsuzaka 21-10-24-16; C Mortensen 3-1-0-2; V Padilla 1-0-1-1; A Bailey 1-0-4-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Matsuzaka 5-10; C Mortensen 0-0; V Padilla 2-0; A Bailey 1-2 Game Scores: D Matsuzaka 69

Scoring Summary

			KC	BOS
	1st	A Gordon hit sacrifice fly to right, J Dyson scored.	1	0
	1st	J Ellsbury homered to right (370 feet).	1	1
	3rd	C Ross singled to left, D Pedroia and S Podsednik scored advancing on play. C Ross out stretching at second.	1	3
	6th	C Ross doubled to left, J Ellsbury scored.	1	4
	6th	J Loney singled to left center, C Ross scored.	1	5
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Game Information

Stadium	Fenway Park, Boston, MA
Attendance	37,506 (101.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:34
Weather	84 degrees, sunny
Wind	9 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Dan Bellino, First Base - Mike Estabrook, Second Base - Jerry Layne, Third Base - David Rackley