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	In gloom to in bloom

Royals 12, Red Sox 9

Miguel Olivo (left) and Alex Gordon scored the go-ahead runs in the opener. (Charlie Riedel/AP)

By Dick Kaegel / MLB.com

The Royals could have folded up shop after the Sox ran out to an early lead, but despite the conditions, KC persevered and rallied to a series-opening win vs. Boston -- thanks to a six-run sixth that was capped by Yuniesky Betancourt's two-run single.

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Series at a glance:

Mon. 09/21: KC 12, BOS 9
Tue. 09/22: KC 5, BOS 1
Wed. 09/23: BOS 9, KC 2
Thu. 09/24: vs BOS, 7:10 PM CT

Boston (89-60)
Lost 1

Kansas City 12, Boston 9

Kansas City (62-88)
Won 2

September 21, 2009

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston	0	0	6	0	2	1	0	0	0	9	12	1
Kansas City	0	0	1	1	3	6	1	0	X	12	11	0

Boston	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Ellsbury, CF	5	1	1	2	0	0	4	.303
Pedroia, 2B	3	1	2	1	2	0	0	.297
Martinez, V, C	4	1	2	2	1	0	3	.300
Youkilis, 1B	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	.308
Bay, LF	5	2	2	3	0	0	2	.269
Ortiz, DH	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	.233
Lowell, 3B	3	0	0	0	2	1	2	.293
Baldelli, RF	4	2	2	0	0	1	2	.262
a-Kotchman, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.272
Gonzalez, Al, SS	3	1	1	0	1	0	2	.238
b-Reddick, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227
Totals	38	9	12	8	7	2	17
a-Grounded out for Baldelli in the 9th. b-Flied out for Gonzalez, Al in the 9th.
BATTING HR: Bay (36, 3rd inning off DiNardo, 2 on, 1 out). TB: Ellsbury; Ortiz; Gonzalez, Al; Baldelli 2; Pedroia 2; Youkilis; Martinez, V 2; Bay 5. RBI: Bay 3 (113), Ellsbury 2 (57), Pedroia (64), Martinez, V 2 (100). 2-out RBI: Ellsbury 2; Pedroia; Martinez, V 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bay; Ellsbury; Martinez, V; Baldelli. Team RISP: 5-for-13. Team LOB: 9. FIELDING E: Martinez, V (7, throw). PB: Martinez, V (4). Outfield assists: Baldelli (Betancourt, Y at 2nd base). DP: (Youkilis-Gonzalez, Al-Youkilis).

Kansas City	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Bloomquist, RF	3	1	0	0	2	1	1	.269
Maier, LF	3	1	0	0	2	1	2	.245
Butler, 1B	4	2	2	2	1	0	3	.300
Jacobs, DH	3	2	1	3	2	2	2	.230
Callaspo, 2B-3B	5	1	2	2	0	1	2	.298
Olivo, C	3	2	1	0	2	0	1	.251
Gordon, 3B	4	1	2	2	1	0	1	.227
Hernandez, L, 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175
Betancourt, Y, SS	5	0	2	2	0	0	2	.240
Anderson, J, CF	3	2	1	0	1	1	2	.240
Totals	33	12	11	11	11	6	16
BATTING 2B: Anderson, J (6, Delcarmen), Butler 2 (49, Delcarmen, Wagner, B), Callaspo (37, Delcarmen), Gordon (5, Bard). HR: Jacobs (18, 5th inning off Wakefield, 2 on, 1 out). TB: Butler 4; Callaspo 3; Jacobs 4; Gordon 3; Olivo; Betancourt, Y 2; Anderson, J 2. RBI: Gordon 2 (16), Jacobs 3 (58), Butler 2 (85), Callaspo 2 (69), Betancourt, Y 2 (43). 2-out RBI: Butler 2; Callaspo 2; Gordon; Betancourt, Y 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Jacobs 2; Betancourt, Y; Callaspo. GIDP: Anderson, J. Team RISP: 6-for-13. Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING SB: Anderson, J 2 (22, 2nd base off Wakefield/Martinez, V, 3rd base off Wakefield/Martinez, V), Bloomquist 2 (23, 2nd base off Wakefield/Martinez, V, 2nd base off Wakefield/Martinez, V), Olivo (5, 2nd base off Wakefield/Martinez, V). FIELDING Outfield assists: Bloomquist (Pedroia at 3rd base).

Boston	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Wakefield	5.0	5	5	4	7	2	1	4.33
Delcarmen	0.2	3	4	4	1	1	0	4.34
Bard (BS, 3)(L, 2-2)	0.1	2	2	2	1	0	0	3.72
Wagner, B	1.0	1	1	1	2	3	0	2.38
Bowden	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.00

Kansas City	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
DiNardo	5.0	10	8	8	6	0	1	8.22
Yabuta (W, 2-1)	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	14.04
Wright, J (H, 12)	2.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.54
Soria (S, 27)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.36

WP: DiNardo, Yabuta.
Pitches-strikes: Wakefield 103-59, Delcarmen 25-12, Bard 14-9, Wagner, B 21-12, Bowden 12-8, DiNardo 116-57, Yabuta 22-12, Wright, J 33-17, Soria 15-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Wakefield 5-4, Delcarmen 1-0, Bard 0-0, Wagner, B 0-0, Bowden 1-1, DiNardo 9-3, Yabuta 1-1, Wright, J 3-2, Soria 1-1.
Batters faced: Wakefield 26, Delcarmen 6, Bard 3, Wagner, B 6, Bowden 3, DiNardo 30, Yabuta 5, Wright, J 7, Soria 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Bard 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Tim McClelland. 1B: Andy Fletcher. 2B: Ted Barrett. 3B: Greg Gibson.
Weather: 67 degrees, rain.
Wind: 0 mph, None.
T: 3:21.
Att: 16,770.
September 21, 2009

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

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