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.

Recap · Aug 6

Bogaerts has 4 hits, Red Sox beat Royals 7-4

Xander Bogaerts had four hits, Alex Verdugo doubled twice and the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 7-4 Friday night.

What it means

Season series: KC wins series 3-1.
Red Sox 28-27 on the road; Royals 23-31 at home.

Latest headlines

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ESPN · Oct 2

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ESPN · Oct 1

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ESPN · Oct 1

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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

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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

Josh Winckowski SP

Probable starter · 5-7, 5.89 ERA, 44 K, 1.59 WHIP

Lineup

1Jarren DuranCF
2Tommy PhamLF
3Rafael Devers3B
4Xander BogaertsSS
5Alex VerdugoRF
6J.D. MartinezDH
7Eric Hosmer1B
8Reese McGuireC
9Yolmer Sanchez2B

Royals3rd in AL Cent

Zack Greinke SP

Probable starter · 4-9, 3.68 ERA, 73 K, 1.34 WHIP

Lineup

1MJ MelendezLF
2Michael Massey2B
3Salvador PerezC
4Vinnie PasquantinoDH
5Hunter Dozier3B
6Nick Pratto1B
7Nate EatonRF
8Kyle IsbelCF
9Nicky LopezSS

The series

KC wins series 3-1

Last meeting: Royals 7, Red Sox 3 (Aug 4)

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 21,246
Officials: Chris Segal (Home Plate Umpire), Junior Valentine (First Base Umpire), Gabe Morales (Second Base Umpire), Bill Welke (Third Base Umpire)