Red Sox halt skid behind two Middlebrooks HRs

Will Middlebrooks homered down each of the lines, David Ortiz and Dustin Pedroia also went deep, and the Boston Red Sox pounded the Kansas City Royals 11-5 on Monday night to snap a five-game losing streak.
May 8, 2012, 08:08 am - Associated Press
BOS
KC
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F. Doubront
win

F. Doubront2-1

6.1 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 2 K, 3 BB
J. Sanchez
loss

J. Sanchez1-2

3.0 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, 3 K, 3 BB
V. Padilla
save

V. Padilla1

2.2 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

BOSKC
1stA Gonzalez singled to center, D Pedroia scored, D Ortiz to second.10
1stW Middlebrooks homered to right (357 feet), D Ortiz and A Gonzalez scored.40
2ndB Pena grounded out to second, J Francoeur scored, M Moustakas to third.41
2ndC Getz hit sacrifice fly to center, M Moustakas scored.42
3rdD Ortiz homered to right center (414 feet).52
3rdA Gordon reached on infield single to third, J Dyson to third, J Dyson scored, A Gordon to third on throwing error by third baseman W Middlebrooks.53
3rdE Hosmer grounded out to second, A Gordon scored.54
4thD Pedroia homered to center (422 feet), K Shoppach scored.74
7thA Gordon walked, B Pena scored, A Escobar to third, J Dyson to second.75
8thC Ross doubled to deep center, D Pedroia scored, D Ortiz to third, D Ortiz scored on error by center fielder J Dyson.95
8thW Middlebrooks homered to left (372 feet), C Ross scored.115
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