Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox
July 12, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 12, 2009 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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Kansas City Royals 0, Boston Red Sox 6

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus rf 4 0 1 0
Maier cf 3 0 1 0
Butler 1b 4 0 0 0
Teahen 3b 3 0 1 0
Guillen lf 2 0 0 0
Pena B. dh 3 0 0 0
Callaspo 2b 3 0 0 0
Buck c 3 0 0 0
Pena T. ss 3 0 0 0
Chen p 0 0 0 0
  Tejeda p 0 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
  Soria p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 3 0
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Ellsbury cf 4 1 0 0
Pedroia 2b 4 1 2 0
Youkilis 3b 5 0 2 1
Ortiz dh 5 1 1 1
Bay lf 0 0 0 0
Varitek c 3 0 0 1
Baldelli rf 5 0 2 1
Green ss 2 2 0 0
Bates 1b 4 1 3 1
Beckett p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 10 5
Kansas City 000 000 000030
Boston 100 310 01x6100
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Chen  L(0-4) 3.0 6 3 3 3 2
  Tejeda   1.0 0 2 2 4 1
  Wright   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Cruz   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Soria   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
6
6
9
5
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Beckett  W(11-3) 9.0 3 0 0 0 7
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
0
7

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 2. Callaspo-Butler, Maier-Teahen, Boston 1. Pedroia-Green-Bates.  2B–Kansas City DeJesus (18,off Beckett), Boston Pedroia (30,off Chen); Bates 2 (2,off Chen 2); Ortiz (19,off Soria); Baldelli (2,off Soria).  SH–Maier (3,off Beckett); Ellsbury (3,off Tejeda).  HBP–Guillen (7,by Beckett); Bay 2 (5,by Wright,by Soria).  Team LOB–3.  Team–14.  SB–Ellsbury (40,2nd base off Tejeda/Buck); Ellsbury (40,2nd base off Tejeda/Buck).  U-HP–Jim Joyce, 1B–Bill Miller, 2B–Derryl Cousins, 3B–Todd Tichenor.  T–2:52.  A–37,612.
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