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Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox
2014-07-18 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 37743 · 74°F, cloudy · Wind 7 mph from RF · 3:31
Boston Red Sox defeated Kansas City Royals 5–4. Boston Red Sox put up 4 in the 6th. Clay Buchholz earned the win and Koji Uehara picked up the save. Xander Bogaerts went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | |
| BOS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
W: Clay Buchholz L: Scott Downs SV: Koji Uehara
Umpires — HP: Gary Cederstrom · 1B: Lance Barksdale · 2B: Kerwin Danley · 3B: Mark Ripperger · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lorenzo Cain | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Omar Infante | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eric Hosmer | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Alex Gordon | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Butler | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Moustakas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Alcides Escobar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nori Aoki | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brock Holt | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Dustin Pedroia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 David Ortiz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Napoli | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Daniel Nava | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Xander Bogaerts | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Stephen Drew | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 David Ross | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jackie Bradley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jonny Gomes | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 James Shields | 5.2 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
 Scott Downs | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Kelvin Herrera | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Aaron Crow | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Clay Buchholz | 6.0 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
 Burke Badenhop | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Andrew Miller | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Junichi Tazawa | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Koji Uehara | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Lorenzo Cain: K
- Omar Infante: D7/L7D+
- Eric Hosmer: S7/F78D+.2-H
- Salvador Perez: 7/L78D+
- Alex Gordon: CS2(26)
Bot 1
- Brock Holt: W
- Dustin Pedroia: 7/L78M
- David Ortiz: 2/F2LF-
- Mike Napoli: S8/L8LS+.1-2
- Daniel Nava: 9/F89D+
Top 2
- Alex Gordon: 31/G34
- Billy Butler: 9/F9D
- Mike Moustakas: K
Bot 2
- Xander Bogaerts: E6/TH1/G6.B-1
- Stephen Drew: S8/L8RM.1-3
- David Ross: 5/L56+
- Jackie Bradley: K
- Brock Holt: S7/G56.3-H(UR);1-2
- Dustin Pedroia: 8/F8LD
Top 3
- Alcides Escobar: 53/G5
- Nori Aoki: 63/G6S-
- Lorenzo Cain: 63/G6
Bot 3
- David Ortiz: 35/P
- Mike Napoli: S8/G6M
- Daniel Nava: 7/F78XD+
- Xander Bogaerts: 7/L7M+
Top 4
- Omar Infante: S4/G4M-
- Eric Hosmer: DGR/G3+/FINT.1-3
- Salvador Perez: S7/G56+.3-H;2-3
- Alex Gordon: S8/G4+.3-H;1-3
- Billy Butler: 54(1)/FO/G56S+
- Mike Moustakas: FC3/G34S-.3XH(3253);1-3(THH);B-2
- Alcides Escobar: 7/F7M
Bot 4
- Stephen Drew: 43/G4
- David Ross: K23
- Jackie Bradley: 31/G34
Top 5
- Nori Aoki: S8/G4M
- Lorenzo Cain: K+SB2
- Omar Infante: 7/F7D
- Eric Hosmer: PB.2-3
- Eric Hosmer: S8/G4.3-H
- Salvador Perez: S7/L78S-.1-2
- Alex Gordon: 3/G34
Bot 5
- Brock Holt: 43/G4S-
- Dustin Pedroia: S4/G6MD
- David Ortiz: 46(1)3/GDP/G34
Top 6
- Billy Butler: S7/G56+
- Mike Moustakas: 9/L89D+
- Alcides Escobar: 9/L9M
- Nori Aoki: 13/G15-
Bot 6
- Mike Napoli: 8/F78XD+
- Daniel Nava: S7/F7S-
- Xander Bogaerts: HR/F8LXD+.1-H
- Stephen Drew: DGR/F89XD+
- David Ross: K
- Jonny Gomes: HR/F8LXD+.2-H
- Brock Holt: K
Top 7
- Lorenzo Cain: 63/G6S-
- Omar Infante: E5/TH1/G56+.B-1
- Eric Hosmer: K
- Salvador Perez: K
Bot 7
- Dustin Pedroia: 8/F89D
- David Ortiz: D9/L9LS+
- Mike Napoli: FC1/G15.2X3(15);B-1
- Daniel Nava: 63/G6-
Top 8
- Alex Gordon: S7/L6D+
- Billy Butler: PO1(E1).1-2
- Billy Butler: 9/F9LM.2-3
- Mike Moustakas: 43/G4S
- Alcides Escobar: 63/G6MS-
Bot 8
- Xander Bogaerts: W
- Stephen Drew: W.1-2
- David Ross: 54/SH/BG56S.2-3;1-2
- Jonny Gomes: K
- Brock Holt: 9/F9LD+
Top 9
- Nori Aoki: 8/L8RM
- Lorenzo Cain: K
- Omar Infante: D7/L7LS+
- Eric Hosmer: 43/G4
Notes & reviews
- the ball girl on the RF line fielded the ball after it had been ruled fair