Ciriaco's clutch double lifts Red Sox by Royals

Pedro Ciriaco put Boston ahead with a two-run double in the seventh inning, Jon Lester had his third straight solid start and the Red Sox snapped a four-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.
Aug 25, 2012, 02:30 am - ESPN.com news services
KC
BOS
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J. Lester
win

J. Lester8-10

7.0 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 6 K, 4 BB
K. Herrera
loss

K. Herrera1-2

0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 K, 0 BB
A. Bailey
save

A. Bailey1

1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

KCBOS
1stD Ortiz singled to center, P Ciriaco and J Ellsbury scored.02
3rdE Hosmer homered to left (378 feet).12
3rdA Gordon doubled to left, A Escobar scored.22
4thJ Giavotella reached on infield single to first, M Moustakas scored, B Pena to third, E Hosmer to second.32
7thP Ciriaco doubled to left, M Gomez and M Aviles scored.34
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