Saturday, April 20th, 2013 12:10PM CST
After a moving tribute honoring the victims and survivors of the recent Boston Marathon attacks, the Boston Red Sox secured a 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday. This contest marked the return of David Ortiz, playing in his first game since the previous summer. The decisive blow came in the eighth inning when Daniel Nava hit a three-run home run.
Date: Saturday, April 20th, 2013
Time: 12:10PM CST
Stadium: Fenway Park
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 35,152
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BOS |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
KC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

Doubles: J Gomes (2, T Collins)
Home Runs: D Nava (4, 8th inning off K Herrera 2 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: D Ortiz (1), D Nava 3 (14)
2-out Runs Batted In: D Ortiz, D Nava 3
Sacrifice Hit: S Victorino
Ground Into Double Play: D Nava; W Middlebrooks; D Ortiz
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-6 (D Ortiz 1-2, D Pedroia 0-1, J Ellsbury 0-1, J Saltalamacchia 0-1, D Nava 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: J Ellsbury 1

Hit By Pitch: D Nava (By A Crow)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: C Buchholz 19-31; A Bailey 3-6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: C Buchholz 25-8-13-24; A Bailey 1-4-3-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Buchholz 13-5; A Bailey 1-1
Game Scores: C Buchholz 63

Double Plays: 2 (D Pedroia-M Napoli, D Pedroia-S Drew-M Napoli)
Errors: J Saltalamacchia (1, throw)

Picked Off: D Nava (2nd base by S Perez)

Doubles: L Cain 2 (4, C Buchholz 2); A Gordon (4, C Buchholz)
Triples: S Perez (1, C Buchholz)
Home Runs: L Cain (1, 9th inning off A Bailey 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: J Francoeur (5), S Perez (3), L Cain (7)
2-out Runs Batted In: S Perez
Sacrifice Hit: A Escobar
Ground Into Double Play: B Butler; E Hosmer
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-12 (S Perez 1-1, M Moustakas 0-2, A Gordon 0-1, C Getz 0-2, E Hosmer 0-2, J Francoeur 1-3, B Butler 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: A Gordon 1; C Getz 2; E Hosmer 1; J Francoeur 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Shields 12-23; A Crow 2-3; T Collins 4-5; K Herrera 2-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Shields 18-15-19-12; A Crow 1-0-2-2; T Collins 4-2-1-3; K Herrera 2-0-0-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Shields 8-2; A Crow 0-0; T Collins 2-2; K Herrera 1-0
Game Scores: J Shields 65

Double Plays: 3 (E Hosmer-A Escobar, A Escobar-C Getz-E Hosmer, A Escobar-E Hosmer)
Errors: M Moustakas (3, ground ball)

Stolen Bases: L Cain (2, 2nd base off C Buchholz/D Ross); J Francoeur (2, 2nd base off C Buchholz/D Ross)
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