Boston Red Sox vs. Kansas City Royals: game summary
Final · September 3, 2023 at 2:10 p.m.
Kauffman Stadium
Summary
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Red SoxBOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
 Kansas City RoyalsKC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
Decisions
- WinnerChris Sale
- LoserZack Greinke
Scoring plays
- Top 4Masataka Yoshida homers (14) on a fly ball to center field. Justin Turner scores. Triston Casas scores.3-0
- Top 6Adam Duvall homers (19) on a fly ball to left field.4-0
- Bot 6Salvador Perez singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Alex Verdugo. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.4-1
- Top 7Rob Refsnyder reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Connor Wong scores. Rob Refsnyder to 2nd.5-1
- Top 7Justin Turner out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Dairon Blanco. Rob Refsnyder scores.6-1
- Top 9Rafael Devers doubles (31) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Dairon Blanco. Enmanuel Valdez scores.7-1
- Bot 9Dairon Blanco singles on a line drive to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. Nick Loftin scores. Drew Waters scores.7-3
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex VerdugoRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| Wilyer AbreuRF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Rob RefsnyderLF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .247 |
| Rafael Devers3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .270 |
| Justin TurnerDH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .285 |
| Triston Casas1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .265 |
| Adam DuvallRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .273 |
| Masataka YoshidaLF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .296 |
| Ceddanne RafaelaCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 |
| Trevor StorySS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .176 |
| Enmanuel Valdez2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .235 |
| Luis Urías2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .180 |
| Connor WongC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 |
| Totals | 35 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Sale | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 100-64 | 4.46 |
| Mauricio Llovera | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24-17 | 3.97 |
| John Schreiber | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17-8 | 3.74 |
| Brennan Bernardino | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-9 | 2.49 |
| Kenley Jansen | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21-15 | 3.09 |
Kansas City Royals
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .280 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .275 |
| Edward OlivaresDH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 |
| MJ MelendezDH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 |
| Salvador PerezC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .249 |
| Nelson VelázquezRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .239 |
| Matt Duffy1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Michael Massey2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .224 |
| Nick Loftin1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .429 |
| Samad TaylorLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| Drew WatersCF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .231 |
| Dairon BlancoLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .238 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Clarke | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-8 | 5.33 |
| Zack Greinke | 3.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 67-41 | 5.34 |
| Austin Cox | 1.2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 34-20 | 4.33 |
| James McArthur | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23-16 | 11.17 |
| Carlos Hernández | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25-15 | 4.41 |
Game info
- Ballpark
- Kauffman Stadium
- Attendance
- 15,785
- Duration
- 3 h 07
- Weather
- 92 °F, Sunny · wind 11 mph, L To R
- Umpires
- Jim Wolf (Home plate) · Nate Tomlinson (First base) · Sean Barber (Second base) · Alan Porter (Third base)
About this game
Who won Red Sox vs Royals?
Red Sox won 7-3 over Royals on Sunday, September 3, 2023.
When was Red Sox vs Royals played?
On Sunday, September 3, 2023, at 2:10 PM ET at Kauffman Stadium.
Where was Red Sox vs Royals played?
At Kauffman Stadium.