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Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox

2016-08-28 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 37337 · 73°F, sunny · Wind 10 mph to LF · 3:25

Kansas City Royals defeated Boston Red Sox 10–4. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 2nd — Salvador Perez homers (20) on a fly ball to left field. Boston Red Sox took the lead in the 5th — Xander Bogaerts singles on a ground ball to center fielder Paulo Orlando. Sandy Leon scores. Jackie Bradley Jr. scores. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 6th — Adalberto Mondesi triples (3) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. Kendrys Morales scores. Salvador Perez scores. Alcides Escobar scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 6th: Adalberto Mondesi triples (3) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. Kendrys Morales scores. Salvador Perez scores. Alcides Escobar scores — worth 32% 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	8	0	0	0	10	10
BOS	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	4	9

W: Matt Strahm L: Eduardo Rodriguez SV: (none)

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

Kansas City Royals — batting

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

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brock Holt	5	0	1	1	0	1
Xander Bogaerts	4	0	1	2	0	1
David Ortiz	4	1	1	1	0	1
Mookie Betts	4	0	2	0	0	1
Hanley Ramirez	4	0	0	0	0	0
Travis Shaw	3	0	0	0	1	0
Chris Young	4	1	2	0	0	1
Sandy Leon	3	1	1	0	1	0
Jackie Bradley	2	1	1	0	2	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Yordano Ventura	4.1	7	2	1
Matt Strahm	2.2	0	1	1
Peter Moylan	1.0	1	0	1
Joakim Soria	1.0	1	1	2

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Eduardo Rodriguez	5.1	4	4	1
Matt Barnes	0.0	3	0	0
Robbie Ross	1.2	2	0	0
Junichi Tazawa	2.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Paulo Orlando: 63/G6S-
Cheslor Cuthbert: S5/G5S-
Lorenzo Cain: 9/F89S
Eric Hosmer: W.1-2
Kendrys Morales: 9/F9S

Bot 1

Brock Holt: S8/L8LS-
Xander Bogaerts: 9/L9S
David Ortiz: 46(1)3/GDP/G34+

Top 2

Salvador Perez: HR/F7LD
Alex Gordon: S9/G34+
Alcides Escobar: W.1-2
Adalberto Mondesi: 54/SH/BG56S.2-3;1-2
Paulo Orlando: 8/SF/L8RXD+.3-H;2-3
Cheslor Cuthbert: K

Bot 2

Mookie Betts: S8/G4M+
Hanley Ramirez: 6(1)3/GDP/G6MS-
Travis Shaw: W
Chris Young: S5.1-2
Sandy Leon: 7/F7M

Top 3

Lorenzo Cain: 53/G56
Eric Hosmer: 13/G13-
Kendrys Morales: E1/TH/G15+
Salvador Perez: 7/F78S

Bot 3

Jackie Bradley: S9/L3D+
Brock Holt: 64(1)3/GDP/G6+
Xander Bogaerts: K

Top 4

Alex Gordon: 31/G34S-
Alcides Escobar: 4/F34D-
Adalberto Mondesi: 63/G6

Bot 4

David Ortiz: HR/F89XD+
Mookie Betts: 9/F9S
Hanley Ramirez: 9/L9S+
Travis Shaw: 8/F8RXD+

Top 5

Paulo Orlando: 4/F4-
Cheslor Cuthbert: 4/L4M-
Lorenzo Cain: 63/G6S-

Bot 5

Chris Young: S5/G5
Sandy Leon: E8/F8RXD+.1-3;B-2
Jackie Bradley: W
Brock Holt: 3/G34S-.3-H;2-3;1-2
Xander Bogaerts: S8/G6M+.3-H(UR);2-H
David Ortiz: 46(1)3/GDP/G4+

Top 6

Eric Hosmer: W
Kendrys Morales: DGR/L9LD+.1-3
Salvador Perez: W
Alex Gordon: 7/F7M
Alcides Escobar: S1.3-H;2-3;1-2
Adalberto Mondesi: T8/F8RXD+.3-H;2-H;1-H
Paulo Orlando: HP
Cheslor Cuthbert: FC1/MREV.3-H;1-2
Lorenzo Cain: S7/L7LD+.2-H;1-2
Eric Hosmer: S7/L7D+.2-H;1-H
Kendrys Morales: S7/L6D+.1-2
Salvador Perez: 53/G56S-.2-3;1-2
Alex Gordon: 43/G34+

Bot 6

Mookie Betts: K
Hanley Ramirez: 63/G6+
Travis Shaw: 31/G34-

Top 7

Alcides Escobar: 63/G6
Adalberto Mondesi: 3/F34S-
Paulo Orlando: 53/G6S

Bot 7

Chris Young: 3/F3-
Sandy Leon: W
Jackie Bradley: 6/F5D-
Brock Holt: 43/G4

Top 8

Cheslor Cuthbert: K
Lorenzo Cain: 3/F3-
Eric Hosmer: 3/G3

Bot 8

Xander Bogaerts: 53/G5+
David Ortiz: K
Mookie Betts: S5/G5
Hanley Ramirez: 36(1)/FO/G4S

Top 9

Kendrys Morales: S7/G56+
Salvador Perez: 54(1)/FO/G56
Alex Gordon: 16(1)3/GDP/G15+

Bot 9

Travis Shaw: 31/G34S-
Chris Young: K
Sandy Leon: S7/L78S-
Jackie Bradley: W.1-2
Brock Holt: K

Notes & reviews

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