Boston Red Sox vs. Kansas City Royals

Sep 1, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	5	0	5
KC	2	4	1	0	0	6	0	0	-	13	17	0	6

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J. Paxtonwin: Kansas City Royals logo

J. Lyles

Game Recap

KANSAS CITY -- Nick Loftin was inches away from his first career home run on Friday night. Instead, he settled for a double and a weightlifting session with Salvador Perez. Making his Major League debut on Friday, Loftin, Kansas City’s No. 5 prospect, went 2-for-3 with a walk in his...

Scoring Summary

BOSKC

1
Bobby Witt Jr. homers (28) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
01
1
Salvador Perez homers (20) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run]
02
2
Kyle Isbel grounds into a force out, second baseman Luis Urias to shortstop Trevor Story. Nelson Velazquez scores. Drew Waters to 3rd. Nick Loftin out at 2nd. Kyle Isbel to 1st. [1 run] [1 out]
03
2
Maikel Garcia singles on a ground ball to left fielder Masataka Yoshida. Drew Waters scores. Kyle Isbel to 3rd. [1 run]
04
2
Bobby Witt Jr. grounds out, third baseman Rafael Devers to first baseman Triston Casas. Kyle Isbel scores. Maikel Garcia to 2nd. [1 run] [2 outs]
05
2
Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to center fielder Adam Duvall. Maikel Garcia scores. [1 run]
06
3
Nick Loftin doubles (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Adam Duvall. Drew Waters scores. [1 run]
07
6
Kyle Isbel doubles (19) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Alex Verdugo. Nick Loftin scores. [1 run]
08
6
Maikel Garcia singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Masataka Yoshida. Kyle Isbel scores. [1 run]
09
6
Salvador Perez homers (21) on a fly ball to center field. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. [2 runs]
011
6
Nelson Velazquez homers (9) on a fly ball to left center field. Freddy Fermin scores. [2 runs]
013
8
Alex Verdugo homers (13) on a fly ball to right field. Luis Urias scores. [2 runs]
213

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Alex VerdugoRF	1	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	.277
2Rafael Devers3B	1	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	.267
Enmanuel Valdez2B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232
3Justin TurnerDH	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.285
4Triston Casas1B	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	.263
5Adam DuvallCF	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.274
Ceddanne RafaelaPH-CF	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.429
6Masataka YoshidaLF	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.294
Wilyer AbreuPH-LF	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	.333
7Trevor StorySS	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.184
8Luis Urias2B-3B	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.180
9Connor WongC	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.248
TOTAL	5	32	2	2	9	1	1	6	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
James PaxtonLHP	1.1	5	6	6	0	2	2	36	4.50
Mauricio LloveraRHP	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	3.74
Brandon WalterLHP	4.0	10	7	7	5	0	2	82	5.79
Joe JacquesLHP	2.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	27	5.40
TOTAL	8.0	17	13	13	7	3	4	156	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Maikel Garcia3B-SS	2	4	1	2	0	1	0	0	.279
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	3	5	2	2	0	0	1	2	.279
Samad TaylorPR-3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207
3Salvador Perez1B	3	5	2	4	0	0	2	2	.250
4Michael Massey2B	1	5	0	0	1	0	0	1	.220
5Freddy FerminC	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.289
6Nelson VelazquezLF	2	5	2	2	3	0	1	2	.235
7Drew WatersRF-CF	1	4	2	0	1	1	0	2	.228
8Nick LoftinDH	2	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	.667
9Kyle IsbelCF	1	3	2	2	1	0	0	3	.236
Dairon BlancoRF	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.235

TOTAL	17	39	13	13	7	3	4	13	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Jordan LylesRHP	8.0	4	2	2	7	0	1	114	6.29
Steven CruzRHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	26	21.60


TOTAL	9.0	5	2	2	9	1	1	140	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningBOSKC

TOP 1
LINEOUT — Alex Verdugo lines out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Salvador Perez. [1 out]
00
STRIKEOUT — Rafael Devers strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
00
STRIKEOUT — Justin Turner strikes out on a foul tip. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Maikel Garcia grounds out, third baseman Rafael Devers to first baseman Triston Casas. [1 out]
00
HOME RUN — Bobby Witt Jr. homers (28) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
01
HOME RUN — Salvador Perez homers (20) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run]
02
SINGLE — Michael Massey singles on a line drive to left fielder Masataka Yoshida.
02
GROUNDED INTO DP — Freddy Fermin grounds into a double play, first baseman Triston Casas to shortstop Trevor Story to first baseman Triston Casas. Michael Massey out at 2nd. Freddy Fermin out at 1st. [3 outs]
02

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Team Stats

BOS

2Runs13

5Hits17

0Errors0

.156Batting Avg.436

32At Bats39

1Extra-base Hits7

1Home Runs4

2Runs-Batted-In13

1Walks3

0Stolen Bases0

9Strikeouts7

5Left on Base6

8Total Bases32

Game Details

Friday, September 1, 2023 · 8:10 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 15,470 (40.8%)

weather: 87 degrees, clear