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Boston Red Sox @ Kansas City Royals

2010-04-09 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 21091 · 70°F, sunny · Wind 17 mph R to L · 2:46

Kansas City Royals defeated Boston Red Sox 4–3. Kansas City Royals put up 2 in the 6th. John Parrish earned the win and Joakim Soria picked up the save. Rick Ankiel went 4-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: John Parrish L: Daniel Bard SV: Joakim Soria

Umpires — HP: Mike Estabrook · 1B: Gary Darling · 2B: Bill Hohn · 3B: Bruce Dreckman · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jacoby Ellsbury	5	0	2	0	0	1
Dustin Pedroia	4	0	0	0	1	1
Victor Martinez	4	0	0	0	0	1
Kevin Youkilis	4	1	1	0	0	1
David Ortiz	3	1	1	0	0	2
Adrian Beltre	4	0	1	1	0	0
J. D. Drew	3	1	1	2	1	2
Mike Cameron	3	0	2	0	1	0
Marco Scutaro	2	0	0	0	1	0
Jeremy Hermida	1	0	1	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
David DeJesus	3	1	1	0	1	0
Scott Podsednik	3	0	0	0	0	1
Alberto Callaspo	3	0	1	0	1	0
Billy Butler	4	1	1	1	0	2
Rick Ankiel	4	1	4	3	0	0
Jose Guillen	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jason Kendall	3	0	1	0	0	1
Yuniesky Betancourt	3	0	0	0	0	1
Chris Getz	3	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tim Wakefield	7.0	6	1	6
Hideki Okajima	0.1	1	0	0
Daniel Bard	0.2	1	1	1

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kyle Davies	6.0	6	1	3
Rob Tejeda	0.1	0	3	0
Kyle Farnsworth	0.2	0	0	1
Juan Cruz	0.2	2	0	2
John Parrish	0.1	0	0	1
Joakim Soria	1.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jacoby Ellsbury: S9/F8RM.BX2(96)
Dustin Pedroia: 9/F89D
Victor Martinez: 63/G6

Bot 1

David DeJesus: 43/G4
Scott Podsednik: K
Alberto Callaspo: S8/L8LS-
Billy Butler: K

Top 2

Kevin Youkilis: 8/F8RXD+
David Ortiz: K
Adrian Beltre: 6E3/G6+
J. D. Drew: K

Bot 2

Rick Ankiel: S9/L89M
Jose Guillen: 6/F7S-
Jason Kendall: K+SB2
Yuniesky Betancourt: K

Top 3

Mike Cameron: S8/L8RS
Marco Scutaro: 6/P
Jacoby Ellsbury: D7/F7LS.1-3
Dustin Pedroia: W
Victor Martinez: 36(1)1/GDP/G34

Bot 3

Chris Getz: 7/F78M
David DeJesus: W
Scott Podsednik: 9/F9D
Alberto Callaspo: 8/F8LD

Top 4

Kevin Youkilis: S7/G56
David Ortiz: D7/L56-.1-3
Adrian Beltre: 43/G4.3-H;2-3
J. D. Drew: HR/F8LXD+.3-H
Mike Cameron: 7/F78D
Marco Scutaro: 13/G13

Bot 4

Billy Butler: 53/G56
Rick Ankiel: D8/L89S
Jose Guillen: FC6/G56+.2X3(65)
Jason Kendall: D8/F8RXD+.1XH(842)

Top 5

Jacoby Ellsbury: 3/F3F-
Dustin Pedroia: 63/G6
Victor Martinez: 7/F7D

Bot 5

Yuniesky Betancourt: 2/F23F-
Chris Getz: K
David DeJesus: 9/F89M

Top 6

Kevin Youkilis: 8/F8RS
David Ortiz: K
Adrian Beltre: 9/F89D

Bot 6

Scott Podsednik: 43/G4+
Alberto Callaspo: 8/F8LM
Billy Butler: HR/F7D+
Rick Ankiel: HR/F9LD+
Jose Guillen: K

Top 7

J. D. Drew: W
Mike Cameron: CS2(24)
Mike Cameron: W
Marco Scutaro: W.1-2
Jacoby Ellsbury: 3/G3+.2-3;1-2
Dustin Pedroia: K

Bot 7

Jason Kendall: 7/L7M
Yuniesky Betancourt: 7/F7LD
Chris Getz: 2/BINT

Top 8

Victor Martinez: K
Kevin Youkilis: K
Jeremy Hermida: S9/F89D
Adrian Beltre: S8/G6M+.1-2
J. D. Drew: K

Bot 8

David DeJesus: D7/L5D
Scott Podsednik: 24/SH.2-3
Alberto Callaspo: W
Billy Butler: K+SB2
Rick Ankiel: S7.3-H;2-H;B-2(THH)
Jose Guillen: 7/F78M

Top 9

Mike Cameron: S7/G56
Marco Scutaro: 13/SH.1-2
Jacoby Ellsbury: K
Dustin Pedroia: 9/F9S

Notes & reviews

Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz ejected by HP umpire Mike Estabrook for arguing the check swing strike three; Estabrook called it and Ortiz was upset that Estabrook did not check with the 3B umpire
Chris Getz called for interference

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