Boston Red Sox @ Kansas City Royals

60-52, 33-23 Away

Final

63-51, 36-23 Home


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

Red SoxTop 1st
- B. Singer pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Sinker 93
  2
  Ball
  Slider 83
  3
  Strike Swinging
  Sinker 94
  4
  Ball
  Slider 85
  5
  Strike Swinging
  Sinker 92
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- J. Paxton pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 2nd
- B. Singer pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- J. Paxton pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 3rd
- B. Singer pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- J. Paxton pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 4th
- B. Singer pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- J. Paxton pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- Fermin stole second.
  2
  2
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 5th
- B. Singer pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- J. Paxton pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 6th
- B. Singer pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- A. Zerpa pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- Duran stole third.
  4
  2
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- J. Paxton pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 7th
- A. Zerpa pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- González hit for Smith
  5
  2
- Devers scored on Zerpa wild pitch, Wong to third on wild pitch by Zerpa.
  6
  2
- C. Stratton pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- C. Criswell pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- González at first base.
  8
  2
- Frazier hit for Hampson
  8
  2
- L. Sims pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 8th
- C. Stratton pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- Frazier in left field.
  8
  4
- Wong picked off first.
  9
  4
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- L. Garcia pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 9th
- J. McArthur pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- L. Garcia pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- C. Booser pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- DeJong hit for Isbel
  9
  5
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Sinker	93
2 Ball	Slider	83
3 Strike Swinging	Sinker	94
4 Ball	Slider	85
5 Strike Swinging	Sinker	92

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

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

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

J. Paxton9-3

B. Singer8-7

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