Boston Red Sox @ Kansas City Royals
64-49, 24-33 Away
3
64-49, 24-33 Away
Final
53-60, 27-30 Home
4
53-60, 27-30 Home
| pitchers | IP | H | ER | BB | K | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 93-57 | 5.94 | |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15-11 | 3.61 | |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-4 | 2.51 |
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
5:40 AM, 5 August 2008
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 24,378
Game Time:2:59
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Doug Eddings
- First Base Umpire - Ted Barrett
- Second Base Umpire - Dana Demuth
- Third Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale
Scoring Summary
Inning | BOS | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | D Ortiz grounded out to first, J Drew scored, D Pedroia to third. | 1 | 0 | |
| 1st | K Youkilis doubled to deep right, D Pedroia scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 2nd | A Gordon homered to right. | 2 | 1 | |
| 3rd | M Teahen singled to left, M Aviles scored, E German to third. | 2 | 2 | |
| 3rd | B Butler hit sacrifice fly to right, E German scored, M Teahen to third. | 2 | 3 | |
| 3rd | J Buck hit by pitch, M Teahen scored, J Guillen to third, A Gordon to second. | 2 | 4 | |
| 9th | J Bay reached on infield single to third, C Crisp scored, J Ellsbury to third, K Youkilis to second. | 3 | 4 | |
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BOS wins 2-1
2026 American League East Standings
2026 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 13 | 10 | .565 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 12 | 10 | .545 | 0.5 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 11 | 11 | .500 | 1.5 | L4 |
| Chicago | 8 | 14 | .364 | 4.5 | W1 |
| Kansas City | 7 | 15 | .318 | 5.5 | L7 |
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