Kansas City Royals defeat Boston Red Sox, 7-4

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- How fitting the pitch thrown by Jonathan Papelbon that resulted in Kansas City's last and most emphatic run of the night -- a 422-foot Emil Brown homer deep into the Missouri night -- was a splitter, the pitch Curt Schilling taught Papelbon during spring training.

Because Schilling, who'd allowed Kansas City's other six runs in the Sox' 7-4 loss, didn't have much success commanding his marquee pitch, either. Schilling, who was tagged for six runs on ...