Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox
May 22, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 22, 2008 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Kansas City Royals 8, Boston Red Sox 11

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus lf 6 0 2 0
Grudzielanek 2b 3 0 0 0
  German 2b 1 0 0 0
  Butler ph 1 0 1 0
Gordon 3b 4 3 1 0
Guillen dh 5 3 4 3
Teahen rf 2 1 0 0
Olivo c 5 1 3 5
Gload 1b 5 0 0 0
Callaspo ss 4 0 0 0
Gathright cf 4 0 2 0
Bannister p 0 0 0 0
  Gobble p 0 0 0 0
  Yabuta p 0 0 0 0
  Nunez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 8 13 8
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Ellsbury cf,lf 3 1 1 0
Pedroia 2b 5 1 1 1
Ortiz dh 5 0 1 0
Ramirez lf 4 2 1 0
  Crisp cf 0 0 0 0
Lowell 3b 4 3 3 4
Youkilis 1b 4 1 2 1
Drew rf 4 2 2 4
Cash c 4 1 1 0
Lugo ss 3 0 2 1
  Cora ss 0 0 0 0
Matsuzaka p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
  Hansen p 0 0 0 0
  Aardsma p 0 0 0 0
  Papelbon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 11 14 11
Kansas City 100 020 2308131
Boston 041 006 00x11140
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister  L (4-6) 5.1 12 7 7 1 4
  Gobble  0.2 2.0 4 4 2 1 1
  Yabuta  1 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Nunez  1 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
7.1
14
11
11
3
7
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Matsuzaka  W (8-0) 5.2 6 3 3 6 7
  Lopez  0.1 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Hansen  1 2.0 2 2 2 0 1
  Aardsma  1 3.0 3 3 0 2 1
  Papelbon  SV (14) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.2
13
8
8
8
10

  E–Gload (1).  2B–Kansas City Gathright (2,off Matsuzaka); Guillen (17,off Matsuzaka); Olivo 2 (11,off Matsuzaka,off Hansen)., Boston Lowell (10,off Bannister); Pedroia (15,off Gobble).  HR–Kansas City Guillen (6,7th inning off Hansen 0 on 0 out); Olivo (6,8th inning off Aardsma 2 on 2 out), Boston Drew (4,2nd inning off Bannister 3 on 0 out); Lowell (6,6th inning off Gobble 3 on 2 out).  Team LOB–13.  SF–Lugo (2,off Bannister).  IBB–Ramirez (3,by Gobble).  Team–5.  SB–Gathright (12,2nd base off Matsuzaka/Cash).  U-HP–Hunter Wendelstedt, 1B–Brian Knight, 2B–Marvin Hudson, 3B–Tom Hallion.  T–3:16.  A–37,613.
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