Boston Red Sox @ Kansas City Royals
66-49, 26-33 Away
8
66-49, 26-33 Away
Final
53-62, 27-32 Home
2
53-62, 27-32 Home
Red Sox Hitting
- Batting
- 2BJ Lowrie (7, L Hochevar)
- HRJ Ellsbury (6, 7th inning off R Mahay 2 on, 2 Out)
- RBIJ Lowrie 2 (22), D Ortiz (50), J Drew 2 (60), J Ellsbury 3 (32)
- 2Out RBIJ Lowrie 2, D Ortiz, J Drew 2, J Ellsbury 3
- GIDPM Lowell
- Team LOB7
- Fielding
- PBK Cash
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- RBIR Gload 2 (30)
- Team LOB6
- Fielding
- DP2 (L Hochevar-B Butler, M Aviles-E German-B Butler)
Red Sox Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
T. Wakefield(W,7-8) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 81-58 | 3.67 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18-13 | 3.97 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16-11 | 3.55 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20-14 | 1.97 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 135-96 |
- Pitching
- HBPK Youkilis (By L Hochevar); S Casey (By R Mahay)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsT Wakefield 6-6; M Delcarmen 1-1; J Masterson 1-0; J Papelbon 2-0
- Game ScoresT Wakefield 64
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
L. Hochevar(L,6-10) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 92-61 | 5.54 |
| 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30-18 | 2.62 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-2 | 2.87 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20-16 | 5.09 |
| 9.0 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 146-97 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsL Hochevar 7-7; R Mahay 0-2; R Ramirez 1-0; J Peralta 2-0
- Game ScoresL Hochevar 34
Scoring Summary
Inning | BOS | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th | J Lowrie doubled to deep center, A Cora and J Drew scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 5th | D Ortiz singled to center, J Lowrie scored. | 3 | 0 | |
| 5th | R Gload singled to left, B Butler and A Gordon scored. | 3 | 2 | |
| 6th | J Drew singled to center, J Bay and J Ellsbury scored, A Cora to third. | 5 | 2 | |
| 7th | J Ellsbury homered to center, S Casey and J Bay scored. | 8 | 2 | |
BOS wins 2-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
8:10 PM, August 6, 2008
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 24,294
Game Time:2:47
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Dana Demuth
- First Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale
- Second Base Umpire - Doug Eddings
- Third Base Umpire - Ted Barrett
2025 American League East Standings
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |
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