MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT BOSTON RED SOX
08/01/2045
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 2154 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 1ST , 2045 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (59-47) 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 7 12 2
Boston Red Sox (58-50) 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 5 10 0
Royals Upend Red Sox, 7-5
The Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox, 7-5, at Fenway Park. Kansas City shortstop Aaron Matthews had an outstanding performance. He hit 2 home runs. Kansas City starter Chris Irvin was credited with the win after throwing 106 pitches over 6.2 innings. His record now stands at 6-5. The win elevated the Royals to 59-47.

Kansas City took a 6-4 lead on Matthews's 18th home run of the season. The solo home run, which he hit off Fred Huber in the top of the eighth, propelled Kansas City to the win.

"Say want you want about this team, they play nine innings hard," said Kansas City manager Chris Stephan.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Jaquez 3B 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 .244 32 75
I. Faber 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .309 7 36
T. Prado CF 4 0 1 1 1 1 2 .303 15 61
M. Estrada 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .278 24 64
   a-V. Moya 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .236 2 21
G. Switzer RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .287 13 65
Z. Davidson LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .330 7 24
A. Matthews SS 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .276 18 58
A. Martin DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .366 9 31
S. Britt C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .266 8 26
Totals 38 7 12 7 2 3 15      
a - V. Moya substituted for M. Estrada in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Estrada (16, 1st Inning off A. Thomas, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Martin 2 (16, 4th Inning off A. Schneidewind, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off A. Schneidewind, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Matthews 2 (18, 4th Inning off A. Thomas, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off F. Huber, 0 on, 2 outs) , Z. Davidson (7, 4th Inning off A. Thomas, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Jaquez (32, 9th Inning off Z. McGovern, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Jaquez 5 , I. Faber , T. Prado , M. Estrada 2 , G. Switzer , Z. Davidson 4 , A. Matthews 8 , A. Martin 4 , S. Britt
2-out RBI: M. Estrada , G. Switzer , A. Matthews
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Faber
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: M. Jaquez (1) , T. Prado (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Faber-Matthews-Estrada)
OF assists: 1 (Switzer(Albertson at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Wollf SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .375 0 0
B. Gray RF 5 1 2 0 0 2 2 .291 11 44
R. Rogers DH 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .369 12 64
K. McCormic Jr. LF 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .296 20 61
C. Breceda C 1 1 0 1 4 0 2 .251 12 48
B. Albertson 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 7 .213 2 7
B. Ervin 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .266 8 34
J. Bailey 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .167 0 0
M. Mentzer CF 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 .273 2 8
Totals 36 5 10 3 6 9 23      
BATTING
Home Runs: M. Mentzer (2, 5th Inning off C. Irvin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Wollf 2 , B. Gray 2 , R. Rogers 3 , B. Albertson , B. Ervin , M. Mentzer 4
2-out RBI: R. Rogers , C. Breceda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. McCormic Jr. , B. Albertson 2 , J. Bailey
GIDP: J. Bailey
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Gray (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gray-Breceda)
OF assists: 1 (Gray(Martin at home))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Irvin W (6-5) 6.2 8 4 4 2 6 1 106 5.06   
G. Ts'ong H (3) 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 22 6.27   
B. Boykin SV (9) 1.0 1 1 1 3 2 0 33 4.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Irvin 46
Batters Faced: C. Irvin 29, G. Ts'ong 6, B. Boykin 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Irvin 5-7, G. Ts'ong 1-2, B. Boykin 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Irvin 106-66, G. Ts'ong 22-11, B. Boykin 33-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Ts'ong 1-1
WP: C. Irvin
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Thomas L (1-3) 3.0 6 5 5 1 0 2 54 6.90   
A. Schneidewind 3.0 4 0 0 0 1 0 28 4.86   
F. Huber 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 23 3.38   
Z. McGovern 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 1 19 2.70   
D. Klomp 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Thomas 24
Batters Faced: A. Thomas 16, A. Schneidewind 12, F. Huber 7, Z. McGovern 4, D. Klomp 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Thomas 4-5, A. Schneidewind 1-6, F. Huber 1-3, Z. McGovern 1-1, D. Klomp 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Thomas 54-31, A. Schneidewind 28-21, F. Huber 23-15, Z. McGovern 19-12, D. Klomp 3-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Klomp 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Aaron Matthews
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 31900
Special Notes: Cesar Breceda ties the BOS regular season game record for bases on balls with 4.
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