Rodriguez pitches well in Boston's 7-3 victory over Royals
Eduardo Rodriguez pitched capably into the seventh inning, Mookie Betts had a career-best four hits and the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 7-3 on Friday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Boston Red Sox
7
Kansas City Royals
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Kauffman Stadium · 38,190 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
Moustakas doubled to deep center, Colón scored.
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Advancing On Play 7-3
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
Hosmer homered to center (435 feet).
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 7-1
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
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Play Result 7-1
Ramírez singled to left, Holt scored, Betts to third.
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Advancing On Play 7-1
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
Escobar doubled to right, Infante scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-1
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-0
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Play Result 6-0
Ramírez homered to center (423 feet).
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-0
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Play Result 5-0
Betts singled to right, Swihart scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
Swihart doubled to deep right, Napoli and De Aza scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-0
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Advancing On Play 3-0
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End Inning 7-3
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
Cain grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 7-3
Pitch 5: in play
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Strike Looking 7-3
Pitch 4: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 7-3
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Play Result 7-3
Moustakas to third on wild pitch by Wright.
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Wild Pitch 7-3
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Ball 7-3
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 7-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-3
Cain batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
Moustakas doubled to deep center, Colón scored.
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Advancing On Play 7-3
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Double 7-2
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 7-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-2
Moustakas batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
Colón doubled to deep center.
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Double 7-2
Pitch 6: in play
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Strike Looking 7-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 7-2
Pitch 4: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 7-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-2
Colón batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
Infante flied out to center.
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Fly Out 7-2
Pitch 5: in play
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Strike Looking 7-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 7-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 7-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-2
Infante batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
Rios grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 7-2
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 7-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Head to Head
BOS wins series 2-1
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
Alcides EscobarSS3
Mike Moustakas3B18
Lorenzo CainCF6
Eric Hosmer1B51
Kendrys MoralesDH36
Alex GordonLF4
Salvador PerezC13
Alex RiosRF15
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
Substitutes
Christian ColonSS29
Drew ButeraC16
BOS
Brock Holt2B17
Mookie BettsCF50
David OrtizDH34
Hanley RamirezLF13
Xander BogaertsSS2
Pablo Sandoval3B48
Mike Anthony Napoli1B5
Alejandro De AzaLF17
Blake SwihartC57
Substitutes
Rusney CastilloRF38
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