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Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals

MLB
Red Sox
54-56
5-13
Final
Royals
44-65
Kauffman Stadium
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Royals 13-5

The Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 13-5 on Sunday, August 7, 2022 at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals win the series 3-1. The Royals outscored the Red Sox 6-0 in the 8th inning. MJ Melendez went 2-for-3 with a home run and 6 RBI for the Royals. Tommy Pham went 2-for-5 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Red Sox.

Recap · Aug 9
Alex Verdugo drives in 2 runs in the Red Sox's 4-3 victory over the Royals

Alex Verdugo had a two-run double to help the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 on Wednesday night in a game with one of the strangest ground-rule doubles in Fenway Park history.

What it means

  • Season series: KC wins series 3-1.
  • Red Sox 28-29 on the road; Royals 25-31 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
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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
Kutter Crawford SP
Probable starter · 3-6, 5.47 ERA, 77 K, 1.42 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Tommy PhamLF
  2. 2Rafael Devers3B
  3. 3Xander BogaertsSS
  4. 4Alex VerdugoRF
  5. 5J.D. MartinezDH
  6. 6Eric Hosmer1B
  7. 7Christian Arroyo2B
  8. 8Reese McGuireC
  9. 9Jarren DuranCF
Royals3rd in AL Cent
Brad Keller SP
Probable starter · 6-14, 5.09 ERA, 102 K, 1.50 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1MJ MelendezC
  2. 2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
  3. 3Salvador PerezDH
  4. 4Hunter Dozier3B
  5. 5Nick Pratto1B
  6. 6Michael A. TaylorCF
  7. 7Michael Massey2B
  8. 8Nate EatonRF
  9. 9Kyle IsbelLF

The series

KC wins series 3-1
Last meeting: Royals 5, Red Sox 4 (Aug 6)

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Game info

Venue
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 14,949
Officials
Gabe Morales (Home Plate Umpire), Bill Welke (First Base Umpire), Chris Segal (Second Base Umpire), Junior Valentine (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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