Royals @ Red Sox - Wed, Aug 09

Game Status: Final - Score: 4-3 Red Sox

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• Current conditions at Fenway Park: 79°F - Clear - Wind 3 mph, Varies
• TV: Royals: Bally Sports Kansas City, Red Sox: NESN
• Radio: Royals: KCSP 610, Red Sox: WCCM 1490 AM (SP) (es), WAMG 890 AM (SP) (es), WEEI 93.7
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	Royals Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Garcia, M - DH	3	0	1	0	1	1	2	.278	.325	.379
2	Witt Jr. - SS	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	.269	.311	.474
3	Massey - 2B	4	0	1	0	0	2	2	.223	.280	.378
4	Perez, S - 1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	.246	.292	.421
5	Melendez - LF	4	2	2	2	0	1	0	.223	.300	.382
6	Fermin - C	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	.303	.339	.542
7	Waters - RF	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	.237	.297	.405
	a-Olivares - PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.304	.408
	1-Blanco - PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.293	.395
8	Duffy - 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.259	.314	.322
9	Isbel - CF	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.225	.254	.380
	Totals	32	3	7	3	3	12	7

Royals
a-Walked for Waters in the 9th. 1-Ran for Olivares in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B: Isbel (17, Pivetta); Massey (11, Martin). HR: Melendez 2 (12, 2nd inning off Pivetta, 0 on, 0 out, 4th inning off Pivetta, 0 on, 0 out); Fermin (9, 9th inning off Jansen, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Fermin 4; Garcia, M; Isbel 2; Massey 2; Melendez 8; Witt Jr. RBI: Fermin (27); Melendez 2 (41). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Perez, S 2; Garcia, M 2. GIDP: Witt Jr. Team RISP: 0-for-3. Team LOB: 5.
FIELDING: E: Fermin (6, catcher interference). Outfield assists: Isbel (Urías, L at home). DP: 2 (Fermin-Witt Jr.; Massey-Witt Jr.-Perez, S).

	Red Sox Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Duran, Ja - LF	4	0	0	0	0	2	3	.302	.350	.498
2	Yoshida - LF	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	.304	.362	.477
	Duvall - CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.308	.508
3	Story - DH	4	0	0	0	0	3	2	.000	.000	.000
4	Devers - 3B	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	.263	.333	.513
5	Casas - 1B	3	1	1	1	0	0	2	.252	.353	.483
6	Verdugo - RF	3	1	1	2	0	1	0	.275	.348	.430
7	Urías, L - 2B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.169	.306	.254
8	McGuire - C	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	.265	.304	.368
9	Reyes, P - SS	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	.321	.363	.417
	Totals	28	4	7	4	1	6	9

Red Sox
BATTING: 2B: Yoshida (26, Lyles); Verdugo (29, Lyles). HR: Casas (18, 2nd inning off Lyles, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Casas 4; McGuire; Reyes, P 3; Verdugo 2; Yoshida 2. RBI: Casas (42); McGuire (14); Verdugo 2 (43). 2-out RBI: McGuire; Verdugo 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Story. GIDP: Yoshida. Team RISP: 2-for-5. Team LOB: 2.
FIELDING: E: Casas (5, fielding). Pickoffs: Pivetta (Garcia, M at 2nd base). DP: (Reyes, P-Urías, L-Casas).

Royals Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Lyles (L, 3-13)	8.0	7	4	4	1	6	1	102-70	6.13
Totals	8.0	7	4	4	1	6	1

Red Sox Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Pivetta (W, 8-6)	5.0	4	2	2	2	8	2	90-59	4.16
Schreiber (H, 9)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11-7	3.42
Winckowski (H, 14)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	12-10	2.90
Martin (H, 18)	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	11-9	1.45
Jansen (S, 25)	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	1	19-11	3.13
Totals	9.0	7	3	3	3	12	3

Game Info
Pitches-strikes: Lyles 102-70; Pivetta 90-59; Schreiber 11-7; Winckowski 12-10; Martin 11-9; Jansen 19-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Lyles 10-4; Pivetta 4-2; Schreiber 0-2; Winckowski 0-1; Martin 1-1; Jansen 1-0.
Batters faced: Lyles 30; Pivetta 21; Schreiber 3; Winckowski 3; Martin 4; Jansen 4.
Umpires: HP: Emil Jimenez. 1B: Adam Hamari. 2B: Nick Mahrley. 3B: Vic Carapazza.
Weather: 79 degrees, Clear.
Wind: 3 mph, Varies.
First pitch: 7:10 PM.
T: 2:24.
Att: 35,495.
Venue: Fenway Park.
August 9, 2023

Inning	Scoring Play	Score
Top 2	MJ Melendez homers (11) on a fly ball to right center field.	1-0 KC
Bottom 2	Triston Casas homers (18) on a fly ball to right center field.	1-1
Top 4	Umpire reviewed (home run), call on the field was overturned: MJ Melendez homers (12) on a fly ball to left center field.	2-1 KC
Bottom 4	Alex Verdugo doubles (29) on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel, deflected by left fielder MJ Melendez. Masataka Yoshida scores. Rafael Devers scores.	3-2 BOS
Bottom 4	Reese McGuire singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Alex Verdugo scores. Luis Urias out at home on the throw, center fielder Kyle Isbel to catcher Freddy Fermin to second baseman Michael Massey to catcher Freddy Fermin.	4-2 BOS
Top 9	Freddy Fermin homers (9) on a fly ball to left center field.	4-3 BOS

Team	Highlight
BOS	Bullpen availability for Boston, August 9 vs Royals (00:00:07)
KC	Bullpen availability for Kansas City, August 9 vs Red Sox (00:00:07)
BOS	Fielding alignment for Boston, August 9 vs Royals (00:00:11)
KC	Fielding alignment for Kansas City, August 9 vs Red Sox (00:00:11)
BOS	Starting lineups for Royals at Red Sox - August 9, 2023 (00:00:09)
KC	MJ Melendez: Home Run Statcast Analysis (00:00:10)
KC	MJ Melendez’s solo home run (11) (00:00:28)
BOS	Triston Casas’ solo homer (18) (00:00:29)
KC	MJ Melendez’s second homer (12) (00:00:28)
BOS	Alex Verdugo’s two-run double (00:00:28)
KC	Isbel breaks light on Green Monster (00:01:14)
BOS	Reese McGuire’s RBI single (00:00:20)
KC	Melendez homers after review (00:01:52)
KC	Freddy Fermin’s solo home run (9) (00:00:25)
BOS	McGuire nabs Blanco after review  (00:01:17)
BOS	Kenley Jansen earns the save  (00:00:10)
KC	MJ Melendez’s two home runs (00:00:57)
BOS	Nick Pivetta’s eight strikeouts (00:01:03)
KC	Jordan Lyles’ six strikeouts (00:00:41)
KC	Condensed Game: KAS@BOS 8/9/23 (00:07:02)
KC	Royals vs. Red Sox Highlights (00:03:14)
KC	Kyle Isbel rompe luz tras doble (00:01:14)
KC	Data Viz: Melendez homers in 2nd (00:00:30)

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

Decisions

• Winner: Nick Pivetta (8-6, 4.16)
• Loser: Jordan Lyles (3-13, 6.13)
• Save: Kenley Jansen (25, 3.13)

Division Scoreboard

STL 6 @ TB 4 - Final

HOU 8 @ BAL 2 - Final

TOR 1 @ CLE 0 - Final

NYY 2 @ CWS 9 - Final

No-Hitter Alert

Final	R	H	E
Nationals	0	0	0
Phillies	7	8	0

Last Updated: 08/10/2023 12:28:51 AM EDT