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May 22, 2008

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Top 9 R H E
Royals 8 13 1
Red Sox 11 14 0
Top 9 R H E
Royals 8 13 1
Red Sox 11 14 0

Alex Gordon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .297
OBP .600 .379
At Bats 3 172
Hits 1 51
• Singles 1 34
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 2 23
RBI’s 0 21

Jonathan Papelbon Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 13
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Fenway Park - May 22, 2008
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Jonathan Papelbon
Kevin Cash
Kevin Youkilis
Dustin Pedroia
Mike Lowell
Alex Cora
Jacoby Ellsbury
Coco Crisp
J.D. Drew
Alex Gordon
Billy Butler
David DeJesus

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 8 13 1 13
Boston Red Sox 11 14 0 5
Winning Pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka
Losing Pitcher Brian Bannister
Save Jonathan Papelbon
Game Winning RBI J.D. Drew
Attendance 37,613
Time of Game 3 hours 16 minutes
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Count: 2-1, 2 Outs
Count: 2-1, 0 Outs

End of Game

Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Ellsbury settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Butler moves to second.
Top 9 Billy Butler pinch hits for Esteban German. Butler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. DeJesus moves to third.
Top 9 DeJesus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Gathright hits a ball on the ground towards first. Youkilis scoops it up and throws to first, with Papelbon covering, for the out.
Top 9 Jacoby Ellsbury now playing left field. Coco Crisp now playing center field. Jonathan Papelbon now pitching. Callaspo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Ramirez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. German settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Ortiz strikes out.
Bottom 8 Leo Nunez now pitching. Pedroia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Gload strikes out.
Top 8 Olivo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 8 Teahen hits a line drive into right field. Drew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cora fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gordon moves to second.
Top 8 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Alex Cora now playing shortstop. David Aardsma now pitching. German strikes out.
Bottom 7 Ellsbury hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. German scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Lugo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gload juggles the ball. That's an error on Gload.
Bottom 7 Cash strikes out.
Bottom 7 Yasuhiko Yabuta now pitching. Esteban German now playing second base. Drew hits a popup towards short. Callaspo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Youkilis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats DeJesus for the out.
Top 7 Gathright takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Callaspo hits a fly ball into right field. Drew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gload hits a popup towards first. Youkilis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Olivo hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Ellsbury. Olivo reaches second base with a double. Teahen goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Teahen takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Craig Hansen now pitching. Guillen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Youkilis strikes out.
Bottom 6 Lowell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 6 Ramirez is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Ortiz hits a popup towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Pedroia hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of DeJesus. Pedroia reaches second base with a double. Cash scores. Ellsbury moves to third.
Bottom 6 Jimmy Gobble now pitching. Ellsbury takes first base on ball four. Cash moves to second.
Bottom 6 Lugo hits a fly ball into right field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Drew tags and scores.
Bottom 6 Cash hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Drew moves to third.
Bottom 6 Drew hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Javier Lopez now pitching. Gordon strikes out.
Top 6 Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matsuzaka fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 DeJesus strikes out.
Top 6 There goes Gathright. The throw from Cash and he is safe. Gathright steals second.
Top 6 Gathright hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Youkilis hits a line drive into left field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lowell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gload settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ramirez strikes out.
Top 5 Callaspo strikes out. Cash drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Callaspo out.
Top 5 Gload strikes out.
Top 5 Olivo hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Ramirez. Olivo reaches second base with a double. Guillen scores.
Top 5 Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Guillen moves to third.
Top 5 Guillen hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Ellsbury. Guillen reaches second base with a double. Gordon scores.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Gordon moves to second.
Top 5 Gordon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Lugo trying to get to home. Grudzielanek throws to Olivo who tags Lugo for the out. Ellsbury moves to second.
Bottom 4 Pedroia hits a fly ball into left field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ellsbury hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lugo moves to second.
Bottom 4 Lugo bunts towards the mound. Bannister fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Cash strikes out.
Top 4 Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matsuzaka fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 DeJesus hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Gathright moves to third.
Top 4 Gathright hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Ramirez. Gathright reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Callaspo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Gload hits a popup towards third. Lowell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Drew hits a fly ball into center field. Gathright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Youkilis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lowell scores.
Bottom 3 Lowell hits a fly ball into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Bottom 3 Ramirez strikes out.
Bottom 3 Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Olivo hits a fly ball into left field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Teahen takes first base on ball four. Grudzielanek moves to second.
Top 3 Guillen strikes out.
Top 3 Gordon hits a popup towards first. Youkilis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Grudzielanek takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Pedroia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Ellsbury takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 There goes Lugo. The throw from Olivo and he is out, Callaspo applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Lugo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Cash strikes out.
Bottom 2 Drew hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 2 Youkilis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ramirez moves to third. Lowell moves to second.
Bottom 2 Lowell hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Ramirez moves to second.
Bottom 2 Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 DeJesus strikes out.
Top 2 Gathright hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Callaspo moves to second.
Top 2 Callaspo takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Gload hits a popup towards short. Lugo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Callaspo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Pedroia hits a popup towards first. Gload settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Ellsbury hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gload scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ellsbury for the out.
Top 1 Olivo strikes out.
Top 1 Teahen takes first base on ball four. Guillen moves to second.
Top 1 Guillen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gordon scores.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Gordon moves to second.
Top 1 Gordon takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 DeJesus strikes out.