Kansas City Royals vs. Boston Red Sox: game summary

Summary

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Kansas City RoyalsKC	1	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	6	13	1
Boston Red SoxBOS	2	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	-	7	12	1

Decisions

• WinnerYacksel Ríos
• LoserJake Brentz
• SaveMatt Barnes

Scoring plays

1. Top 1Whit Merrifield homers (8) on a fly ball to right field.1-0
2. Bot 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.1-1
3. Bot 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.1-2
4. Top 2Michael A. Taylor singles on a ground ball to center fielder Danny Santana. Hunter Dozier scores.2-2
5. Bot 3Hunter Renfroe out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. J.D. Martinez scores.2-3
6. Top 4Michael A. Taylor homers (7) on a fly ball to right field. Hunter Dozier scores.4-3
7. Bot 4Enrique Hernandez singles on a line drive to left fielder Hunter Dozier. Danny Santana scores. Bobby Dalbec to 2nd.4-4
8. Bot 4J.D. Martinez out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Bobby Dalbec scores. Enrique Hernandez to 3rd.4-5
9. Top 5Ryan O'Hearn homers (6) on a fly ball to center field. Carlos Santana scores.6-5
10. Bot 6J.D. Martinez doubles (20) on a line drive to right fielder Jorge Soler. Michael Chavis scores. Alex Verdugo scores.6-7

Box score

Game info

Ballpark

Fenway Park

Attendance

25,180

Duration

3 h 31

Weather

95 °F, Partly Cloudy · wind 8 mph, Out To RF

Umpires

Jim Reynolds (Home plate) · Shane Livensparger (First base) · Tony Randazzo (Second base) · Todd Tichenor (Third base)