Red Sox utilityman Bill Hall pitched on Friday night in a rough loss to the Royals, pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. Boston lost to Kansas City 12-5 at Fenway Park. Red Sox manager Terry Francona called on Hall to work the ninth and he turned out to be the team's most effective pitcher of the night. He induced three straight groundouts. "I felt good," said Hall. "I hadn't pitched since high school. It was just something, if I ever got the chance, I always wanted to just to see if I still had it. I almost got drafted as a pitcher in high school. I threw pretty hard, so it was fun to get back out there."