Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox

MLB

Royals

52-43

6-1

Final

Red Sox

51-43

Fenway Park

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Royals 6-1

The Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 6-1 on Friday, July 12, 2024 at Fenway Park. The Red Sox win the series 2-1. The Royals outscored the Red Sox 3-1 in the 2nd inning. MJ Melendez went 3-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Royals. Ceddanne Rafaela went 2-for-3 with 1 RBI for the Red Sox.

Recap · Jul 12

Witt, Melendez both homer to help Royals beat Red Sox 6-1 for 4th straight win

Bobby Witt Jr. and MJ Melendez each had solo home runs, Cole Ragans allowed one run over seven innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 6-1 on Friday night for their fourth consecutive victory.

What it means

Season series: BOS wins series 2-1.
Royals 21-25 on the road; Red Sox 22-26 at home.

Latest headlines

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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

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

Probable starters

Royals5th in AL Cent

Cole Ragans SP

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

Lineup

1Adam FrazierDH
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B
4Salvador PerezC
5Michael Massey2B
6Hunter RenfroeRF
7MJ MelendezLF
8Maikel Garcia3B
9Kyle IsbelCF

Red Sox3rd in AL East

Cooper Criswell SP

Probable starter · 6-5, 4.08 ERA, 73 K, 1.35 WHIP

Lineup

1Rob RefsnyderRF
2Jarren DuranLF
3Tyler O'NeillDH
4Rafael Devers3B
5Connor WongC
6Romy Gonzalez1B
7Jamie Westbrook2B
8Ceddanne RafaelaCF
9David HamiltonSS

The series

BOS wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts · Attendance 34,894
Officials: Vic Carapazza (Home Plate Umpire), Adam Hamari (First Base Umpire), Brian Walsh (Second Base Umpire), Edwin Moscoso (Third Base Umpire)