Sunday, August 26th, 2012 12:35PM CST
On Sunday, the Boston Red Sox, featuring a revamped roster after a nine-player trade, bounced back from a 12-inning loss to defeat the Kansas City Royals by a score of 8-6. James Loney hit a key single in his first game for Boston to tie the score, and Jacoby Ellsbury later drove in the run that put the Red Sox ahead for good.
Date: Sunday, August 26th, 2012
Time: 12:35PM CST
Stadium: Fenway Park
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 37,188
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BOS |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
KC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |

Doubles: D Pedroia (30, W Smith); M Aviles (27, W Smith)
Home Runs: P Ciriaco (2, 5th inning off W Smith 0 on, 1 Out); D Pedroia (12, 8th inning off L Coleman 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: C Ross (64), M Aviles (58), P Ciriaco 2 (16), J Loney (1), J Ellsbury (15), D Pedroia (53)
2-out Runs Batted In: J Loney, J Ellsbury, P Ciriaco
Ground Into Double Play: J Loney
Team Left On Base: 10
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 6-16 (M Aviles 0-1, S Podsednik 1-3, C Ross 1-1, D Pedroia 0-1, P Ciriaco 1-3, J Loney 1-2, R Lavarnway 1-2, J Ellsbury 1-3)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: D Pedroia 1; R Lavarnway 1; J Ellsbury 3

Pitcher Notes: P Beato pitched to 3 batters in the 8th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: F Doubront 17-24; P Beato 7-9; C Breslow 2-4; M Melancon 4-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: F Doubront 22-13-18-14; P Beato 7-4-10-6; C Breslow 3-5-5-2; M Melancon 4-1-5-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: F Doubront 4-4; P Beato 2-1; C Breslow 0-1; M Melancon 1-1
Game Scores: F Doubront 44

Errors: P Ciriaco (3, throw); R Lavarnway (1, throw)

Stolen Bases: J Ellsbury (9, 3rd base off W Smith/S Perez)

Home Runs: L Cain (5, 4th inning off F Doubront 2 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: T Abreu 2 (4), L Cain 3 (24), E Hosmer (51)
2-out Runs Batted In: T Abreu 2, L Cain 3
Sacrifice Flies: E Hosmer
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-10 (A Gordon 0-2, S Perez 0-1, T Abreu 2-2, J Giavotella 0-1, L Cain 1-2, B Butler 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: S Perez 1; A Gordon 1; L Cain 1; B Butler 2

Pitcher Notes: W Smith pitched to 2 batters in the 6th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: W Smith 17-26; T Collins 2-3; A Crow 1-1; J Jeffress 2-7; F Bueno 1-1; L Coleman 2-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: W Smith 18-1-16-23; T Collins 1-2-2-2; A Crow 2-0-0-1; J Jeffress 1-5-5-5; F Bueno 0-0-0-1; L Coleman 4-5-0-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: W Smith 7-7; T Collins 0-1; A Crow 1-0; J Jeffress 1-0; F Bueno 0-1; L Coleman 0-0
Game Scores: W Smith 30

Double Plays: 1 (A Escobar-J Giavotella-E Hosmer)
Errors: A Escobar 2 (17, ground ball 2)

Caught Stealing: A Gordon (5, 2nd base by P Beato/R Lavarnway)
Stolen Bases: A Gordon (8, 2nd base off F Doubront/R Lavarnway); A Escobar (26, 2nd base off F Doubront/R Lavarnway)
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