Major League Baseball

FINAL
Kansas City Royals 9
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Boston Red Sox 3
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Fenway Park · 30,997 att.

Match Report

Royals hit 3 home runs, beat Red Sox 9-3 to spoil season debut of Boston's Trevor Story

— Drew Waters, MJ Melendez and Michael Massey each hit two-run home runs and the Kansas City Royals snapped a three-game losing streak with a 9-3 win over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.

Full story at ESPN →

Top Performers

KC

  • Bobby Witt Jr. SS H-AB 1-5 · AB 5 · R 0
  • Maikel Garcia 3B H-AB 1-5 · AB 5 · R 1
  • Matt Beaty DH H-AB 2-5 · AB 5 · R 2
  • Salvador Perez DH H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 1

BOS

  • Jarren Duran LF H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Masataka Yoshida DH H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Rafael Devers 1B H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Triston Casas 1B H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 0

Head to Head

BOS wins series 3-1

Injuries

Boston Red Sox

  • Caleb Durbin Out
  • Garrett Whitlock Out
  • Roman Anthony Out
  • Tyron Guerrero Out
  • Romy Gonzalez Day-To-Day

Kansas City Royals

  • Mitch Spence Day-To-Day
  • Steven Cruz Out
  • Carlos Estevez 60-Day-IL
  • Jonathan India 60-Day-IL
  • Nick Mears 60-Day-IL

Lineups

Confirmed

BOS

  1. Jarren DuranLF16
  2. Masataka YoshidaDH7
  3. Trevor StorySS10
  4. Rafael Devers3B16
  5. Triston Casas1B36
  6. Adam DuvallCF14
  7. Alex VerdugoRF27
  8. Pablo Reyes2B26
  9. Connor WongC12

KC

  1. Maikel Garcia3B11
  2. Bobby Witt Jr.SS7
  3. Michael Massey2B19
  4. Salvador PerezC13
  5. MJ MelendezLF1
  6. Edward OlivaresDH34
  7. Matt Beaty1B27
  8. Drew WatersRF8
  9. Kyle IsbelCF28

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 9-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    41393 9th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 9-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    41393 9th Inning
  3. Foul Ball 9-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    41393 9th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 9-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41069 8th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 9-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    4311413 8th Inning
  6. Foul Ball 9-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    4311413 8th Inning
  7. End Batter/Pitcher 9-3
    4705673 7th Inning
  8. Play Result 9-3

    Duran doubled to center, Verdugo scored.

    4705673 7th Inning
  9. Double 9-3

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    4705673 7th Inning
  10. Ball 9-2

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    4705673 7th Inning
  11. Strike Looking 9-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    4705673 7th Inning
  12. Ball 9-2

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    4705673 7th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 9-2

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    41172 7th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 9-2

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    41172 7th Inning
  15. End Batter/Pitcher 9-2
    4311413 7th Inning
  16. Play Result 9-2

    Massey homered to right (396 feet), Isbel scored.

    4311413 7th Inning
  17. Home Run 9-2

    Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

    4311413 7th Inning
  18. Ball 7-2

    Pitch 5 : Ball 3

    4311413 7th Inning
  19. Ball 7-2

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    4311413 7th Inning
  20. Foul Ball 7-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    4311413 7th Inning
  21. Ball 7-2

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    4311413 7th Inning
  22. Strike Looking 7-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    4311413 7th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 7-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    4311413 7th Inning
  24. Foul Ball 7-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    4311413 7th Inning
  25. End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
    4311413 7th Inning
  26. Play Result 7-2

    Isbel doubled to center, Waters scored.

    4311413 7th Inning
  27. Double 7-2

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    4311413 7th Inning
  28. Ball 6-2

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    4311413 7th Inning
  29. Foul Ball 6-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    4311413 7th Inning
  30. Foul Ball 6-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    4311413 7th Inning
  31. Foul Ball 6-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41172 6th Inning
  32. Foul Ball 6-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Foul

    36157 6th Inning
  33. Foul Ball 6-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    36157 6th Inning
  34. End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
    36157 6th Inning
  35. Play Result 6-2

    Melendez homered to center (402 feet), Perez scored.

