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Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox

2011-07-26 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 37460 · 74°F, cloudy · Wind 8 mph to LF · 3:52

Boston Red Sox defeated Kansas City Royals 13–9. Boston Red Sox put up 6 in the 5th. Alfredo Aceves earned the win. Billy Butler went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCA	2	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	9	15
BOS	2	0	3	1	6	0	1	0		13	16

W: Alfredo Aceves L: Nathan Adcock SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Chris Conroy · 1B: Lance Barksdale · 2B: Gary Cederstrom · 3B: Adrian Johnson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Alex Gordon	4	1	2	2	1	0
Melky Cabrera	5	1	1	0	0	1
Billy Butler	4	2	3	3	0	1
Eric Hosmer	5	1	2	1	0	1
Jeff Francoeur	2	1	1	1	2	0
Mike Moustakas	5	0	1	1	0	1
Mike Aviles	5	1	3	0	0	0
Matt Treanor	4	1	1	1	1	1
Alcides Escobar	4	1	1	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Darnell McDonald	2	1	0	0	1	1
Marco Scutaro	4	2	1	0	2	0
Adrian Gonzalez	3	3	2	2	1	0
Dustin Pedroia	5	3	4	1	1	0
David Ortiz	5	0	4	5	1	1
Carl Crawford	5	0	1	1	1	2
Jason Varitek	5	1	1	1	0	2
Josh Reddick	4	1	1	1	0	2
Yamaico Navarro	1	0	0	0	1	0
Jacoby Ellsbury	3	1	2	0	0	0
Drew Sutton	1	1	0	0	1	1

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Danny Duffy	3.2	6	3	5
Nathan Adcock	0.1	3	3	0
Blake Wood	2.0	4	2	3
Tim Collins	1.0	2	1	1
Mitch Maier	1.0	1	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Andrew Miller	3.2	9	2	1
Alfredo Aceves	3.1	3	0	3
Matt Albers	1.0	0	1	1
Franklin Morales	1.0	3	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Alex Gordon: 5/P5F
Melky Cabrera: S7/G
Billy Butler: S7/G56.1-2
Eric Hosmer: D8/F8LXD+.2-H;1-3
Jeff Francoeur: 7/SF/L7M+.3-H
Mike Moustakas: 43/G4

Bot 1

Darnell McDonald: W
Marco Scutaro: SB2
Marco Scutaro: 2/F2LF-
Adrian Gonzalez: WP.2-3
Adrian Gonzalez: 7/SF/F7LM.3-H
Dustin Pedroia: T8/F8LXD+
David Ortiz: D7/L7LS.3-H
Carl Crawford: K

Top 2

Mike Aviles: S7/G
Matt Treanor: W.1-2
Alcides Escobar: E1/TH1/SH.2-3;1-2
Alex Gordon: 6/IF/P56-
Melky Cabrera: 6/L6+
Billy Butler: DGR/F9D+.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-3
Eric Hosmer: K

Bot 2

Jason Varitek: K
Josh Reddick: 4/F34-
Yamaico Navarro: W
Darnell McDonald: 54(1)/FO/G5

Top 3

Jeff Francoeur: W
Mike Moustakas: 6/NDP/L6M-.1X2(34)
Mike Aviles: D9/F89D
Matt Treanor: 8/F78XD

Bot 3

Marco Scutaro: D7/L7LS+
Adrian Gonzalez: W
Dustin Pedroia: D7.2-H;1-3
David Ortiz: D8/L78D+.3-H;2-H
Carl Crawford: K
Jason Varitek: HP
Josh Reddick: K
Yamaico Navarro: 9/F9M

Top 4

Alcides Escobar: S8/L8LS
Alex Gordon: HR/F8LXD+.1-H
Melky Cabrera: 3/F23-
Billy Butler: HR/F78XD+
Eric Hosmer: 8/F8LD
Jeff Francoeur: D7/L5D+
Mike Moustakas: 9/F9D+

Bot 4

Darnell McDonald: K
Marco Scutaro: 63/G6-
Adrian Gonzalez: S8/L6MD+
Dustin Pedroia: S8/L8RS.1-2
David Ortiz: W.2-3;1-2
Carl Crawford: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Jason Varitek: 8/F8LM

Top 5

Mike Aviles: 4/F3D-
Matt Treanor: 9/L89D+
Alcides Escobar: 8/F8RM

Bot 5

Josh Reddick: S8/L8RD
Jacoby Ellsbury: S7/L7S.1-2
Drew Sutton: 1E4/SH.2-H(NR);1-H(NR);B-3(THH)
Marco Scutaro: W
Adrian Gonzalez: S7/G56.3-H(UR);1-2
Dustin Pedroia: S7/G56.2-3;1-2
David Ortiz: S8/L4D.3-H;2-H;1-3
Carl Crawford: S1/G56S-.3-3;1-2
Jason Varitek: K
Josh Reddick: 8/SF/F8RXD+.3-H(TUR)
Jacoby Ellsbury: 8/F8RXD+

Top 6

Alex Gordon: D7/F78XD+
Melky Cabrera: K
Billy Butler: HP
Eric Hosmer: 16(1)/FO/G13-.2-3
Jeff Francoeur: 8/F8RM

Bot 6

Drew Sutton: K
Marco Scutaro: W
Adrian Gonzalez: HP.1-2
Dustin Pedroia: W.2-3;1-2
David Ortiz: K
Carl Crawford: 5/F25F-

Top 7

Mike Moustakas: K
Mike Aviles: S7/L7D+
Matt Treanor: K
Alcides Escobar: 63/G6S-

Bot 7

Jason Varitek: HR/F78D+
Josh Reddick: K
Jacoby Ellsbury: D8/L78D+.B-3(E8/TH)
Drew Sutton: W
Marco Scutaro: FC5/G5.3XH(526);1-3(TH3)
Adrian Gonzalez: 6(1)/FO/G6M

Top 8

Alex Gordon: W
Melky Cabrera: 46(1)3/GDP/G4-
Billy Butler: K

Bot 8

Dustin Pedroia: 7/F78D+
David Ortiz: D8/F8LXD+
Carl Crawford: 43/G4.2-3
Jason Varitek: 1

Top 9

Eric Hosmer: S9/G34+
Jeff Francoeur: W.1-2
Mike Moustakas: S8/L4MD.2-H;1-2
Mike Aviles: 54(1)3/GDP/G56.2-3
Matt Treanor: S8/F8LM.3-H
Alcides Escobar: K

Notes & reviews

the throw by pitcher Nathan Adcock was wide at 1B; the ball rolled into short RF, where it was recovered by Mike Aviles, who threw over the head of catcher Matt Treanor
both teams were warned by HP umpire Chris Conroy
error was originally charge to shortstop, changed next day

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