Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Red Sox

61-53

4-8

Final

Royals

64-52

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
BOS	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	4
KC	1	1	0	5	0	1	0	0	X	8

Who won: Royals 8-4

The Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 8-4 on Wednesday, August 7, 2024 at Kauffman Stadium. The Red Sox win the series 2-1. The Royals outscored the Red Sox 5-1 in the 4th inning. Bobby Witt Jr. went 3-for-4 with 2 home runs and 4 RBI for the Royals. Romy Gonzalez went 1-for-3 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Red Sox.

Recap · Aug 7

Bobby Witt's 2 homers, double and 4 RBIs lead the Royals past the Red Sox 8-4

Bobby Witt Jr. had two homers, a double and four RBI as the Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 8-4 Wednesday night and salvaged the final game of a three-game series.

What it means

Season series: BOS wins series 2-1.
Red Sox 34-24 on the road; Royals 37-24 at home.

Latest headlines

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Injuries and inactives

Red Sox3rd in AL East

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
Justin Slaten RP
Elbow, Inflammation, right
60-Day-IL

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

Kutter Crawford SP

Probable starter · 9-16, 4.36 ERA, 175 K, 1.12 WHIP

Lineup

1Jarren DuranLF
2Rob RefsnyderRF
3Romy Gonzalez2B
4Rafael Devers3B
5Connor Wong1B
6Danny JansenC
7Masataka YoshidaDH
8Nick SogardSS
9Ceddanne RafaelaCF

Royals5th in AL Cent

Cole Ragans SP

Probable starter · 11-9, 3.14 ERA, 223 K, 1.14 WHIP

Lineup

1Michael Massey2B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Vinnie PasquantinoDH
4Salvador Perez1B
5Hunter RenfroeRF
6MJ MelendezLF
7Freddy FerminC
8Maikel Garcia3B
9Kyle IsbelCF

The series

BOS wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Red Sox 6, Royals 5 (Aug 6)

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 16,550
Officials: Edwin Jimenez (Home Plate Umpire), Bill Miller (First Base Umpire), Scott Barry (Second Base Umpire), Malachi Moore (Third Base Umpire)