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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 18, 2014
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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 18, 2014 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | July 18, 2014 |
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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 18, 2014 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | James Shields |
Home Starting Pitcher | Clay Buchholz |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 37,743 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 31 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Gary Cederstrom 1B: Lance Barksdale 2B: Kerwin Danley 3B: Mark Ripperger |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lorenzo Cain | Center Fielder |
Omar Infante | Second Baseman |
Eric Hosmer | First Baseman |
Salvador Perez | Catcher |
Alex Gordon | Left Fielder |
Billy Butler | DH |
Mike Moustakas | Third Baseman |
Alcides Escobar | Shortstop |
Nori Aoki | Right Fielder |
Ned Yost | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Brock Holt | Right Fielder |
Dustin Pedroia | Second Baseman |
David Ortiz | DH |
Mike Napoli | First Baseman |
Daniel Nava | Left Fielder |
Xander Bogaerts | Third Baseman |
Stephen Drew | Shortstop |
David Ross | Catcher |
Jackie Bradley | Center Fielder |
John Farrell | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 18, 2014
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Buchholz
Cain strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Infante vs. Buchholz
Infante hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nava. Infante reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Hosmer vs. Buchholz
Hosmer hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Infante scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Buchholz
Perez hits a line drive into left field. Nava settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Buchholz
There goes Hosmer. The throw from Ross and he is out, Drew applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Shields
Holt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Pedroia vs. Shields
Pedroia hits a line drive into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Shields
Ortiz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Napoli vs. Shields
Napoli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Holt moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Nava vs. Shields
Nava hits a fly ball into right field. Aoki settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Buchholz
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Napoli scoops it up and throws to first, with Buchholz covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Buchholz
Butler hits a fly ball into right field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moustakas vs. Buchholz
Moustakas strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bogaerts vs. Shields
Bogaerts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Escobar. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Drew vs. Shields
Drew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bogaerts moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Ross vs. Shields
Ross hits a line drive towards third. Moustakas reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Bradley vs. Shields
Bradley strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Holt vs. Shields
Holt hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Bogaerts scores. Drew moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Pedroia vs. Shields
Pedroia 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, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Buchholz
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bogaerts fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Aoki vs. Buchholz
Aoki hits a ball on the ground towards short. Drew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Buchholz
Cain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Drew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Shields
Ortiz hits a popup towards first. Hosmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Napoli vs. Shields
Napoli hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Nava vs. Shields
Nava hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bogaerts vs. Shields
Bogaerts hits a line drive into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Infante vs. Buchholz
Infante hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hosmer vs. Buchholz
Hosmer hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Infante moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Perez vs. Buchholz
Perez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Infante scores. Hosmer moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Buchholz
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hosmer scores. Perez moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Butler vs. Buchholz
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bogaerts fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Moustakas vs. Buchholz
Moustakas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Napoli has Perez trapped. There's the throw to Ross and over to Bogaerts, who tags Perez for the out. Butler moves to third. Moustakas moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Escobar vs. Buchholz
Escobar hits a fly ball into left field. Nava settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Drew vs. Shields
Drew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Infante scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Shields
Ross strikes out. Perez drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Ross out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bradley vs. Shields
Bradley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hosmer scoops it up and throws to first, with Shields covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Aoki vs. Buchholz
Aoki hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Cain vs. Buchholz
Cain strikes out. There goes Aoki. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Infante vs. Buchholz
Infante hits a fly ball into left field. Nava settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Hosmer vs. Buchholz
The ball gets by Ross for a passed ball. Aoki moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Hosmer vs. Buchholz
Hosmer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Aoki scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Buchholz
Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hosmer moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Buchholz
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Napoli scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gordon for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Shields
Holt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Infante scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pedroia vs. Shields
Pedroia 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, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Shields
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Infante fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Buchholz
Butler hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Moustakas vs. Buchholz
Moustakas hits a fly ball into right field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Escobar vs. Buchholz
Escobar hits a line drive into right field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aoki vs. Buchholz
Aoki hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buchholz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Napoli vs. Shields
Napoli 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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Nava vs. Shields
Nava hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bogaerts vs. Shields
Bogaerts hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Drew vs. Shields
Drew hits a fly ball into rightcenter field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Ross vs. Shields
Ross strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Gomes vs. Downs
Scott Downs now pitching. Jonny Gomes pinch hits for Jackie Bradley.
Gomes hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Downs
Holt strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Badenhop
Brock Holt now playing center field. Daniel Nava now playing right field. Jonny Gomes now playing left field. Burke Badenhop now pitching.
Cain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Drew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Infante vs. Badenhop
Infante hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bogaerts fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bogaerts. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hosmer vs. Miller
Andrew Miller now pitching.
Hosmer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Miller
Perez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pedroia vs. Herrera
Kelvin Herrera now pitching.
Pedroia 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, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Herrera
Ortiz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aoki. Ortiz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Napoli vs. Herrera
Napoli hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Herrera fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Nava vs. Herrera
Nava hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Tazawa
Junichi Tazawa now pitching.
Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Tazawa
Tazawa fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Tazawa. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Butler vs. Tazawa
Butler hits a fly ball into right field. Nava settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Moustakas vs. Tazawa
Moustakas 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, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Escobar vs. Tazawa
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Drew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bogaerts vs. Crow
Aaron Crow now pitching.
Bogaerts takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Drew vs. Crow
Drew takes first base on ball four. Bogaerts moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Ross vs. Crow
Ross bunts towards third. Moustakas fields it and throws to first for the out. Bogaerts moves to third. Drew moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Gomes vs. Crow
Gomes strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Holt vs. Crow
Holt hits a fly ball into right field. Aoki settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Aoki vs. Uehara
Koji Uehara now pitching.
Aoki hits a line drive into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Uehara
Cain strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Infante vs. Uehara
Infante hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gomes. Infante reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Hosmer vs. Uehara
Hosmer 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
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/18/2014 -- Kansas City at Boston (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Cain L, cf 5 0 0 0 Holt B, rf-cf 4 0 1 1 Infante O, 2b 5 2 3 0 Pedroia D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Hosmer E, 1b 5 1 3 2 Ortiz D, dh 4 0 1 0 Perez S, c 4 0 2 1 Napoli M, 1b 4 0 2 0 Gordon A, lf 4 0 2 1 Nava D, lf-rf 4 1 1 0 Butler B, dh 4 0 1 0 Bogaerts X, 3b 3 2 1 2 Moustakas M, 3b 4 0 0 0 Drew S, ss 3 1 2 0 Escobar A, ss 4 0 0 0 Ross D, c 3 0 0 0 Aoki N, rf 4 1 1 0 Bradley J, cf 2 0 0 0 Gomes J, ph-lf 2 1 1 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 4 12 4 33 5 10 5 Kansas City 100 210 000 -- 4 Boston 010 004 00x -- 5 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Shields J 5.2 8 4 3 1 3 Downs S (L) 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 Herrera K 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Crow A 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Buchholz C (W) 6.0 10 4 4 0 3 Badenhop B 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Miller A 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 Tazawa J 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Uehara K (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 E -- Escobar A, Bogaerts X, Tazawa J DP -- Kansas City 1 LOB -- Kansas City 8, Boston 8 2B -- Infante O 2, Hosmer E, Drew S, Ortiz D HR -- Bogaerts X, Gomes J SB -- Aoki N CS -- Hosmer E SH -- Ross D PB -- Ross D T -- 3:31 A -- 37743
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