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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 23, 2015
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals, played on August 23, 2015 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 23, 2015 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 23, 2015 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Edinson Volquez |
Home Starting Pitcher | Eduardo Rodriguez |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 36,151 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 40 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Mike Everitt 1B: David Rackley 2B: Bob Davidson 3B: Hunter Wendelstedt |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Alcides Escobar | Shortstop |
Ben Zobrist | Left Fielder |
Lorenzo Cain | Center Fielder |
Eric Hosmer | First Baseman |
Kendrys Morales | DH |
Mike Moustakas | Third Baseman |
Alex Rios | Right Fielder |
Omar Infante | Second Baseman |
Drew Butera | Catcher |
Ned Yost | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mookie Betts | Center Fielder |
Pablo Sandoval | Third Baseman |
Xander Bogaerts | Shortstop |
David Ortiz | DH |
Travis Shaw | First Baseman |
Rusney Castillo | Right Fielder |
Ryan Hanigan | Catcher |
Jackie Bradley | Left Fielder |
Josh Rutledge | Second Baseman |
Tony Lovullo | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 23, 2015
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Rodriguez
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. Rodriguez
Zobrist hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hanigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Rodriguez
Cain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogaerts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Betts vs. Volquez
Betts hits a fly ball into right field. Rios settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sandoval vs. Volquez
Sandoval hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Volquez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bogaerts vs. Volquez
Bogaerts hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Volquez
Ortiz strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hosmer vs. Rodriguez
Hosmer hits a fly ball into center field. Betts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Rodriguez
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sandoval fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Moustakas vs. Rodriguez
Moustakas hits a fly ball into left field. Bradley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Shaw vs. Volquez
Shaw strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Volquez
Castillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Infante fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hanigan vs. Volquez
Hanigan strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bradley vs. Volquez
Bradley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zobrist. Bradley reaches second base with a double. Castillo goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Rutledge vs. Volquez
Rutledge hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bradley scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Betts vs. Volquez
Betts hits a fly ball into center field. Cain settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rios vs. Rodriguez
Rios hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Infante vs. Rodriguez
Infante hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rios moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Butera vs. Rodriguez
Butera bunts in front of the plate. Hanigan fields it and throws to first for the out. Rios moves to third. Infante moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Escobar vs. Rodriguez
Escobar hits a fly ball into left field. Bradley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rios tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Zobrist vs. Rodriguez
Zobrist hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rutledge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sandoval vs. Volquez
Sandoval hits a fly ball into right field. Rios settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bogaerts vs. Volquez
Bogaerts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Volquez
Ortiz hits a fly ball into right field. Rios settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Rodriguez
Cain hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rutledge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hosmer vs. Rodriguez
Hosmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Rodriguez
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rutledge misplays the ball. That's an error on Rutledge. Hosmer goes all the way around to score. Morales moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Moustakas vs. Rodriguez
Moustakas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Betts. Moustakas reaches second base with a double. Morales scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Rios vs. Rodriguez
Rios hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rutledge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Moustakas moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Infante vs. Rodriguez
Infante hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sandoval fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shaw vs. Volquez
Shaw is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Castillo vs. Volquez
Castillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hanigan vs. Volquez
Hanigan strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butera vs. Rodriguez
Butera hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Bradley. Butera reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Escobar vs. Rodriguez
Escobar bunts towards the mound. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. Butera moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Zobrist vs. Rodriguez
Zobrist hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rutledge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Cain vs. Rodriguez
Cain hits a line drive towards third. Sandoval reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bradley vs. Volquez
Bradley strikes out. Butera drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Bradley out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rutledge vs. Volquez
Rutledge hits a fly ball into left field. Zobrist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Betts vs. Volquez
Betts hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Infante settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hosmer vs. Rodriguez
Hosmer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Rodriguez
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sandoval fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moustakas vs. Rodriguez
Moustakas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rios vs. Rodriguez
Rios hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Castillo. Rios reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Infante vs. Rodriguez
Infante hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sandoval fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sandoval vs. Volquez
Sandoval hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Cain. Sandoval reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bogaerts vs. Volquez
Bogaerts bunts towards the mound. Volquez fields it and throws to first for the out. Sandoval moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Ortiz vs. Volquez
Ortiz hits a fly ball into left field. Zobrist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sandoval tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Shaw vs. Volquez
Shaw hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rios. Shaw reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Castillo vs. Volquez
Castillo hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Rios throws the ball in to Escobar who tags Castillo trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Shaw scores. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Butera vs. Ogando
Alexi Ogando now pitching.
