Game Score: Royals 10, Red Sox 4 / Box Score
WP: Nelson (1–1), LP: Breslow (0–1)
Royal Home Runs: Keppinger (1)
Royals Record: 54-89
Nice to see that our pitching staff isn’t the only one having problems. For the second straight night, the Royals scored ten runs against the Red Sox staff. The big blow came in the top of the twelfth inning when Manny Delcarmen came into the game after David DeJesus doubled to lead off the inning.
After getting Esteban German to pop out, the Red Sox intentionally walked Mark Grudzielanek—and the Royals made them pay by pulling off a successful double steal. Jeff Keppinger tried to hit a fly ball deep enough to score DeJesus from third, but the ball drifted out of the ball park down the right field line to give the Royals a 7–4 lead. Later in the inning, Andres Blanco doubled in three runs to blow the game open.Luke Hudson wasn’t exactly sharp—he gave up four runs and five walks in 6. 1 innings, but he kept the Royals in the game and gave us a chance to win. That’s all we can really ask for. Then, with the exception of Ryan Braun, our bullpen finally did the job for Hudson. Joel Peralta, Andrew Sisco, Joe Nelson, and Ambiorix Burgos held the Sox scoreless (although Burgos made things “interesting” again by giving up two hits in the bottom of the twelfth).
This afternoon, the Royals have a chance to sweep the Red Sox again. Mark Redman (9–8, 5.26) will go against Julian Tavarez (2–4, 4.72). Redman is 1–8 against the Red Sox in his career with a 8.00 ERA. Tavarez is 2–1 against the Royals with a 5.95 ERA.
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