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Boston Red Sox @ Kansas City Royals

2016-05-18 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 23739 · 66°F, sunny · Wind 6 mph from RF · 3:06

Boston Red Sox defeated Kansas City Royals 5–2. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 6th. David Price earned the win and Craig Kimbrel picked up the save. Mookie Betts went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: David Price L: Edinson Volquez SV: Craig Kimbrel

Umpires — HP: Pat Hoberg · 1B: Todd Tichenor · 2B: Bill Miller · 3B: Clint Fagan · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mookie Betts	3	1	2	1	1	1
Xander Bogaerts	3	0	1	0	2	0
David Ortiz	5	0	0	0	0	1
Hanley Ramirez	5	0	1	0	0	1
Travis Shaw	4	1	0	0	1	2
Josh Rutledge	4	2	2	0	1	0
Jackie Bradley	3	1	2	1	1	1
Christian Vazquez	4	0	2	3	0	1
Brock Holt	4	0	0	0	0	1

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Alcides Escobar	4	1	1	0	0	1
Lorenzo Cain	4	0	1	1	0	0
Eric Hosmer	4	0	0	0	0	1
Kendrys Morales	3	0	1	0	0	1
Salvador Perez	4	1	1	1	0	0
Cheslor Cuthbert	4	0	0	0	0	1
Omar Infante	3	0	0	0	0	1
Paulo Orlando	2	0	1	0	1	0
Whit Merrifield	3	0	1	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
David Price	7.1	5	1	5
Junichi Tazawa	0.2	1	0	0
Craig Kimbrel	1.0	0	0	1

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Edinson Volquez	6.0	7	4	5
Peter Moylan	0.1	1	0	1
Scott Alexander	0.2	1	0	1
Alec Mills	0.2	1	2	0
Chien-Ming Wang	1.1	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Mookie Betts: D7/F7D+
Xander Bogaerts: W
David Ortiz: 9/F9D+.2-3
Hanley Ramirez: 54(1)3/GDP/G56

Bot 1

Alcides Escobar: 9/F89M
Lorenzo Cain: 2/G2L-
Eric Hosmer: K

Top 2

Travis Shaw: K
Josh Rutledge: 4/F34D-
Jackie Bradley: HR/F8LXD+
Christian Vazquez: S9/L4D-
Brock Holt: K

Bot 2

Kendrys Morales: D8/L89D+
Salvador Perez: 7/F78XD+
Cheslor Cuthbert: 7/F7M
Omar Infante: K

Top 3

Mookie Betts: HR/F7D+
Xander Bogaerts: 43/G4+
David Ortiz: 8/F8RD
Hanley Ramirez: 63/G6

Bot 3

Paulo Orlando: S9/L9S
Whit Merrifield: 8/F8LD
Alcides Escobar: K
Lorenzo Cain: 43/G34-

Top 4

Travis Shaw: 3/G3
Josh Rutledge: S8/G6
Jackie Bradley: K+SB2/MREV
Christian Vazquez: K

Bot 4

Eric Hosmer: 3/G3
Kendrys Morales: K
Salvador Perez: HR/F8LXD+
Cheslor Cuthbert: 9/F4D

Top 5

Brock Holt: 43/G4
Mookie Betts: W
Xander Bogaerts: 64(1)3/GDP/G6S

Bot 5

Omar Infante: 7/F78M
Paulo Orlando: W
Whit Merrifield: S7/G56+.1-2
Alcides Escobar: 64(1)/FO/G56.2-3
Lorenzo Cain: 53/G5

Top 6

David Ortiz: 3/G3+
Hanley Ramirez: K
Travis Shaw: W
Josh Rutledge: D7/F7D+.1-3
Jackie Bradley: IW
Christian Vazquez: S8/G6M.3-H;2-H;1-3
Brock Holt: 3/G3

Bot 6

Eric Hosmer: 43/G4
Kendrys Morales: 53/G56
Salvador Perez: 8/F8LS

Top 7

Mookie Betts: K
Xander Bogaerts: S7/G56+
David Ortiz: K
Hanley Ramirez: S7/G56.1-2
Travis Shaw: 8/F8RS

Bot 7

Cheslor Cuthbert: 4/F4-
Omar Infante: 8/F8LS-
Paulo Orlando: 63/G6S-

Top 8

Josh Rutledge: W
Jackie Bradley: S9/G34+.1-3
Christian Vazquez: 53/MREV/G56S-.3-H;1-2
Brock Holt: 6/F56-
Mookie Betts: HP
Xander Bogaerts: W.2-3;1-2
David Ortiz: 3/G3-

Bot 8

Whit Merrifield: K
Alcides Escobar: D7/L78M
Lorenzo Cain: S8/G6M.2-H
Eric Hosmer: 9/DP.1X1(93)

Top 9

Hanley Ramirez: 53/G56S-
Travis Shaw: K
Josh Rutledge: 43/G4+

Bot 9

Kendrys Morales: HP
Salvador Perez: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Cheslor Cuthbert: K

Notes & reviews

replay,4,bradj001,BOS,millb901,KAN06,,Y,M,BOS,A $when Josh Rutledge was called out at 2B, Red Sox manager John Farrell challenged the ruling; the call was overturned by replay
replay,8,vazqc001,BOS,millb901,KAN06,,N,M,BOS,C $when Christian Vazquez was called out at 1B, Red Sox manager John Farrell challenged the ruling; the call was upheld by replay

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