Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Boston 8, Kansas City 6
When: 1:35 PM ET, Sunday, August 26, 2012
Where: Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
Temperature: 76°
Umpires: Home - Cory Blaser, 1B - Dan Bellino, 2B - Mike Estabrook, 3B - Jerry Layne
Attendance: 37188
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City 0004000206112
Boston 11002121-8142
Kansas City
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Lorenzo Cain CF 4 1 1 3 1 1 2 .248
Alcides Escobar SS 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .304
Alex Gordon LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 .293
Billy Butler DH 5 1 1 0 0 4 4 .304
Salvador Perez C 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .295
Jeff Francoeur RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .235
Johnny Giavotella 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .211
Eric Hosmer 1B 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .241
Tony Abreu 3B 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .333
Totals 37 6 11 6 3 12 18  
Batting
HR - Lorenzo Cain (5)
TB - Lorenzo Cain 4, Alcides Escobar, Alex Gordon 2, Billy Butler, Salvador Perez 2, Johnny Giavotella, Eric Hosmer, Tony Abreu 2
RBI - Lorenzo Cain 3 (24), Eric Hosmer (51), Tony Abreu 2 (4)
2-Out RBI - Lorenzo Cain 3 (9), Tony Abreu 2 (3)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Lorenzo Cain (20), Alex Gordon (47), Billy Butler 2 (50), Salvador Perez (13)
SF - Eric Hosmer (2)
Team LOB - 8
Baserunning
CS - Alex Gordon (5, 2nd by Beato/Lavarnway)
SB - Alcides Escobar (26, 2nd off Doubront/Lavarnway), Alex Gordon (8, 2nd off Doubront/Lavarnway)
Fielding
E - Alcides Escobar 2 (17)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Will Smith (L 4-6) 5.0 9 5 4 2 1 1 5.55
Tim Collins 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.06
Aaron Crow 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.44
Jeremy Jeffress 0.2 3 2 0 1 1 0 0.00
Francisley Bueno 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.16
Louis Coleman 1.0 1 1 1 0 3 1 3.95
Pitches-Strikes - Will Smith 90-58, Tim Collins 8-7, Aaron Crow 4-3, Jeremy Jeffress 28-16, Francisley Bueno 1-1, Louis Coleman 16-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Will Smith 7-1, Tim Collins 0-1, Aaron Crow 1-0, Jeremy Jeffress 2-0, Francisley Bueno 0-0, Louis Coleman 0-0
Batters Faced - Will Smith 26, Tim Collins 3, Aaron Crow 1, Jeremy Jeffress 7, Francisley Bueno 1, Louis Coleman 4
Inherited Runners-Scored - Tim Collins 2-1, Aaron Crow 2-0, Francisley Bueno 3-0
Boston
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Pedro Ciriaco 3B 5 2 3 2 0 1 4 .360
Jacoby Ellsbury CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 6 .269
Dustin Pedroia 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .282
Cody Ross RF 4 1 2 1 1 2 0 .278
James Loney 1B 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .200
Ryan Lavarnway C 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .180
Mauro Gomez DH 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 .304
Mike Aviles SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 .256
Scott Podsednik LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .370
Totals 39 8 14 7 3 6 25  
Batting
2B - Dustin Pedroia (30), Mike Aviles (27)
HR - Pedro Ciriaco (2), Dustin Pedroia (12)
TB - Pedro Ciriaco 6, Jacoby Ellsbury 2, Dustin Pedroia 6, Cody Ross 2, James Loney, Ryan Lavarnway, Mike Aviles 3, Scott Podsednik
RBI - Pedro Ciriaco 2 (16), Jacoby Ellsbury (15), Dustin Pedroia (53), Cody Ross (64), James Loney (1), Mike Aviles (58)
2-Out RBI - Pedro Ciriaco (2), Jacoby Ellsbury (7), James Loney (1)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jacoby Ellsbury 3 (20), Dustin Pedroia (50), Ryan Lavarnway (9), Scott Podsednik (7)
GIDP - James Loney (1)
Team LOB - 10
Baserunning
SB - Jacoby Ellsbury (9, 3rd off Smith/Perez)
Fielding
E - Pedro Ciriaco (3), Ryan Lavarnway (1)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Felix Doubront 5.0 6 4 4 2 7 1 4.79
Pedro Beato (W 1-0) 2.0 3 2 2 1 2 0 9.00
Craig Breslow (H 2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.69
Mark Melancon (SV 1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6.82
Pitches-Strikes - Felix Doubront 98-67, Pedro Beato 41-27, Craig Breslow 24-15, Mark Melancon 18-13
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Felix Doubront 5-3, Pedro Beato 2-1, Craig Breslow 0-1, Mark Melancon 1-0
Batters Faced - Felix Doubront 24, Pedro Beato 9, Craig Breslow 4, Mark Melancon 4
Inherited Runners-Scored - Craig Breslow 3-2