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Pedroia grounded into a double play, second baseman C.Colón to shortstop A.Escobar to first baseman Hosmer, Bradley Jr. out.

A.Hill grounded out, shortstop A.Escobar to first baseman Hosmer.

Grounded out, shortstop A.Escobar to first baseman Hosmer.

Grounded into a double play, second baseman C.Colón to shortstop A.Escobar to first baseman Hosmer, Bradley Jr. out.

Bogaerts homered to left on a full count, Pedroia scored.

Homered to left on a full count, Pedroia scored.

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A.Escobar doubled to center, A.Gordon scored.

Bradley Jr. hit a ground-rule double to right, C.Young scored.

Hit a ground-rule double to right, C.Young scored.

Pedroia doubled to left, Bradley Jr. scored.

Pedroia singled to center, C.Young scored.

H.Ramírez homered to left on a 1-0 count.

Bogaerts hit a ground-rule double to right, A.Hill scored, Pedroia to third.

Hit a ground-rule double to right, A.Hill scored, Pedroia to third.

S.Pérez homered to center on a 1-1 count.

Red Sox first.  Pedroia singled to center.  Bogaerts homered to left on a full count, Pedroia scored.  Ortiz singled to left.  Ortiz was out advancing, catcher S.Pérez to second baseman C.Colón, Ortiz out.  Betts lined out to center fielder Orlando.  H.Ramírez singled to right.  S.León fouled out to first baseman Hosmer.

Royals second.  K.Morales fouled out to first baseman H.Ramírez.  S.Pérez homered to left on a 0-1 count.  A.Gordon doubled to center.  A.Escobar doubled to center, A.Gordon scored.  C.Colón popped out to first baseman H.Ramírez.  Orlando struck out.

Red Sox second.  C.Young walked on a full count.  A.Hill flied out to right fielder L.Cain.  On S.Pérez's passed ball, C.Young to second.  Bradley Jr. hit a ground-rule double to right, C.Young scored.  Pedroia doubled to left, Bradley Jr. scored.  On shortstop A.Escobar's throwing error, Pedroia to third.  Bogaerts grounded out, second baseman C.Colón to first baseman Hosmer.  Ortiz grounded out, second baseman C.Colón to first baseman Hosmer.

Red Sox fourth.  C.Young walked on four pitches.  A.Hill grounded out, third baseman Cuthbert to first baseman Hosmer, C.Young to second.  Bradley Jr. struck out.  Pedroia singled to center, C.Young scored.  Bogaerts grounded into fielder's choice, shortstop A.Escobar to second baseman C.Colón, Pedroia out.

Red Sox fifth.  Ortiz flied out to right fielder L.Cain.  Betts homered to left on a 1-1 count.  H.Ramírez homered to left on a 1-0 count.  S.León grounded out, third baseman Cuthbert to first baseman Hosmer.  C.Young flied out to right fielder L.Cain.

Red Sox sixth.  Wang pitching.  A.Hill walked.  Bradley Jr. struck out.  Pedroia singled to center, A.Hill to second.  Bogaerts hit a ground-rule double to right, A.Hill scored, Pedroia to third.  Ortiz grounded out, second baseman C.Colón to first baseman Hosmer.  Betts grounded out, third baseman Cuthbert to first baseman Hosmer.

Royals ninth.  T.Shaw in as third baseman.  Ross Jr. pitching.  S.Pérez homered to center on a 1-1 count.  A.Gordon struck out.  A.Escobar struck out.  C.Colón was hit by a pitch.  Orlando lined out to right fielder Betts.

The Royals beat the Marlins, 5-2, on Thursday in the series rubber match. Kansas City got back in the win column after the Marlins snapped their nine-game winning streak on Wednesday. The stretch has the Royals back in the wild card chase, sitting just 4.0 games out of the second AL wild card spot.

The Red Sox lost to the Rays, 2-1, on Thursday in Tampa, splitting the four-game series. Wednesday and Thursday were the first back-to-back losses for Boston since August 10-11. Since then, they've gone 10-4, and are tied with Toronto for the AL East lead.

The Royals took two of three between the teams in Kansas City in May, and have won four of the last five overall against Boston. But since the 2014 season, the Red Sox hold an 11-6 edge in the series.

Ian Kennedy threw 8.0 shutout innings against the Twins on Saturday, allowing just four hits and picking up his eighth win of the season. The performance gives him an ERA of 0.79 in his last five starts. He is the first Royal to have a five-start span with a sub-1.00 ERA since Zack Greinke did it in 2009.

Steven Wright last pitched on August 5, where he threw a complete game shutout of the Dodgers in Los Angeles, allowing just three hits. This will be his first start after going on the DL for a strained right shoulder. Wright has one career start against the Royals, which came earlier this season. He allowed three runs in 8.0 innings, but took the loss.

The Royals and Red Sox are the only two teams in the majors with seven players with 100+ hits.

HP - Johnson, 1B - Whitson, 2B - Cooper, 3B - Wolf

BOSTON -- If the Kansas City Royals are going to prevail in the rubber game of their three-game series against the Boston Red Sox on Sunday at Fenway Park, they're probably going to have to figure out how to keep second baseman Dustin Pedroia off the base paths.
The Red Sox leadoff man went 4-for-5 as Boston snapped a three-game losing skid with an 8-3 win against the Royals on Saturday. He has been on base in 18 straight games and has had a hit in 17 of those games. Before he grounded into a double play in the eighth inning he had a hit in 11 straight at-bats, one shy of the major-league record.

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BOSTON (AP)  Dustin Pedroia came to the plate in the eighth inning knowing he had some sort of special streak going.
He just wasn't exactly sure how historic it was.

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Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox on August 27, 2016

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