Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Red Sox

54-54

7-4

Final

Royals

42-65

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
BOS	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	2	0	7
KC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	4

Who won: Red Sox 7-4

The Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 7-4 on Friday, August 5, 2022 at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals win the series 3-1. The Red Sox outscored the Royals 2-0 in the 4th inning. Xander Bogaerts went 4-for-5 with 1 RBI for the Red Sox. Salvador Perez went 1-for-5 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Royals.

Player of the game

Alex Verdugo

BOS · 3-4, 2 2B, 2 R, 1 BB

8.1

Win probability

100%BOS final

BOSKC

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Play by play

Bot 9th
Flied out to center
Dozier flied out to center.
H. Dozier · 1-4
Bot 9th
Grounded out to first
Pasquantino grounded out to first.
V. Pasquantino · 3-5
Bot 9th
Struck out swinging
Perez struck out swinging.
S. Perez · 1-5, 1 HR, 1 RBI
Bottom of the 9th inning
Top 9th
Grounded out to shortstop
McGuire grounded out to shortstop.
R. McGuire · 1-4, 1 RBI
Top 9th
Flied out to center
Hosmer flied out to center, Bogaerts to third.
E. Hosmer · 1-4, 1 RBI
Top 9th
Struck out swinging
Martinez struck out swinging.
J.D. Martinez · 1-5, 2 RBI
Top 9th
Walked
Verdugo walked, Bogaerts to second.
A. Verdugo · 3-4
Top 9th
Singled to center
Bogaerts singled to center.
X. Bogaerts · 4-5, 1 RBI
Top 9thKC
Taylor in center field
Taylor in center field.
Top of the 9th inning
Bot 8th
Flied out to left
Massey flied out to left.
M. Massey · 0-5
RUN SCORESBot 8th
Doubled to left center, 2 runs score
M. Melendez · 1-3, 2 RBI
Melendez doubled to left center, Dozier scored and Pratto scored, Taylor to third.
BOS 7 - 4 KC
Bot 8th
Struck out swinging
Lopez struck out swinging.
N. Lopez · 0-4
Bot 8th
Taylor singled to center
Taylor singled to center, Pratto to second, Dozier to third.
M. Taylor · 1-1
Bot 8th
Schreiber relieved A. Davis
Bot 8thKC
Taylor hit for Isbel
RUN SCORESBot 8th
Hit sacrifice fly to left, Pasquantino scored
N. Eaton · 0-2, 1 RBI
Eaton hit sacrifice fly to left, Pasquantino scored.
BOS 7 - 2 KC
Bot 8th
Walked
Pratto walked, Dozier to second, Pasquantino to third.
N. Pratto · 1-3
Bot 8th
Walked
Dozier walked, Pasquantino to second.
H. Dozier · 1-4
Bot 8th
Singled to center
Pasquantino singled to center.
V. Pasquantino · 3-5
Bot 8th
A. Davis relieved Sawamura
Bottom of the 8th inning
Top 8th
Lined out to shortstop
Devers lined out to shortstop.
R. Devers · 0-4
Top 8th
Struck out looking
Pham struck out looking.
T. Pham · 0-4

Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals

Who won: Red Sox 7-4

Win probability

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Season seriesKC wins series 3-1

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