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Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals

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Red Sox
53-54
3-7
Final
Royals
42-64
Kauffman Stadium
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Royals 7-3

The Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 7-3 on Thursday, August 4, 2022 at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals win the series 3-1. The Royals outscored the Red Sox 4-1 in the 7th inning. Salvador Perez went 2-for-4 with a home run and 4 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Aug 5
Perez's 3-run homer in 7th lifts Royals over Red Sox 7-3

Salvador Perez hit a line drive, three-run homer run to break open a close game and finished with four RBI, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 7-3 win over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night.

What it means

  • Season series: KC wins series 3-1.
  • Red Sox 27-27 on the road; Royals 23-30 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Oct 5
Breslow, Tracy: Red Sox not overly reliant on analytics
ESPN · Oct 2
Red Sox's Mickey Gasper has surgery to repair right biceps tendon
ESPN · Oct 1
Red Sox's Sonny Gray not happy for being lifted after 70 pitches
Recap · Oct 1
Fried, Bellinger and García lead Yankees over Red Sox 9-2 for 2-game Wild Card Series sweep
ESPN · Oct 1
Yankees send Red Sox home again, move on to face Rays in ALDS
ESPN · Sep 30
Red Sox's Roman Anthony ruled out of ALWC with injuries
ESPN · Sep 30
Red Sox OF Anthony (hand) exits early; Game 2 status unclear
Recap · Sep 30
Schlittler and Rice torment hometown team as Yankees beat rival Red Sox 9-0 in playoff opener

Injuries and inactives

Red Sox5th in AL East
  • Caleb Durbin 3B
    Finger, Surgery, left
    Out
  • Garrett Whitlock RP
    Leg, Fracture, right
    Out
  • Masataka Yoshida DH
    Hamstring, Strain, left
    Out
  • Roman Anthony LF
    Hand, Strain, right
    Out
  • Tyron Guerrero RP
    Shoulder, Strain, right
    Out
Royals3rd in AL Cent
  • Steven Cruz RP
    Personal
    Out
  • Mitch Spence RP
    Undisclosed
    Day-To-Day
  • Connor Seabold RP
    Lat, Strain, right
    60-Day-IL
  • Nick Loftin 3B
    Personal
    paternity
  • Tony Gonsolin SP
    Illness
    15-Day-IL

Probable starters

Red Sox5th in AL East
Nick Pivetta SP
Probable starter · 10-12, 4.56 ERA, 175 K, 1.38 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Jaylin DavisRF
  2. 2Tommy PhamLF
  3. 3Rafael Devers3B
  4. 4Xander BogaertsSS
  5. 5J.D. MartinezDH
  6. 6Eric Hosmer1B
  7. 7Christian Arroyo2B
  8. 8Kevin PlaweckiC
  9. 9Jarren DuranCF
Royals3rd in AL Cent
Kris Bubic SP
Probable starter · 3-13, 5.58 ERA, 110 K, 1.70 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1MJ MelendezLF
  2. 2Bobby Witt Jr.3B
  3. 3Salvador PerezC
  4. 4Vinnie PasquantinoDH
  5. 5Hunter Dozier1B
  6. 6Michael Massey2B
  7. 7Michael A. TaylorCF
  8. 8Nate EatonRF
  9. 9Nicky LopezSS

The series

KC wins series 3-1

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Game info

Venue
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 18,970
Officials
Bill Welke (Home Plate Umpire), Chris Segal (First Base Umpire), Junior Valentine (Second Base Umpire), Gabe Morales (Third Base Umpire)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesKC wins series 3-1

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