MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/05/2019
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1253 - MONDAY, AUGUST 5TH, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Boston Red Sox (56-58) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 1 8 13 0
Kansas City Royals (61-52) 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 7 16 0
Extra-Inning Win by Red Sox over Royals
Boston first baseman Albert Pujols had 3 ribbies while helping his team defeat the Kansas City Royals, 8-7. Boston reliever Edwin Diaz picked up the win, bumping his record to 3-4. Arodys Vizcaino was collared with the loss. The Red Sox saw their win-loss record go to 56-58. At the same time, the Royals fell to 61-52.

Pujols had a game-changing home run in the top of the tenth. On a first pitch fastball from Arodys Vizcaino, he banged a solo home run to left, giving the Red Sox a 8-7 lead. It was the 7th home run of the year for Pujols.

In postgame comments to the Boston Chronicle, Pujols said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
   c-G. Bird RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 4 11
R. Torreyes 3B, SS 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .305 1 19
   b-Y. Solarte SS, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 11 45
A. Pujols 1B 5 2 3 3 0 0 0 .266 7 21
T. Federowicz C 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .251 9 20
V. Robles CF 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .238 7 40
   e-J. Crawford DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .213 0 18
E. Nunez 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .284 7 27
   d-J. Lucroy LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246 4 23
Totals 28 5 10 6 1 5 7      
b - Y. Solarte substituted for S. Pearce in the 8th
c - G. Bird substituted for Y. Puig in the 8th
d - J. Lucroy substituted for J. Bradley Jr. in the 8th
e - J. Crawford substituted for L. Morrison in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: V. Robles (24, 2nd Inning off K. Freeland, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: E. Nunez (1, 5th Inning off K. Freeland, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Pujols (7, 10th Inning off A. Vizcaino, 0 on, 0 outs) V. Robles (7, 8th Inning off C. Edwards Jr., 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Pujols 6 , T. Federowicz , V. Robles 6 , R. Torreyes 3 , E. Nunez 3
2-out RBI: R. Torreyes
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Swanson SS 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 .230 8 37
   a-M. Adams PH, 1B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .269 30 91
J. Winker LF 6 1 2 0 0 1 6 .319 9 45
N. Arenado 3B 6 1 3 1 0 1 1 .313 27 82
C. Casali C 5 0 0 1 1 2 5 .221 8 22
J. Profar 2B, SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .251 16 63
L. Chisenhall RF 5 2 4 1 1 1 1 .278 10 48
T. Flowers DH 6 1 2 1 0 2 4 .197 6 12
O. Herrera CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .292 21 66
N. Goodrum 1B, 2B 4 1 1 0 1 2 6 .242 1 6
Totals 46 7 16 7 4 11 31      
a - M. Adams pinch hit for D. Swanson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Winker (24, 6th Inning off C. Murray, 0 on, 1 out) O. Herrera (24, 4th Inning off M. Kickham, 0 on, 1 out) N. Arenado (23, 8th Inning off M. Banuelos, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Winker 3 , O. Herrera 3 , N. Goodrum , N. Arenado 4 , T. Flowers 2 , L. Chisenhall 4 , D. Swanson , M. Adams
2-out RBI: T. Flowers , L. Chisenhall , D. Swanson , M. Adams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Winker 2 , C. Casali , N. Goodrum , J. Profar , T. Flowers , D. Swanson
Hit by Pitch: O. Herrera , J. Profar
Team LOB: 15
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Kickham 4.0 5 2 2 2 2 0 0 45 4.77   
C. Murray 1.1 6 2 2 0 3 0 0 22 4.25   
C. Bedrosian 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.17   
L. Hendriks 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.68   
T. Layne 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.48   
C. Sadzeck 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 2.26   
O. Drake 0.0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 3.61   
C. Kimbrel H (7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 3.64   
M. Banuelos 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 9.75   
E. Volquez H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 2.12   
E. Diaz W (3-4), BS (2) 1.2 2 1 1 0 3 0 43 27 3.54   
J. Schafer SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 4 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Kickham 44
Batters Faced: M. Kickham 19, C. Murray 10, C. Bedrosian 0, L. Hendriks 0, T. Layne 0, C. Sadzeck 1, O. Drake 1, C. Kimbrel 1, M. Banuelos 1, E. Volquez 2, E. Diaz 9, J. Schafer 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Kickham 6-4, C. Murray 0-1, C. Bedrosian 0-0, L. Hendriks 0-0, T. Layne 0-0, C. Sadzeck 0-0, O. Drake 0-0, C. Kimbrel 0-0, M. Banuelos 0-0, E. Volquez 2-0, E. Diaz 1-1, J. Schafer 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Kickham 0-45, C. Murray 0-22, C. Bedrosian 0-0, L. Hendriks 0-0, T. Layne 0-0, C. Sadzeck 0-3, O. Drake 0-3, C. Kimbrel 0-4, M. Banuelos 4-2, E. Volquez 6-4, E. Diaz 43-27, J. Schafer 8-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Drake 1-0 , C. Kimbrel 2-0 , M. Banuelos 2-1 , E. Volquez 2-1 , J. Schafer 1-0
Hit Batsmen: E. Diaz 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Freeland 6.0 6 2 2 1 5 0 0 59 4.17   
D. Hernandez 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00   
R. Bleier BS (4) 0.0 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 7 2.82   
C. Edwards Jr. 1.2 2 1 1 0 3 1 15 23 4.58   
J. Alvarado 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 0.00   
A. Vizcaino L (0-1) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 13 8 2.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Freeland 56
Batters Faced: K. Freeland 24, D. Hernandez 0, R. Bleier 4, C. Edwards Jr. 7, J. Alvarado 1, A. Vizcaino 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Freeland 5-7, D. Hernandez 0-0, R. Bleier 0-0, C. Edwards Jr. 0-2, J. Alvarado 1-0, A. Vizcaino 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Freeland 0-59, D. Hernandez 0-0, R. Bleier 0-7, C. Edwards Jr. 15-23, J. Alvarado 6-3, A. Vizcaino 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Edwards Jr. 1-1 , J. Alvarado 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Albert Pujols
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 4:55
Attendance: 37579
Special Notes: The game on the original date was suspended in the 8th inning due to bad weather and rescheduled.
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