Major League Baseball
Kansas City Royals
6
Boston Red Sox
8
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| BOS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
James Loney hit a tying single in his Boston debut and Jacoby Ellsbury drove in the go-ahead run as the revamped Red Sox bounced back from a nine-player trade and a 12-inning loss to beat the Kansas City Royals 8-6 on Sunday.
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
D Pedroia homered to left (399 feet).
T Abreu singled to center, S Perez scored, J Francoeur to third.
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
E Hosmer hit sacrifice fly to right, B Butler scored.
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 4: foul
P Ciriaco reached on infield single to third, R Lavarnway scored, M Gomez to third, S Podsednik to second.
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
S Podsednik safe at first on error by shortstop A Escobar, C Ross scored, R Lavarnway to third, M Gomez to second.
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
J Ellsbury reached on infield single to second, M Gomez scored, M Aviles to third.
Pitch 2: strike 2 (bunted foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
Pitch 4: foul
J Loney singled to center, J Ellsbury scored, C Ross to second.
Pitch 6: foul
P Ciriaco homered to left (364 feet).
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
L Cain homered to left (377 feet), E Hosmer and T Abreu scored.
Middle of the 9th
S Perez lined out to second.
Pitch 3: in play
A Gordon to second on fielder's indifference.
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
S Perez batting
B Butler struck out swinging.
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
B Butler batting
A Gordon singled to right.
Pitch 6: in play
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: ball 2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: ball 1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
A Gordon batting
A Escobar grounded out to first.
Pitch 6: in play
Pitch 5: ball 3
Pitch 4: ball 2
Pitch 3: ball 1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
A Escobar batting
M Melancon relieved C Breslow.
Top of the 9th inning
End of the 8th
R Lavarnway struck out swinging.
Showing the last 40 of 685 events.
Pedro Ciriaco3B15
Jacoby EllsburyCF22
Dustin Pedroia2B15
Cody RossRF7
James Loney1B28
Ryan LavarnwayC50
Mauro GomezDH
Mike AvilesSS12
Scott PodsednikLF26
Lorenzo CainCF6
Alcides EscobarSS3
Alex GordonLF4
Billy ButlerDH36
Salvador PerezC13
Jeff FrancoeurRF5
Johnny Giavotella2B12
Eric Hosmer1B51
Tony Abreu3B10
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