GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: KANSAS CITY (39-53) at BOSTON (56-36)

AL: KANSAS CITY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MARK GRUDZIELANEK SCORED DAVID DEJESUS.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, M GRUDZIELANEK ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 7
BOSTON 1 TOP, 7TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M TEAHEN (.286, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ROSS GLOAD SCORED MARK GRUDZIELANEK.
SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, 1 LEFT ON, 3 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 8
BOSTON 1 END TOP, 7TH</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 2 1 0 5 8 11 2
BOSTON 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 0 (BOT 7)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - ZACK GREINKE
BOS - JAVIER LOPEZ

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J LUGO (.213, 1-FOR-2)
J DREW (.257, 0-FOR-2, BB)
D PEDROIA (.312, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (8) VS BOSTON (1) - MID 7TH - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .273
M Grudzielanek 2b 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .278
M Teahen rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .285
B Butler dh 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 .304
R Gload 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .262
R Sanders lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .377
A Gordon 3b 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .234
J Buck c 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .246
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .276

Totals 30 8 11 7 2 1 5

BATTING: 2B - B Butler (8, T Wakefield); T Pena Jr (16, T Wakefield); R Sanders
(7, T Wakefield); J Buck (14, T Wakefield). RBI - B Butler 2 (19), T Pena Jr
(29), J Buck 2 (31), M Grudzielanek (29), R Gload (25). 2-out RBI - R Gload.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Sanders 1, M Grudzielanek 1. Team
LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Gordon (10, 2nd base off T Wakefield/D Mirabelli). CS - T
Pena Jr (3, 2nd base by T Wakefield/D Mirabelli).

FIELDING: E - T Pena Jr (16, ground ball); M Grudzielanek (4, ground ball).
Outfield assists - M Teahen (M Lowell at 3rd base). DP: 3 (T Pena Jr-M
Grudzielanek-R Gload, M Teahen-A Gordon, M Grudzielanek-T Pena Jr-R Gload).


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Drew rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .257
D Pedroia 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .312
D Ortiz dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .322
M Ramirez lf 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .289
K Youkilis 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .317
M Lowell 3b 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 .305
C Crisp cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .263
D Mirabelli c 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .179
J Lugo ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .213

Totals 24 1 7 1 2 4 16

BATTING: 2B - M Lowell (23, L Nunez); J Lugo (14, L Nunez). RBI - D Pedroia
(28). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Mirabelli 1, D Ortiz 1, K
Youkilis 1. GIDP - D Pedroia, C Crisp. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Ramirez (B Butler at 3rd base). PB - D
Mirabelli.


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KANSAS CITY - 000 210 5 -- 8
BOSTON - 000 010 -- 1
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
L Nunez 4 6 1 1 1 3 0 2.25
J Gobble 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.73
Z Greinke 1 1/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.56

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
T Wakefield 6 1/3 9 6 6 0 1 0 4.69
J Lopez 2/3 2 2 2 2 0 0 3.60

L Nunez pitched to 1 batter in the 5th.

WP - T Wakefield. IBB - B Butler (by J Lopez). Pitches-strikes: L Nunez
74-45; J Gobble 15-8; Z Greinke 19-12; T Wakefield 78-54; J Lopez 25-12. Ground
balls-fly balls: L Nunez 3-5; J Gobble 0-1; Z Greinke 2-2; T Wakefield 8-9; J
Lopez 0-1. Batters faced: L Nunez 18; J Gobble 3; Z Greinke 5; T Wakefield 27;
J Lopez 5.

