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Article: Sox clout Royals ; Ellsbury's homer triggers offense
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- August 7, 2008
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Red Sox 8
Royals 2
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The ball reached the grassy berm in center
field in a few seconds. Power. 411 feet worth. The night before,
Jacoby Ellsbury had restored his fleet-footed reputation with two
stolen bases. And now his power had returned.
Having not hit a home run since June 15, and never off a
lefthander in the major leagues, Ellsbury slammed a three-run shot
off Ron Mahay in the seventh inning last night, powering the Red Sox
to an 8-2 win over the Royals in the rubber game of a three-game
series. That's two straight multihit games for Ellsbury - he
finished with three hits last night - and maybe a sign that he's
heading toward recapturing the leadoff spot in the order.
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