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Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals

MLB
Red Sox
70-66
9-5
Final
Royals
42-95
Kauffman Stadium
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Red Sox 9-5

The Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 9-5 on Saturday, September 2, 2023 at Kauffman Stadium. The Red Sox win the series 2-1. The Red Sox outscored the Royals 3-0 in the 1st inning. Triston Casas went 2-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Red Sox. MJ Melendez went 3-for-3 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Sep 2
Triston Casas' homer, Alex Verdugo’s 3 hits lead the Red Sox to a 9-5 win over the Royals

Triston Casas hit a two-run homer and Alex Verdugo finished a homer short of hitting for the cycle as the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 9-5 on Saturday night.

What it means

  • Season series: BOS wins series 2-1.
  • Red Sox 34-33 on the road; Royals 24-44 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
Tanner Houck SP
Probable starter · 6-10, 5.01 ERA, 99 K, 1.37 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Alex VerdugoRF
  2. 2Rafael Devers3B
  3. 3Justin TurnerDH
  4. 4Triston Casas1B
  5. 5Adam DuvallLF
  6. 6Masataka YoshidaLF
  7. 7Trevor StorySS
  8. 8Reese McGuireC
  9. 9Enmanuel Valdez2B
Royals5th in AL Cent
Alec Marsh SP
Probable starter · 3-9, 5.69 ERA, 85 K, 1.56 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Maikel Garcia3B
  2. 2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
  3. 3MJ MelendezLF
  4. 4Salvador Perez1B
  5. 5Freddy FerminC
  6. 6Michael Massey2B
  7. 7Drew WatersCF
  8. 8Matt BeatyDH
  9. 9Nelson VelazquezRF

The series

BOS wins series 2-1
Last meeting: Royals 13, Red Sox 2 (Sep 1)

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Game info

Venue
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 20,527
Officials
Alan Porter (Home Plate Umpire), Jim Wolf (First Base Umpire), Nate Tomlinson (Second Base Umpire), Sean Barber (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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