Jacoby Ellsbury's four hits power Red Sox by Royals
Jacoby Ellsbury matched a career high with four hits and drove in a pair of runs to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 5-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Boston Red Sox
5
Kansas City Royals
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Kauffman Stadium · 38,742 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
J Ellsbury doubled to deep center, W Middlebrooks scored, J Ellsbury thrown out at third attempting to advance on play.
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Advancing On Play 5-3
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
M Tejada singled to center, B Butler scored, A Gordon to second.
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Advancing On Force 4-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
B Butler doubled to deep right, E Hosmer scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
E Hosmer doubled to deep left center, A Escobar scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-1
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
J Ellsbury doubled to deep right center, W Middlebrooks scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
W Middlebrooks singled to right, J Saltalamacchia and S Drew scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-0
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Advancing On Play 2-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
S Drew doubled to right, M Carp scored, J Saltalamacchia to third.
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Advancing On Force 1-0
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 5-3
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
A Gordon flied out to left.
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Fly Out 5-3
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
A Gordon batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
B Butler grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 5-3
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
B Butler batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
E Hosmer grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 5-3
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
E Hosmer batting
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Play Result 5-3
K Uehara relieved J Tazawa.
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Start Inning 5-3
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 5-3
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
D Nava flied out to right.
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Fly Out 5-3
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
D Nava batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
D Ortiz walked, S Victorino to second.
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Advancing On Force 5-3
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 5: ball 4
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
D Ortiz batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Head to Head
Injuries
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Boston Red Sox
- Roman Anthony Out
- Triston Casas Out
- Romy Gonzalez Out
- Eli White Out
- Justin Slaten Out
Lineups
ConfirmedKC
Alcides EscobarSS3
Eric Hosmer1B51
Billy ButlerDH36
Alex GordonLF4
Justin MaxwellRF10
Miguel Tejada2B24
Mike Moustakas3B18
Brett Gregory HayesC8
Jarrod DysonCF1
Substitutes
Elliot Johnson2B
BOS
Jacoby EllsburyCF22
Shane VictorinoRF8
Dustin Pedroia2B15
David OrtizDH34
Mike CarpLF33
Mike Anthony Napoli1B5
Jarrod SaltalamacchiaC12
Stephen DrewSS10
Will Middlebrooks3B12
Substitutes
Daniel NavaLF25
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