Boston Red Sox @ Kansas City Royals

60-52, 33-23 Away

Final

63-51, 36-23 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
J. DuranLF	1-5	0	0	3	.295
W. AbreuRF	1-4	0	0	0	.273
M. YoshidaDH	4-5	2	0	0	.276
R. Devers3B	2-4	1	0	0	.304
C. WongC	2-5	1	0	2	.303
D. Smith1B	1-3	1	0	0	.238
R. GonzalezPH-1B	1-2	1	1	2	.287
N. Sogard2B	2-5	2	0	0	.333
D. HamiltonSS	2-5	0	0	1	.254
C. RafaelaCF	2-4	1	0	0	.258

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
J. Paxton	6.0	5	2	1	4	90-62	4.42
C. Criswell	0.2	3	2	0	1	25-14	4.02
L. Sims	0.1	0	0	0	0	4-2	3.35
L. Garcia	1.1	1	1	0	2	16-12	3.86
C. Booser	0.2	0	0	1	0	15-8	2.61

According to ESPN Analytics

BOS

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Kauffman Stadium

1:10 AM, 6 August 2024

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 20,087

Game Time:2:46

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Scott Barry
First Base Umpire - Malachi Moore
Second Base Umpire - Edwin Jimenez
Third Base Umpire - Bill Miller

James Paxton's strong start, Boston's 18 hits lifts Red Sox over Royals 9-5

— James Paxton pitched six solid innings, Masataka Yoshida tied his career high with four of Boston's 18 hits and the Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 9-5 on Monday night.

Aug 6, 2024, 05:07 am - AP


BOS
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	2	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	9	18	0
0	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	5	9	0

J. Paxton9-3

6.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 4 K, 1 BB

B. Singer8-7

5.2 IP, 10 H, 4 ER, 6 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

		BOS	KC
2nd	Hamilton doubled to right, Smith scored, Sogard to third.	1	0
2nd	Duran grounded out to first, Sogard scored, Hamilton to third.	2	0
3rd	Witt Jr. singled to right, Isbel scored.	2	1
4th	Fermin reached on infield single to pitcher, Massey scored.	2	2
6th	Duran doubled to left, Rafaela scored and Sogard scored.	4	2
7th	Wong doubled to left, Yoshida scored, Devers to third.	5	2
7th	Devers scored on Zerpa wild pitch, Wong to third on wild pitch by Zerpa.	6	2
7th	González homered to center (452 feet), Wong scored.	8	2
7th	Frazier doubled to left, Massey scored.	8	3
7th	Garcia doubled to center, Frazier scored.	8	4
8th	Wong singled to left, Yoshida scored, Devers thrown out at third.	9	4
8th	Pasquantino homered to right center (415 feet).	9	5

Data is currently unavailable.

Red Sox
9
Royals
5

Game 1

6/8

Red Sox
6
Royals
5

Game 2

7/8

Red Sox
4
Royals
8

Game 3

8/8

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Toronto	94	68	.580	-	W4
New York	94	68	.580	-	W8
Boston	89	73	.549	5	W1
Tampa Bay	77	85	.475	17	L4
Baltimore	75	87	.463	19	L3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	88	74	.543	-	W2
Detroit	87	75	.537	1	L1
Kansas City	82	80	.506	6	W2
Minnesota	70	92	.432	18	L1
Chicago	60	102	.370	28	W1

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Boston Red Sox @ Kansas City Royals

Win Probability

Game Information

James Paxton's strong start, Boston's 18 hits lifts Red Sox over Royals 9-5

J. Paxton9-3

B. Singer8-7

Scoring Summary

Inning

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