Royals 4, Red Sox 3
Alex Gordon stroked his 13th home run of the season in the second inning. (Ed Zurga/AP)
By Dick Kaegel / MLB.com
Gil Meche allowed two runs in the first and walked five over his six innings, but struck out nine. Alex Gordon homered in the second and the Royals batted around in the third for three runs. Joakim Soria loaded the bases and allowed a run in the ninth, but got the save.
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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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