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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 12, 2009
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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 July 12, 2009 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | July 12, 2009 |
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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 | July 12, 2009 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bruce Chen |
Home Starting Pitcher | Josh Beckett |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 37,612 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 52 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Joyce 1B: Bill Miller 2B: Derryl Cousins 3B: Todd Tichenor |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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David DeJesus | Right Fielder |
Mitch Maier | Center Fielder |
Billy Butler | First Baseman |
Mark Teahen | Third Baseman |
Jose Guillen | Left Fielder |
Brayan Pena | DH |
Alberto Callaspo | Second Baseman |
John Buck | Catcher |
Tony Pena | Shortstop |
Trey Hillman | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jacoby Ellsbury | Center Fielder |
Dustin Pedroia | Second Baseman |
Kevin Youkilis | Third Baseman |
David Ortiz | DH |
Jason Bay | Left Fielder |
Jason Varitek | Catcher |
Rocco Baldelli | Right Fielder |
Nick Green | Shortstop |
Aaron Bates | First Baseman |
Terry Francona | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 12, 2009
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Beckett
DeJesus strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Maier vs. Beckett
Maier strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Beckett
Butler hits a fly ball into left field. Bay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ellsbury vs. Chen
Ellsbury hits a fly ball into right field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Pedroia vs. Chen
Pedroia hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Maier. Pedroia reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Youkilis vs. Chen
Youkilis hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Pedroia scores. Youkilis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Ortiz vs. Chen
Ortiz strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Bay vs. Chen
Bay takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Varitek vs. Chen
Varitek hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Buck settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Beckett
Teahen strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Beckett
Guillen strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Beckett
Pena hits a popup towards third. Youkilis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Baldelli vs. Chen
Baldelli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Chen
Green hits a popup towards short. Pena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bates vs. Chen
Bates hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Guillen. Bates reaches second base with a double. Baldelli moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Ellsbury vs. Chen
Ellsbury hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chen fields it and throws to home to get Baldelli. Bates moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Pedroia vs. Chen
Pedroia hits a fly ball into right field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Callaspo vs. Beckett
Callaspo hits a fly ball into center field. Ellsbury settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Beckett
Buck strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Beckett
Pena hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bates settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Youkilis vs. Chen
Youkilis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Chen
Ortiz strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Bay vs. Chen
Bay takes first base on ball four. Youkilis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Varitek vs. Chen
Varitek hits a fly ball into right field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baldelli vs. Chen
Baldelli hits a fly ball into right field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Beckett
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Baldelli. DeJesus reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maier vs. Beckett
Maier bunts towards third. Youkilis fields it and throws to first for the out. DeJesus moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Butler vs. Beckett
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Teahen vs. Beckett
Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bates scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Teahen for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Chen
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bates vs. Chen
Bates hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Maier. Bates reaches second base with a double. Green goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Ellsbury vs. Tejeda
Rob Tejeda now pitching.
Ellsbury bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Bates moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Pedroia vs. Tejeda
There goes Ellsbury. The throw from Buck and he is safe. Ellsbury steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Pedroia vs. Tejeda
Pedroia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Youkilis vs. Tejeda
Youkilis strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Ortiz vs. Tejeda
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Butler scoops it up and throws to first, with Tejeda covering, for the out. Bates scores. Ellsbury moves to third. Pedroia moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Bay vs. Tejeda
Bay takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Varitek vs. Tejeda
Varitek takes first base on ball four. Ellsbury scores. Pedroia moves to third. Bay moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Baldelli vs. Tejeda
Baldelli hits a fly ball into center field. Maier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Beckett
Guillen hits a fly ball into center field. Ellsbury settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Beckett
Pena hits a line drive towards first. Bates reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callaspo vs. Beckett
Callaspo hits a fly ball into right field. Baldelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Tejeda
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bates vs. Wright
Jamey Wright now pitching.
Bates hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Green moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Ellsbury vs. Wright
Ellsbury hits a ball on the ground towards second. Callaspo scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Green scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pedroia vs. Wright
Pedroia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Beckett
Buck hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Beckett
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Beckett, and towards Pedroia, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Beckett
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Beckett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Youkilis vs. Wright
Youkilis hits a fly ball into center field. Maier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Wright
Ortiz strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bay vs. Wright
Bay is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Varitek vs. Wright
Varitek takes first base on ball four. Bay moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Baldelli vs. Wright
Baldelli hits a fly ball into center field. Maier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Maier vs. Beckett
Maier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Beckett
Butler strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Teahen vs. Beckett
Teahen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Maier moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Guillen vs. Beckett
Guillen is hit by the pitch. Teahen moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Pena vs. Beckett
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Cruz
Juan Cruz now pitching.
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bates vs. Cruz
Bates hits a line drive into right field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ellsbury vs. Cruz
Ellsbury hits a fly ball into right field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pedroia vs. Cruz
There's a wild pitch. Green moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Pedroia vs. Cruz
Pedroia hits a line drive beyond third. Teahen can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Green moves to third. Pedroia moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Youkilis vs. Cruz
Youkilis strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Callaspo vs. Beckett
Callaspo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Beckett
Buck hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Beckett
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards third. Youkilis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Soria
Joakim Soria now pitching.
Ortiz hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Maier. Ortiz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bay vs. Soria
Bay is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Varitek vs. Soria
Varitek hits a line drive into center field. Maier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Baldelli vs. Soria
Baldelli hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maier. Baldelli reaches second base with a double. Ortiz scores. Bay moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Green vs. Soria
Green hits a fly ball towards center. Maier catches it and throws to third to double up Baldelli. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Beckett
DeJesus hits a fly ball into left field. Bay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Maier vs. Beckett
Maier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Beckett
Butler strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/12/2009 -- Kansas City at Boston (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI DeJesus D, rf 4 0 1 0 Ellsbury J, cf 4 1 0 0 Maier M, cf 3 0 1 0 Pedroia D, 2b 4 1 2 0 Butler B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Youkilis K, 3b 5 0 2 1 Teahen M, 3b 3 0 1 0 Ortiz D, dh 5 1 1 1 Guillen J, lf 2 0 0 0 Bay J, lf 0 0 0 0 Pena B, dh 3 0 0 0 Varitek J, c 3 0 0 1 Callaspo A, 2b 3 0 0 0 Baldelli R, rf 5 0 2 1 Buck J, c 3 0 0 0 Green N, ss 2 2 0 0 Pena T, ss 3 0 0 0 Bates A, 1b 4 1 3 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 28 0 3 0 32 6 10 5 Kansas City 000 000 000 -- 0 Boston 100 310 01x -- 6 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Chen B (L)* 3.0 6 3 3 3 2 Tejeda R+ 1.0 0 2 2 4 1 Wright J 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 Cruz J 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 Soria J 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Beckett J (W) 9.0 3 0 0 0 7 * Pitched to 2 batters in 4th + Pitched to 1 batter in 5th DP -- Kansas City 2, Boston 1 LOB -- Kansas City 3, Boston 14 2B -- Pedroia D, Bates A 2, DeJesus D, Ortiz D, Baldelli R SB -- Ellsbury J SH -- Maier M, Ellsbury J HBP -- by Wright J (Bay J), by Beckett J (Guillen J), by Soria J (Bay J) WP -- Cruz J T -- 2:52 A -- 37612
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