Article: Sox clout Royals ; Ellsbury's homer triggers offense

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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