Boston Red Sox vs. Kansas City Royals

Monday, August 27th, 2012 12:35PM CST

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Royals

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Kansas City Royals

Game Recap

On Monday, the Boston Red Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals by a score of 5-1. This win was bolstered by Daisuke Matsuzaka's best start of the season in his return from the disabled list and Cody Ross driving in three runs.

Game Details

Date: Monday, August 27th, 2012

Time: 12:35PM CST

Stadium: Fenway Park

Location: Boston, Massachusetts

Attendance: 37,506

Line Score

Innings:123456789
Boston Red SoxBOS 10200200-
Kansas City RoyalsKC 100000000

Game Stats


Boston Red Sox Batting

Red Sox Batting

Doubles: J Ellsbury (17, L Hochevar); C Ross (27, L Hochevar)

Home Runs: J Ellsbury (2, 1st inning off L Hochevar 0 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: J Ellsbury (16), C Ross 3 (67), J Loney (2)

2-out Runs Batted In: J Ellsbury, C Ross 2

Team Left On Base: 3

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-4 (C Ross 2-2, J Ellsbury 0-1, J Loney 1-1)


Boston Red Sox Pitching

Red Sox Pitching

Wild Pitches: D Matsuzaka

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: D Matsuzaka 18-28; C Mortensen 3-3; V Padilla 1-1; A Bailey 4-4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: D Matsuzaka 21-10-24-16; C Mortensen 3-1-0-2; V Padilla 1-0-1-1; A Bailey 1-0-4-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Matsuzaka 5-10; C Mortensen 0-0; V Padilla 2-0; A Bailey 1-2

Game Scores: D Matsuzaka 69


Boston Red Sox Fielding

Red Sox Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (D Pedroia-M Aviles-J Loney)

Errors: D Pedroia (4, catch)



Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

Doubles: J Giavotella (4, D Matsuzaka); A Gordon (42, D Matsuzaka)

Runs Batted In: A Gordon (55)

Sacrifice Flies: A Gordon

Ground Into Double Play: S Perez

Team Left On Base: 8

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-7 (S Perez 0-2, M Moustakas 0-1, A Escobar 0-2, J Dyson 0-1, J Giavotella 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: M Moustakas 1; A Escobar 1; J Dyson 1; J Giavotella 1


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: L Hochevar 20-32

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: L Hochevar 19-11-25-23

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Hochevar 9-8

Game Scores: L Hochevar 53


Kansas City Royals Fielding

Royals Fielding

Assists: A Gordon (C Ross at 2nd base)

Passed Balls: S Perez


Kansas City Royals Baserunning

Royals Baserunning

Stolen Bases: J Dyson (25, 2nd base off D Matsuzaka/J Saltalamacchia)


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