Butera strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Ogando
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rutledge fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Zobrist vs. Ogando
Zobrist hits a fly ball into right field. Castillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Cain vs. Ogando
There goes Escobar. The throw from Hanigan and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Cain vs. Ogando
Cain is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Hosmer vs. Layne
Tom Layne now pitching.
Hosmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogaerts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hanigan vs. Volquez
Hanigan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bradley vs. Volquez
Bradley hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Rios. Bradley reaches second base with a double. Hanigan goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rutledge vs. Volquez
Rutledge bunts in front of the plate. Butera fields it and throws to first for the out. Bradley moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Betts vs. Volquez
Betts hits a line drive into right field. Rios settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Sandoval vs. Morales
Franklin Morales now pitching.
Sandoval hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morales fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Morales. Bradley scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Bogaerts vs. Morales
Bogaerts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moustakas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Layne
Morales hits a fly ball into right field. Castillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Moustakas vs. Layne
Moustakas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Shaw scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moustakas for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rios vs. Machi
Jean Machi now pitching.
Rios hits a fly ball into left field. Bradley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Morales
Ortiz hits a fly ball into center field. Cain settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Shaw vs. Morales
Shaw strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Young
Chris Young now pitching.
Castillo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hanigan vs. Young
Hanigan hits a popup towards short. Escobar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Infante vs. Tazawa
Junichi Tazawa now pitching.
Infante hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Bradley who is chasing the ball. Infante reaches third base with a triple. Bradley throws the ball in to Hanigan who tags Infante trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Butera vs. Tazawa
Butera hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Escobar vs. Tazawa
Escobar hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Butera moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zobrist vs. Tazawa
Zobrist hits a line drive towards short. Bogaerts reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cain vs. Tazawa
Cain hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Butera moves to third. Escobar moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Hosmer vs. Tazawa
Hosmer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Butera scores. Escobar scores. Cain moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Morales vs. Tazawa
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Hosmer moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Morales vs. Tazawa
Morales takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Moustakas vs. Tazawa
Moustakas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Betts. Moustakas reaches second base with a double. Cain scores. Hosmer scores. There goes Morales trying to get to home. Betts throws the ball in to Rutledge who relays the ball to Hanigan who tags Morales, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bradley vs. Davis
Wade Davis now pitching.
Bradley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Rutledge vs. Davis
Rutledge strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Betts vs. Davis
Betts hits a fly ball into right field. Rios settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sandoval vs. Davis
Sandoval hits a line drive into center field. Cain settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/23/2015 -- Kansas City at Boston (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Escobar A, ss 3 1 2 1 Betts M, cf 5 0 0 0 Zobrist B, lf 5 0 0 0 Sandoval P, 3b 5 1 1 0 Cain L, cf 4 1 1 0 Bogaerts X, ss 3 0 1 0 Hosmer E, 1b 5 2 2 2 Ortiz D, dh 3 0 0 1 Morales K, dh 4 1 0 0 Shaw T, 1b 3 1 1 0 Moustakas M, 3b 5 1 3 4 Castillo R, rf 3 1 2 1 Rios A, rf 4 1 2 0 Hanigan R, c 4 1 1 0 Infante O, 2b 4 0 2 0 Bradley J, lf 4 2 3 2 Butera D, c 3 1 2 0 Rutledge J, 2b 3 0 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 8 14 7 33 6 10 5 Kansas City 001 201 004 -- 8 Boston 020 002 200 -- 6 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Volquez E 6.2 9 6 5 0 5 Morales F 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Young C (W) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 Davis W (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Rodriguez E 6.0 7 4 2 0 1 Ogando A 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 Layne T 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Machi J 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Tazawa J (L) 1.0 6 4 4 1 0 E -- Rutledge J, Betts M, Hanigan R, Morales F DP -- Kansas City 1 LOB -- Kansas City 7, Boston 5 2B -- Bradley J 2, Moustakas M 2, Butera D, Rios A, Sandoval P, Shaw T 3B -- Infante O HR -- Moustakas M SB -- Escobar A SH -- Butera D, Escobar A, Bogaerts X, Rutledge J SF -- Escobar A, Ortiz D HBP -- by Volquez E (Shaw T), by Ogando A (Cain L) T -- 3:40 A -- 36151
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