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

Weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, out to left.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: E Brown in left field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 8
BOSTON 1 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J Lugo (.213, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - PITCHING CHANGE
KAN: JOEL PERALTA (1-2, 3.54) IN THE 7TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, D PEDROIA ON FIRST, J LUGO ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 8, BOSTON 1

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D ORTIZ (.322, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Peralta relieved Z Greinke.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, D PEDROIA ON FIRST, J LUGO ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 8
BOSTON 1 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D Ortiz (.322, 1-FOR-3)</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 2 1 0 5 8 11 2
BOSTON 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 0 (TOP 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - JOEL PERALTA
BOS - JAVIER LOPEZ

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E BROWN (.237, 4 HR, 38 RBI)
A GORDON (.234, 2-FOR-3)
J BUCK (.246, 1-FOR-3, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (8) VS BOSTON (1) - END 7TH - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .273
M Grudzielanek 2b 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .278
M Teahen rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .285
B Butler dh 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 .304
R Gload 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .262
R Sanders lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .377
E Brown lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
A Gordon 3b 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .234
J Buck c 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .246
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .276

Totals 30 8 11 7 2 1 5

BATTING: 2B - B Butler (8, T Wakefield); T Pena Jr (16, T Wakefield); R Sanders
(7, T Wakefield); J Buck (14, T Wakefield). RBI - B Butler 2 (19), T Pena Jr
(29), J Buck 2 (31), M Grudzielanek (29), R Gload (25). 2-out RBI - R Gload.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Sanders 1, M Grudzielanek 1. Team
LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Gordon (10, 2nd base off T Wakefield/D Mirabelli). CS - T
Pena Jr (3, 2nd base by T Wakefield/D Mirabelli).

FIELDING: E - T Pena Jr (16, ground ball); M Grudzielanek (4, ground ball).
Outfield assists - M Teahen (M Lowell at 3rd base), E Brown (D Pedroia at 1st
base). DP: 4 (T Pena Jr-M Grudzielanek-R Gload, M Teahen-A Gordon, M
Grudzielanek-T Pena Jr-R Gload, E Brown-T Pena Jr-R Gload).


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Drew rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .257
D Pedroia 2b 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .312
D Ortiz dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .321
M Ramirez lf 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .289
K Youkilis 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .317
M Lowell 3b 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 .305
C Crisp cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .263
D Mirabelli c 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .179
J Lugo ss 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .215

Totals 27 1 8 1 3 4 19

BATTING: 2B - M Lowell (23, L Nunez); J Lugo (14, L Nunez). RBI - D Pedroia
(28). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Mirabelli 1, D Ortiz 1, K
Youkilis 1. GIDP - D Pedroia, C Crisp. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Ramirez (B Butler at 3rd base). PB - D
Mirabelli.


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KANSAS CITY - 000 210 5 -- 8
BOSTON - 000 010 0 -- 1
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
L Nunez 4 6 1 1 1 3 0 2.25
J Gobble 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.73
Z Greinke 1 2/3 2 0 0 2 0 0 4.54
J Peralta 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.49

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
T Wakefield 6 1/3 9 6 6 0 1 0 4.69
J Lopez 2/3 2 2 2 2 0 0 3.60

L Nunez pitched to 1 batter in the 5th.

WP - T Wakefield. IBB - B Butler (by J Lopez). Pitches-strikes: L Nunez
74-45; J Gobble 15-8; Z Greinke 33-20; J Peralta 1-1; T Wakefield 78-54; J
Lopez 25-12. Ground balls-fly balls: L Nunez 3-5; J Gobble 0-1; Z Greinke 2-3;
J Peralta 0-1; T Wakefield 8-9; J Lopez 0-1. Batters faced: L Nunez 18; J
Gobble 3; Z Greinke 8; J Peralta 1; T Wakefield 27; J Lopez 5.

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

Weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, out to left.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: W Pena in left field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 8
BOSTON 1 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E Brown (.237, 4 HR, 38 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - PITCHING CHANGE
BOS: JOEL PINEIRO (1-1, 4.94) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 8, BOSTON 1

DUE UP FOR KANSASCITY: E BROWN (.237, 4 HR, 38 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Pineiro relieved J Lopez.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 8
BOSTON 1 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E Brown (.237, 4 HR, 38 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY TONY PENA JR SCORED ALEX GORDON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T PENA JR ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 9
BOSTON 1 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.273, 0-FOR-3, BB)</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 2 1 0 5 1 9 13 2
BOSTON 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 0 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - JOEL PERALTA
BOS - JOEL PINEIRO

