Final · MLB · Wed May 20, 6:40 PM CDT
- Probable pitchers
- Connelly Early (BOS) vs Michael Wacha (KC)
- TV
- Royals.TV, NESN
- Where
- Kauffman Stadium
Red Sox hold off Royals 4-3. Red Sox took the lead for good in the 7th.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| BOS | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
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| KC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
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Win: Connelly Early. Loss: Steven Cruz. Save: Aroldis Chapman. Home runs: Duran, Ja (BOS), Perez, S (KC), Díaz, E (KC).
By the numbers: Hits BOS 11, KC 8; Errors BOS 1, KC 1; Left on base BOS 17, KC 16.
Team stats
| BOS | KC |
|---|
| Hits | 11 | 8 |
| Errors | 1 | 1 |
| Left on base | 17 | 16 |
| Home runs | 1 | 2 |
| Walks | 3 | 1 |
| Strikeouts | 10 | 8 |
Box score
Boston Red Sox
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Duran, Ja LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Yoshida DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abreu, W RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Contreras, Wn 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafaela CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sogard SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mayer 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Narváez C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kiner-Falefa SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gasper PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Durbin 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Early (W) | 6.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 93 |
| Weissert | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| Morán | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Chapman (S) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 134 |
Kansas City Royals
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Garcia, M 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Perez, S 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Massey 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Collins LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Loftin 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Caglianone RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Marte, S DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Díaz, E C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jensen C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Isbel CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas, L PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Wacha | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 105 |
| Cruz (L) | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| Lynch IV | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Lange | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 176 |
Play-by-play
Top 1st 3
- 1 out BOS Jarren Duran strikes out swinging.
- 2 out BOS Masataka Yoshida grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Salvador Perez.
- 3 out BOS Wilyer Abreu strikes out swinging.
Bottom 1st 4
- 1 out KC Maikel Garcia grounds out softly, pitcher Connelly Early to first baseman Willson Contreras.
- 2 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. grounds out, shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa to first baseman Willson Contreras.
- 2 out KC Salvador Perez homers (8) on a fly ball to left field. BOS 0, KC 1
- 3 out KC Isaac Collins flies out to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela.
Top 2nd 6
- 0 out BOS Willson Contreras triples (1) on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
- 0 out BOS Ceddanne Rafaela reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Nick Loftin.
- 0 out BOS Nick Sogard singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Willson Contreras scores. Ceddanne Rafaela to 3rd. BOS 1, KC 1
- 0 out BOS Marcelo Mayer walks. Nick Sogard to 2nd.
- 2 out BOS Carlos Narváez grounds into a double play, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Salvador Perez. Ceddanne Rafaela scores. Nick Sogard out at 3rd. Marcelo Mayer to 2nd. Carlos Narváez out at 1st. BOS 2, KC 1
- 3 out BOS Isiah Kiner-Falefa lines out to second baseman Nick Loftin.
Bottom 2nd 4
- 1 out KC Nick Loftin strikes out swinging.
- 1 out KC Jac Caglianone singles on a fly ball to left fielder Jarren Duran.
- 2 out KC Starling Marte strikes out swinging.
- 3 out KC Elias Díaz strikes out swinging.
Top 3rd 5
- 1 out BOS Jarren Duran pops out to third baseman Maikel Garcia.
- 1 out BOS Masataka Yoshida singles on a soft ground ball to pitcher Michael Wacha.
- 2 out BOS Wilyer Abreu flies out sharply to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
- 2 out BOS Willson Contreras singles on a ground ball to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr., deflected by second baseman Nick Loftin. Masataka Yoshida to 2nd.
- 3 out BOS Ceddanne Rafaela strikes out swinging.
Bottom 3rd 4
- 1 out KC Kyle Isbel lines out sharply to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela.
- 2 out KC Maikel Garcia flies out to left fielder Jarren Duran in foul territory.
- 2 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Jarren Duran.
- 3 out KC Salvador Perez flies out to right fielder Wilyer Abreu.
Top 4th 4
- 0 out BOS Nick Sogard walks.
- 1 out BOS Marcelo Mayer singles on a ground ball. Nick Sogard out at 2nd, hit by batted ball, second baseman Nick Loftin unassisted.
- 2 out BOS Carlos Narváez strikes out swinging.
- 3 out BOS Isiah Kiner-Falefa strikes out swinging.
