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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL BOSTON RED SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS 09/04/2046 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| BOSTON RED SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS |  
					| GAME ID: 2608 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 2046 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Boston Red Sox (72-64) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 0 |  
								| Kansas City Royals (59-76) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Kansas City Decked by Wollf, Red Sox |  
					| The Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals, 8-0, at Kauffman Stadium. The Red Sox got a fine performance from shortstop Alois Wollf, who hit 2 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice. Reece Nichols picked up the win, improving his season record to 13-8. He struck out 8 in 7.1 innings. With the victory, the Red Sox upped their record to 72-64. 
 Kevin McCormic Jr., the 23-year old first baseman , had a direct impact on the outcome. McCormic Jr. contributed a 2-run  triple in the top of the fourth inning to put Boston up, 3-0.
 
 "I just tried to make good contact," said McCormic Jr..
 
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					| BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE |  | KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| BATTING Doubles: 
T. Fuller
 (8, 5th Inning off S. Webster, 1 on, 1 out) 
, 
R. Rogers
 (34, 9th Inning off B. Ferrari, 1 on, 1 out) 
, 
S. Aso
 (25, 9th Inning off B. Ferrari, 0 on, 1 out)
 Triples: 
K. McCormic Jr.
 (2, 4th Inning off S. Webster, 2 on, 0 outs)
 Home Runs: 
A. Wollf
 2 (8, 1st Inning off S. Webster, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off B. Ferrari, 2 on, 1 out)
 Total Bases: 
A. Wollf
 9
, 
M. Mentzer
, 
K. McCormic Jr.
 3
, 
M. Lawrence
, 
P. Nin
, 
S. Aso
 2
, 
R. Rogers
 2
, 
T. Fuller
 2
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
M. Mentzer
, 
S. Aso
 GIDP: 
K. McCormic Jr.
 Team LOB: 
5
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
R. Rogers
 (48)
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
2 (Nin-Wollf-Lawrence, Nichols-Nin-Lawrence)
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								| a - B. Baconneck pinch hit for M. Markus in the 8th b - Y. Takata substituted for B. Baconneck in the 9th
 c - S. Britt pinch hit for M. Meyerhoff in the 9th
 
 BATTING
 Total Bases: 
M. Meyerhoff
, 
G. Switzer
, 
B. Najar
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
M. Markus
 GIDP: 
M. Meyerhoff
, 
M. Jaquez
 Hit by Pitch: 
M. Estrada
 Team LOB: 
3
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
B. Najar
 (4)
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
2 (Najar-Meyerhoff, Matthews-Faber-Estrada)
 OF assists: 
1 (Najar(McCormic Jr. at home))
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					| BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE |  | KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| R. Nichols W (13-8) | 7.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 100 | 3.91 |  
	| K. Ehret | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5.56 |  |  |  |  | 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Alois Wollf Ballpark: 
Kauffman Stadium
 Weather: 
Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
 Start Time: 
6:15 PM CT
 Time: 
3:13
 Attendance: 
31572
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