Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox

37-49, 15-25 Away

Final

52-34, 29-14 Home


KC
BOS

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

RoyalsTop 1st
- J. Lester pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Ball
  3
  Ball
  4
  Ball
- D DeJesus stole second.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 1st
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- J. Lester pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- M Teahen stole second.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 2nd
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- J. Lester pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- D DeJesus caught stealing second, pitcher to first to second.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 3rd
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- J. Lester pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 4th
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- J. Lester pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 5th
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- J Ellsbury stole second.
  0
  0
- J Ellsbury out at home on runner's fielder's choice, M Kotsay to second on runner's fielder's choice.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- J. Lester pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- R Baldelli in center field.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 6th
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- K Youkilis safe at first on throwing error by shortstop W Bloomquist.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsTop 7th
- J. Lester pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- J Guillen safe at first on throwing error by third baseman K Youkilis.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error
Red SoxBottom 7th
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- J. Lester pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 8th
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- T Pena at shortstop.
  0
  0
- A Bates ran for M Kotsay.
  0
  0
- A Bates to third on wild pitch by B Bannister.
  0
  0
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- J. Papelbon pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- A Bates at first base.
  0
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Royals
8
Red Sox
6

Game 1

7/9

Royals
0
Red Sox
1

Game 2

7/10

Royals
9
Red Sox
15

Game 3

7/11

Royals
0
Red Sox
6

Game 4

7/12

Fenway Park

7:10 PM, July 10, 2009

Boston, Massachusetts

Attendance: 38,116

Game Time:2:29

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Derryl Cousins
First Base Umpire - Todd Tichenor
Second Base Umpire - Jim Joyce
Third Base Umpire - Bill Miller

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

J. Lester8-6

B. Bannister6-7

J. Papelbon23

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