THESHOW
BOSTON RED SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
05/31/2041
 
THESHOW
BOSTON RED SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1441 - FRIDAY, MAY 31ST , 2041 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (32-23) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Kansas City Royals (29-26) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 X 3 8 0
Late Magic Gets Kansas City 3-1 Win
The bats were silent much of the day at Kauffman Stadium. But Luis Díaz conjured up just enough offense to carry the Royals past the Boston Red Sox, 3-1. Díaz was 2-3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 times. Kansas City reliever Chris Jordan picked up the win, raising his record to 4-1. José Hernández was tagged with the loss. The slumping Red Sox have dropped 6 in a row.

Kansas City took a 3-1 lead on Len Donovan's 8th double of the season. The 2-run double, which Donovan hit in the bottom of the eighth, left Boston pitcher José Hernández shaking his head.

"We missed opportunities once again," said losing manager Kendall DeSanto.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ávila 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .278 10 30
J. Morales LF, SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .229 6 14
A. Negrón 2B 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 .268 10 36
A. Scott RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .251 8 25
E. Ortíz DH 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .180 7 10
J. Serrato SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .218 0 16
   a-E. Broomhead PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .199 1 9
B. Robertson 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .236 0 6
D. Walker CF 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .224 4 21
E. Taylor C 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 .220 0 10
   b-C. McClellan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
Totals 29 1 4 1 7 6 16      
a - E. Broomhead pinch hit for J. Serrato in the 8th
b - C. McClellan pinch hit for E. Taylor in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: E. Ortíz (7, 2nd Inning off R. Demacías, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Morales , E. Ortíz 4 , J. Serrato , B. Robertson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Taylor
GIDP: E. Broomhead , E. Taylor
Hit by Pitch: A. Negrón
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Robertson (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ávila-Taylor-Ávila)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Brown LF 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .305 4 5
J. Hodge CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .233 5 21
   a-J. Jacobson PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .240 7 24
L. Díaz DH 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .272 19 37
T. Rodríguez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .222 9 18
F. López RF, CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .250 2 6
L. Donovan 3B 4 0 1 2 0 0 3 .218 1 23
D. Koopman 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .250 0 2
C. Watts SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .050 0 1
H. Benizi C 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .170 3 8
Totals 29 3 8 3 5 6 20      
a - J. Jacobson pinch hit for J. Hodge in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hodge (11, 1st Inning off S. Garner, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Koopman (2, 5th Inning off S. Garner, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Donovan (8, 8th Inning off J. Hernández, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Díaz (19, 6th Inning off S. Garner, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Brown , J. Hodge 2 , L. Díaz 5 , F. López , L. Donovan 2 , D. Koopman 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hodge , L. Donovan , C. Watts
GIDP: J. Jacobson
Sac Bunt: C. Watts
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Díaz (9) , D. Koopman (2) , H. Benizi (6)
CS: F. López (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Donovan-Koopman-Rodríguez, Watts-Rodríguez)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Garner 6.1 6 1 1 4 5 1 107 2.55   
J. Hernández L (0-1) 1.2 2 2 2 1 1 0 29 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Garner 58
Batters Faced: S. Garner 28, J. Hernández 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Garner 4-9, J. Hernández 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Garner 107-62, J. Hernández 29-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hernández 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Demacías 5.0 3 1 1 5 4 1 107 4.46   
C. Noonan 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 26 2.25   
C. Jordan W (4-1) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 2.45   
A. McClendon SV (17) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 1.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Demacías 56
Batters Faced: R. Demacías 22, C. Noonan 8, C. Jordan 4, A. McClendon 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Demacías 6-4, C. Noonan 2-2, C. Jordan 1-2, A. McClendon 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Demacías 107-61, C. Noonan 26-14, C. Jordan 19-9, A. McClendon 11-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Jordan 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Noonan
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Luis Díaz
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 15 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 36188
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