Starting Lineups:
Boston Red Sox Kansas City Royals
1. Betts rf Merrifield 2b
2. Benintendi lf Bonifacio rf
3. Bogaerts ss Cain cf
4. Moreland 1b Hosmer 1b
5. H. Ramirez dh Moustakas dh
6. Bradley cf Cuthbert 3b
7. Rutledge 2b Escobar ss
8. Sandoval 3b Gordon lf
9. Vazquez c Butera c
Velazquez p Hammel p
RED SOX 1ST: Betts grounded out (shortstop to first); Benintendi
flied to left; Bogaerts singled to center; Moreland lined to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: Merrifield struck out; Bonifacio singled to left;
Cain singled to right [Bonifacio to third]; Hosmer struck out;
Moustakas flied to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0,
Royals 0.
RED SOX 2ND: H. Ramirez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Bradley flied to right; Rutledge was hit by a pitch; Sandoval
singled to center [Rutledge to third]; Vazquez grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Cuthbert singled to center; Escobar forced Cuthbert
(shortstop to second); Gordon flied to center; Butera flied to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
RED SOX 3RD: Betts grounded out (third to first); Benintendi
struck out; Bogaerts singled to center; when Xander Bogaerts
was called safe at 1B, Royals manager Ned Yost challenged the
ruling; the call was upheld by replay; Moreland grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 3RD: Merrifield singled to third; Bonifacio forced
Merrifield (second to shortstop); Cain flied to left; Hosmer
homered to center [Bonifacio scored]; Moustakas grounded out
(first to pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 2.
RED SOX 4TH: H. Ramirez singled to right; Bradley homered to
right [H. Ramirez scored]; Rutledge grounded out (shortstop to
first); Sandoval flied to center; Vazquez grounded out (pitcher
to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 2.
ROYALS 4TH: Cuthbert lined to right; Escobar flied to right;
Gordon grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 2, Royals 2.
RED SOX 5TH: Betts grounded out (third to first); Benintendi
flied to left; Bogaerts flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 2, Royals 2.
ROYALS 5TH: Butera popped to first; Merrifield grounded out
(third to first); Bonifacio struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 2, Royals 2.
RED SOX 6TH: Moreland was hit by a pitch; H. Ramirez flied to
center; Bradley singled to left [Moreland to second]; Rutledge
struck out; Sandoval grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 2.
ROYALS 6TH: Cain grounded out (shortstop to first); ABAD
REPLACED VELAZQUEZ (PITCHING); Hosmer walked; On a bunt
Moustakas singled to shortstop [Hosmer to second]; BOYER
REPLACED ABAD (PITCHING); Cuthbert flied to center; Escobar
forced Moustakas (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 2, Royals 2.
RED SOX 7TH: Vazquez struck out; Betts popped to first;
Benintendi singled to second; Bogaerts struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 2.
ROYALS 7TH: Gordon flied to right; Butera tripled to left;
TORRES RAN FOR BUTERA; Merrifield singled to left [Torres
scored]; Bonifacio grounded out (second to first) [Merrifield to
second]; Cain singled to right [Merrifield scored]; SCOTT
REPLACED BOYER (PITCHING); Scott threw a wild pitch [Cain to
second]; Hosmer walked; Moustakas grounded out (third to first);
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 4.
RED SOX 8TH: MERRIFIELD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); PEREZ
REPLACED BONIFACIO (PLAYING C ); TORRES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
2B); MINOR REPLACED HAMMEL (PITCHING); Moreland flied to left;
H. Ramirez singled to right; Bradley singled to center [H.
Ramirez to second]; Rutledge struck out; YOUNG BATTED FOR
SANDOVAL; Young walked [H. Ramirez to third, Bradley to second];
Vazquez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Red Sox 2, Royals 4.
ROYALS 8TH: LEON REPLACED YOUNG (PLAYING C ); VAZQUEZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); MADDOX REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING);
Cuthbert flied to right; Escobar singled to left; Escobar stole
second; Gordon struck out; Torres grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 4.
RED SOX 9TH: HERRERA REPLACED MINOR (PITCHING); Betts flied to
center; Benintendi tripled to center; Bogaerts lined to
shortstop; Moreland flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red
Sox 2, Royals 4.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Red Sox 2 10 0 11
Royals 4 10 0 8
