Kansas City Royals vs. Boston Red Sox

Royals Batting

Doubles: J Kendall (2, C Buchholz)

Home Runs: J Guillen 2 (2, 2nd inning off C Buchholz 0 on, 0 Out; 8th inning off R Ramirez 2 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: J Guillen 4 (5), A Callaspo (2)

Sacrifice Hit: M Maier

Ground Into Double Play: B Butler

Team Left On Base: 6

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-11 (M Maier 0-2, Y Betancourt 0-1, A Callaspo 1-2, R Ankiel 0-2, C Getz 0-1, J Guillen 1-2, B Butler 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: M Maier 2; R Ankiel 1; J Guillen 2

Royals Pitching

Wild Pitches: R Tejeda

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: G Meche 12-21; R Tejeda 4-10; J Cruz 4-8; R Colon 1-3; J Parrish 0-1

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: G Meche 13-11-13-14; R Tejeda 9-1-4-7; J Cruz 8-1-4-6; R Colon 3-2-1-2; J Parrish 1-0-0-1

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Meche 2-4; R Tejeda 2-4; J Cruz 1-4; R Colon 0-1; J Parrish 1-0

Game Scores: G Meche 17

Royals Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (B Butler, Y Betancourt-C Getz-B Butler)

Errors: R Ankiel (2, bobble)

Royals Baserunning

Stolen Bases: S Podsednik 2 (4, 2nd base off C Buchholz/V Martinez 2)

Red Sox Batting

Doubles: J Hermida (1, G Meche); J Ellsbury (4, G Meche); V Martinez (3, G Meche); A Beltre (1, R Tejeda)

Home Runs: D Pedroia (3, 4th inning off G Meche 0 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: V Martinez (4), A Beltre 3 (6), J Hermida 2 (3), D Pedroia (7)

2-out Runs Batted In: A Beltre 3, J Hermida 2

Ground Into Double Play: K Youkilis

Team Left On Base: 8

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-12 (J Hermida 1-2, A Beltre 2-3, D Ortiz 0-2, D Pedroia 1-2, V Martinez 1-2, M Cameron 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: J Hermida 1; A Beltre 2; M Cameron 1; V Martinez 1

Red Sox Pitching

Pitcher Notes: R Ramirez pitched to 3 batters in the 8th

Wild Pitches: C Buchholz

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: C Buchholz 11-24; M Delcarmen 3-6; R Ramirez 1-3; D Bard 3-3; J Papelbon 1-3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: C Buchholz 9-12-18-20; M Delcarmen 6-0-3-5; R Ramirez 3-1-3-3; D Bard 3-2-3-2; J Papelbon 4-1-1-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Buchholz 7-7; M Delcarmen 3-2; R Ramirez 0-0; D Bard 1-1; J Papelbon 0-3

Game Scores: C Buchholz 42

Red Sox Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (A Beltre-D Pedroia-K Youkilis, K Youkilis)

Errors: B Hall (1, pop up)

Red Sox Baserunning

Stolen Bases: J Ellsbury (2, 2nd base off G Meche/J Kendall); K Youkilis (1, 2nd base off R Tejeda/J Kendall)