Updated: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 08:50 PM EDT
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Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
ROYALS  (21-24) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0
RED SOX  (29-19) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 5 0

Royals 1, Red Sox 2

Royals first: DeJesus grounded out, second baseman Pedroia to first baseman Youkilis. Grudzielanek struck out. Gordon doubled to left. Guillen grounded out, shortstop Lugo to first baseman Youkilis.
Runs: 0, Hits: 1, Errors: 0

Red Sox first: Crisp grounded out, pitcher Meche to shortstop Pena Jr. to first baseman Gload. Pedroia lined out to third baseman Gordon. Ortiz singled to right. Ramirez struck out.
Runs: 0, Hits: 1, Errors: 0

Royals second: Teahen struck out. Butler grounded out, pitcher Masterson to first baseman Youkilis. Gload was hit by a pitch. Buck grounded out, shortstop Lugo to first baseman Youkilis.
Runs: 0, Hits: 0, Errors: 0

Red Sox second: Lowell struck out. Youkilis singled to center. Drew singled to center, Youkilis to third. Varitek walked on a full count, Drew to second. Lugo hit a sacrifice fly to right fielder Teahen, Youkilis scored, Drew to third. Crisp doubled to right, Drew scored, Varitek to third. Pedroia flied out to center fielder DeJesus.
Runs: 2, Hits: 3, Errors: 0

Royals third: Pena Jr. grounded out, third baseman Lowell to first baseman Youkilis. DeJesus lined out to second baseman Pedroia. Grudzielanek walked. Gordon singled to center, Grudzielanek to third. Gordon was out advancing, center fielder Crisp to second baseman Pedroia to first baseman Youkilis, Gordon out.
Runs: 0, Hits: 1, Errors: 0

Red Sox third: Ortiz grounded out, first baseman Gload unassisted. Ramirez flied out to right fielder Teahen. Lowell flied out to center fielder DeJesus.
Runs: 0, Hits: 0, Errors: 0

Royals fourth: Guillen struck out. Teahen walked. Butler grounded into a double play, shortstop Lugo to second baseman Pedroia to first baseman Youkilis, Teahen out.
Runs: 0, Hits: 0, Errors: 0

Red Sox fourth: Youkilis struck out. Drew lined out to second baseman Grudzielanek. Varitek struck out.
Runs: 0, Hits: 0, Errors: 0

Royals fifth: Gload grounded out, second baseman Pedroia to first baseman Youkilis. Buck struck out. Pena Jr. flied out to right fielder Drew.
Runs: 0, Hits: 0, Errors: 0

Red Sox fifth: Lugo popped out to second baseman Grudzielanek. Crisp grounded out, first baseman Gload unassisted. Pedroia struck out.
Runs: 0, Hits: 0, Errors: 0

Royals sixth: DeJesus lined out to first baseman Youkilis. Grudzielanek grounded out, shortstop Lugo to first baseman Youkilis. Gordon doubled to center. Guillen struck out.
Runs: 0, Hits: 1, Errors: 0

Red Sox sixth: Ortiz singled to right. Ramirez struck out. Lowell grounded out, third baseman Gordon to first baseman Gload, Ortiz to second. Youkilis struck out.
Runs: 0, Hits: 1, Errors: 0

Royals seventh: Teahen walked on a full count. Butler grounded out, pitcher Masterson to first baseman Youkilis, Teahen to second. Lopez pitching. Gload struck out. Delcarmen pitching. Buck singled to center, Teahen scored. Callaspo pinch-hitting for Pena Jr. Callaspo struck out.
Runs: 1, Hits: 1, Errors: 0

Red Sox seventh: Callaspo in as shortstop. Drew grounded out, second baseman Grudzielanek to first baseman Gload. Varitek struck out. Lugo walked on a full count. Crisp lined out to second baseman Grudzielanek.
Runs: 0, Hits: 0, Errors: 0

Royals eighth: Okajima pitching. Cora in as shortstop. DeJesus doubled to right. Grudzielanek grounded out, pitcher Okajima to shortstop Cora to first baseman Youkilis, DeJesus to third. Gordon walked on a full count. Guillen struck out. Teahen walked on a full count, Gordon to second. Papelbon pitching. Butler struck out.
Runs: 0, Hits: 1, Errors: 0

Red Sox eighth: Ramirez pitching. Pedroia struck out. Ortiz grounded out, first baseman Gload unassisted. Ramirez struck out.
Runs: 0, Hits: 0, Errors: 0

Royals ninth: Ellsbury in as left fielder. Gload grounded out, first baseman Youkilis to pitcher Papelbon. Buck struck out. Olivo pinch-hitting for Callaspo. Olivo struck out.
Runs: 0, Hits: 0, Errors: 0