Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox

MLB

Royals

37-78

9-3

Final

Red Sox

58-55

Fenway Park

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Royals 9-3

The Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 9-3 on Tuesday, August 8, 2023 at Fenway Park. The Red Sox win the series 3-1. The Royals outscored the Red Sox 3-0 in the 6th inning. Michael Massey went 2-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Royals. Adam Duvall went 1-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Red Sox.

Recap · Aug 8

Royals hit 3 home runs, beat Red Sox 9-3 to spoil season debut of Boston's Trevor Story

Drew Waters, MJ Melendez and Michael Massey each hit two-run home runs and the Kansas City Royals snapped a three-game losing streak with a 9-3 win over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.

What it means

Season series: BOS wins series 3-1.
Royals 16-42 on the road; Red Sox 31-27 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 6d 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

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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

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

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

Probable starters

Royals5th in AL Cent

Brady Singer SP

Probable starter · 8-11, 5.52 ERA, 133 K, 1.45 WHIP

Lineup

1Maikel Garcia3B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Michael Massey2B
4Salvador PerezC
5MJ MelendezLF
6Edward OlivaresDH
7Matt Beaty1B
8Drew WatersRF
9Kyle IsbelCF

Red Sox3rd in AL East

Kutter Crawford SP

Probable starter · 6-8, 4.04 ERA, 135 K, 1.11 WHIP

Lineup

1Jarren DuranLF
2Masataka YoshidaDH
3Trevor StorySS
4Rafael Devers3B
5Triston Casas1B
6Adam DuvallCF
7Alex VerdugoRF
8Pablo Reyes2B
9Connor WongC

The series

BOS wins series 3-1

Last meeting: Red Sox 6, Royals 2 (Aug 7)

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Game info

Venue: Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts · Attendance 30,997
Officials: Vic Carapazza (Home Plate Umpire), Emil Jimenez (First Base Umpire), Adam Hamari (Second Base Umpire), Nick Mahrley (Third Base Umpire)