GAME THREAD: AL: KANSAS CITY (39-52) at BOSTON (55-36)

AL: KANSAS CITY (39-52) at BOSTON (55-36)

<h3>LHP Gabbard looks to stay unbeaten at home vs. Royals</h3>



<div class="pre">Kansas City (39-52) at Boston (55-36) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

BOSTON (Ticker) - Kason Gabbard takes the hill as the Boston RedSox look to get healthy against the lowly Kansas City Royals onMonday in the opener of a three-game series.


Gabbard (2-0, 4.87 ERA) is unbeaten at Fenway in his youngcareer, posting a 3-0 mark, including two wins this season.

In his last start, the 25-year-old lefthander yielded two runsand three hits in a season-high 6 1/3 innings against Detroit onJuly 7.


Boston, which has lost five of its last seven, is coming off afour-game split here against Toronto.


The Royals are coming off a series in which they lost two ofthree games from Cleveland. To make matters worse, they havelost 12 of their last 15 visits to Boston.


Brian Bannister (5-5, 3.71), who has won five of his last sevenstarts, get the ball for the Royals. In his last start, therighthander allowed four runs and seven hits in seven innings ina 4-0 loss to Seattle on July 4.

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY AT BOSTON -- LINEUPS

KANSAS CITY BOSTON
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
David Dejesus CF .277 5 33 J.D. Drew RF .260 6 33
Mark Grudzielanek 2B .279 4 28 Dustin Pedroia 2B .309 3 26
Mark Teahen RF .289 5 43 David Ortiz DH .323 15 57
Billy Butler DH .313 3 17 Manny Ramirez LF .288 12 52
Emil Brown LF .231 4 38 Kevin Youkilis 1B .320 9 46
Esteban German 3B .283 2 27 Mike Lowell 3B .301 14 66
Alex Gordon 1B .231 6 29 Jason Varitek C .278 9 38
John Buck C .247 15 29 Coco Crisp CF .268 5 29
Tony Pena Jr SS .274 1 28 Julio Lugo SS .210 5 40

Brian Bannister RHP (5-5, 3.71) Kason Gabbard LHP (2-0, 4.87)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON
WARMUPS: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER (5-5, 3.71)
BOS - KASON GABBARD (2-0, 4.87)

UMPIRES: HP - CHARLIE RELIFORD
1B - GREG GIBSON
2B - LARRY VANOVER
3B - TONY RANDAZZO

WEATHER: 72 Degrees, clear
WIND: 9 mph, out to left</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON
STARTING BATS: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER AND JOHN BUCK
BOS - KASON GABBARD AND JASON VARITEK

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.277, 5 HR, 33 RBI)
M GRUDZIELA (.279, 4 HR, 28 RBI)
M TEAHEN (.289, 5 HR, 43 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0
BOSTON 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER
BOS - KASON GABBARD

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J DREW (.260, 6 HR, 33 RBI)
D PEDROIA (.309, 3 HR, 26 RBI)
D ORTIZ (.323, 15 HR, 57 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (0) VS BOSTON (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288
B Butler dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
E Brown lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
E German 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
A Gordon 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Drew rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
D Pedroia 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
D Ortiz dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
M Ramirez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
K Youkilis 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320
M Lowell 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
C Crisp cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
J Lugo ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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KANSAS CITY - 0 -- 0
BOSTON - -- 0
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.71

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
K Gabbard 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.64

Pitches-strikes: K Gabbard 9-8. Ground balls-fly balls: K Gabbard 2-0.
Batters faced: K Gabbard 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Charlie Reliford. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Larry Vanover. 3B--Tony
Randazzo.

Weather: 75 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, out to left.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON
CONFIRMED STARTERS: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER
BOS - KASON GABBARD</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0
BOSTON 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER
BOS - KASON GABBARD

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B BUTLER (.313, 3 HR, 17 RBI)
E BROWN (.231, 4 HR, 38 RBI)
E GERMAN (.283, 2 HR, 27 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (0) VS BOSTON (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288
B Butler dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
E Brown lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
E German 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
A Gordon 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Drew rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
M Ramirez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
K Youkilis 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320
M Lowell 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
C Crisp cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
J Lugo ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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KANSAS CITY - 0 -- 0
BOSTON - 0 -- 0
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.67

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
K Gabbard 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.64

Pitches-strikes: B Bannister 12-8; K Gabbard 9-8. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Bannister 1-2; K Gabbard 2-0. Batters faced: B Bannister 3; K Gabbard 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Charlie Reliford. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Larry Vanover. 3B--Tony
Randazzo.

