August 5, 2008 Boston Red Sox at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 3
@LAA 0 CHW 10
DET 8
(14) BOS 8
@KCR 2 SEA 8
MIN 7 TBR 8
CLE 4 TEX 8
NYY 6 TOR 4
OAK 3 ARI 3
PIT 1 CHC 11
HOU 7 MIL 8
@CIN 1 COL 8
WSN 2 NYM 6
SDP 5 FLA 8
@PHI 2 ATL 11
@SFG 4 STL 6
LAD 4
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 22,069

Tuesday, August 5, 2008, 8:10pm
Time of Game: 3:01

Red Sox

65-49

Won 1

2nd, 3 GB

Terry Francona

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         1  0  0   1  1  2   3  0  0    8 13  0
Royals          1  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    2  5  2

W: J Beckett (10-8), L: B Bannister (7-10)

Royals

53-61

Lost 1

4th, 10 GB

Trey Hillman

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Drew RF                     3   0   1   0    2   0  .283  .945   25    3   0   2B
D Pedroia 2B                  5   1   1   1    0   1  .316  .811   20    0   1   
D Ortiz DH                    5   0   1   1    0   1  .253  .817   16    0   0   
K Youkilis 1B                 5   1   2   0    0   1  .317  .944   26    8   1   2B
M Lowell 3B                   4   2   0   0    0   0  .277  .797   17    1   2   HBP
J Bay LF                      5   2   4   2    0   0  .290  .913   17    1   0   2·2B
J Lowrie SS                   5   0   1   2    0   0  .289  .765   21    1   1   3B
J Varitek C                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .220  .665   16    6   1   
  K Cash C                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .635         2   0   
J Ellsbury CF                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .261  .679   14    4   0   2·SB

J Beckett P                                                              1   1
  M Timlin P                                                             0   2
  C Smith P                                                              0   0
Totals                       40   8  13   7    2   5              172   27   9

BATTING

2B: J Bay 2 (25, off B Bannister, off L Nunez); K Youkilis (29, off L Nunez); J Drew (22, off B Bannister).

3B: J Lowrie (2, off L Nunez).

HBP: M Lowell (4, by B Bannister).

TB: J Bay 6; J Lowrie 3; K Youkilis 3; J Ellsbury 2; J Drew 2; D Ortiz; J Varitek; D Pedroia.

RBI: J Lowrie 2 (20); J Bay 2 (70); D Pedroia (49); J Ellsbury (29); D Ortiz (49).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 5 for 17.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Ellsbury 2 (37, 2nd base off B Bannister/J Buck, 2nd base off L Nunez/J Buck).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Aviles SS                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .336  .900   13    3   1   
E German 2B-LF                4   0   0   0    0   2  .236  .613   12    4   1   
M Teahen RF                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .246  .697   15    2   0   2B
J Guillen DH                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .262  .751   16    0   0   
B Butler 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .265  .710    9    4   1   
  J Smith 2B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
A Gordon 3B                   3   1   2   0    1   1  .257  .768   14    1   2   2B
J Buck C                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .241  .714   12    6   0   
R Gload LF-1B                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .269  .656    8    1   0   
M Maier CF                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .313  .646   12    6   0   

B Bannister P                                                            0   1
  H Ramirez P                                                            0   1
  L Nunez P                                                              0   0
  R Tejeda P                                                             0   0
  J Peralta P                                                            0   0
Totals                       32   2   5   2    2   9              114   27   7

BATTING

2B: M Teahen (16, off J Beckett); A Gordon (27, off J Beckett).

TB: A Gordon 3; M Teahen 2; M Maier; M Aviles.

RBI: M Maier (4); M Teahen (36).

2-out RBI: M Maier.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Aviles-E German.

E: A Gordon 2 (11).

PITCHING

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Beckett, W (10-8)            6.2   4   2   2    2   7   0   4.08   26   90-58   30·13·15    6· 5· 6· 0     63    -     0.83   0.23
M Timlin                       1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   5.12    5   15-11    6· 1· 4    2· 2· 0· 0          2-1    0.20   0.01
C Smith                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.16    3    9-5     2· 1· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         9     5   2   2    2   9   0          34  114-74   38·15·21    8· 9· 6· 0          2-1

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Bannister, L (7-10)          4     6   3   3    2   3   0   5.37   20   87-49   29· 3·17    6· 3· 5· 0     39    -     1.12  -0.19
H Ramirez                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.84    3   12-7     4· 2· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          2-0    1.40   0.11
L Nunez                        1.1   6   5   3    0   0   0   2.96   11   28-21   14· 1· 6    4· 4· 3· 0          0-0    0.71  -0.18
R Tejeda                       1.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   4.32    5   19-14   10· 3· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          1-0    0.04   0.01
J Peralta                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   5.35    4   18-11    7· 1· 3    0· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    13   8   6    2   5   0          43  164-102  64·10·28   12·13·10· 0          3-0

B Bannister faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B Bannister (5).

IBB: None.

HBP: B Bannister (6; M Lowell).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ted Barrett, 1B - Dana DeMuth, 2B - Lance Barksdale, 3B - Doug Eddings.

Time of Game: 3:01.

Attendance: 22,069.

