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Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox

2016-08-27 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 37933 · 75°F, cloudy · Wind 14 mph from RF · 3:03

Boston Red Sox defeated Kansas City Royals 8–3. Boston Red Sox opened the scoring in the 1st — Xander Bogaerts homers (16) on a fly ball to left field. Dustin Pedroia scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 1st: Xander Bogaerts homers (16) on a fly ball to left field. Dustin Pedroia scores — worth 15% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCA	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	6
BOS	2	2	0	1	2	1	0	0		8	12

W: David Price L: Danny Duffy SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Adrian Johnson · 1B: Chad Whitson · 2B: Eric Cooper · 3B: Jim Wolf · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Paulo Orlando	5	0	0	0	0	1
Cheslor Cuthbert	4	0	2	0	0	0
Lorenzo Cain	3	0	0	0	0	0
Eric Hosmer	2	0	0	0	2	2
Kendrys Morales	4	0	0	0	0	1
Salvador Perez	3	2	2	2	1	1
Alex Gordon	4	1	1	0	0	2
Alcides Escobar	4	0	1	1	0	2
Christian Colon	3	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Burns	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dustin Pedroia	5	1	4	2	0	0
Xander Bogaerts	4	1	2	3	0	0
David Ortiz	4	0	1	0	0	0
Mookie Betts	4	1	1	1	0	0
Hanley Ramirez	4	1	2	1	0	0
Sandy Leon	4	0	0	0	0	1
Chris Young	2	2	0	0	2	0
Aaron Hill	3	1	0	0	1	0
Jackie Bradley	4	1	2	1	0	2

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Danny Duffy	5.0	9	2	2
Chien-Ming Wang	3.0	3	1	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
David Price	6.0	5	2	7
Brad Ziegler	1.0	0	0	0
Clay Buchholz	1.0	0	1	0
Robbie Ross	1.0	1	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Paulo Orlando: 8/L8LD+
Cheslor Cuthbert: S56/G5+
Lorenzo Cain: 54(1)/FO/G5-
Eric Hosmer: K

Bot 1

Dustin Pedroia: S8/L8LS
Xander Bogaerts: HR/F7D+.1-H
David Ortiz: S7/F78S
Mookie Betts: OA.1X2(24)
Mookie Betts: 8/F8RD+
Hanley Ramirez: S9/L89S
Sandy Leon: 3/P2F

Top 2

Kendrys Morales: 3/F3F-
Salvador Perez: HR/L7LD+
Alex Gordon: D8/F78D+
Alcides Escobar: D8/L8LD+.2-H
Christian Colon: 3/P
Paulo Orlando: K

Bot 2

Chris Young: W
Aaron Hill: 9/F89D+
Jackie Bradley: PB.1-2
Jackie Bradley: DGR/F9LD+.2-H
Dustin Pedroia: D6/L7LD+.2-H;B-3(E6/TH)
Xander Bogaerts: 43/G4MS-
David Ortiz: 43/G4

Top 3

Cheslor Cuthbert: 5/F56S-
Lorenzo Cain: 43/G4-
Eric Hosmer: W
Kendrys Morales: K

Bot 3

Mookie Betts: 8/F8LXD+
Hanley Ramirez: 43/G4MS-
Sandy Leon: K

Top 4

Salvador Perez: K
Alex Gordon: 9/L89D+
Alcides Escobar: K

Bot 4

Chris Young: W
Aaron Hill: 53/G5.1-2
Jackie Bradley: K
Dustin Pedroia: S8/L6D+.2-H
Xander Bogaerts: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 5

Christian Colon: 23/G2L-
Paulo Orlando: 53/G56S
Cheslor Cuthbert: D7/L7LM+
Lorenzo Cain: 8/F8RD

Bot 5

David Ortiz: 9/F89D+
Mookie Betts: HR/F7LD
Hanley Ramirez: HR/F7LD
Sandy Leon: 53/G56
Chris Young: 9/F9D

Top 6

Eric Hosmer: K
Kendrys Morales: 63/G6-
Salvador Perez: W
Alex Gordon: K

Bot 6

Aaron Hill: W
Jackie Bradley: K
Dustin Pedroia: S8/G6M.1-2
Xander Bogaerts: DGR/F9LD.2-H;1-3
David Ortiz: 43/G34S
Mookie Betts: 53/G56

Top 7

Alcides Escobar: 3/F3-
Christian Colon: 63/G56
Paulo Orlando: 63/G6

Bot 7

Hanley Ramirez: 3/G3
Sandy Leon: 43/G4+
Chris Young: 8/F8LXD+

Top 8

Cheslor Cuthbert: 63/G6
Billy Burns: 43/MREV/G4
Eric Hosmer: W
Kendrys Morales: 3/G3+

Bot 8

Aaron Hill: 63/G6
Jackie Bradley: S8/L4D-
Dustin Pedroia: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Top 9

Salvador Perez: HR/F8LXD+
Alex Gordon: K
Alcides Escobar: K
Christian Colon: HP
Paulo Orlando: 9/L9M

Notes & reviews

replay,8,burnb002,KCA,coope901,BOS07,,Y,M,BOS,C $when Billy Burns was called safe at 1B, Red Sox manager John Farrell challenged the ruling; the call was overturned by replay

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