Weather: 75 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, out to left.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 0
BOSTON 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER
BOS - KASON GABBARD

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: M RAMIREZ (.288, 12 HR, 52 RBI)
K YOUKILIS (.320, 9 HR, 46 RBI)
M LOWELL (.301, 14 HR, 66 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (0) VS BOSTON (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .309
E Brown lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230
E German 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
A Gordon 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 3 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Drew rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
M Ramirez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
K Youkilis 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320
M Lowell 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
C Crisp cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
J Lugo ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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KANSAS CITY - 00 -- 0
BOSTON - 0 -- 0
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.67

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
K Gabbard 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 4.43

Pitches-strikes: B Bannister 12-8; K Gabbard 20-15. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Bannister 1-2; K Gabbard 2-1. Batters faced: B Bannister 3; K Gabbard 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Charlie Reliford. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Larry Vanover. 3B--Tony
Randazzo.

Weather: 75 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, out to left.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 0
BOSTON 0 0 0 0 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER
BOS - KASON GABBARD

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: A GORDON (.231, 6 HR, 29 RBI)
J BUCK (.247, 15 HR, 29 RBI)
T PENA JR (.274, 1 HR, 28 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (0) VS BOSTON (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .309
E Brown lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230
E German 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
A Gordon 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 3 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Drew rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
M Ramirez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
M Lowell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
C Crisp cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
J Lugo ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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KANSAS CITY - 00 -- 0
BOSTON - 00 -- 0
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.62

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
K Gabbard 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 4.43

Pitches-strikes: B Bannister 22-14; K Gabbard 20-15. Ground balls-fly balls:
B Bannister 1-5; K Gabbard 2-1. Batters faced: B Bannister 6; K Gabbard 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Charlie Reliford. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Larry Vanover. 3B--Tony
Randazzo.

Weather: 75 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, out to left.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 0 0
BOSTON 0 0 0 0 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER
BOS - KASON GABBARD

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J VARITEK (.278, 9 HR, 38 RBI)
C CRISP (.268, 5 HR, 29 RBI)
J LUGO (.210, 5 HR, 40 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (0) VS BOSTON (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .309
E Brown lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230
E German 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
A Gordon 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230
J Buck c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
T Pena Jr ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274

Totals 9 0 0 0 0 5 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Drew rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
M Ramirez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
M Lowell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
C Crisp cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
J Lugo ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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KANSAS CITY - 000 -- 0
BOSTON - 00 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.62

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
K Gabbard 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 4.24

Pitches-strikes: B Bannister 22-14; K Gabbard 34-25. Ground balls-fly balls:
B Bannister 1-5; K Gabbard 3-1. Batters faced: B Bannister 6; K Gabbard 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Charlie Reliford. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Larry Vanover. 3B--Tony
Randazzo.

Weather: 75 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, out to left.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 0 0
BOSTON 0 0 0 0 1 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER
BOS - KASON GABBARD

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.276, 0-FOR-1)
M GRUDZIELANEK (.278, 0-FOR-1)
M TEAHEN (.288, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (0) VS BOSTON (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .309
E Brown lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230
E German 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
A Gordon 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230
J Buck c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
T Pena Jr ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274

Totals 9 0 0 0 0 5 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Drew rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
M Ramirez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
M Lowell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
J Varitek c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
C Crisp cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
J Lugo ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .212

Totals 9 0 1 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - J Lugo (1st base, B Bannister).


----------------------------------------------------
KANSAS CITY - 000 -- 0
BOSTON - 000 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.58

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
K Gabbard 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 4.24

Pitches-strikes: B Bannister 38-23; K Gabbard 34-25. Ground balls-fly balls:
B Bannister 2-6; K Gabbard 3-1. Batters faced: B Bannister 9; K Gabbard 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Charlie Reliford. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Larry Vanover. 3B--Tony
Randazzo.

Weather: 75 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, out to left.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BOSTON 0 0 0 0 1 0 (BOT 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER
BOS - KASON GABBARD

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J DREW (.259, 0-FOR-1)
D PEDROIA (.307, 0-FOR-1)
D ORTIZ (.322, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (0) VS BOSTON (0) - MID 4TH - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
M Grudzielanek 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277
M Teahen rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .309
E Brown lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230
E German 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
A Gordon 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230
J Buck c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
T Pena Jr ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274

Totals 11 0 0 0 0 5 1

BATTING: GIDP - M Grudzielanek. Team LOB - 0.


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Drew rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
M Ramirez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
M Lowell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
J Varitek c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
C Crisp cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
J Lugo ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .212

Totals 9 0 1 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - J Lugo (1st base, B Bannister).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Pedroia-K Youkilis-J Lugo).


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KANSAS CITY - 000 0 -- 0
BOSTON - 000 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.58

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
K Gabbard 4 0 0 0 0 5 0 4.07

HBP - D DeJesus (by K Gabbard). Pitches-strikes: B Bannister 38-23; K Gabbard
44-30. Ground balls-fly balls: B Bannister 2-6; K Gabbard 6-1. Batters faced: B
Bannister 9; K Gabbard 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Charlie Reliford. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Larry Vanover. 3B--Tony
Randazzo.

Weather: 75 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, out to left.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY DUSTIN PEDROIA (4) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 4TH OFF BRIAN BANNISTER.
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 0, BOSTON 1

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D ORTIZ (.322, 0-FOR-1)</div>