Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox
July 28, 2011 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 28, 2011 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 4, Boston Red Sox 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Gordon lf 3 1 0 0
Maier cf 4 1 0 0
Butler dh 4 1 1 3
Hosmer 1b 4 0 1 0
Francoeur rf 3 1 0 0
Moustakas 3b 3 0 1 1
Treanor c 4 0 1 0
Getz 2b 3 0 2 0
Escobar ss 3 0 1 0
Hochevar p 0 0 0 0
  Holland p 0 0 0 0
  Soria p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 7 4
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Ellsbury cf 4 0 1 2
Pedroia 2b 3 1 1 1
Gonzalez 1b 4 0 2 0
Youkilis 3b 4 0 0 0
Ortiz dh 4 0 0 0
Reddick rf 4 0 0 0
Sutton lf 4 0 2 0
Varitek c 3 1 1 0
  Crawford ph 1 0 0 0
Navarro ss 4 1 1 0
Beckett p 0 0 0 0
  Morales p 0 0 0 0
  Albers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 8 3
Kansas City 000 400 000470
Boston 002 000 010381
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Hochevar  W(7-8) 7.0 6 2 2 1 6
  Holland   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Soria  SV(19) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
1
7
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Beckett  L(9-4) 7.0 5 4 3 3 8
  Morales   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Albers   1.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
3
5
8

  E–Sutton (3).  DP–Boston 1. Pedroia-Navarro-Gonzalez.  PB–Varitek (5).  2B–Kansas City Moustakas (5,off Beckett), Boston Navarro (2,off Hochevar).  HR–Kansas City Butler (10,4th inning off Beckett 2 on 0 out), Boston Pedroia (15,8th inning off Holland 0 on 0 out).  SH–Getz (12,off Beckett); Escobar (11,off Beckett).  Team LOB–7.  Team–6.  SB–Pedroia (21,2nd base off Hochevar/Treanor).  U-HP–Gary Cederstrom, 1B–Adrian Johnson, 2B–Chris Conroy, 3B–Lance Barksdale.  T–2:51.  A–37,822.
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