Boston Red Sox @ Kansas City Royals

AMERICAN LEAGUE - GAME 1

24-16, 10-8 Away

Final

20-19, 13-6 Home


BOS
KC

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

Red SoxTop 1st
- I. Kennedy pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Fastball 90
  2
  Strike Looking
  Fastball 91
  3
  Fly Out
  Curve 75
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- S. Wright pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 2nd
- I. Kennedy pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- S. Wright pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 3rd
- I. Kennedy pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- S. Wright pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 4th
- I. Kennedy pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- S. Wright pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 5th
- I. Kennedy pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- Pedroia to second on wild pitch by Kennedy.
  2
  2
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- S. Wright pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 6th
- I. Kennedy pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- B. Flynn pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- S. Wright pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 7th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- S. Wright pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 8th
- K. Herrera pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- S. Wright pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- Escobar stole second.
  2
  3
- Escobar to third on passed ball by Hanigan.
  2
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 9th
- S. Wright pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- Holt hit for Rutledge.
  2
  3
- Hernández hit for Young.
  2
  3
- H. Ramírez hit for Hanigan.
  2
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Fastball	90
2 Strike Looking	Fastball	91
3 Fly Out	Curve	75

Red Sox
-
Royals
-

Game 1

5/16

Red Sox
4
Royals
8

Game 1

5/17

Red Sox
2
Royals
3

Game 2

5/18

Red Sox
5
Royals
2

Game 3

5/18

Kauffman Stadium

2:15 PM, May 18, 2016

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 33,613

Game Time:2:23

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Brian Knight
First Base Umpire - Clint Fagan
Second Base Umpire - Todd Tichenor
Third Base Umpire - Bill Miller

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

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

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