Red Sox 5-4 Royals (2 May, 2018) Play-by-Play

Boston Red Sox

22-8, 11-4 home


KC
BOS

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	10	0
0	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	-	5	10	0

RoyalsTop 1st
- D. Pomeranz pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Changeup 65
  2
  Strike Looking
  Knuckle Curve 76
  3
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 89
  4
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 89
  5
  Ball
  Knuckle Curve 76
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 1st
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- D. Pomeranz pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 2nd
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- D. Pomeranz pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 3rd
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- D. Pomeranz pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 4th
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- D. Pomeranz pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 5th
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- D. Pomeranz pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 6th
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- Núñez picked off first.
  3
  4
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- J. Kelly pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 7th
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- B. Keller pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- M. Barnes pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 8th
- B. Keller pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- B. Keller pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- Duda hit for Butera.
  4
  5
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Changeup	65
2 Strike Looking	Knuckle Curve	76
3 Ball	Four-seam FB	89
4 Ball	Four-seam FB	89
5 Ball	Knuckle Curve	76

Royals
6
Red Sox
10

Game 1

1/5

Royals
7
Red Sox
6

Game 2

2/5

Royals
4
Red Sox
5

Game 3

2/5

Fenway Park

6:05 PM, 2 May 2018

Boston, Massachusetts

Attendance: 32,267

Game Time:2:45

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Brian O'Nora
First Base Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth
Second Base Umpire - CB Bucknor
Third Base Umpire - Chris Conroy

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	92	69	.571	-	L2
Kansas City	86	76	.531	6.5	W1
Detroit	86	76	.531	6.5	L2
Minnesota	82	80	.506	10.5	L4
Chicago	41	121	.253	51.5	W2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	94	68	.580	-	W1
Baltimore	91	71	.562	3	W3
Boston	81	81	.500	13	W1
Tampa Bay	80	82	.494	14	L1
Toronto	74	88	.457	20	L3

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Boston Red Sox

D. Pomeranz1-1

D. Duffy0-4

C. Kimbrel8

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