Bottom 4th 3
- 1 out KC Isaac Collins flies out to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela.
- 2 out KC Nick Loftin flies out to right fielder Wilyer Abreu.
- 3 out KC Jac Caglianone called out on strikes.
Top 5th 3
- 1 out BOS Jarren Duran strikes out swinging.
- 2 out BOS Masataka Yoshida flies out sharply to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
- 3 out BOS Wilyer Abreu strikes out swinging.
Bottom 5th 5
- 0 out KC Starling Marte walks.
- 0 out KC Elias Díaz homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. Starling Marte scores. BOS 2, KC 3
- 1 out KC Kyle Isbel flies out to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela.
- 2 out KC Maikel Garcia flies out to left fielder Jarren Duran.
- 3 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. grounds out, third baseman Nick Sogard to first baseman Willson Contreras.
Top 6th 4
- 1 out BOS Willson Contreras grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Salvador Perez.
- 1 out BOS Ceddanne Rafaela doubles (8) on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
- 2 out BOS Nick Sogard strikes out swinging.
- 3 out BOS Marcelo Mayer pops out to third baseman Maikel Garcia in foul territory.
Bottom 6th 5
- 0 out KC Salvador Perez singles on a ground ball to second baseman Marcelo Mayer.
- 1 out KC Isaac Collins lines out to left fielder Jarren Duran.
- 2 out KC Nick Loftin strikes out swinging.
- 2 out KC Jac Caglianone singles on a ground ball to third baseman Nick Sogard. Salvador Perez to 2nd.
- 3 out KC Starling Marte grounds into a force out, shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa to second baseman Marcelo Mayer. Jac Caglianone out at 2nd.
Top 7th 7
- 0 out BOS Carlos Narváez singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins.
- 1 out BOS Mickey Gasper strikes out swinging.
- 1 out BOS Jarren Duran homers (6) on a fly ball to left field. Carlos Narváez scores. BOS 4, KC 3
- 2 out BOS Masataka Yoshida grounds out, first baseman Salvador Perez to pitcher Steven Cruz.
- 2 out BOS Wilyer Abreu singles on a fly ball to left fielder Isaac Collins.
- 2 out BOS Willson Contreras singles on a ground ball to second baseman Nick Loftin. Wilyer Abreu to 2nd.
- 3 out BOS Ceddanne Rafaela grounds into a force out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to second baseman Nick Loftin. Willson Contreras out at 2nd.
Bottom 7th 4
- 0 out KC Elias Díaz reaches on a fielding error by right fielder Wilyer Abreu.
- 1 out KC Kyle Isbel ground bunts into a force out, pitcher Connelly Early to shortstop Nick Sogard. Carter Jensen out at 2nd. Kyle Isbel to 1st.
- 2 out KC Maikel Garcia lines out to right fielder Wilyer Abreu.
- 3 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out swinging.
Top 8th 4
- 1 out BOS Nick Sogard grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Salvador Perez.
- 2 out BOS Marcelo Mayer flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins.
- 2 out BOS Carlos Narváez walks.
- 3 out BOS Caleb Durbin grounds into a force out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to second baseman Nick Loftin. Carlos Narváez out at 2nd.
Bottom 8th 4
- 0 out KC Salvador Perez singles on a ground ball to right fielder Wilyer Abreu.
- 1 out KC Isaac Collins flies out to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela.
- 2 out KC Nick Loftin flies out to second baseman Marcelo Mayer.
- 3 out KC Jac Caglianone strikes out swinging.
Top 9th 4
- 0 out BOS Jarren Duran triples (1) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
- 1 out BOS Masataka Yoshida grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Nick Loftin.
- 2 out BOS Wilyer Abreu strikes out swinging.
- 3 out BOS Jarren Duran out at home, catcher Carter Jensen.
Bottom 9th 4
- 0 out KC Starling Marte singles on a pop up to right fielder Wilyer Abreu, deflected by first baseman Willson Contreras.
- 1 out KC Carter Jensen strikes out swinging. Starling Marte to 2nd. Passed ball by catcher Carlos Narváez.
- 2 out KC Lane Thomas flies out to right fielder Wilyer Abreu.
- 3 out KC Maikel Garcia grounds out, third baseman Caleb Durbin to first baseman Willson Contreras.