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Boston’s Kevin Youkilis legged out a grounder and beat a sweeping tag by Royals first baseman Billy Butler for one of the Red Sox’s three hits Friday night off Royals starter Brian Bannister.

Royals still have no answers for Lester in 1-0 loss to Red Sox

11:12 PM CDT

BOSTON | Since the Royals still haven’t figured out how to score here against Boston lefty Jon Lester — hey, they did get a hit this time; four in fact — well, heartbreak is, eventually, almost inevitable. Dustin Pedroia supplied it Friday night with a two-out RBI double in the eighth inning that delivered the game’s only run in Boston’s 1-0 victory over Brian Bannister, who undoubtedly deserved better.

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