Red Sox @ Royals - Sat, Sep 02

Game Status: Final - Score: 9-5 Red Sox

Links & Info

• Current conditions at Kauffman Stadium: 94°F - Clear - Wind 8 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	5	1	3	0	0	0	2	.280	.343	.452
2	Devers - 3B	5	2	2	1	0	1	2	.269	.342	.507
3	Turner, J - DH	5	2	2	1	0	1	3	.286	.355	.483
4	Casas - 1B	4	2	2	2	1	0	1	.265	.368	.495
5	Duvall - LF	4	1	1	0	1	1	2	.274	.338	.583
6	Yoshida - LF	3	0	1	1	1	0	3	.294	.349	.455
	Rafaela - CF	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.375	.375	.500
7	Story - SS	5	1	1	2	0	2	4	.185	.224	.296
8	McGuire - C	4	0	0	0	1	1	1	.285	.327	.384
9	Valdez, E - 2B	4	0	1	2	0	0	0	.232	.276	.394
	Urías, L - 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.180	.326	.297
	Totals	40	9	13	9	4	7	18

Red Sox

BATTING: 2B: Devers 2 (30, Marsh, Davidson); Yoshida (29, Marsh); Verdugo (34, Marsh); Story (6, Kowar). 3B: Verdugo (5, Marsh). HR: Casas (22, 1st inning off Marsh, 1 on, 1 out). TB: Casas 5; Devers 4; Duvall; Story 2; Turner, J 2; Valdez, E; Verdugo 6; Yoshida 2. RBI: Casas 2 (55); Devers (90); Story 2 (5); Turner, J (88); Valdez, E 2 (13); Yoshida (63). 2-out RBI: Valdez, E 2; Story. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Devers; Turner, J 2; McGuire; Story 2; Verdugo. GIDP: Yoshida. Team RISP: 5-for-16. Team LOB: 8.

	Royals Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Garcia, M - 3B	5	0	2	1	0	2	2	.281	.328	.377
2	Witt Jr. - SS	5	0	0	0	0	1	4	.276	.316	.503
3	Melendez - LF	3	1	3	2	2	0	0	.236	.306	.396
4	Perez, S - 1B	5	0	0	0	0	1	7	.247	.290	.422
5	Fermin - C	5	0	0	0	0	2	6	.282	.317	.471
6	Massey - 2B	5	2	3	0	0	1	0	.225	.269	.358
7	Waters - CF	5	1	1	0	0	1	2	.228	.297	.390
8	Beaty - DH	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	.246	.368	.316
9	Velázquez - RF	4	0	2	2	0	1	1	.247	.295	.607
	Totals	38	5	11	5	2	10	22

Royals
BATTING: 2B: Massey 2 (16, Houck, Pivetta); Velázquez (5, Houck); Melendez (28, Houck); Garcia, M (18, Houck). HR: Melendez (13, 9th inning off Pivetta, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Garcia, M 3; Massey 5; Melendez 7; Velázquez 3; Waters. RBI: Garcia, M (47); Melendez 2 (46); Velázquez 2 (18). 2-out RBI: Velázquez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Velázquez; Fermin 4; Garcia, M 2; Waters. Team RISP: 3-for-15. Team LOB: 11.
FIELDING: E: Waters (4, fielding); Perez, S (2, fielding). DP: (Witt Jr.-Perez, S).

Red Sox Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Houck (W, 4-8)	5.0	7	4	4	1	5	0	95-62	5.07
Winckowski	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	19-12	3.00
Pivetta (S, 1)	3.0	2	1	1	0	5	1	37-28	4.49
Totals	9.0	11	5	5	2	10	1

Royals Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Marsh (L, 0-8)	2.2	7	6	6	2	1	1	60-33	6.23
Davidson	1.1	3	2	2	1	1	0	28-14	6.49
Kowar	2.0	3	1	1	1	2	0	37-22	6.20
Snider	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8-5	5.19
Cruz	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10-6	13.50
McArthur	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	9-7	13.50
Totals	9.0	13	9	9	4	7	1

