Boston Red Sox vs. Kansas City Royals

Red Sox Batting

Doubles: J Drew (17, G Meche); D Pedroia (29, G Meche); J Bay (19, J Wright)

Triples: D Pedroia (1, G Meche)

Home Runs: K Youkilis 2 (16, 2nd inning off G Meche 1 on, 2 Out; 8th inning off R Colon 0 on, 0 Out); J Varitek (13, 3rd inning off G Meche 0 on, 2 Out); D Ortiz (12, 4th inning off R Mahay 1 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: K Youkilis 4 (52), J Ellsbury (29), D Pedroia (40), J Varitek (37), D Ortiz 2 (46), N Green 2 (30), A Bates (1), J Drew (38)

2-out Runs Batted In: D Pedroia, K Youkilis 2, J Varitek, D Ortiz 2, N Green 2, A Bates, J Drew

Sacrifice Flies: J Ellsbury

Team Left On Base: 8

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-10 (A Bates 1-1, J Varitek 0-2, D Pedroia 1-3, K Youkilis 2-2, N Green 1-1, J Bay 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: D Pedroia 4; J Varitek 1

Red Sox Pitching

Pitcher Notes: H Okajima pitched to 3 batters in the 7th

Intentional Walks: J Ellsbury (By J Wright); M Kotsay (By J Wright); J Varitek (By R Colon)

Hit By Pitch: J Drew (By R Colon)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Smoltz 9-21; J Masterson 3-6; M Delcarmen 2-3; H Okajima 1-4; D Bard 6-8; T Saito 3-3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Smoltz 16-9-26-12; J Masterson 3-3-8-4; M Delcarmen 2-0-2-2; H Okajima 5-1-6-3; D Bard 6-4-11-5; T Saito 1-1-4-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Smoltz 3-5; J Masterson 0-0; M Delcarmen 1-0; H Okajima 0-0; D Bard 2-1; T Saito 1-1

Game Scores: J Smoltz 61

Red Sox Fielding

Errors: A Bates (1, catch)

Assists: J Drew (M Olivo at Home)

Red Sox Baserunning

Stolen Bases: J Bay (10, 2nd base off G Meche/M Olivo); J Ellsbury (39, 2nd base off R Colon/M Olivo)

Royals Batting

Doubles: R Freel (1, J Smoltz); B Butler (27, D Bard)

Home Runs: M Jacobs (12, 6th inning off J Masterson 1 on, 1 Out); J Guillen (9, 7th inning off H Okajima 0 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: R Freel (3), M Jacobs 2 (30), T Pena (2), B Butler 3 (38), J Guillen 2 (37)

2-out Runs Batted In: R Freel, B Butler 2

Sacrifice Flies: J Guillen

Team Left On Base: 9

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-12 (T Pena 1-1, M Olivo 0-1, A Callaspo 0-1, M Jacobs 0-1, B Pena 0-1, D DeJesus 0-1, M Teahen 0-2, R Freel 0-1, J Guillen 0-1, B Butler 1-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: A Callaspo 1; D DeJesus 1; M Teahen 1; B Butler 1

Royals Pitching

Hit By Pitch: D DeJesus (By J Smoltz)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: G Meche 11-21; R Mahay 2-8; J Wright 4-8; R Colon 4-10

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: G Meche 17-4-21-11; R Mahay 6-5-4-5; J Wright 4-1-3-4; R Colon 4-5-6-5

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Meche 3-2; R Mahay 1-3; J Wright 2-0; R Colon 0-2

Game Scores: G Meche 24

Royals Fielding

Errors: T Pena (5, throw); M Olivo 2 (6, throw 2)