Weather: 86° F, Wind 15mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Kansas City Royals                   
1. J Drew               RF    1. M Aviles             SS 
2. D Pedroia            2B    2. E German             2B 
3. D Ortiz              DH    3. M Teahen             RF 
4. K Youkilis           1B    4. J Guillen            DH 
5. M Lowell             3B    5. B Butler             1B 
6. J Bay                LF    6. A Gordon             3B 
7. J Lowrie             SS    7. J Buck               C  
8. J Varitek            C     8. R Gload              LF 
9. J Ellsbury           CF    9. M Maier              CF 

   J Beckett            P        B Bannister          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  1-1  1--  1   14%  64% J Bay           B Bannister     Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Lowell Scores
   b 1   1  1-0  1--  4  -11%  43% M Teahen        J Beckett       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Aviles Scores
   t 5   0  1-2  12-  2    9%  82% D Pedroia       B Bannister     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Ellsbury Scores; Drew to 2B
   t 1   1  0-0  -2-  4    8%  60% D Ortiz         B Bannister     Single to CF (Ground Ball); Pedroia Scores
   t 1   1  0-1  12-  6   -8%  55% M Lowell        B Bannister     Line Drive Double Play: SS (Weak SS); Ortiz out at 2B/SS-2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Bannister facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   56%  J Drew          Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  4   52%  D Pedroia       Fielder's Choice P; Drew out at 3B/P-3B-SS; Pedroia to 2B/Adv on throw
   R      -2-  4   60%  D Ortiz         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Pedroia Scores
          1--  6   63%  K Youkilis      Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Ortiz to 2B
   OO     12-  6   55%  M Lowell        Line Drive Double Play: SS (Weak SS); Ortiz out at 2B/SS-2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Josh Beckett facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   51%  M Aviles        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   55%  E German        Strikeout Swinging
   R      1--  4   43%  M Teahen        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Aviles Scores
   O      -2-  4   47%  J Guillen       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      -2-  4   50%  B Butler        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Brian Bannister facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   48%  J Bay           Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  5   46%  J Lowrie        Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   45%  J Varitek       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Josh Beckett facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   41%  A Gordon        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  4   43%  J Buck          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Gordon to 2B
   O      -2-  1   46%  R Gload         Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Gordon to 3B
   O      --3  5   50%  M Maier         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Brian Bannister facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   47%  J Ellsbury      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  8   50%  J Drew          Walk
   O      1--  3   47%  D Pedroia       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  4   44%  D Ortiz         Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Josh Beckett facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  M Aviles        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   49%  E German        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   50%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 1.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Brian Bannister facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   47%  K Youkilis      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   50%  M Lowell        Hit By Pitch
   R      1--  1   64%  J Bay           Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Lowell Scores
          -2-      67%  J Lowrie        Wild Pitch; Bay to 3B
   O      --3  4   61%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      --3  5   57%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Josh Beckett facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   60%  J Guillen       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  1   62%  B Butler        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  5   60%  A Gordon        Walk
   O      1--  1   64%  J Buck          Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 1.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Brian Bannister facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   67%  J Ellsbury      Single to P (Line Drive)
          1--      70%  J Drew          Ellsbury Steals 2B
          -2-  5   73%  " "             Walk
   R      12-  2   82%  D Pedroia       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Ellsbury Scores; Drew to 2B
                  Horacio Ramirez replaces Brian Bannister pitching
   O      12-  3   78%  D Ortiz         Flyball: CF
   O      12-  6   74%  K Youkilis      Lineout: CF
   O      12-  3   71%  M Lowell        Groundout: P-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Josh Beckett facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   74%  R Gload         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  5   76%  M Maier         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   78%  M Aviles        Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 1.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Leo Nunez facing 6-7-8
                  Leo Nunez replaces Horacio Ramirez pitching
          ---  3   80%  J Bay           Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   78%  J Lowrie        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          1--  1   83%  J Varitek       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Bay to 3B
   R      1-3  1   88%  J Ellsbury      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Bay Scores; Varitek to 2B
   O      12-  3   86%  J Drew          Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Varitek to 3B
          1-3      86%  D Pedroia       Ellsbury Steals 2B
   RO     -23  5   90%  " "             Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Varitek Scores/unER; Ellsbury out at Hm/1B-C
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-5, Josh Beckett facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   92%  E German        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   93%  M Teahen        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   94%  J Guillen       Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Royals 1.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-1, Leo Nunez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   93%  D Ortiz         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          ---  6   94%  K Youkilis      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  2   95%  M Lowell        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   R      12-  2   98%  J Bay           Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Youkilis Scores; Lowell to 3B
   RR     -23  2   99%  J Lowrie        Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Lowell Scores/unER; Bay Scores
                  Robinson Tejeda replaces Leo Nunez pitching
   O      --3  4   99%  J Varitek       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      --3  6   99%  J Ellsbury      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-8, Josh Beckett facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   99%  B Butler        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   99%  A Gordon        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  6   99%  J Buck          Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   99%  R Gload         Walk
                  Mike Timlin replaces Josh Beckett pitching
   R      12-  2   98%  M Maier         Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Gordon Scores; Gload to 2B
   O      12-  2   99%  M Aviles        Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 8, Royals 2.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-2, Robinson Tejeda facing 1-2-3
                  Ross Gload moves to 1B; Jason Smith replaces Billy Butler playing 2B batting 5th; Esteban German moves to LF
   O      ---  1   99%  J Drew          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   99%  D Pedroia       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   99%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-8, Mike Timlin facing 2-3-4
                  Kevin Cash replaces Jason Varitek playing C batting 8th
   O      ---  3   99%  E German        Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  3  100%  M Teahen        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5  100%  J Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Royals 2.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-2, Joel Peralta facing 4-5-6
                  Joel Peralta replaces Robinson Tejeda pitching
   O      ---  4  100%  K Youkilis      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2  100%  M Lowell        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  7  100%  J Bay           Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      1--  5  100%  J Lowrie        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-8, Chris Smith facing 5-6-7
                  Chris Smith replaces Mike Timlin pitching
   O      ---  3  100%  J Smith         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5  100%  A Gordon        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1  100%  J Buck          Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Royals 2.

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