Kansas City Royals vs. Boston Red Sox

Aug 9, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

J. Lyles(3-13)win: Boston Red Sox logo

N. Pivetta(8-6)save: Boston Red Sox logo

K. Jansen(25)

Game Recap

Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox game highlights

BOSTON -- It didn’t have all the fanfare of a dramatic hit a player might look for, but it ended up being the difference for the Red Sox on Wednesday night. Down 2-1 in the bottom of the 4th, Alex Verdugo laced a two-run opposite-field double to help propel the...

Scoring Summary

KCBOS

2MJ Melendez homers (11) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run] 10
2Triston Casas homers (18) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run] 11
4Umpire reviewed (home run), call on the field was overturned: MJ Melendez homers (12) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run] 21
4Alex Verdugo doubles (29) on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel, deflected by left fielder MJ Melendez. Masataka Yoshida scores. Rafael Devers scores. [2 runs] 23
4Reese McGuire singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Alex Verdugo scores. Luis Urias out at home on the throw, center fielder Kyle Isbel to catcher Freddy Fermin to second baseman Michael Massey to catcher Freddy Fermin. [1 run] [3 outs] 24
9Freddy Fermin homers (9) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run] 34

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Maikel GarciaDH	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	2	.278
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.269
3Michael Massey2B	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.223
4Salvador Perez1B	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.246
5MJ MelendezLF	2	4	2	2	1	0	2	0	.223
6Freddy FerminC	1	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	.303
7Drew WatersRF	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	.237
Edward OlivaresPH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250
Dairon BlancoPR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237
8Matt Duffy3B	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.259
9Kyle IsbelCF	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.225
TOTAL	7	32	3	3	12	3	3	7	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Jordan LylesRHP	8.0	7	4	4	6	1	1	102	6.13




TOTAL	8.0	7	4	4	6	1	1	102	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jarren DuranCF-LF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	3	.302
2Masataka YoshidaLF	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	.304
Adam DuvallCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243
3Trevor StoryDH	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	2	.000
4Rafael Devers3B	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	.263
5Triston Casas1B	1	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	.252
6Alex VerdugoRF	1	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	.275
7Luis Urias2B	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.169
8Reese McGuireC	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.265
9Pablo ReyesSS	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.321

TOTAL	7	28	4	4	6	1	1	9	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Nick PivettaRHP	5.0	4	2	2	8	2	2	90	4.16
John SchreiberRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	3.42
Josh WinckowskiRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	12	2.90
Chris MartinRHP	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	11	1.45
Kenley JansenRHP	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	1	19	3.13
TOTAL	9.0	7	3	3	12	3	3	143	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCBOS

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Maikel Garcia strikes out swinging. [1 out]
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WALK — Bobby Witt Jr. walks.
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GROUNDOUT — Michael Massey grounds out, second baseman Luis Urias to first baseman Triston Casas. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd. [2 outs]
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STRIKEOUT — Salvador Perez strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
FLYOUT — Jarren Duran flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel. [1 out]
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GROUNDOUT — Masataka Yoshida grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Salvador Perez. [2 outs]
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STRIKEOUT — Trevor Story strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

BOS

3Runs4

7Hits7

1Errors1

.219Batting Avg.250

32At Bats28

5Extra-base Hits3

3Home Runs1

3Runs-Batted-In4

3Walks1

0Stolen Bases0

12Strikeouts6

5Left on Base2

18Total Bases12

Game Details

Wednesday, August 9, 2023 · 7:10 PM

Fenway Park · Boston, MA

attendance: 35,495 (94.0%)

weather: 79 degrees, clear