Royals 4, Red Sox 3
David Ortiz had an RBI groundout in the first inning. (Ed Zurga/AP)
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
Clay Buchholz's winless spell continued, as he squandered a two-run lead on a second-inning homer and three hits, two walks, a wild pitch and a hit batsman in a three-run third. Jason Bay's ninth-inning infield single got one back, but the Sox left the bases loaded.
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Kansas City 4, Boston 3
Today's Boxes 8/4/08
TOR 6, OAK 1
HOU 2, CHC 0
CLE 5, TB 2
CIN 6, MIL 3
TEX 9, NYY 5
WSH 9, COL 4
ARI 13, PIT 7
LAA 6, BAL 5
SEA 11, MIN 6
SF 4, ATL 2
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Standings thru 8/4/08 | Recap: BOS | KC | Gameday | Red Sox stats | Royals stats
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Drew , RF4 1 0 0 1 2 2 .283
Pedroia , 2B4 1 3 0 1 0 0 .317
1-Ellsbury , PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
Ortiz , DH5 0 0 1 0 1 5 .254
Youkilis , 3B3 0 1 1 2 1 1 .316
Bay , LF5 0 1 1 0 2 4 .284
Casey , 1B5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .355
Lowrie , SS4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .293
Varitek , C2 0 1 0 2 1 2 .220
Crisp , CF4 1 1 0 0 3 3 .250
Totals 36 3 9 3 6 12 21
BATTING 2B : Pedroia (34, Meche), Youkilis (28, Meche).TB : Pedroia 4; Youkilis 2; Bay; Casey; Lowrie; Varitek; Crisp.RBI : Ortiz (48), Youkilis (76), Bay (68).2-out RBI : Bay.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Casey 3; Bay; Varitek.Team LOB : 12.FIELDING DP : (Pedroia-Lowrie-Casey).
Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Aviles, M , SS-2B4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .338
German , 2B-LF4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .244
Teahen , RF4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .245
Guillen , DH3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .264
Butler , 1B3 0 0 1 0 2 2 .268
Pena , SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148
Gordon , 3B2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .254
Buck , C3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .244
Gload , LF-1B4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .271
Maier , CF3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .310
Totals 30 4 8 4 3 6 11
BATTING 2B : Guillen 2 (31, Buchholz, Masterson).HR : Gordon (13, 2nd inning off Buchholz, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Aviles, M; German; Teahen 2; Guillen 4; Gordon 4; Maier.RBI : Gordon (49), Teahen (35), Butler (39), Buck (39).2-out RBI : Buck.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Gload 2; Teahen; Butler.SF : Butler.GIDP : Buck.Team LOB : 7.
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Meche (W, 10-9)6.0 4 2 2 5 9 0 4.17
Ramirez, R (H, 15)1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.89
Mahay (H, 19)0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.20
Soria (S, 32)1.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 1.57
WP : Buchholz.IBB : Gordon (by Buchholz), Youkilis (by Soria).HBP : Buck (by Buchholz).Pitches-strikes : Buchholz 93-57, Masterson 15-11, Lopez 7-4, Meche 109-66, Ramirez, R 21-14, Mahay 9-6, Soria 31-17.Ground outs-fly outs : Buchholz 11-3, Masterson 1-0, Lopez 1-2, Meche 6-3, Ramirez, R 2-2, Mahay 0-0, Soria 1-1.Batters faced : Buchholz 28, Masterson 4, Lopez 3, Meche 27, Ramirez, R 7, Mahay 1, Soria 7.Inherited runners-scored : Mahay 2-0.Umpires : HP: Doug Eddings. 1B: Ted Barrett. 2B: Dana DeMuth. 3B: Lance Barksdale.Weather : 96 degrees, clear.Wind : 8 mph, R to L.T : 2:59.Att : 24,378.August 4, 2008
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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