MLB

Kansas City Royals at Boston Red Sox

· Major League Baseball
Kansas City Royals
56-57, 28-29 Away
Final
5 - 8
Boston Red Sox
63-51, 38-21 Home

Red Sox ride Duran HR, strong outing from Bello to 6th straight win, beating Royals 8-5

Red Sox stay hot with sixth straight win

Rob Refsnyder drove in two runs, and Duran added a leaping, run-saving catch in front of the Green Monster in the fourth.

Bello (8-5) allowed an unearned run and six hits. The right-hander has surrendered three earned runs or fewer in 13 of his last 14 outings.

The Royals got back-to-back home runs from Vinnie Pasquantino and Maikel Garcia off Jorge Alcala as part of a four-run eighth. But Aroldis Chapman handled the ninth for his 21st save.

Royals starter Bailey Falter (7-6) was pulled after four innings. He was charged with seven runs and eight hits.

Refsnyder put the Red Sox in front with a two-run single in the first. Duran then pushed the lead to 5-0 with two out, hitting a 419-foot drive deep to center for his 12th homer.

Boston rookie Roman Anthony was scratched from his scheduled start in right field due to mid-back tightness. He was replaced by Wilyer Abreu.

Key moment With Boston leading 8-5 in the eighth, Kansas City’s Bobby Witt Jr. singled to right field. Nick Loftin attempted to score from second, but Abreu’s throw from right beat him and Loftin was tagged out in a collision with catcher Connor Wong. The Royals challenged, arguing Wong illegally blocked the plate, but it was upheld after a video review.

Key stat The Red Sox have outscored their opponents 44-16 during their win streak.

Up next Rookie right-hander Ryan Bergert (1-0, 2.78 ERA) starts for Kansas City on Tuesday night, and left-hander Garrett Crochet (12-4, 2.23 ERA) goes for the Red Sox.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Perez grounded out to third.
9th Inning Garcia flied out to center.
9th Inning Pasquantino struck out swinging.
9th Inning Chapman relieved Whitlock
8th Inning Wong struck out swinging.
8th Inning Toro flied out to left.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
9 Ground Balls 12
9 Strikeouts 5
5 Runs Batted In 8
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
12 Hits 11
0 Stolen Bases 2
3 Walks 3
0 Catcher Interference 0
5 Runs 8
1 Ground Into Double Play 2
1 Sacrifice Flies 0
37 At Bats 33
2 Home Runs 1
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
18 Runners Left On Base 16
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 0
4 Doubles 1
20 Fly Balls 16
0 Caught Stealing 0
175 Pitches 157
0 Games Started 0
2 Pinch At Bats 0
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 1
22 Total Bases 15
41 Plate Appearances 36
324.0 Projected Home Runs 162.0
6 Extra Base Hits 2
7.6 Runs Created 5.5
.324 Batting Average .333
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.595 Slugging Percentage .455
.351 Secondary Average .273
.366 On Base Percentage .389
.960 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .843
0.5 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.8
7.6 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 6.2
46.0 Batter Rating 50.0
18.5 At Bats Per Home Run 33.0
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 1.00
4.27 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 4.36
.270 Isolated Power .121
0.33 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.60
.073 Walks Per Plate Appearance .083
.027 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average -.061
10.0 Runs Produced 16.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.6 Patience Ratio 0.5
0.4 Balls In Play Average 0.4
95.5 MLB Rating 95.5
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Fenway Park

Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 37,585 | Capacity:
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