Royals 8-4 Red Sox (8 Aug, 2024) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

64-52, 37-24 home


BOS
KC

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

C. Ragans9-7

6.1 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 7 K, 2 BB

K. Crawford7-9

3.2 IP, 5 H, 6 ER, 3 K, 4 BB

Red SoxTop 1st
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 94
  2
  Ground Out
  Cutter 89
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- K. Crawford pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 2nd
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- K. Crawford pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 3rd
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- K. Crawford pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 4th
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- K. Crawford pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- Melendez scored on Crawford wild pitch, Garcia to second on wild pitch by Crawford.
  4
  3
- B. Bernardino pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 5 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 5th
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- B. Bernardino pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- J. Winckowski pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 6th
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- J. Winckowski pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 7th
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- L. Erceg pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- Abreu hit for Refsnyder
  4
  8
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- J. Winckowski pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- Abreu in right field.
  4
  8
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
Red SoxTop 8th
- L. Erceg pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- Hamilton hit for González
  4
  8
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- C. Martin pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- Hamilton at second base.
  4
  8
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 9th
- W. Smith pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Four-seam FB	94
2 Ground Out	Cutter	89

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, 8 August 2024

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 16,550

Game Time:2:34

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

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

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

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C. Ragans9-7

K. Crawford7-9

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