Boston Red Sox vs. Kansas City Royals

Sunday, August 26th, 2012 12:35PM CST

Boston Red Sox

Red Sox

BOS

Home

8
vs.
Final

Royals

KC

Away

6
Kansas City Royals

Game Recap

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.

Game Details

Date: Sunday, August 26th, 2012

Time: 12:35PM CST

Stadium: Fenway Park

Location: Boston, Massachusetts

Attendance: 37,188

Line Score

Innings:123456789
Boston Red SoxBOS 11002121-
Kansas City RoyalsKC 000400020

Game Stats


Boston Red Sox Batting

Red Sox Batting

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


Boston Red Sox Pitching

Red Sox Pitching

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


Boston Red Sox Fielding

Red Sox Fielding

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


Boston Red Sox Baserunning

Red Sox Baserunning

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



Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

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


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

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


Kansas City Royals Fielding

Royals Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (A Escobar-J Giavotella-E Hosmer)

Errors: A Escobar 2 (17, ground ball 2)


Kansas City Royals Baserunning

Royals Baserunning

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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