Red Sox @ Royals - Fri, Sep 01

Game Status: Final - Score: 13-2 Royals

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• Current conditions at Kauffman Stadium: 87°F - Clear - Wind 7 mph, R To L
• TV: Red Sox: NESN, Royals: Bally Sports Kansas City
• Radio: Red Sox: WCCM 1490 AM (SP) (es), WAMG 890 AM (SP) (es), WEEI 93.7, Royals: KCSP 610
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	Red Sox Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Verdugo - RF	4	1	1	2	0	0	1	.277	.340	.444
2	Devers - 3B	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	.267	.341	.504
	Valdez, E - 2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.277	.400
3	Turner, J - DH	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.285	.354	.484
4	Casas - 1B	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	.263	.365	.487
5	Duvall - CF	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.274	.337	.589
	a-Rafaela - CF	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	.429	.429	.571
6	Yoshida - LF	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.294	.348	.454
	b-Abreu, W - LF	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	.333	.429	.611
7	Story - SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.184	.225	.289
8	Urías, L - 3B	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.180	.326	.297
9	Wong - C	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.248	.303	.404
	Totals	32	2	5	2	1	9	6

Red Sox
a-Struck out for Duvall in the 7th. b-Struck out for Yoshida in the 7th.
BATTING: HR: Verdugo (13, 8th inning off Lyles, 1 on, 2 out). TB: Casas; Devers; Rafaela; Verdugo 4; Wong. RBI: Verdugo 2 (53). 2-out RBI: Verdugo 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Story. Team RISP: 0-for-1. Team LOB: 5.
FIELDING: PB: Wong (6). DP: (Casas-Story-Casas).

	Royals Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Garcia, M - SS	4	1	2	2	1	0	0	.279	.327	.374
2	Witt Jr. - SS	5	2	3	2	0	0	2	.279	.319	.507
	1-Taylor, S - 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.288	.276
3	Perez, S - 1B	5	2	3	4	0	0	2	.250	.293	.427
4	Massey - 2B	5	0	1	0	0	1	1	.220	.264	.349
5	Fermin - C	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	.289	.324	.483
6	Velázquez - LF	5	2	2	2	0	3	2	.235	.286	.600
7	Waters - CF	4	2	1	0	1	1	2	.228	.299	.394
8	Loftin - DH	3	1	2	1	1	0	0	.667	.750	1.000
9	Isbel - CF	3	2	1	2	0	1	3	.236	.266	.380
	Blanco - RF	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.235	.306	.408
	Totals	39	13	17	13	3	7	13

Royals
1-Ran for Witt Jr. in the 7th.
BATTING: 2B: Velázquez (4, Paxton); Loftin (1, Walter); Isbel (19, Walter). HR: Witt Jr. (28, 1st inning off Paxton, 0 on, 1 out); Perez, S 2 (21, 1st inning off Paxton, 0 on, 1 out, 6th inning off Walter, 1 on, 1 out); Velázquez (9, 6th inning off Walter, 1 on, 2 out). TB: Fermin 2; Garcia, M 2; Isbel 2; Loftin 3; Massey; Perez, S 9; Velázquez 6; Waters; Witt Jr. 6. RBI: Garcia, M 2 (46); Isbel 2 (29); Loftin (1); Perez, S 4 (61); Velázquez 2 (16); Witt Jr. 2 (84). 2-out RBI: Perez, S; Velázquez 2; Loftin. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Isbel; Perez, S; Waters. GIDP: Fermin. Team RISP: 4-for-9. Team LOB: 6.

Red Sox Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Paxton (L, 7-5)	1.1	5	6	6	2	0	2	36-19	4.50
Llovera	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	11-6	3.74
Walter	4.0	10	7	7	0	5	2	82-56	5.79
Jacques	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	27-15	5.40
Totals	8.0	17	13	13	3	7	4

Royals Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Lyles (W, 4-15)	8.0	4	2	2	0	7	1	114-76	6.29
Cruz	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	26-14	21.60
Totals	9.0	5	2	2	1	9	1

Game Info
WP: Paxton; Walter.
HBP: Urías, L (by Lyles); Fermin (by Jacques).
Pitches-strikes: Paxton 36-19; Llovera 11-6; Walter 82-56; Jacques 27-15; Lyles 114-76; Cruz 26-14.
Groundouts-flyouts: Paxton 3-0; Llovera 1-0; Walter 3-1; Jacques 2-1; Lyles 5-7; Cruz 0-0.
Batters faced: Paxton 10; Llovera 3; Walter 21; Jacques 9; Lyles 29; Cruz 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Llovera 2-2.
Umpires: HP: Sean Barber. 1B: Alan Porter. 2B: Jim Wolf. 3B: Nate Tomlinson.
Weather: 87 degrees, Clear.
Wind: 7 mph, R To L.
First pitch: 7:10 PM.
T: 2:40.
Att: 15,470.
Venue: Kauffman Stadium.
September 1, 2023

Inning	Scoring Play	Score
Bottom 1	Bobby Witt Jr. homers (28) on a fly ball to left field.	1-0 KC
Bottom 1	Salvador Perez homers (20) on a fly ball to left center field.	2-0 KC
Bottom 2	Kyle Isbel grounds into a force out, second baseman Luis Urias to shortstop Trevor Story. Nelson Velazquez scores. Drew Waters to 3rd. Nick Loftin out at 2nd. Kyle Isbel to 1st.	3-0 KC
Bottom 2	Maikel Garcia singles on a ground ball to left fielder Masataka Yoshida. Drew Waters scores. Kyle Isbel to 3rd.	4-0 KC
Bottom 2	Bobby Witt Jr. grounds out, third baseman Rafael Devers to first baseman Triston Casas. Kyle Isbel scores. Maikel Garcia to 2nd.	5-0 KC
Bottom 2	Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to center fielder Adam Duvall. Maikel Garcia scores.	6-0 KC
Bottom 3	Nick Loftin doubles (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Adam Duvall. Drew Waters scores.	7-0 KC
Bottom 6	Kyle Isbel doubles (19) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Alex Verdugo. Nick Loftin scores.	8-0 KC
Bottom 6	Maikel Garcia singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Masataka Yoshida. Kyle Isbel scores.	9-0 KC
Bottom 6	Salvador Perez homers (21) on a fly ball to center field. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.	11-0 KC
Bottom 6	Nelson Velazquez homers (9) on a fly ball to left center field. Freddy Fermin scores.	13-0 KC
Top 8	Alex Verdugo homers (13) on a fly ball to right field. Luis Urias scores.	13-2 KC

Team	Highlight
KC	Bobby Witt Jr.'s solo HR (28) (00:00:21)
KC	Salvador Perez’s solo homer (20) (00:00:21)
KC	Salvador Perez’s RBI single (00:00:15)
KC	Loftin’s first career hit & RBI (00:00:32)
KC	Kyle Isbel’s RBI double (00:00:21)
KC	Maikel Garcia’s second RBI knock (00:00:16)
KC	Perez’s second home run (21) (00:00:30)
KC	Velazquez’s two-run homer (9) (00:00:27)
BOS	Verdugo’s two-run home run (13) (00:00:20)
KC	Salvador Perez’s big performance (00:01:17)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E	LOB
Red Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		2	5	0	5
Royals	2	4	1	0	0	6	0	0			13	17	0	6

Decisions

• Winner: Jordan Lyles (4-15, 6.29)
• Loser: James Paxton (7-5, 4.50)

Division Scoreboard

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Last Updated: 09/02/2023 12:30:46 AM EDT