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: W PENA (.213, 4 HR, 12 RBI)
K YOUKILIS (.317, 1-FOR-3)
M LOWELL (.305, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (9) VS BOSTON (1) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .272
M Grudzielanek 2b 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .278
M Teahen rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .285
B Butler dh 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 .304
R Gload 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .262
R Sanders lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .377
E Brown lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
A Gordon 3b 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 .236
J Buck c 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .245
T Pena Jr ss 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 .278

Totals 35 9 13 8 2 2 7

BATTING: 2B - B Butler (8, T Wakefield); T Pena Jr 2 (17, T Wakefield, J
Pineiro); R Sanders (7, T Wakefield); J Buck (14, T Wakefield); A Gordon (16, J
Pineiro). RBI - B Butler 2 (19), T Pena Jr 2 (30), J Buck 2 (31), M
Grudzielanek (29), R Gload (25). 2-out RBI - R Gload, T Pena Jr. Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - R Sanders 1, M Grudzielanek 1, D DeJesus 1. Team
LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Gordon (10, 2nd base off T Wakefield/D Mirabelli). CS - T
Pena Jr (3, 2nd base by T Wakefield/D Mirabelli).

FIELDING: E - T Pena Jr (16, ground ball); M Grudzielanek (4, ground ball).
Outfield assists - M Teahen (M Lowell at 3rd base), E Brown (D Pedroia at 1st
base). DP: 4 (T Pena Jr-M Grudzielanek-R Gload, M Teahen-A Gordon, M
Grudzielanek-T Pena Jr-R Gload, E Brown-T Pena Jr-R Gload).


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Drew rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .257
D Pedroia 2b 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .312
D Ortiz dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .321
M Ramirez lf 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .289
W Pena lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
K Youkilis 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .317
M Lowell 3b 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 .305
C Crisp cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .263
D Mirabelli c 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .179
J Lugo ss 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .215

Totals 27 1 8 1 3 4 19

BATTING: 2B - M Lowell (23, L Nunez); J Lugo (14, L Nunez). RBI - D Pedroia
(28). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Mirabelli 1, D Ortiz 1, K
Youkilis 1. GIDP - D Pedroia, C Crisp. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Ramirez (B Butler at 3rd base). PB - D
Mirabelli.


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KANSAS CITY - 000 210 51 -- 9
BOSTON - 000 010 0 -- 1
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
L Nunez 4 6 1 1 1 3 0 2.25
J Gobble 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.73
Z Greinke 1 2/3 2 0 0 2 0 0 4.54
J Peralta 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.49

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
T Wakefield 6 1/3 9 6 6 0 1 0 4.69
J Lopez 2/3 2 2 2 2 0 0 3.60
J Pineiro 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 5.06

L Nunez pitched to 1 batter in the 5th.

WP - T Wakefield. IBB - B Butler (by J Lopez). Pitches-strikes: L Nunez
74-45; J Gobble 15-8; Z Greinke 33-20; J Peralta 1-1; T Wakefield 78-54; J
Lopez 25-12; J Pineiro 16-11. Ground balls-fly balls: L Nunez 3-5; J Gobble
0-1; Z Greinke 2-3; J Peralta 0-1; T Wakefield 8-9; J Lopez 0-1; J Pineiro 2-0.
Batters faced: L Nunez 18; J Gobble 3; Z Greinke 8; J Peralta 1; T Wakefield
27; J Lopez 5; J Pineiro 5.

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

Weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, out to left.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Smith at shortstop.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 9
BOSTON 1 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: W Pena (.213, 4 HR, 12 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY COCO CRISP SCORED MIKE LOWELL.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C CRISP ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 9
BOSTON 2 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D MIRABELLI (.179, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY DOUG MIRABELLI SCORED COCO CRISP.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, D MIRABELLI ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 9
BOSTON 3 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J LUGO (.215, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - PITCHING CHANGE
KAN: JOAKIM SORIA (1-2, 2.11) IN THE 8TH
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J LUGO ON SECOND, D MIRABELLI ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 9, BOSTON 3

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J DREW (.257, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Soria relieved J Peralta.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J LUGO ON SECOND, D MIRABELLI ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 9
BOSTON 3 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J Drew (.257, 0-FOR-3)</div>