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August 6, 2008

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Red Sox 8 12 0
Royals 2 6 0
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Red Sox 8 12 0
Royals 2 7 0

Billy Butler Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .269
OBP .667 .327
At Bats 3 301
Hits 2 81
• Singles 2 59
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 27
RBI’s 0 39

Jonathan Papelbon Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 3 31
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Kauffman Stadium - August 6, 2008
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Single
Jonathan Papelbon
Kevin Cash
Sean Casey
Alex Cora
Mike Lowell
Jed Lowrie
Jason Bay
Jacoby Ellsbury
J.D. Drew
Billy Butler
Count: 1-2, 1 Out
Count: 1-2, 1 Out

Butler hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Jonathan Papelbon now pitching. Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Bay strikes out.
Top 9 Lowell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aviles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Casey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Teahen strikes out.
Bottom 8 German hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lowrie scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Justin Masterson now pitching. Aviles strikes out.
Top 8 Ortiz strikes out.
Top 8 Lowrie strikes out.
Top 8 Joel Peralta now pitching. Drew strikes out.
Bottom 7 Maier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cora fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Gload hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Butler moves to third.
Bottom 7 Buck hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cora settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Gordon strikes out.
Bottom 7 Manny Delcarmen now pitching. Butler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Ramon Ramirez now pitching. Cora hits a ball on the ground towards first. Butler scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cora for the out.
Top 7 Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Ellsbury hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 7 Bay hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Casey moves to third.
Top 7 Lowell strikes out.
Top 7 Casey is hit by the pitch.
Top 7 Ortiz hits a fly ball into left field. Gload settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Guillen strikes out.
Bottom 6 Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 German hits a fly ball into center field. Ellsbury settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Lowrie hits a fly ball into right field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ron Mahay now pitching. Drew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bay scores. Ellsbury scores. Cora moves to third.
Top 6 Cora takes first base on ball four. Bay moves to third. Ellsbury moves to second.
Top 6 Cash strikes out.
Top 6 Ellsbury hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bay moves to second.
Top 6 Bay hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Lowell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aviles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Aviles hits a fly ball into left field. Bay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Maier hits a fly ball into center field. Ellsbury settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gload hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Butler scores. Gordon scores. Gload moves to second.
Bottom 5 Buck strikes out. Cash drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Buck out.
Bottom 5 The ball gets by Cash for a passed ball. Butler moves to third. Gordon moves to second.
Bottom 5 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cora fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Butler moves to second.
Bottom 5 Butler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Casey strikes out.
Top 5 Ortiz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lowrie scores.
Top 5 Lowrie hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Maier. Lowrie reaches second base with a double. Cora scores. Drew goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Drew takes first base on ball four. Cora moves to second.
Top 5 Cora hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aviles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Ellsbury hits a ball on the ground towards first. Butler scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ellsbury for the out.
Bottom 4 Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lowrie scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Teahen strikes out.
Bottom 4 German hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lowrie scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Lowell hits a fly ball into center field. Maier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Casey hits a fly ball into left field. Gload settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Aviles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Maier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cora scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Gload hits a fly ball into center field. Ellsbury settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ortiz hits a fly ball into center field. Maier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lowrie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hochevar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Drew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Butler scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Drew for the out.
Bottom 2 Buck hits a fly ball into center field. Ellsbury settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Ellsbury settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Butler strikes out.
Top 2 Cora hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aviles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Cash hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. German settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ellsbury hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Bay hits a fly ball into center field. Maier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Guillen strikes out.
Bottom 1 Teahen hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 German strikes out.
Bottom 1 Sean Casey now playing first base. Aviles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Lowell hits a line drive towards the mound. Hochevar catches it and throws to first to double up Youkilis.
Top 1 Youkilis is hit by the pitch. Lowrie moves to second.
Top 1 Ortiz hits a fly ball into left field. Gload settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Drew moves to third.
Top 1 Lowrie takes first base on ball four. Drew moves to second.
Top 1 Drew hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.