Friday, August 26th, 2016 6:10PM CST
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.
Date: Friday, August 26th, 2016
Time: 6:10PM CST
Stadium: Fenway Park
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 38,134
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BOS |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
KC |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

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

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

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

Picked Off: Betts (1st base by Young)

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

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

Double Plays: 1 (Herrera-Cuthbert-Hosmer)
Errors: Butera (4, throw)

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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