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Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals

MLB
Red Sox
71-66
7-3
Final
Royals
42-96
Kauffman Stadium
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Red Sox 7-3

The Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 7-3 on Sunday, September 3, 2023 at Kauffman Stadium. The Red Sox win the series 2-1. The Red Sox outscored the Royals 3-0 in the 4th inning. Masataka Yoshida went 2-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Red Sox.

Recap · Sep 3
Sale dominates, Yoshida’s three run homer lifts Red Sox over Royals 7-3

Masataka Yoshida hit a three-run homer and Adam Duvall had a solo shot to back Chris Sale as the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 7-3 on Sunday.

What it means

  • Season series: BOS wins series 2-1.
  • Red Sox 35-33 on the road; Royals 24-45 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
Chris Sale SP
Probable starter · 6-5, 4.30 ERA, 125 K, 1.13 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Alex VerdugoRF
  2. 2Rafael Devers3B
  3. 3Justin TurnerDH
  4. 4Triston Casas1B
  5. 5Adam DuvallRF
  6. 6Masataka YoshidaLF
  7. 7Trevor StorySS
  8. 8Enmanuel Valdez2B
  9. 9Connor WongC
Royals5th in AL Cent
Taylor Clarke SP
Probable starter · 3-6, 5.95 ERA, 65 K, 1.61 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Maikel Garcia3B
  2. 2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
  3. 3Edward OlivaresDH
  4. 4Salvador PerezC
  5. 5Nelson VelazquezRF
  6. 6Matt Duffy1B
  7. 7Nick Loftin1B
  8. 8Samad TaylorLF
  9. 9Dairon BlancoLF

The series

BOS wins series 2-1
Last meeting: Red Sox 9, Royals 5 (Sep 2)

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Game info

Venue
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 15,785
Officials
Jim Wolf (Home Plate Umpire), Nate Tomlinson (First Base Umpire), Sean Barber (Second Base Umpire), Alan Porter (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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