Boston Red Sox vs. Kansas City Royals

Friday, August 26th, 2016 6:10PM CST

Boston Red Sox

Red Sox

BOS

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Royals

KC

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Kansas City Royals

Game Recap

On Friday, the Kansas City Royals defeated the Boston Red Sox with a final score of 6 to 3. This victory continued the Royals' recent stretch of strong play. Eric Hosmer and Alex Gordon provided significant offense by hitting home runs. Pitcher Ian Kennedy also contributed significantly, allowing only one run over five innings pitched.

Game Details

Date: Friday, August 26th, 2016

Time: 6:10PM CST

Stadium: Fenway Park

Location: Boston, Massachusetts

Attendance: 38,134

Line Score

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Kansas City RoyalsKC 500000010

Game Stats


Boston Red Sox Batting

Red Sox Batting

Doubles: Ortiz (41, Kennedy); Holt (12, Kennedy)

Runs Batted In: Betts 2 (93), Pedroia (56)

2-out Runs Batted In: Betts

Ground Into Double Play: Ortiz

Team Left On Base: 12

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-15 (Pedroia 1-1, León 0-3, Ramírez 0-1, Bogaerts 0-1, Ortiz 0-4, Betts 3-3, Bradley Jr. 0-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: León 2; Ortiz 2; Bradley Jr. 3


Boston Red Sox Pitching

Red Sox Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Tazawa pitched to 1 batter in the 8th

Wild Pitches: Abad

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Wright 15-26; Tazawa 2-4; Abad 3-8

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Wright 18-6-14-22; Tazawa 1-2-2-4; Abad 4-7-5-4

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Wright 11-6; Tazawa 2-1; Abad 2-1

Game Scores: S Wright 36


Boston Red Sox Fielding

Red Sox Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (Wright-Bogaerts-Ramírez, Wright-Pedroia-Ramírez)


Boston Red Sox Baserunning

Red Sox Baserunning

Picked Off: Betts (1st base by Young)



Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

Doubles: Escobar (19, Wright)

Home Runs: Hosmer (18, 1st inning off Wright 2 on, 1 Out); Gordon (14, 1st inning off Wright 1 on, 1 Out); Cain (9, 8th inning off Tazawa 0 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: Hosmer 3 (76), Gordon 2 (28), Cain (53)

Ground Into Double Play: Morales; Butera

Team Left On Base: 5

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-3 (Butera 0-2, Hosmer 1-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Butera 3


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Moylan pitched to 2 batters in the 9th

Wild Pitches: Young

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Kennedy 12-27; Young 3-6; Flynn 3-3; Moylan 1-2; Herrera 0-4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Kennedy 17-9-26-16; Young 4-5-5-5; Flynn 5-2-2-1; Moylan 3-1-4-2; Herrera 2-0-2-4

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Kennedy 2-6; Young 3-0; Flynn 1-0; Moylan 0-0; Herrera 3-0

Game Scores: I Kennedy 48


Kansas City Royals Fielding

Royals Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Herrera-Cuthbert-Hosmer)

Errors: Butera (4, throw)


Kansas City Royals Baserunning

Royals Baserunning

Stolen Bases: Dyson 2 (20, 3rd base off Wright/León, 2nd base off Wright/León); Cain (11, 2nd base off Wright/León)


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