| The Red Sox hold on for a 3-2 win over the Royals, who are making their first and only trip to Fenway Park this year. Kason Gabbard was once again impressive, holding the Royals hitless until a 5th inning single by Alex Gordon. Gabbard allowed just 3 hits over 7 shutout innings, walking 3 and striking out 6. Gabbard has allowed no runs in 3 of his 5 starts this season, but walks are his downfall - in fact, opposing hitters are more likely to walk (21 in 37 innings) or strike out (23) than get a hit (17) against Gabbard. Once Gabbard leaves, Joel Pineiro contributes a less that impressive 8th inning, allowing a 2 run home run to Mark Teahan to cut the deficit to a run. Papelbon gets the day off after 2 straight 9th inning saves, but Hideki Okajima proves up to the task by striking out the side in the 9th. The Sox got solo homers from both a likely source (David Ortiz) and an unlikely source (Julio Lugo) in the win. |
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 2007 Kansas City Royals At 2007 Boston Red Sox 7/16/2007
Royals AB R H RBI AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG
D.Dejesus CF 4 0 1 0 .242 C.Crisp CF 4 1 1 0 .265
M.Grudzielanek 2B 4 0 0 0 .313 D.Pedroia 2B 4 0 0 0 .331
M.Teahen RF 4 1 1 2 .277 D.Ortiz DH 3 1 1 2 .314
B.Butler DH 4 0 1 0 .282 M.Ramirez LF 4 0 2 0 .312
E.Brown LF 3 0 0 0 .244 K.Youkilis 1B 3 0 1 0 .268
E.German 3B 2 0 1 0 .277 M.Lowell 3B 3 0 2 0 .300
A-R.Gload PH,1B 1 0 0 0 .246 J.Drew RF 3 0 0 0 .283
A.Gordon 1B,3B 4 0 2 0 .228 J.Varitek C 3 0 0 0 .247
J.Buck C 3 0 0 0 .227 J.Lugo SS 3 1 1 1 .218
T.Pena Jr SS 4 1 1 0 .230
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Totals 33 2 7 2 Totals 30 3 8 3
A-Pinch Hit For German In 8th Inning
Royals.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 7 2
Red Sox......... 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 - 3 8 1
Royals (36-56) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
B.Bannister LOSS(3-7) 7 7 3 2 0 4 2 102 3.12
J.Gobble 0 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 7.25
Z.Greinke 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4.43
Totals 8 8 3 2 0 5 2
Red Sox (70-22) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
K.Gabbard WIN(4-0) 7 3 0 0 3 6 0 113 1.23
J.Pineiro HOLD(5th) 1 4 2 2 0 0 1 28 3.26
H.Okajima SAVE(3rd) 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 12 1.59
Totals 9 7 2 2 3 9 1
ATTENDANCE- 35,049 DATE- Monday, July 16th 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Mike Dimuro, Joe West, Ed Rapuano, Cb Bucknor
T- 3:06
LEFT ON BASE- Royals: 7 Red Sox: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Royals: 1 Red Sox: 1
ERRORS- A.Gordon, T.Pena Jr, J.Pineiro
DOUBLES- A.Gordon(20th), M.Ramirez(19th), M.Lowell(18th)
HOME RUNS- M.Teahen(6th), D.Ortiz(23rd), J.Lugo(5th)
STOLEN BASES- C.Crisp(15th)
CAUGHT STEALING- E.Brown
SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Ortiz
WALKS- E.Brown, E.German, J.Buck
HIT BY PITCH- K.Youkilis, M.Lowell
STRIKE OUTS- D.Dejesus, M.Teahen, B.Butler-2, A.Gordon, J.Buck-3, T.Pena Jr,
C.Crisp, D.Pedroia, D.Ortiz, J.Varitek-2
GIDP- M.Grudzielanek, M.Lowell
WILD PITCHES- K.Gabbard
35,049 fans watched an exciting game at Fenway Park. The incredible Boston
Red Sox topped the Kansas City Royals by the slimmest of margins, 3 to
2.
Boston jumped on top of Kansas City in the 4th inning plating an isolated run
utilizing 2 base hits. After an out was recorded, David Ortiz cracked a solo
homerun (his 23rd of the season). Hideki Okajima pitched a perfect ninth and
was credited with his 3rd save.
The victory went to Kason Gabbard(4-0) who went 7 innings, allowing no runs.
The losing pitcher was Brian Bannister(3-7). He pitched 7 innings allowing 7
hits and no walks.
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