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Masterson has tough act to follow vs. Royals

May 20, 2008 - 1:26 PM Kansas City (21-23) at Boston (28-19) 7:05 pm EDT

BOSTON (Ticker) - Justin Masterson makes his second start of the season when the Boston Red Sox continue their four-game set against the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday.

Masterson (0-0, 1.50 ERA) has a tough act to follow, as 24-year-old Jon Lester tossed a no-hitter during a 7-0 win over the Royals on Monday.

The righthander likely isn't concerned with trying to repeat Lester's effort as he is simply trying play well enough to stay on the roster. Bartolo Colon is expected back soon, which could end Masterson's stint with the parent club.

Masterson was sharp in his major league debut, allowing a run and two hits over six frames, but did not receive a decision as the bullpen imploded in a 7-5 setback vs. the Los Angeles Angels on April 24.

Kansas City will hope to provide more offense for Gil Meche (3-5, 5.98), who won for the second time in three starts against Detroit on Thursday. The righthander allowed three runs and six hits over seven innings, striking out six in an 8-4 win. The Royals' ace is 4-1 with a 3.86 ERA in seven career starts vs. Boston.








  • AL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0
    BOSTON 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 2 5 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: KAN - GIL MECHE, RAMON RAMIREZ (8TH) AND JOHN BUCK
    BOS - JUSTIN MASTERSON, JAVIER LOPEZ (7TH), MANNY
    DELCARMEN (7TH), HIDEKI OKAJIMA (8TH), JONATHAN PAPELBON (8TH)

    May 20 9:55 PM
  • 40
    roots
    RUWTbot Added 35 roots (Close Finish)

    Royals 1, Red Sox 2  Top 9, 0 OutsMay 20 9:46 PM


  • AL
    AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JOHN BUCK SCORED MARK TEAHEN.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J BUCK ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 1
    BOSTON 2 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: T PENA (.167, 0-FOR-2)

    Royals 1, Red Sox 2  Top 7, 0 OutsMay 20 8:59 PM


  • AL
    AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    GROUND RULE DOUBLE BY COCO CRISP SCORED J.D. DREW.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C CRISP ON SECOND, J VARITEK ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 0
    BOSTON 2 BOTTOM, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D PEDROIA (.301, 0-FOR-1)

    Royals 0, Red Sox 2  Bot 2, 0 OutsMay 20 7:46 PM


  • AL
    AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY JULIO LUGO SCORED KEVIN YOUKILIS.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J VARITEK ON FIRST, J DREW ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 0
    BOSTON 1 BOTTOM, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR BOSTON: C CRISP (.296, 0-FOR-1)

    Royals 0, Red Sox 1  Bot 2, 0 OutsMay 20 7:41 PM

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