Game Info
WP: Houck.
HBP: Beaty 3 (by Houck, by Houck, by Houck).
Pitches-strikes: Houck 95-62; Winckowski 19-12; Pivetta 37-28; Marsh 60-33; Davidson 28-14; Kowar 37-22; Snider 8-5; Cruz 10-6; McArthur 9-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Houck 5-3; Winckowski 0-1; Pivetta 1-2; Marsh 2-3; Davidson 1-2; Kowar 4-0; Snider 2-0; Cruz 0-1; McArthur 1-0.
Batters faced: Houck 26; Winckowski 6; Pivetta 11; Marsh 17; Davidson 8; Kowar 10; Snider 3; Cruz 3; McArthur 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Winckowski 3-3; Davidson 3-2.
Umpires: HP: Alan Porter. 1B: Jim Wolf. 2B: Nate Tomlinson. 3B: Sean Barber.
Weather: 94 degrees, Clear.
Wind: 8 mph, R To L.
First pitch: 6:13 PM.
T: 2:56.
Att: 20,527.
Venue: Kauffman Stadium.
September 2, 2023

Inning	Scoring Play	Score
Top 1	Rafael Devers doubles (29) on a fly ball to right fielder Nelson Velazquez. Alex Verdugo scores.	1-0 BOS
Top 1	Triston Casas homers (22) on a fly ball to right center field. Rafael Devers scores.	3-0 BOS
Bottom 2	Nelson Velazquez doubles (5) on a ground ball to left fielder Masataka Yoshida. Michael Massey scores. Matt Beaty to 3rd.	3-1 BOS
Top 3	Trevor Story grounds into a force out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to second baseman Michael Massey. Justin Turner scores. Adam Duvall to 3rd. Masataka Yoshida out at 2nd. Trevor Story to 1st.	4-1 BOS
Top 3	Enmanuel Valdez singles on a line drive to center fielder Drew Waters. Adam Duvall scores. Trevor Story scores. Reese McGuire to 3rd.	6-1 BOS
Top 4	Justin Turner singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder MJ Melendez. Rafael Devers scores.	7-1 BOS
Top 4	Masataka Yoshida grounds out, first baseman Salvador Perez to pitcher Tucker Davidson. Justin Turner scores. Triston Casas to 3rd.	8-1 BOS
Top 6	Trevor Story doubles (6) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Drew Waters. Triston Casas scores.	9-1 BOS
Bottom 6	Nelson Velazquez singles on a line drive to left fielder Adam Duvall. Michael Massey scores. Drew Waters to 3rd. Matt Beaty to 2nd.	9-2 BOS
Bottom 6	Maikel Garcia singles on a ground ball to right fielder Alex Verdugo. Drew Waters scores. Matt Beaty to 3rd. Nelson Velazquez to 2nd.	9-3 BOS
Bottom 6	MJ Melendez walks. Matt Beaty scores. Nelson Velazquez to 3rd. Maikel Garcia to 2nd.	9-4 BOS
Bottom 9	MJ Melendez homers (13) on a fly ball to right field.	9-5 BOS

Team	Highlight
BOS	Triston Casas’ two-run homer (22) (00:00:27)
BOS	Rafael Devers’ RBI double (00:00:27)
BOS	Enmanuel Valdez’s two-run single (00:00:25)
KC	Nelson Velázquez’s RBI double (00:00:24)
BOS	Justin Turner’s RBI single (00:00:20)
BOS	Trevor Story’s RBI double (00:00:17)
KC	Maikel Garcia’s RBI single (00:00:21)
KC	MJ Melendez’s solo homer (13) (00:00:27)
BOS	Condensed Game: BOS@KC - 9/2/23 (00:07:47)
BOS	Red Sox vs. Royals Highlights (00:02:58)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E	LOB
Red Sox	3	0	3	2	0	1	0	0	0		9	13	0	8
Royals	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	1		5	11	2	11

Decisions

• Winner: Tanner Houck (4-8, 5.07)
• Loser: Alec Marsh (0-8, 6.23)
• Save: Nick Pivetta (1, 4.49)

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Last Updated: 09/02/2023 11:38:14 PM EDT