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Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox

MLB
Royals
58-89
3-13
Final
Red Sox
71-75
Fenway Park
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Red Sox 13-3

The Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 13-3 on Sunday, September 18, 2022 at Fenway Park. The Red Sox win the series 2-1. The Red Sox outscored the Royals 4-0 in the 6th inning. Rafael Devers went 4-for-6 with 3 RBI for the Red Sox. Salvador Perez went 2-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Sep 18
Devers' 4 hits, 3 RBIs carry Red Sox past Royals, 13-3

Rafael Devers had four hits and three RBI, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 13-3 on Sunday.

What it means

  • Season series: BOS wins series 2-1.
  • Royals 24-48 on the road; Red Sox 37-37 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
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

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
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

Probable starters

Royals3rd in AL Cent
Kris Bubic SP
Probable starter · 3-13, 5.58 ERA, 110 K, 1.70 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1MJ MelendezC
  2. 2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
  3. 3Salvador PerezDH
  4. 4Vinnie Pasquantino1B
  5. 5Edward OlivaresLF
  6. 6Michael Massey2B
  7. 7Nate Eaton3B
  8. 8Drew WatersCF
  9. 9Kyle IsbelRF
Red Sox5th in AL East
Nick Pivetta SP
Probable starter · 10-12, 4.56 ERA, 175 K, 1.38 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Tommy PhamLF
  2. 2Rafael Devers3B
  3. 3Xander BogaertsSS
  4. 4J.D. MartinezDH
  5. 5Rob RefsnyderRF
  6. 6Christian Arroyo2B
  7. 7Enrique HernandezCF
  8. 8Yu ChangSS
  9. 9Reese McGuireC

The series

BOS wins series 2-1
Last meeting: Royals 9, Red Sox 0 (Sep 17)

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Game info

Venue
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts · Attendance 31,199
Officials
Lance Barrett (Home Plate Umpire), Alfonso Marquez (First Base Umpire), Ramon DeJesus (Second Base Umpire), Dan Merzel (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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