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Boston Red Sox @ 
Kansas City Royals
2016-05-17 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 25215 · 58°F, cloudy · Wind 10 mph from RF · 2:54
Kansas City Royals defeated Boston Red Sox 8–4. Boston Red Sox opened the scoring in the 2nd — Jackie Bradley Jr. doubles (10) on a line drive to left fielder Alex Gordon. Travis Shaw scores. Jackie Bradley Jr. to 3rd. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 3rd — Eric Hosmer homers (7) on a line drive to center field. The game's biggest swing came in the 6th: Travis Shaw homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. Dustin Pedroia scores. Hanley Ramirez scores — worth 20% in win probability. Also of note: Ejection — John Farrell (M): Balls and strikes.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
W: Yordano Ventura L: Rick Porcello SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Bill Miller · 1B: Brian Knight · 2B: Pat Hoberg · 3B: Todd Tichenor · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mookie Betts | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dustin Pedroia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Xander Bogaerts | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 David Ortiz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hanley Ramirez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Travis Shaw | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Jackie Bradley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Christian Vazquez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Brock Holt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Marco Hernandez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alcides Escobar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Lorenzo Cain | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eric Hosmer | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Kendrys Morales | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Gordon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Salvador Perez | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Cheslor Cuthbert | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Omar Infante | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Paulo Orlando | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rick Porcello | 5.0 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
 Matt Barnes | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Tommy Layne | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Koji Uehara | 0.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Yordano Ventura | 5.2 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
 Luke Hochevar | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kelvin Herrera | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Joakim Soria | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Mookie Betts: 3/L3
- Dustin Pedroia: K
- Xander Bogaerts: 3/F3D-
Bot 1
- Alcides Escobar: 3/P3F
- Lorenzo Cain: 53/G56+
- Eric Hosmer: W
- Kendrys Morales: 65(1)/FO/G6
Top 2
- David Ortiz: 43/G4
- Hanley Ramirez: K
- Travis Shaw: S7/G6
- Jackie Bradley: D7/F7LD+.1-H;B-3(TH)
- Christian Vazquez: K
Bot 2
- Alex Gordon: K
- Salvador Perez: 7/F7D
- Cheslor Cuthbert: S5/G5-
- Omar Infante: K
Top 3
- Brock Holt: K
- Mookie Betts: S7/G56+
- Dustin Pedroia: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M
Bot 3
- Paulo Orlando: T8/L89M
- Alcides Escobar: 63/G6.3-H
- Lorenzo Cain: 9/F9D
- Eric Hosmer: HR/F8RXD+
- Kendrys Morales: 3/G3-
Top 4
- Xander Bogaerts: 53/G6S-
- David Ortiz: 53/G56S-
- Hanley Ramirez: S8/G6M
- Travis Shaw: S7/L7S.1-2
- Jackie Bradley: 3/G3
Bot 4
- Alex Gordon: 63/G4
- Salvador Perez: S7
- Cheslor Cuthbert: S49/G34.1-2
- Omar Infante: S8/L8LS.2-H;1-3(E8);B-2
- Paulo Orlando: S7/G6+.3-H;2-H(UR)
- Alcides Escobar: 9/L9LM+
- Lorenzo Cain: 53/G5+
Top 5
- Christian Vazquez: 63/G6+
- Brock Holt: 43/G4+
- Mookie Betts: K
Bot 5
- Eric Hosmer: W
- Kendrys Morales: 7/F7LD
- Alex Gordon: 9/F89S
- Salvador Perez: K
Top 6
- Dustin Pedroia: S7/L7S+
- Xander Bogaerts: 4/F4M-
- David Ortiz: 2/F23F-
- Hanley Ramirez: HP.1-2
- Travis Shaw: HR/F9D+.2-H;1-H
- Jackie Bradley: W
- Christian Vazquez: 63/G6M
Bot 6
- Cheslor Cuthbert: D8/F78XD+
- Omar Infante: 8/L8LD+
- Paulo Orlando: 3/G34+.2-3
- Alcides Escobar: W
- Lorenzo Cain: WP.1-2
- Lorenzo Cain: 63/G6S-
Top 7
- Brock Holt: 43/G4
- Mookie Betts: 53/G56
- Dustin Pedroia: 7/F7D+
Bot 7
- Eric Hosmer: 7/L7D+
- Kendrys Morales: 8/F8LS
- Alex Gordon: K
Top 8
- Xander Bogaerts: S8/L8LS
- David Ortiz: 8/F8RXD+
- Hanley Ramirez: CS2(24)/MREV
- Hanley Ramirez: K
Bot 8
- Salvador Perez: W
- Cheslor Cuthbert: K
- Omar Infante: S1/BG25.1-H(E1/TH3)(NR);B-3
- Paulo Orlando: HR/F7LD+.3-H
- Alcides Escobar: 3/F3DF-
- Lorenzo Cain: D7/F7D+
- Eric Hosmer: 6/F6
Top 9
- Travis Shaw: 5/F5F-
- Jackie Bradley: W
- Marco Hernandez: K
- Brock Holt: DI.1-2
- Brock Holt: 13/G-
Notes & reviews
- Red Sox Manager John Farrell ejected by HP umpire Bill Miller
- replay,8,ramih003,BOS,millb901,KAN06,,N,M,BOS,A $when Xander Bogaerts was called out at 2B, Red Sox acting manager Torey Lovullo challenged the ruling; the call was upheld by replay