Red Sox capitalize on miscues to defeat Royals
The last-place Boston Red Sox took advantage of three critical errors by the first-place Kansas City Royals, pulling away late in a 6-3 victory Thursday night that ended a four-game losing streak.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Boston Red Sox
6
Kansas City Royals
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| KC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
J Weeks doubled to right, W Middlebrooks and C Vazquez scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-3
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Advancing On Play 5-3
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
L Cain singled to left, J Willingham scored, M Moustakas to second.
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Advancing On Force 4-3
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
D Ortiz singled to center, M Betts scored, X Bogaerts to second.
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Advancing On Force 4-2
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Bunted Foul 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
W Middlebrooks singled to left center, X Bogaerts scored, Y Cespedes to third, M Napoli to second.
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Advancing On Force 3-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
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Play Result 2-2
M Napoli walked, M Betts scored, X Bogaerts to third, Y Cespedes to second.
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Advancing On Force 2-2
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Play Result 1-2
N Aoki reached on infield single to first, A Escobar scored on throwing error by first baseman M Napoli.
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Error 1-2
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
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Play Result 1-1
A Escobar singled to right, L Cain scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-1
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Play Result 1-0
C Vazquez safe at first on error by first baseman E Hosmer, W Middlebrooks scored.
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Error 1-0
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 6-3
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
N Aoki grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 6-3
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 6-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3
N Aoki batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
A Escobar lined out to center.
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Line Out 6-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 6-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3
A Escobar batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
L Cain grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 6-3
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 6-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3
L Cain batting
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Play Result 6-3
E Mujica relieved J Tazawa.
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Start Inning 6-3
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 6-3
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Lineup Change 6-3
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End Inning 6-3
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
W Middlebrooks grounded into fielder's choice to third, M Napoli out at second.
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Batter Fielders Choice Runner Movement 6-3
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Batters Fielders Choice - Runner Out 6-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 6-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3
W Middlebrooks batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
M Napoli intentionally walked.
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Intentional Ball 6-3
Pitch 4: ball 4 (intentional ball)
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Intentional Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: ball 3 (intentional ball)
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Intentional Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: ball 2 (intentional ball)
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Intentional Ball 6-3
Pitch 1: ball 1 (intentional ball)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3
M Napoli batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
Y Cespedes tripled to deep right center.
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Head to Head
Injuries
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Boston Red Sox
- Roman Anthony Out
- Triston Casas Out
- Romy Gonzalez Out
- Eli White Out
- Justin Slaten Out
Lineups
ConfirmedKC
Norichika AokiRF11
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
Alex GordonLF4
Josh WillinghamDH7
Eric Hosmer1B51
Salvador PerezC13
Mike Moustakas3B18
Lorenzo CainCF6
Alcides EscobarSS3
BOS
Mookie BettsRF50
Xander BogaertsSS2
David OrtizDH34
Yoenis CespedesLF52
Mike Anthony Napoli1B5
Will Middlebrooks3B12
Jackie Bradley Jr.CF41
Christian VazquezC7
Jemile Weeks2B8
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