Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals
August 6, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 6, 2008 at Kauffman Stadium. 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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Boston Red Sox 8, Kansas City Royals 2
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Drew rf 4 1 2 2
Lowrie ss 4 1 1 2
Ortiz dh 5 0 1 1
Youkilis 1b 0 0 0 0
  Casey 1b 3 1 1 0
Lowell 3b 5 0 0 0
Bay lf 5 2 2 0
Ellsbury cf 4 2 3 3
Cash c 4 0 1 0
Cora 2b 3 1 1 0
Wakefield p 0 0 0 0
  Delcarmen p 0 0 0 0
  Masterson p 0 0 0 0
  Papelbon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 12 8
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Aviles ss 4 0 0 0
German 2b 4 0 0 0
Teahen rf 4 0 1 0
Guillen dh 4 0 0 0
Butler 1b 4 1 3 0
Gordon 3b 4 1 2 0
Buck c 4 0 0 0
Gload lf 4 0 2 2
Maier cf 3 0 0 0
Hochevar p 0 0 0 0
  Mahay p 0 0 0 0
  Ramirez p 0 0 0 0
  Peralta p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 2
Boston 000 032 300–8120
Kansas City 000 020 000–280
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wakefield  W(7-8) 6.0 4 2 1 0 6
  Delcarmen   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Masterson   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Papelbon   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
0
1
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Hochevar  L(6-10) 5.2 7 5 5 3 2
  Mahay   1.0 4 3 3 0 1
  Ramirez   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Peralta   2.0 1 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
0
4
  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 2. Hochevar-Butler, Aviles-German-Butler.  PB–Cash (12).  2B–Boston Lowrie (7,off Hochevar).  HR–Boston Ellsbury (6,7th inning off Mahay 2 on 2 out).  HBP–Youkilis (9,by Hochevar); Casey (1,by Mahay).  Team LOB–7.  Team–6.  U-HP–Dana DeMuth, 1B–Lance Barksdale, 2B–Doug Eddings, 3B–Ted Barrett.  T–2:47.  A–24,294.
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