The Sox did nothing against Frost in the top of the first inning as Jerry Remy flied out to left to begin. Dwight Evans whiffed and Jim Rice flied out to right to end the inning. Rainey had nothing in the bottom of the first as Willie Wilson singled and stole second to start. John Wathan caught the Sox napping with a bunt single to put runners at the corners before Wathan stole second. George Brett singled Wilson home and Willie Aikens singled home Wathan. Somehow Amos Otis looked at strike three before Hal McRae singled home Brett. Jerry Martin whiffed before Frank White doubled home Aikens. Onix Concepcion doubled home McRae and Sox manager Ralph Houk had finally seen enough. Chuck got hammered for 6 runs in just 2/3 of an inning, yuck! Bruce Hurst came in and got Wilson to ground back to the mound to end the inning but the game was over already 6-0.
The Sox did nothing in the top of the second as Tony Perez popped up to second to begin. Carney Lansford flied out to right but Dave Stapleton singled and took second on a wild pitch. Glenn Hoffman flied out to center to end the inning. Hurst cruised in the bottom of the second as Wathan grounded out to second to start. Brett grounded out to third before Aikens watched strike three go by to end the inning.
Frost cruised in the top of the third as Rich Gedman lined out to left to start. Rick Miller grounded out to short before Remy grounded out to first to end the inning. The Royals struck again in the bottom of the third as Otis doubled to start and McRae singled him home. Hurst recovered to get Martin to pop up to third before striking out White. Concepcion grounded out to short to end the inning with the Royals ahead 7-0.
The Sox finally got on the board in the top of the fourth although Evans popped up to short to begin. Rice grounded back to the mound but Perez drew a walk. Lansford doubled home Perez to put Boston on the board. Stapleton flied out to left to end the inning but it was 7-1 Royals.
Wilson singled to open the bottom of the fourth but Wathan grounded into a double play. Brett grounded out to first to end the inning.
Frost cruised in the top of the fifth as Hoffman grounded out to third to start. Gedman grounded out to second before Miller flied out to left to end the inning. The Royals tagged Hurst in the bottom of the fifth although Aikens grounded out to second to begin. Otis doubled and McRae singled him in before Martin singled Hal to third. White scored McRae with a sac fly and a wild pitch moved Martin to third. Concepcion grounded out to short to end the inning but it was 9-1 Kansas City.
The Sox failed to score in the top of the sixth as Remy grounded out to second to begin. Evans singled to left but Rice popped up to first. Perez singled but Lansford popped up to second to end the inning. Wilson singled to start the bottom of the sixth and Wathan whiffed, but Brett drew a walk. Brett was so bored that he shook his head and left the game with Greg Pryor running for him. Aikens grounded back to the mound and Otis flied out to left to end the inning.
Frost cruised in the top of the seventh as Stapleton popped up to left, Hoffman popped up to third and Gedman popped up to left to end the inning. The Royals got to Hurst again in the bottom of the seventh although McRae grounded out to short to start. Martin whiffed before White doubled. Concepcion singled home White before he too got bored. He threw his hands up at the Sox and left the game, Tim Ireland running for him. Wilson doubled home Ireland to wrap up the scoring for Kansas City. Wathan flied out to center to end the inning but it was 11-1 Kansas City, what a massacre.
Ireland moved to third with Pryor at short as the Sox actually got a run in the top of the eighth. Miller singled and took second on the grounder by Remy. Evans singled home Miller to cut the lead. Rice flied out to right and Perez popped up to second to end the inning with the Sox down 11-2.
Luis Aponte relieved Hurst in the bottom of the eighth and struck out Pryor to start. Aikens struck out but Otis walked. McRae flied out to right to end the inning.
Grant Jackson came in to close it out in the top of the ninth. Lansford singled but Stapleton flied out to left. Hoffman and Gedman both struck out to end the game. The Royals plastered the Red Sox 11-2.
Jackass of the Night is Chuck Rainey. He got lit up for 6 runs in just 2/3 of an inning, woof!
The Good:
Dwight Evans was 2 for 4 with an rbi.
Tony Perez was 1 for 3 with a walk and a run scored.
Carney Lansford was 2 for 4 with an rbi.
Rick Miller was 1 for 3 with a run scored.
Luis Aponte pitched a scoreless 8th inning.
The Bad:
Jerry Remy was 0 for 4.
Jim Rice was 0 for 4.
Glenn Hoffman was 0 for 4 with a strikeout.
Rich Gedman was 0 for 4 with a strikeout.
Bruce Hurst allowed 5 runs in 6 1/3 innings.
The Ugly:
Dave Stapleton was just 1 for 4.
Final Thoughts:
What a disaster. Its been a long road trip for sure but the Sox looked tired in this one. They looked stuck in the mud on offense and neither Rainey nor Hurst could get anyone out. The Royals pounded out 11 runs on 17 hits and the Sox could muster just 2 runs on 7 hits. The Sox better hope Rainey can pitch better than THAT moving forward. Still, the Sox are still in first and that's all that matters for the moment. The loss dropped the Sox to 22-11, 2.5 games ahead of the Detroit Tigers for first place in the AL East. Tomorrow the Sox look to bounce back when Mike Torrez (2-2) battles Vida Blue at 1:30 PM at Royals Stadium.
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