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Boston Red Sox @ Kansas City Royals

2015-06-19 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 38190 · 84°F, sunny · Wind 6 mph from RF · 2:57

Boston Red Sox defeated Kansas City Royals 7–3. Boston Red Sox opened the scoring in the 2nd — Mike Napoli singles on a ground ball to center fielder Lorenzo Cain. Xander Bogaerts scores. Pablo Sandoval scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 2nd: Blake Swihart doubles (6) on a fly ball to right fielder Alex Rios. Mike Napoli scores. Alejandro De Aza scores — worth 12% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	0	5	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	7	16
KCA	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	3	10

W: Eduardo Rodriguez L: Yohan Pino SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Tom Hallion · 1B: Bruce Dreckman · 2B: Alfonso Marquez · 3B: Dan Bellino · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brock Holt	4	1	0	0	1	1
Mookie Betts	5	0	4	1	0	0
David Ortiz	5	0	1	0	0	0
Hanley Ramirez	4	1	2	2	0	0
Xander Bogaerts	5	1	1	0	0	0
Pablo Sandoval	4	1	2	0	0	1
Mike Napoli	3	1	2	2	1	0
Alejandro De Aza	3	1	1	0	1	0
Blake Swihart	4	1	2	2	0	0
Rusney Castillo	1	0	1	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Alcides Escobar	3	0	1	1	1	1
Mike Moustakas	5	0	1	1	0	0
Lorenzo Cain	5	0	0	0	0	0
Eric Hosmer	4	1	2	1	0	1
Kendrys Morales	4	0	2	0	0	1
Alex Gordon	2	0	1	0	1	0
Salvador Perez	3	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Rios	4	0	1	0	0	1
Omar Infante	4	1	1	0	0	1
Drew Butera	1	0	0	0	0	1
Christian Colon	1	1	1	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Eduardo Rodriguez	6.1	6	1	5
Alexi Ogando	0.2	0	0	0
Robbie Ross	1.0	2	1	1
Steven Wright	1.0	2	0	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Yohan Pino	5.1	11	1	0
Brandon Finnegan	2.2	3	2	2
Luke Hochevar	1.0	2	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Brock Holt: 3/F3-
Mookie Betts: S4/MREV/G4-
David Ortiz: 36(1)3/GDP/G3S

Bot 1

Alcides Escobar: K
Mike Moustakas: 6/F56S-
Lorenzo Cain: 3/L34+

Top 2

Hanley Ramirez: 7/L7D+
Xander Bogaerts: S9/G4
Pablo Sandoval: D8/L8LXD+.1-3
Mike Napoli: S8/G6.3-H;2-H
Alejandro De Aza: W.1-2
Blake Swihart: D9/F9D+.2-H;1-H
Brock Holt: 43/G4M.2-3
Mookie Betts: S9/L89S+.3-H
David Ortiz: 3/G3S+

Bot 2

Eric Hosmer: S7/L7M+
Kendrys Morales: 8/F8LXD+
Alex Gordon: HP.1-2
Salvador Perez: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Top 3

Hanley Ramirez: 8/F8LXD+
Xander Bogaerts: 8/F89D
Pablo Sandoval: S9/G34
Mike Napoli: 8/F8LD

Bot 3

Alex Rios: K
Omar Infante: K
Alcides Escobar: W
Mike Moustakas: 8/F8RXD+

Top 4

Alejandro De Aza: 8/F8LS
Blake Swihart: S9/L89S+
Brock Holt: CS2(26)/MREV
Brock Holt: 13/G-

Bot 4

Lorenzo Cain: 53/G56
Eric Hosmer: K
Kendrys Morales: S9/L89D+
Alex Gordon: 53/G6S

Top 5

Mookie Betts: S7/L56D+
David Ortiz: 3(B)6(1)/GDP/G3S
Hanley Ramirez: HR/F8LXD+
Xander Bogaerts: 53/G5-

Bot 5

Salvador Perez: 43/G4
Alex Rios: 63/G6
Omar Infante: D7/L78D+
Alcides Escobar: D9/L9LS.2-H
Mike Moustakas: 43/G4+

Top 6

Pablo Sandoval: 7/F7M
Mike Napoli: D7/L7LD+
Alejandro De Aza: S3/G3-.2-3
Blake Swihart: 64(1)3/GDP/G6+

Bot 6

Lorenzo Cain: 63/G56
Eric Hosmer: 163/G15-
Kendrys Morales: K

Top 7

Brock Holt: W
Mookie Betts: S7/G56.1-2
David Ortiz: 8/L8LD+
Hanley Ramirez: SB3;SB2
Hanley Ramirez: S7/L7M+.3-H;2-3
Xander Bogaerts: FC5/G5.3XH(52);1-2;B-1
Pablo Sandoval: K23

Bot 7

Alex Gordon: S8/G4M+
Salvador Perez: 7/F7D
Alex Rios: S8/L89S.1-2
Omar Infante: 43/G4+.2-3;1-2
Alcides Escobar: 5/F5F-

Top 8

Mike Napoli: W
Alejandro De Aza: E6/G6.1-2
Blake Swihart: 64(1)3/GDP/G6.2-3
Brock Holt: K

Bot 8

Mike Moustakas: 43/G4
Lorenzo Cain: 13/G13-
Eric Hosmer: HR/F8LXD+
Kendrys Morales: S5/G56S-
Alex Gordon: W.1-2
Drew Butera: WP.2-3;1-2
Drew Butera: K23

Top 9

Mookie Betts: 7/F78D
David Ortiz: S9/L3D+
Rusney Castillo: S8/G4M+.1-2
Xander Bogaerts: 16(1)3/GDP/G13

Bot 9

Alex Rios: 3/G34S-
Omar Infante: 8/F8RD
Christian Colon: D8/L8LXD+
Mike Moustakas: D8/F8RXD+.2-H
Lorenzo Cain: WP.2-3
Lorenzo Cain: 53/G5-

Notes & reviews

replay,1,bettm001,BOS,hallt901,KAN06,,Y,M,BOS,C $when Mookie Betts was called out at 1B, Red Sox manager John Farrell challenged the ruling; the call was overturned by replay
replay,4,holtb002,BOS,hallt901,KAN06,,N,M,BOS,A $when Blake Swihart was called out at 2B, Red Sox manager John Farrell challenged the ruling; the call was upheld by replay

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