July 9, 2009 Red Sox 5, Royals 4

The Sox see the Kansas City Royals for the first time this year, and KC shows why they have the worst record in the American League. One of the sloppiest innings I have probably seen the Sox play (2 errors, 4 hits including a homer) give the Royals an early 3-0 lead before the Sox even get to bat, but the Sox mount the comeback and eventually tie the game 4-all in the 6th. In the bottom of the 9th, Mark Kotsay comes through again knocking Jacoby Ellsbury home on a walk-off double and a nice come from behind win. The win, combined with a Yankees loss to the red-hot Twins (31-5 last 36 games) as Minnesota completes a series sweep, puts the Sox back into a tie for first with the Bombers.

Strat-O-Matic Report

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BOXSCORE: 2009 Kansas City Royals At 2009 Boston Red Sox             7/9/2009
 
  Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Dejesus CF        3  1  1  1 .297     J.Drew RF           4  0  0  0 .270  
  W.Bloomquist SS     5  1  1  0 .249     D.Pedroia 2B        4  0  1  0 .244  
  B.Butler 1B         5  1  3  1 .310     K.Youkilis 3B       4  1  1  1 .312  
  J.Guillen LF        5  0  1  0 .267     D.Ortiz DH          4  0  0  0 .259  
  M.Teahen 3B         4  1  2  1 .294     J.Bay LF            4  2  2  0 .266  
  M.Jacobs DH         4  0  1  0 .185     J.Ellsbury CF       3  2  2  1 .329  
  M.Olivo C           4  0  1  1 .274     J.Varitek C         3  0  0  0 .222  
  A.Callaspo 2B       4  0  0  0 .303     M.Kotsay 1B         3  0  1  1 .281  
  R.Freel RF          4  0  1  0 .212     N.Green SS          3  0  1  2 .289  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      38  4 11  4                 Totals      32  5  8  5
 
 
Royals.......... 3 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  4 11  0
Red Sox......... 0 2 0  1 0 1  0 0 1  -  5  8  3
 
Royals (34-51)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
L.Hochevar                7       5   4   4   2   3   1 113   5.90  A1 C9
J.Cruz LOSS(2-2)          1 1/3   3   1   1   1   3   0  26   4.79  D1
Totals                    8 1/3   8   5   5   3   6   1
 
Red Sox (49-36)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
B.Penny                   5 2/3   6   4   2   3   5   1 117   5.05  A1 D1
J.Masterson               0 1/3   2   0   0   0   1   0  12   5.79  D2 D4
H.Okajima                 1       0   0   0   0   1   0  13   4.60  D5 D7
D.Bard                    1 2/3   2   0   0   0   0   0  22   3.81  D8 E4
T.Saito WIN(4-0)          0 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   6.32  E5
Totals                    9      11   4   2   3   7   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 37,206 DATE- Thursday, July 9th 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Tim Tschida, Bob Davidson, Jeff Nelson, Mark Carlson
T- 3:25
LEFT ON BASE- Royals:10  Red Sox: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Royals: 1  Red Sox: 1
ERRORS- M.Kotsay, N.Green, B.Penny
DOUBLES- B.Butler(29th), M.Jacobs(11th), R.Freel(3rd), J.Ellsbury-2(15th),
         M.Kotsay(4th)
HOME RUNS- D.Dejesus(12th), K.Youkilis(13th)
WALKS- D.Dejesus-2, M.Teahen, J.Ellsbury, J.Varitek, M.Kotsay
STRIKE OUTS- W.Bloomquist, M.Jacobs, M.Olivo-2, A.Callaspo, R.Freel-2, J.Drew,
             K.Youkilis, D.Ortiz, J.Bay, J.Varitek-2
GIDP- J.Guillen
 
Boston Red Sox won a dramatic crowd-pleaser over Kansas City Royals at Fenway
Park pulling it out in their last at bats, 5 to 4.
 
Boston scored the deciding run in the 9th inning.  After an out was recorded,
Jacoby Ellsbury doubled.  Jason Varitek came to the plate and drew a walk.
Mark Kotsay then doubled giving Boston the victory as 37,206 happy fans
celebrated wildly.  Kansas City had 11 hits in the game while Boston had 8,
but Boston had the more timely hits.  
 
The victory was credited to Takashi Saito(4-0) who went 1/3 of an inning,
allowing no runs. Juan Cruz(2-2) took the loss in relief.  He pitched 1 and
1/3 innings allowing 3 hits and 1 walk.

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