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Boston Red Sox @ Kansas City Royals

2015-06-20 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 39115 · 94°F, sunny · Wind 18 mph R to L · 3:09

Kansas City Royals defeated Boston Red Sox 7–4. Boston Red Sox opened the scoring in the 1st — Mookie Betts homers (7) on a fly ball to left center field. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 5th — Kendrys Morales homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. Lorenzo Cain scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 5th: Kendrys Morales homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. Lorenzo Cain scores — worth 23% in win probability. Also of note: Ejection — David Ortiz (P): Balls and strikes.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	10
KCA	0	1	0	0	5	1	0	0		7	11

W: Edinson Volquez L: Rick Porcello SV: Greg Holland

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

Boston Red Sox — batting

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

Kansas City Royals — batting

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

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rick Porcello	5.0	8	2	2
Steven Wright	0.2	1	0	0
Tommy Layne	0.1	1	1	0
Craig Breslow	2.0	1	0	1

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Edinson Volquez	5.1	8	2	0
Franklin Morales	0.1	0	0	1
Ryan Madson	0.1	0	0	1
Kelvin Herrera	1.0	1	0	1
Wade Davis	1.0	1	0	1
Greg Holland	1.0	0	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Mookie Betts: HR/F78XD+
Brock Holt: 6/F56D-
Dustin Pedroia: 9/F9S
David Ortiz: 63/G4

Bot 1

Alcides Escobar: HP
Mike Moustakas: 46(1)3/GDP/G4+
Lorenzo Cain: S7/L78S+
Eric Hosmer: SB2
Eric Hosmer: SB3
Eric Hosmer: W
Kendrys Morales: CSH(242)

Top 2

Hanley Ramirez: 43/G4
Pablo Sandoval: 43/G4+
Mike Napoli: W
Alejandro De Aza: 3/G3S-

Bot 2

Kendrys Morales: 43/G4-
Alex Gordon: K
Salvador Perez: HR/F78XD+
Alex Rios: 63/G6

Top 3

Blake Swihart: D8/L8RD+
Mookie Betts: 13/SH/BG13S.2-3
Brock Holt: D7/L7LM+.3-H
Dustin Pedroia: 63/G6.2-3
David Ortiz: 63/G4

Bot 3

Omar Infante: 63/G6
Alcides Escobar: S8/F8LM
Mike Moustakas: D9/L3D+.1-3
Lorenzo Cain: FC6/G6+.3XH(6251);2-3;B-1
Eric Hosmer: SB2
Eric Hosmer: K

Top 4

Hanley Ramirez: S7/L78S+
Pablo Sandoval: 9/F8RM
Mike Napoli: 6/L6D-
Alejandro De Aza: 8/F89XD+

Bot 4

Kendrys Morales: 8/F8RD
Alex Gordon: 7/F78XD+
Salvador Perez: 5/F56-

Top 5

Blake Swihart: S3/G34S-
Mookie Betts: S8/L8RS+.1-2
Brock Holt: 35(2)/FO/G4S-.1-2
Dustin Pedroia: 23/G2R-.2-H;1-2
David Ortiz: W
Hanley Ramirez: S8/L6D-.2-H;1-2
Pablo Sandoval: 3/G3+

Bot 5

Alex Rios: HP
Omar Infante: S8/G6+.1-3
Alcides Escobar: S8/G6M+.3-H;1-2
Mike Moustakas: BK.2-3;1-2
Mike Moustakas: 8/SF/F8RXD+.3-H;2-3
Lorenzo Cain: S5/G5S.3-H(NR);B-2(E5)
Eric Hosmer: 43/G4S-.2-3
Kendrys Morales: HR/F9LD+.3-H
Alex Gordon: W
Salvador Perez: 43/G4

Top 6

Mike Napoli: 9/F9LM
Alejandro De Aza: T7/F78XD+
Sandy Leon: K
Mookie Betts: K23

Bot 6

Alex Rios: S7/G56+
Omar Infante: SB2
Omar Infante: 8/F8RM.2-3
Alcides Escobar: 9/F34D-
Mike Moustakas: S8/L8RS.3-H
Lorenzo Cain: W.1-2
Eric Hosmer: 7/F7S

Top 7

Brock Holt: K
Dustin Pedroia: 43/G4+
David Ortiz: S8/L8LS-
Hanley Ramirez: 43/G4+

Bot 7

Kendrys Morales: 8/F8LXD+
Alex Gordon: K
Salvador Perez: 7/F78D+

Top 8

Travis Shaw: 43/G4M-
Mike Napoli: K
Alejandro De Aza: S9/G34+
Sandy Leon: 8/F8LM

Bot 8

Alex Rios: S8/L4MD-
Omar Infante: 4(B)3(1)/DP
Alcides Escobar: 43/G4-

Top 9

Mookie Betts: 43/G4MD+
Brock Holt: W
Dustin Pedroia: K
Rusney Castillo: 63/G6S-

Notes & reviews

Red Sox third baseman Pablo Sandoval left the game due to an injured ankle
Red Sox catcher Blake Swihart left the game due to an injured foot
David Ortiz objected to the strikes zone; when he hit the ball, he flipped the bat into fair territory in front of HP; when he reached 1B, Ortiz and HP umpire Bruce Dreckman continued their conversation and Ortiz was ejected by Dreckman

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