Tuesday, May 17th, 2016 7:15PM CST
The Kansas City Royals earned an 8-4 victory over the hot-hitting Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night in the first game of their three-game series. Paulo Orlando provided a key blow with a two-run home run, and Eric Hosmer also went deep for the Royals offense.
Date: Tuesday, May 17th, 2016
Time: 7:15PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 25,215
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
BOS |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Cuthbert (3, Porcello); Cain (2, Uehara)
Triples: Orlando (1, Porcello)
Home Runs: Hosmer (7, 3rd inning off Porcello 0 on, 2 Out); Orlando (1, 8th inning off Uehara 1 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Escobar (12), Hosmer (18), Infante (5), Orlando 4 (5)
2-out Runs Batted In: Hosmer
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-8 (Orlando 2-3, Hosmer 0-1, Infante 1-2, Escobar 0-1, Cain 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Hosmer 1; Cain 2

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Ventura 16-25; Hochevar 2-4; Herrera 3-3; Soria 2-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Ventura 24-5-11-17; Hochevar 4-0-2-4; Herrera 1-3-2-2; Soria 5-2-1-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Ventura 8-4; Hochevar 3-1; Herrera 0-1; Soria 1-1
Game Scores: Y Ventura 43

Double Plays: 1 (Escobar-Hosmer)

Doubles: Bradley Jr. (10, Ventura)
Home Runs: Shaw (6, 6th inning off Ventura 2 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Bradley Jr. (31), Shaw 3 (29)
2-out Runs Batted In: Bradley Jr., Shaw 3
Ground Into Double Play: Pedroia
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-4 (Shaw 1-1, Vázquez 0-1, Holt 0-1, Bradley Jr. 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Vázquez 1; Holt 1; Bradley Jr. 1

Pitcher Notes: Porcello pitched to 1 batter in the 6th
Wild Pitches: Barnes
Hit By Pitch: Ramírez (By Ventura)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Porcello 14-25; Barnes 2-4; Layne 3-5; Uehara 5-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Porcello 15-8-25-19; Barnes 1-3-3-3; Layne 6-2-1-2; Uehara 1-1-2-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Porcello 6-6; Barnes 2-1; Layne 0-2; Uehara 0-2
Game Scores: R Porcello 34

Errors: Bradley Jr. (2, bobble); Uehara (1, throw)

Caught Stealing: Bogaerts (1, 2nd base by Herrera/Pérez)
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