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Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals

MLB
Red Sox
69-66
2-13
Final
Royals
42-94
Kauffman Stadium
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Royals 13-2

The Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 13-2 on Friday, September 1, 2023 at Kauffman Stadium. The Red Sox win the series 2-1. The Royals outscored the Red Sox 6-0 in the 6th inning. Salvador Perez went 3-for-5 with 2 home runs and 4 RBI for the Royals. Alex Verdugo went 1-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Red Sox.

Recap · Sep 2
Jordan Lyles dominant as Royals crush Red Sox 13-2

Jordan Lyles had one of his best outings of the season for the Royals, allowing two runs on four hits while striking out seven in eight innings as Kansas City beat the Boston Red Sox 13-2 on Friday night.

What it means

  • Season series: BOS wins series 2-1.
  • Red Sox 33-33 on the road; Royals 24-43 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 5d ago
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 Sox3rd in AL East
  • 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
  • Romy Gonzalez DH
    Elbow
    Day-To-Day
Royals5th 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 Sox3rd in AL East
James Paxton SP
Probable starter · 7-5, 4.50 ERA, 101 K, 1.31 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Alex VerdugoRF
  2. 2Rafael Devers3B
  3. 3Justin TurnerDH
  4. 4Triston Casas1B
  5. 5Adam DuvallCF
  6. 6Masataka YoshidaLF
  7. 7Trevor StorySS
  8. 8Luis Urias3B
  9. 9Connor WongC
Royals5th in AL Cent
Jordan Lyles SP
Probable starter · 6-17, 6.28 ERA, 120 K, 1.24 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Maikel GarciaSS
  2. 2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
  3. 3Salvador Perez1B
  4. 4Michael Massey2B
  5. 5Freddy FerminC
  6. 6Nelson VelazquezLF
  7. 7Drew WatersCF
  8. 8Nick LoftinDH
  9. 9Kyle IsbelCF

The series

BOS wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 15,470
Officials
Sean Barber (Home Plate Umpire), Alan Porter (First Base Umpire), Jim Wolf (Second Base Umpire), Nate Tomlinson (Third Base Umpire)

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

Season seriesBOS wins series 2-1

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