Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox
July 18, 2007 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 2007 at Fenway Park. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 6, Boston Red Sox 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus cf 4 1 1 0
Grudzielanek 2b 4 2 2 1
Teahen rf 4 2 1 0
Butler 1b 3 1 2 2
  German pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Gload dh 3 0 0 1
Gordon 3b,1b 4 0 2 2
Brown lf 4 0 1 0
Smith ss 4 0 0 0
LaRue c 4 0 0 0
Perez p 0 0 0 0
  Riske p 0 0 0 0
  Gobble p 0 0 0 0
  Soria p 0 0 0 0
  Dotel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 9 6
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Drew rf 4 0 0 1
Pedroia 2b 5 0 3 0
Ortiz dh 5 0 2 0
  Cora pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Ramirez lf 4 2 2 1
Youkilis 1b 3 1 0 0
Lowell 3b 4 0 1 0
Varitek c 4 1 0 1
Crisp cf 3 1 1 0
Lugo ss 4 0 1 2
Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  Timlin p 0 0 0 0
  Delcarmen p 0 0 0 0
  Papelbon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
Kansas City 000 240 000690
Boston 000 410 0005101
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Perez  W (5-8) 5.0 7 5 5 2 2
  Riske   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Gobble   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Soria   1.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Dotel  SV (10) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
3
5
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Tavarez  L (5-8) 4.2 9 6 4 0 3
  Timlin   2.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Delcarmen   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Papelbon   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
6
4
1
8

  E–Lowell (14).  DP–Boston 1. Varitek-Lugo.  2B–Kansas City Grudzielanek (19,off Tavarez); Butler (9,off Tavarez), Boston Pedroia (22,off Perez); Lugo (16,off Perez)..  3B–Boston Crisp (6,off Soria).  HR–Boston Ramirez (14,5th inning off Perez 0 on 1 out).  SF–Gload (2,off Tavarez); Drew (3,off Perez).  Team LOB–3.  Team–8.  U-HP–Larry Vanover, 1B–Tony Randazzo, 2B–Charlie Reliford, 3B–Greg Gibson.  T–3:08.  A–36,681.
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