Ellsbury, Red Sox blast Royals
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08/07/2008 -
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jacoby Ellsbury went 3-for-4 with a three-
run homer and scored twice as the Boston Red Sox routed the Kansas City Royals, 8-2, in the rubber match of a three-game set.
Tim Wakefield (7-8) pitched six strong innings, holding the Royals to two runs
-- one earned -- on four hits with six strikeouts and no walks to get the
win. J.D. Drew went 2-for-4, drove in two and scored, and Jason Bay continued
to play well for his new club, going 2-for-5 and scoring twice for Boston,
which has won five of six and kept pace with the Rays in the AL East.
Tampa and the New York Yankees both also won on Wednesday. The Rays lead the
Red Sox by three games, while the Yankees trail Boston by 3 1/2 games.
The news was not all good for Boston, however, as first baseman Kevin Youkilis
exited in the first inning after he was hit by a pitch on his right hand. The
injury is listed as a right hand contusion, and X-rays were negative.
Luke Hochevar (6-10) was roughed up for five runs on seven hits in 5 2/3
innings to take the loss for Kansas City. Ross Gload went 2-for-4 and drove in
the only two runs for the Royals, who had won three straight and seven of
eight before dropping the final two of this series.
"I've got to stay aggressive in the strike zone and continue to pound it,"
Hochevar said. "I have to get better at that. That's where I'm getting hurt.
That's where it's costing us games."
The game started badly for the Red Sox, as Youkilis took a pitch to his right
hand, and then Mike Lowell lined into a double play as Boston came up empty-
handed despite loading the bases with one out in the first. Sean Casey
replaced Youkilis in the field in the home half of the inning.
The game was scoreless until the Red Sox plated three runs in the fifth. Alex
Cora singled and Drew walked before Jed Lowrie doubled to center, plating both
runners. David Ortiz then grounded a single up the middle, scoring Lowrie for
a 3-0 Red Sox lead.
Gload answered for Kansas City, though, singling in two runs in the home half
of the inning. Drew responded with a two-run single of his own, however, with
two outs in the sixth, to push Boston ahead 5-2.
Ellsbury then capped the rout with his sixth homer of the season. The fly ball
cleared the fence in center, and gave the Red Sox a six-run edge.
"I'll take a great catch any day, but a three-run homer to center, I'll take
that too," Ellsbury said. "The home run was pretty neat."
Game Notes
The Red Sox have won nine of the last 12 meetings between the teams...Billy
Butler went 3-for-4 and scored for Kansas City...Attendance was 24,294.
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