Final
Red Sox turn to Doubront against Royals
May 7, 2012 - 2:49 PMVideo
Doubront debuted with Boston in 2010 and made 12 appearances, including three starts, while posting a 4.32 earned run average across 25 innings.
He pitched out of the bullpen 11 times with the Red Sox a season later, then returned this spring and has made five starts while giving up 15 runs on 28 hits in 26 innings.
He's not pitched more than six innings in any of the five appearances and has allowed three or more runs three times.
Doubront has never faced the Royals.
For Kansas City, fellow lefty Jonathan Sanchez starts for the sixth time in 2012 and makes his third career start against the Red Sox.
A 13-game winner with San Francisco in 2010, Sanchez won just four times in 19 starts last season before heading to the American League in a November trade for outfielder Melky Cabrera.
He won a 7-3 decision over the Los Angeles Angels in his Kansas City debut on April 8, but is 0-1 with three no-decisions since, including a scoreless five- inning stint at Detroit in his most recent start on May 2.
Sanchez is 1-0 with a 5.68 earned run average against Boston.
On Sunday in Boston, Adam Jones hit a three-run homer off of Darnell McDonald in the top of the 17th inning on Sunday and the Orioles outlasted the Red Sox, 9-6, to sweep a three-game series.
McDonald (0-1), an outfielder, entered the game as a pinch-runner in the eighth inning and scored the tying run, then took the mound in the 17th in support of a spent Red Sox bullpen.
In Kansas City, Robinson Cano hit a grand slam as the New York Yankees hammered the Royals, 10-4, to close out a four-game set.
Luke Hochevar (2-3) was touched for seven runs on seven hits and a walk in just 2 1/3 innings for Kansas City, which had won three of its last four.
"When you give up a grand slam, that's not what you want," Hochevar said. "I just need to get to square one, figure it out, get things going and start helping this club."
The Red Sox have won seven of their past 10 versus the Royals.
- BOSTON: 11
KANSAS CITY: 5
Final
May 7 11:22 PM - Will Middlebrooks two-out, two-run Home Run 2 (3) to left scored Cody Ross. Darnell McDonald due up.
Red Sox 11, Royals 5 Top 8, 2 OutsMay 7 10:52 PM - Cody Ross double to center scored Dustin Pedroia and David Ortiz with one out. Runner on second and Adrian Gonzalez due up.
Red Sox 9, Royals 5 Top 8, 1 OutMay 7 10:50 PM - Vicente Padilla enters the game for the Red Sox with the bases loaded with one out.
Red Sox 7, Royals 5 Bot 7, 1 OutMay 7 10:35 PM - Dustin Pedroia one-out, two-run Home Run (4) to center scored Kelly Shoppach. David Ortiz due up.
Red Sox 7, Royals 4 Top 4, 1 OutMay 7 9:22 PM - Eric Hosmer ground out second to first scored Alex Gordon with two outs. None on and Jeff Francoeur due up.
Red Sox 5, Royals 4 Bot 3, 2 OutsMay 7 9:14 PM - Alex Gordon infield single to third. On the play, Jarrod Dyson scored on Will Middlebrooks's throwing error. Alex Gordon advances to third. Runner on third with none out and Billy Butler due up.
Red Sox 5, Royals 3 Bot 3, 0 OutsMay 7 9:11 PM - David Ortiz lead-off Home Run (7) to right center. Cody Ross due up.
Red Sox 5, Royals 2 Top 3, 0 OutsMay 7 8:55 PM - Chris Getz sacrifice fly to center scored Mike Moustakas with two outs. None on and Alcides Escobar due up.
Red Sox 4, Royals 2 Bot 2, 2 OutsMay 7 8:51 PM - Brayan Pena ground out second to first scored Jeff Francoeur with one out. On the play, Mike Moustakas advances to third. Runner on third and Chris Getz due up.
Red Sox 4, Royals 1 Bot 2, 1 OutMay 7 8:50 PM - Will Middlebrooks two-out, three-run Home Run (2) to right scored David Ortiz and Adrian Gonzalez. Darnell McDonald due up.
Red Sox 4, Royals 0 Top 1, 2 OutsMay 7 8:22 PM - Adrian Gonzalez single to center scored Dustin Pedroia with two outs. On the play, David Ortiz advances to second. Runners on first and second and Will Middlebrooks due up.
Red Sox 1, Royals 0 Top 1, 2 OutsMay 7 8:21 PM - BOSTON: 0
KANSAS CITY: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
May 7 8:11 PM
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