MLB

Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals

Boston
Red Sox
12 - 17
Jon Lester (1-3) ERA: 4.29
Kansas City
Royals
10 - 19
Bruce Chen (1-4) ERA: 4.83
May 09, 2012, 8:10 PM EDT
 | Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium
Power Ranking
Boston 7
Kansas City 9
Smart Chart
  • BOS
  • 4.77
  • 4.79
  • 0.00
  • 8.88
  • 3.00
  • 8.73
  • 3.07
  •  
  • Offense
  • Defense
  • Team ERA
  • Offensive Hits
  • Offensive Walks
  • Defensive Hits
  • Defensive Walks
  • KC
  • 4.17
  • 5.30
  • 0.00
  • 8.18
  • 2.54
  • 8.81
  • 3.41
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Team Record
Boston Red Sox
All Last 10 vs Div vs AL vs NL
Record12-173-74-812-170-0
Home4-101-53-64-100-0
Away8-72-21-28-70-0
Fave10-123-72-710-120-0
Dog2-30-02-02-30-0
O/U19-9-16-48-419-9-10-0
vs LHP5-42-22-25-40-0
vs RHP7-131-52-67-130-0
Team Record
Kansas City Royals
All Last 10 vs Div vs AL vs NL
Record10-195-54-910-190-0
Home3-133-30-63-130-0
Away7-62-24-37-60-0
Fave0-40-10-30-40-0
Dog9-145-44-59-140-0
O/U14-14-16-47-614-14-10-0
vs LHP0-50-20-10-50-0
vs RHP10-145-34-810-140-0
Pitchers Last 3 Starts
Boston Red Sox
Jon Lester (1-3) ERA: 4.29
Date OPP SU Score O/U IP Money
May 4, 2012BALL4-6O6-100
Apr 28, 2012CHWW1-0U787
Apr 23, 2012MINW6-5O765
Kansas City Royals
Bruce Chen (1-4) ERA: 4.83
Date OPP SU Score O/U IP Money
May 4, 2012NYYL2-6P6.2-100
Apr 29, 2012MINL4-7O2.2-100
Apr 23, 2012TORL1-4U7-100
Pitcher Recent Starts vs Opponent
Boston Red Sox
Jon Lester (1-3) ERA: 4.29
Date Score Winner IP Hits Runs Earned Runs Walks Strikeouts Decision
Aug 21, 20116-1BOS631143Win
Jul 25, 20113-1KC5.171126No Decision
May 30, 20108-1BOS741145Win
Jul 10, 20091-0BOS840028Win
May 19, 20087-0BOS900029Win
Kansas City Royals
Bruce Chen (1-4) ERA: 4.83
Date Score Winner IP Hits Runs Earned Runs Walks Strikeouts Decision
Jul 27, 201112-5BOS410101033Loss
May 30, 20108-1BOS421125No Decision
Jul 12, 20096-0BOS363332Loss
May 16, 20066-5BOS424324No Decision
Apr 8, 20062-1BOS532235Loss
Head to Head Detail
Search MLB DatabaseTeamsRuns ScoredLineTotalO/UPitcher
May 8, 2012BOS41008.5OverDaniel Bard (R)
KC6Danny Duffy (L)
May 7, 2012BOS111089OverFelix Doubront (L)
KC5Jonathan Sanchez (L)
Aug 21, 2011BOS61858UnderJon Lester (L)
KC1Danny Duffy (L)
Aug 20, 2011BOS41139OverTim Wakefield (R)
KC9Felipe Paulino (R)
Aug 19, 2011BOS71119.5UnderAndrew Miller (L)
KC1Jeff Francis (L)
Aug 18, 2011BOS41648.5UnderJosh Beckett (R)
KC3Luke Hochevar (R)
Jul 28, 2011KC4-2859UnderLuke Hochevar (R)
BOS3Josh Beckett (R)
Jul 27, 2011KC5-19210OverBruce Chen (L)
BOS12John Lackey (R)
Jul 26, 2011KC9-15510OverDanny Duffy (L)
BOS13Andrew Miller (L)
Jul 25, 2011KC3-2859.5UnderKyle Davies (R)
BOS1Jon Lester (L)
Betting Odds Trends
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Injuries
Boston Red Sox
  • Liam Hendriks RP 60-day IL (03/25), Undisclosed
  • Trevor Story SS 60-day IL (04/06), Shoulder
  • Lucas Giolito SP Is out indefinitely, Elbow
  • Nick Pivetta SP 15-day IL (04/06), Elbow
  • Tyler Heineman C 10-day IL (04/22), Hamstring
  • Bryan Mata SP 15-day IL (03/28), Hamstring
  • Garrett Whitlock SP 10-day IL (04/17), Oblique
  • Romy Gonzalez 2B 10-day IL (04/11), Wrist
  • Brayan Bello SP 15-day IL (04/21), Back
  • Triston Casas 1B 60-day IL (04/21), Ribs
  • Chris Murphy SP 60-day IL (03/28); is out for season, Elbow
  • Masataka Yoshida LF 10-day IL (04/29), Thumb
  • Isaiah Campbell SP 15-day IL (04/12), Shoulder
Injuries
Kansas City Royals
  • Carlos Hernandez P 15-day IL (03/25), Shoulder
  • Josh Taylor RP 60-day IL (03/25), Biceps
  • Jake Brentz RP 15-day IL (03/25), Hamstring
  • Alec Marsh SP 15-day IL (04/25), Elbow
Last 5 Games
Boston Red Sox
Date OPP Score SU Line Total Starter IP Location Opp. Starter
May 8, 2012KC4-6L-1108.5Daniel Bard7ADanny Duffy
May 7, 2012KC11-5W-1189Felix Doubront6.1AJonathan Sanchez
May 6, 2012BAL6-9L-1579.5Clay Buchholz3.2HTommy Hunter
May 5, 2012BAL2-8L-1149.5Aaron Cook2.2HJason Hammel
May 4, 2012BAL4-6L-1548.5Jon Lester6HWei-Yin Chen
Kansas City Royals
Date OPP Score SU Line Total Starter IP Location Opp. Starter
May 8, 2012BOS6-4W+1008.5Danny Duffy4.1HDaniel Bard
May 7, 2012BOS5-11L+1089Jonathan Sanchez3HFelix Doubront
May 6, 2012NYY4-10L+1129.5Luke Hochevar2.1HPhil Hughes
May 5, 2012NYY5-1W+1289Felipe Paulino6HHiroki Kuroda
May 4, 2012NYY2-6L+1508.5Bruce Chen6.2HCC Sabathia
Stats Comparison
Boston Red Sox
Kansas City Royals

Runs Scored

4.77 4.17

Runs Allowed

4.79 5.30

Team ERA

0.00 0.00

Runs Scored Road vs. Home

4.49 4.81

Runs Allowed Road vs. Home

4.47 5.32

Starter ERA

4.29 4.83
Stats Comparison
Boston Red Sox
Kansas City Royals

Offensive Hits

8.88 8.18

Hits Allowed

8.73 8.81

Bullpen Innings Pitched Last 3

17 17.1

Offensive Walks

3.00 2.54

Defensive Walks

3.07 3.41

Wins Last 10 Games

3 5
Supergrid
Stat Rank Stat Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense4.77105.3028
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense4.49175.3226
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense4.17234.7921
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense4.8194.4713
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