MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT BOSTON RED SOX
09/02/2081
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 2781 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND , 2081 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Monarchs (69-70) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 10 1
Boston Red Sox (68-71) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 X 5 7 0
Red Sox Curb Monarchs, 5-2
Boosted by the 2-hit performance of Raúl España the Boston Red Sox defeated the Kansas City Monarchs, 5-2. Gang Gong was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 23 of 25 save opportunities. The Red Sox go to 68-71, putting them third in the American League East.

The Red Sox had to work out of trouble in the top of the ninth. The score was 5-2, Boston, with one out. Kansas City, with runners on 1st and 2nd, was mounting a threat. Ian Wallace dug in at the plate, but on a 1-0 fastball, he hit into a double play.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Wallace CF 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 .288 30 83
S. Atirat 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .244 0 14
I. Fioravanti 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .280 14 72
P. Flores LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .313 16 68
H. Johns 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .307 26 91
D. Graves DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .242 12 54
B. León C 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 .219 21 59
B. Shooter RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .265 22 68
G. Filpo SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .258 11 36
Totals 36 2 10 2 1 7 21      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Flores (27, 4th Inning off M. Altenbach, 1 on, 0 outs) , H. Johns (29, 7th Inning off M. Altenbach, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. León (11, 7th Inning off S. Vega, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: I. Wallace , S. Atirat , I. Fioravanti , P. Flores 3 , H. Johns 2 , B. León 3 , G. Filpo 2
2-out RBI: I. Wallace
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Wallace , D. Graves , B. León
GIDP: I. Wallace
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: P. Flores (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Atirat-Filpo-Fioravanti, Atirat-Filpo-Fioravanti)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Lê CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .261 19 70
R. España 3B 3 2 2 3 0 0 1 .282 21 60
   b-A. Gonzáles 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 5 22
E. Escobedo SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .262 24 64
Y. Gomez LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .322 32 86
   a-Y. Ojeda LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .190 0 4
Y. Silvestre 1B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .263 13 68
R. Sharp C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .311 1 39
B. Ledezma DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .308 27 80
E. Montañez RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .254 10 56
R. Piño 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
Totals 28 5 7 3 2 5 7      
a - Y. Ojeda substituted for Y. Gomez in the 8th
b - A. Gonzáles substituted for R. España in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Escobedo (28, 8th Inning off Y. Vallejos, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. España 2 (21, 1st Inning off G. Zepeda, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off G. Zepeda, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. España 8 , E. Escobedo 2 , Y. Silvestre , R. Sharp , E. Montañez , R. Piño
2-out RBI: R. España
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Ojeda
GIDP: R. Sharp , B. Ledezma
Sac Fly: R. España
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Montañez (7) , R. Piño 2 (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Piño-Escobedo-Silvestre)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Zepeda L (9-14) 7.2 6 5 5 2 5 2 101 5.01   
Y. Vallejos 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 5.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Zepeda 50
Batters Faced: G. Zepeda 29, Y. Vallejos 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Zepeda 8-8, Y. Vallejos 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Zepeda 101-63, Y. Vallejos 4-4
WP: G. Zepeda
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Altenbach W (14-10) 6.0 4 2 2 1 3 0 76 4.30   
S. Vega H (22) 1.1 3 0 0 0 2 0 24 4.29   
C. Villarreal H (7) 1.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 25 5.09   
G. Gong SV (23) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Altenbach 58
Batters Faced: M. Altenbach 23, S. Vega 7, C. Villarreal 6, G. Gong 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Altenbach 7-8, S. Vega 2-0, C. Villarreal 0-1, G. Gong 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Altenbach 76-50, S. Vega 24-14, C. Villarreal 25-17, G. Gong 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Vega 1-1 , C. Villarreal 1-0 , G. Gong 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Raúl España
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 24304
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