Boston Red Sox vs. Kansas City Royals

Friday, August 24th, 2012 6:10PM CST

Boston Red Sox

Red Sox

BOS

Home

4
vs.
Final

Royals

KC

Away

3
Kansas City Royals

Game Recap

On Friday night, August 24th, 2012, the Boston Red Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals 4-3, snapping a four-game losing streak. Boston went ahead in the seventh inning on a two-run double hit by Pedro Ciriaco. Jon Lester contributed to the win with his third consecutive solid pitching start.

Game Details

Date: Friday, August 24th, 2012

Time: 6:10PM CST

Stadium: Fenway Park

Location: Boston, Massachusetts

Attendance: 37,228

Line Score

Innings:123456789
Boston Red SoxBOS 20000020-
Kansas City RoyalsKC 002100000

Game Stats


Boston Red Sox Batting

Red Sox Batting

Doubles: D Ortiz (26, B Chen); D Pedroia (28, B Chen); P Ciriaco (9, K Herrera)

Runs Batted In: D Ortiz 2 (60), P Ciriaco 2 (14)

Sacrifice Hit: S Podsednik

Ground Into Double Play: C Ross

Team Left On Base: 6

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-11 (S Podsednik 1-1, D Ortiz 1-3, C Ross 0-2, D Pedroia 0-1, P Ciriaco 1-2, R Lavarnway 0-1, J Ellsbury 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: C Ross 1; D Ortiz 2; P Ciriaco 1; R Lavarnway 1


Boston Red Sox Pitching

Red Sox Pitching

Intentional Walks: D Pedroia (By T Collins)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Lester 24-30; V Padilla 1-2; A Miller 0-1; A Bailey 3-4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Lester 20-14-8-19; V Padilla 2-1-3-1; A Miller 1-0-1-1; A Bailey 3-0-5-4

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Lester 12-3; V Padilla 0-0; A Miller 0-1; A Bailey 1-3

Game Scores: J Lester 55


Boston Red Sox Fielding

Red Sox Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (M Aviles-M Gomez, P Ciriaco-D Pedroia-M Gomez)

Errors: M Aviles (13, ground ball)


Boston Red Sox Baserunning

Red Sox Baserunning

Caught Stealing: J Ellsbury (1, 2nd base by B Chen/B Pena)

Stolen Bases: P Ciriaco (9, 3rd base off T Collins/B Pena); D Pedroia (12, 2nd base off T Collins/B Pena)



Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

Doubles: A Gordon (40, J Lester)

Home Runs: E Hosmer (12, 3rd inning off J Lester 0 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: E Hosmer (50), A Gordon (50), J Giavotella (7)

2-out Runs Batted In: A Gordon

Ground Into Double Play: L Cain; B Butler

Team Left On Base: 7

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-7 (M Moustakas 0-1, B Pena 0-1, A Escobar 0-1, J Giavotella 1-1, B Butler 0-1, L Cain 0-1, J Francoeur 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: B Pena 1; A Escobar 2; B Butler 1


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

Pitcher Notes: B Chen pitched to 1 batter in the 7th

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: B Chen 16-25; K Herrera 3-3; T Collins 1-3; A Crow 2-3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: B Chen 20-6-21-18; K Herrera 3-1-0-3; T Collins 1-5-2-0; A Crow 2-2-4-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Chen 7-5; K Herrera 1-0; T Collins 0-0; A Crow 1-1

Game Scores: B Chen 48


Kansas City Royals Fielding

Royals Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (A Escobar-E Hosmer)

Errors: J Giavotella (4, throw)


Kansas City Royals Baserunning

Royals Baserunning

Stolen Bases: J Dyson (24, 2nd base off V Padilla/R Lavarnway)


Related Links

Other Sports Schedules

All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not MLB-Schedules.com. All content on this website is for educational purposes.