No razzle-dazzle for Royals
Red Sox 7, Royals 1
Odalis Perez yielded three runs in the first inning of Wednesday's game. (Dick Whipple/AP)
By Alan Eskew / Special to MLB.com
Ross Gload went 2-for-3 with a walk, and Jason LaRue hit a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning, but it was the only run the Royals could muster against Boston right-hander Josh Beckett.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: April 04, 2007
Boston
(1-1)
Won 1
Boston 7, Kansas City 1
Today's Boxes 4/4/07
WSH 7, FLA 6
DET 10, TOR 9
CLE 8, CWS 7
COL 11, ARI 4
LAA 5, TEX 3
ATL 3, PHI 2
CHC 4, CIN 1
LAD 5, MIL 4
PIT 5, HOU 4
MIN 7, BAL 2
NYM 10, STL 0
OAK 9, SEA 0
SD 5, SF 3
Kansas City
(1-1)
Lost 1
April 4, 2007
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Standings thru 4/4/07  | Gameday  | Red Sox Stats  | Royals Stats
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lugo , SS3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .286
Youkilis , 1B5 1 1 2 0 1 3 .333
Ortiz , DH3 1 0 0 2 1 2 .167
Ramirez , LF2 2 1 0 2 1 0 .167
a-Pena , PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Drew , RF5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .429
Lowell , 3B4 0 1 2 1 0 2 .250
Varitek , C3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .143
Crisp , CF3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .000
Pedroia , 2B3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .500
Totals 32 7 8 7 8 6 13
a-Grounded out for Ramirez in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Drew (1, Perez), Lowell (2, Perez).HR : Youkilis (1, 7th inning off Wellemeyer, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Lugo; Youkilis 4; Ramirez; Drew 3; Lowell 2; Varitek; Pedroia.RBI : Drew (1), Lowell 2 (2), Varitek (1), Youkilis 2 (2), Lugo (1).2-out RBI : Drew; Lowell 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Varitek; Crisp; Lowell; Ortiz.S : Lugo.SF : Varitek.GIDP : Youkilis.Team LOB : 8. FIELDING E : Lowell 3 (3, fielding, fielding, throw).DP : (Lowell-Pedroia-Youkilis).
Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
DeJesus , CF3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000
Grudzielanek , 2B4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333
German , 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Teahen , RF3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .429
Sweeney , DH4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .250
Gordon , 3B4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000
Brown , LF3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .000
Gload , 1B3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .429
LaRue , C3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .000
Pena , SS4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286
Totals 31 1 3 1 4 8 11
BATTING 2B : Teahen (1, Beckett), Gload (1, Beckett).TB : Teahen 2; Gload 3.RBI : LaRue (1).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Sweeney 2; Pena 2.SF : LaRue.GIDP : Grudzielanek.Team LOB : 8. FIELDING DP : (Pena-Grudzielanek-Gload).
Pitches-strikes : Beckett 94-46, Lopez 9-5, Snyder 18-10, Romero 11-6, Pineiro 20-14, Perez 90-52, Soria 19-11, Wellemeyer 35-19, Braun 24-13, Gobble 11-6.Ground outs-fly outs : Beckett 3-7, Lopez 2-0, Snyder 2-2, Romero 2-0, Pineiro 1-0, Perez 7-6, Soria 0-2, Wellemeyer 1-2, Braun 0-1, Gobble 1-1.Batters faced : Beckett 22, Lopez 3, Snyder 4, Romero 3, Pineiro 4, Perez 23, Soria 3, Wellemeyer 7, Braun 6, Gobble 3.Inherited runners-scored : Snyder 1-0, Soria 2-1.Umpires : HP: Jim Joyce. 1B: Jeff Nelson. 2B: Jim Wolf. 3B: Tim Tschida.Weather : 42 degrees, clear.Wind : 10 mph, L to R.T : 3:19.Att : 22,348.
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