Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox

56-71, 30-38 Away

Final

62-67, 32-38 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	RBI	AVG
J. DysonCF	0-3	1	0	.269
A. EscobarSS	0-4	0	0	.301
A. GordonLF	2-3	0	1	.295
B. ButlerDH	1-3	0	0	.304
S. PerezC	1-4	0	0	.294
M. Moustakas3B	0-4	0	0	.246
L. CainRF	0-3	0	0	.244
E. Hosmer1B	1-4	0	0	.241
J. Giavotella2B	2-4	0	0	.222

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
L. Hochevar	8.0	8	4	1	6	114-78	4.93

BOS

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Fenway Park

1:35 PM, August 27, 2012

Boston, Massachusetts

Attendance: 37,506

Game Time:2:34

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Dan Bellino
First Base Umpire - Mike Estabrook
Second Base Umpire - Jerry Layne
Third Base Umpire - David Rackley

Matsuzaka back from DL as Red Sox notch win

Daisuke Matsuzaka returned from the disabled list with his best start of the season and Cody Ross drove in three runs, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 5-1 win over the Kansas City Royals on Monday.

Aug 28, 2012, 12:55 am - Associated Press


KC
BOS

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

D. Matsuzaka1-3

7.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 6 K, 2 BB

L. Hochevar7-12

8.0 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 6 K, 1 BB

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

Data is currently unavailable.

Royals
3
Red Sox
4

Game 1

8/24

Royals
10
Red Sox
9

Game 2

8/25

Royals
6
Red Sox
8

Game 3

8/26

Royals
1
Red Sox
5

Game 4

8/27

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	50	45	.526	-	W3
Cleveland	51	46	.526	-	W4
Minnesota	48	49	.495	3	W2
Detroit	44	52	.458	6.5	L2
Kansas City	38	59	.392	13	L5

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Tampa Bay	56	38	.596	-	L1
New York	54	42	.563	3	W4
Boston	46	48	.489	10	W9
Baltimore	46	51	.474	11.5	W4
Toronto	45	51	.469	12	L2

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Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox

Game Information

Matsuzaka back from DL as Red Sox notch win

D. Matsuzaka1-3

L. Hochevar7-12

Scoring Summary

Inning

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