Kansas City Royals vs. Boston Red Sox

Jun 29, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	1	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	6	13	1	8
BOS	2	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	-	7	12	1	9

loss:

J. Brentz(2-1)win: Boston Red Sox logo

Y. Rios(2-0)save: Boston Red Sox logo

M. Barnes(18)

Game Recap

Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox game highlights

BOSTON -- If abbreviated outings by the starting pitchers have become too much of a recurring theme for the Red Sox in recent weeks, two other themes have allowed the club to remain in first place in the American League East as June winds down to just one more day....

Scoring Summary

KCBOS

1Whit Merrifield homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run] 10
1J.D. Martinez singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Hunter Dozier. Enrique Hernandez scores. J.D. Martinez out at 2nd on the throw, left fielder Hunter Dozier to shortstop Nicky Lopez to second baseman Whit Merrifield. Alex Verdugo to 3rd. [1 run] [1 out] 11
1Xander Bogaerts singles on a soft ground ball to third baseman Emmanuel Rivera. Alex Verdugo scores. Xander Bogaerts to 2nd. Xander Bogaerts advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by third baseman Emmanuel Rivera. [1 run] 12
2Michael A. Taylor singles on a ground ball to center fielder Danny Santana. Hunter Dozier scores. [1 run] 22
3Hunter Renfroe out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. J.D. Martinez scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 23
4Michael A. Taylor homers (7) on a fly ball to right field. Hunter Dozier scores. [2 runs] 43
4Enrique Hernandez singles on a line drive to left fielder Hunter Dozier. Danny Santana scores. Bobby Dalbec to 2nd. [1 run] 44
4J.D. Martinez out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Bobby Dalbec scores. Enrique Hernandez to 3rd. [1 run] [1 out] 45
5Ryan O'Hearn homers (6) on a fly ball to center field. Carlos Santana scores. [2 runs] 65
6J.D. Martinez doubles (20) on a line drive to right fielder Jorge Soler. Michael Chavis scores. Alex Verdugo scores. [2 runs] 67

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Whit Merrifield2B	2	4	1	1	0	1	1	2	.287
2Jorge SolerRF	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	6	.181
3Carlos Santana1B	1	4	1	0	2	1	0	2	.243
4Salvador PerezC	1	5	0	0	3	0	0	2	.272
5Ryan O'HearnDH	3	5	1	2	1	0	1	0	.244
6Emmanuel Rivera3B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.400
Hanser Alberto3B	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.264
7Hunter DozierLF	2	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	.163
8Michael A. TaylorCF	3	3	1	3	0	1	1	0	.239
9Nicky LopezSS	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	3	.263
TOTAL	13	38	6	6	11	3	3	18	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Brad KellerRHP	5.0	10	6	6	0	5	0	102	6.67
Jake BrentzLHP	1.0	1	1	1	3	1	0	22	2.70
Greg HollandRHP	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	30	4.02


TOTAL	8.0	12	7	7	4	7	0	154	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Enrique Hernandez2B	2	4	1	1	2	0	1	.238
2Alex VerdugoLF	1	3	2	0	0	2	0	.277
3J.D. MartinezDH	2	2	1	4	0	2	0	.302
4Xander BogaertsSS	1	4	0	1	1	1	4	.327
5Rafael Devers3B	1	2	0	0	1	2	1	.278
6Hunter RenfroeRF	1	3	0	1	0	0	3	.273
7Christian VazquezC	1	4	0	0	0	0	4	.266
8Danny SantanaCF	1	4	1	0	0	0	3	.151
9Bobby Dalbec1B	2	3	1	0	0	0	1	.218
Michael ChavisPR-1B	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	.245
TOTAL	12	30	7	7	4	7	18	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Nick PivettaRHP	4.1	9	6	6	5	2	3	89	4.43
Yacksel RiosRHP	1.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	25	4.66
Darwinzon HernandezLHP	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	17	2.84
Adam OttavinoRHP	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	20	2.73
Matt BarnesRHP	1.0	0	0	0	3	0	0	13	2.65
TOTAL	9.0	13	6	6	11	3	3	164	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCBOS

TOP 1
HOME RUN — Whit Merrifield homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
10
STRIKEOUT — Jorge Soler strikes out swinging. [1 out]
10
DOUBLE — Carlos Santana hits a ground-rule double (7) on a line drive to right field.
10
STRIKEOUT — Salvador Perez strikes out on a foul tip. [2 outs]
10
SINGLE — Ryan O'Hearn singles on a line drive to right fielder Hunter Renfroe. Carlos Santana to 3rd.
10
LINEOUT — Emmanuel Rivera lines out to left fielder Alex Verdugo. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
HIT BY PITCH — Enrique Hernandez hit by pitch.
10
SINGLE — Alex Verdugo singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jorge Soler. Enrique Hernandez to 3rd.
10
SINGLE — J.D. Martinez singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Hunter Dozier. Enrique Hernandez scores. J.D. Martinez out at 2nd on the throw, left fielder Hunter Dozier to shortstop Nicky Lopez to second baseman Whit Merrifield. Alex Verdugo to 3rd. [1 run] [1 out]
11
SINGLE — Xander Bogaerts singles on a soft ground ball to third baseman Emmanuel Rivera. Alex Verdugo scores. Xander Bogaerts to 2nd. Xander Bogaerts advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by third baseman Emmanuel Rivera. [1 run]
12
SINGLE — Rafael Devers singles on a ground ball to left fielder Hunter Dozier. Xander Bogaerts to 3rd.
12
GROUNDED INTO DP — Hunter Renfroe grounds into a double play, second baseman Whit Merrifield to first baseman Carlos Santana. Rafael Devers out at 2nd. Hunter Renfroe out at 1st. [3 outs]
12

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Team Stats

BOS

6Runs7

13Hits12

1Errors1

.342Batting Avg.400

38At Bats30

6Extra-base Hits1

3Home Runs0

6Runs-Batted-In7

3Walks7

2Stolen Bases1

11Strikeouts4

8Left on Base9

25Total Bases13

Game Details

Tuesday, June 29, 2021 · 7:10 PM

Fenway Park · Boston, MA

attendance: 25,180 (66.7%)

weather: 95 degrees, partly cloudy