Boston Red Sox vs. Kansas City Royals - Box Score - August 18, 2011 - ESPN

Scores for Aug 18, 2011

Final

Series: Game 1 of 4

Boston leads 1-0 (as of 8/18)

Game 1: Thursday, August 18
Boston	4	Final
Kansas City	3	Final
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Game 2: Friday, August 19
Boston	7	Final
Kansas City	1	Final
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Game 3: Saturday, August 20
Boston	4	Final
Kansas City	9	Final
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Game 4: Sunday, August 21
Boston	6	Final
Kansas City	1	Final
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Red Sox 4

(75-48, 37-24 away)

Royals 3

(51-74, 32-35 home)

Alerts

8:10 PM ET, August 18, 2011

Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

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

W: J. Beckett (10-5)

L: L. Hochevar (8-10)

S: J. Papelbon (29)

Boston Red Sox
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Ellsbury CF	3	1	1	0	1	0	18	.313	.370	.518
J Lowrie 3B	4	1	1	0	0	1	12	.256	.301	.388
A Gonzalez 1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	18	.343	.405	.538
D Pedroia 2B	4	0	3	3	0	1	16	.309	.399	.477
J Reddick RF	3	1	1	0	1	1	24	.307	.357	.515
C Crawford LF	4	0	1	0	0	2	23	.249	.284	.377
R Lavarnway DH	4	0	0	0	0	1	16	.000	.000	.000
J Varitek C	3	0	1	1	1	0	18	.228	.308	.411
M Aviles SS	4	1	1	0	0	1	9	.233	.268	.384
Totals	33	4	9	4	3	8	154
BATTING 2B: J Reddick (10, L Hochevar); J Lowrie (12, L Hochevar); D Pedroia (28, B Wood) RBI: J Varitek (25), D Pedroia 3 (65) 2-out RBI: J Varitek, D Pedroia 3 Red Sox RISP: 3-13 (M Aviles 0-1, D Pedroia 2-3, J Varitek 1-1, J Reddick 0-1, C Crawford 0-2, J Lowrie 0-1, R Lavarnway 0-1, A Gonzalez 0-3) Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING SB: J Ellsbury (33, 2nd base off L Hochevar/S Perez); D Pedroia (24, 2nd base off L Hochevar/S Perez); C Crawford 2 (17, 3rd base off L Hochevar/S Perez, 2nd base off L Hochevar/S Perez)

Boston Red Sox
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Beckett (W, 10-5)	7.0	7	3	3	0	4	1	110-77	2.47
D Bard (H, 29)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	15-9	2.17
J Papelbon (S, 29)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	15-13	2.96
Totals	9.0	8	3	3	0	7	1	140-99
PITCHING WP: J Beckett First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Beckett 20/28; D Bard 2/4; J Papelbon 3/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Beckett 15-9-29-24; D Bard 4-1-1-3; J Papelbon 2-2-8-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Beckett 9-8; D Bard 2-0; J Papelbon 1-0 Game Scores: J Beckett 55

Kansas City Royals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
A Gordon LF	4	2	2	2	0	1	23	.297	.370	.488
M Cabrera CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	15	.309	.341	.482
B Butler DH	3	0	3	1	0	0	20	.293	.369	.456
C Getz PR-DH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.314	.284
E Hosmer 1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	17	.268	.320	.415
J Francoeur RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	13	.275	.327	.459
J Giavotella 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	15	.288	.327	.423
S Perez C	4	0	0	0	0	2	14	.200	.194	.267
M Moustakas 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	17	.195	.248	.244
A Escobar SS	2	1	1	0	0	0	6	.253	.289	.336
Totals	32	3	8	3	0	7	140
BATTING 2B: A Gordon (37, J Beckett) HR: A Gordon (16, 3rd inning off J Beckett 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: B Butler (69), A Gordon 2 (64) S: A Escobar, M Cabrera SF: B Butler Royals RISP: 0-4 (A Gordon 0-1, S Perez 0-1, M Cabrera 0-1, E Hosmer 0-1) Team LOB: 5
FIELDING DP: 1 (M Cabrera-S Perez). Outfield Assist: M Cabrera (C Crawford at Home, D Pedroia at 2nd base); A Gordon (J Varitek at 2nd base).

Kansas City Royals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
L Hochevar (L, 8-10)	6.0	8	4	4	2	6	0	114-72	4.93
B Wood	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	23-15	3.61
T Collins	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	10-6	3.56
A Crow	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7-5	2.29
Totals	9.0	9	4	4	3	8	0	154-98
PITCHING WP: L Hochevar First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: L Hochevar 12/25; B Wood 5/6; T Collins 1/2; A Crow 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: L Hochevar 21-9-26-16; B Wood 5-3-2-5; T Collins 2-1-2-1; A Crow 1-2-0-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Hochevar 2-7; B Wood 2-2; T Collins 0-1; A Crow 0-2 Game Scores: L Hochevar 44

Scoring Summary

			BOS	KC
	1st	B Butler hit sacrifice fly to center, A Gordon scored.	0	1
	2nd	J Varitek singled to left, J Reddick scored, J Varitek out stretching at second.	1	1
	3rd	D Pedroia singled to center, M Aviles and J Ellsbury scored.	3	1
	3rd	A Gordon homered to left (396 feet), A Escobar scored.	3	3
	5th	D Pedroia singled to center, J Lowrie scored, D Pedroia out stretching at second.	4	3
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Game Information

Stadium	Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO
Attendance	20,547 (54.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:13
Weather	88 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	9 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Mike Dimuro, First Base - Tim Welke, Second Base - Andy Fletcher, Third Base - Jim Reynolds