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Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals

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Red Sox
54-55
4-5
Final
Royals
43-65
Kauffman Stadium
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Royals 5-4

The Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 5-4 on Saturday, August 6, 2022 at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals win the series 3-1. The Royals outscored the Red Sox 2-0 in the 3rd inning. Kyle Isbel went 2-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Royals. Bobby Dalbec went 1-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Red Sox.

Recap · Aug 6
Pratto's 9th-inning homer gives Royals 5-4 win over Red Sox

Rookie Nick Pratto hit a game-ending home run in the ninth inning, giving the Kansas City Royals a 5-4 win over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night.

What it means

  • Season series: KC wins series 3-1.
  • Red Sox 28-28 on the road; Royals 24-31 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
Nathan Eovaldi SP
Probable starter · 6-3, 3.87 ERA, 103 K, 1.23 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Tommy PhamLF
  2. 2Rafael Devers3B
  3. 3Xander BogaertsSS
  4. 4Alex VerdugoRF
  5. 5J.D. MartinezDH
  6. 6Christian Arroyo2B
  7. 7Bobby Dalbec1B
  8. 8Jaylin DavisCF
  9. 9Kevin PlaweckiC
Royals3rd in AL Cent
Daniel Lynch IV SP
Probable starter · 4-13, 5.13 ERA, 122 K, 1.57 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1MJ MelendezLF
  2. 2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
  3. 3Salvador PerezC
  4. 4Vinnie PasquantinoDH
  5. 5Hunter Dozier3B
  6. 6Nick Pratto1B
  7. 7Michael A. TaylorCF
  8. 8Kyle IsbelRF
  9. 9Nicky Lopez2B

The series

KC wins series 3-1
Last meeting: Red Sox 7, Royals 4 (Aug 5)

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Game info

Venue
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 19,136
Officials
Junior Valentine (Home Plate Umpire), Gabe Morales (First Base Umpire), Bill Welke (Second Base Umpire), Chris Segal (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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