    36157 6th Inning
  36. Home Run 6-2

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    36157 6th Inning
  37. Strike Looking 4-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking

    36157 6th Inning
  38. Ball 4-2

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    36157 6th Inning
  39. Foul Ball 4-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    36157 6th Inning
  40. End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
    36157 6th Inning
  41. Play Result 4-2

    Massey grounded out to third, Garcia scored.

    36157 6th Inning
  42. Ground Out 4-2

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    36157 6th Inning
  43. Strike Swinging 3-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging

    36157 6th Inning
  44. Ball 4-2

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    36157 6th Inning
  45. Foul Out 3-2

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    36157 6th Inning
  46. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    36157 6th Inning
  47. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    36157 6th Inning
  48. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    36157 6th Inning
  49. Foul Out 3-2

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    41172 5th Inning
  50. End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
    41172 5th Inning
  51. Play Result 3-2

    Wong singled to right, Verdugo scored.

    41172 5th Inning
  52. Single 3-2

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    41172 5th Inning
  53. Ball 3-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    41172 5th Inning
  54. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41172 5th Inning
  55. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41172 5th Inning
  56. End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
    41172 5th Inning
  57. Play Result 3-1

    Duvall homered to left center (424 feet).

    41172 5th Inning
  58. Home Run 3-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    41172 5th Inning
  59. Foul Ball 3-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    41172 5th Inning
  60. Ball 3-0

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    41172 5th Inning
  1. End Inning 9-3

    End of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  2. End Batter/Pitcher 9-3
    41393 9th Inning
  3. Play Result 9-3

    Reyes flied out to left.

    41393 9th Inning
  4. Fly Out 9-3

    Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

    41393 9th Inning
  5. Ball 9-3

    Pitch 5 : Ball 3

    41393 9th Inning
  6. Strike Looking 9-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Looking

    41393 9th Inning
  7. Ball 9-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    41393 9th Inning
  8. Foul Ball 9-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    41393 9th Inning
  9. Ball 9-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    41393 9th Inning
  10. Start Batter/Pitcher 9-3

    Dylan Coleman pitches to Pablo Reyes

    41393 9th Inning
  11. End Batter/Pitcher 9-3
    41393 9th Inning
  12. Play Result 9-3

    Verdugo struck out looking.

    41393 9th Inning
  13. Strike Looking 9-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Looking

    41393 9th Inning
  14. Ball 9-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    41393 9th Inning
  15. Foul Ball 9-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    41393 9th Inning
  16. Strike Swinging 9-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    41393 9th Inning
  17. Start Batter/Pitcher 9-3

    Dylan Coleman pitches to Alex Verdugo

    41393 9th Inning
  18. End Batter/Pitcher 9-3
    41393 9th Inning
  19. Play Result 9-3

    Duvall struck out swinging.

    41393 9th Inning
  20. Strike Swinging 9-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Swinging

    41393 9th Inning
  21. Ball 9-3

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    41393 9th Inning
  22. Strike Looking 9-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking

    41393 9th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 9-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    41393 9th Inning
  24. Ball 9-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    41393 9th Inning
  25. Start Batter/Pitcher 9-3

    Dylan Coleman pitches to Adam Duvall

    41393 9th Inning
  26. Play Result 9-3

    Coleman relieved Davidson

    41393 9th Inning
  27. Start Inning 9-3

    Bottom of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  28. End Inning 9-3

    Middle of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  29. End Batter/Pitcher 9-3
    4311413 9th Inning
  30. Play Result 9-3

    Witt Jr. popped out to first.

    4311413 9th Inning
  31. Pop Out 9-3

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    4311413 9th Inning
  32. Ball 9-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    4311413 9th Inning
  33. Strike Swinging 9-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging

    4311413 9th Inning
  34. Ball 9-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    4311413 9th Inning
  35. Start Batter/Pitcher 9-3

    Nick Robertson pitches to Bobby Witt Jr.

    4311413 9th Inning
  36. End Batter/Pitcher 9-3
    4311413 9th Inning
  37. Play Result 9-3

    Garcia grounded out to pitcher.

    4311413 9th Inning
  38. Ground Out 9-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    4311413 9th Inning
  39. Start Batter/Pitcher 9-3

    Nick Robertson pitches to Maikel Garcia

    4311413 9th Inning
  40. End Batter/Pitcher 9-3
    4311413 9th Inning

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