Royals survive Red Sox 3-2.

Final · MLB · Fri Sep 11, 6:10 PM CDT

Probable pitchers: Seth Lugo (KC) vs Sonny Gray (BOS)
TV: Royals.TV, NESN
Where: Fenway Park

Royals survive Red Sox 3-2. Royals led from start to finish.

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

Win: Seth Lugo. Loss: Sonny Gray. Save: Steven Cruz. Home runs: Gasper (BOS).

By the numbers: Hits KC 10, BOS 8; Errors KC 0, BOS 0; Left on base KC 20, BOS 14.

Team stats

	KC	BOS
Hits	10	8
Errors	0	0
Left on base	20	14
Home runs	0	1
Walks	5	2
Strikeouts	8	10

Box score

Kansas City Royals

Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Jensen C	5	2	2	1	0	1
Witt Jr. SS	3	0	0	0	2	1
Pasquantino 1B	5	0	1	1	0	2
Perez, S DH	4	0	2	1	0	0
Tolbert DH	1	0	0	0	0	1
Massey 2B	4	0	2	0	0	0
Rave RF	2	0	0	0	2	0
Loftin 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1
Isbel CF	4	0	1	0	0	1
Collins LF	2	1	1	0	1	1
Totals	34	3	10	3	5	8

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	NP
Lugo, S (W)	5.0	7	2	2	2	7	1	95
Hoffman, N	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11
Thomas	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13
Pearson	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	17
Cruz (S)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10
Totals	9.0	8	2	2	2	10	1	146

Boston Red Sox

Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	HR
Anthony LF	5	0	1	0	0	2	0
Gasper DH	3	1	1	1	0	1	1
Jones, Jah DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rutschman C	2	1	0	0	2	1	0
Abreu, W RF	4	0	2	1	0	0	0
Story SS	4	0	1	0	0	1	0
Sogard 1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Durbin 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	0
Duran, Ja CF	4	0	1	0	0	2	0
Kiner-Falefa 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	0
Totals	35	2	8	2	2	10	1

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	NP
Gray, S (L)	6.0	6	3	3	2	5	90
Miller, E	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	12
Weissert	0.2	3	0	0	0	0	18
Morán	1.1	0	0	0	2	2	23
Totals	9.0	10	3	3	5	8	143

Play-by-play

Top 1st 5

0 out KC Carter Jensen doubles (30) on a fly ball to center fielder Jarren Duran.
1 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. grounds out, shortstop Trevor Story to first baseman Nick Sogard. Carter Jensen to 3rd.
2 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino strikes out swinging, catcher Adley Rutschman to first baseman Nick Sogard.
2 out KC Salvador Perez singles on a ground ball to left fielder Roman Anthony. Carter Jensen scores. KC 1, BOS 0
3 out KC Michael Massey grounds out, shortstop Trevor Story to first baseman Nick Sogard.

Bottom 1st 5

0 out BOS Roman Anthony singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder John Rave.
1 out BOS Mickey Gasper grounds into a force out, second baseman Michael Massey to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Roman Anthony out at 2nd. Mickey Gasper to 1st.
2 out BOS Adley Rutschman strikes out swinging.
2 out BOS Wilyer Abreu singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Mickey Gasper to 2nd.
3 out BOS Trevor Story pops out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino in foul territory.

Top 2nd 3

1 out KC John Rave grounds out, second baseman Isiah Kiner-Falefa to first baseman Nick Sogard.
2 out KC Nick Loftin lines out to right fielder Wilyer Abreu.
3 out KC Kyle Isbel lines out sharply to center fielder Jarren Duran.

Bottom 2nd 5

1 out BOS Nick Sogard grounds out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
1 out BOS Caleb Durbin singles on a ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins.
2 out BOS Jarren Duran strikes out swinging.
2 out BOS Isiah Kiner-Falefa singles on a ground ball to third baseman Nick Loftin. Caleb Durbin to 2nd.
3 out BOS Roman Anthony called out on strikes.

Top 3rd 5

0 out KC Isaac Collins hits a ground-rule double (24) on a line drive down the right-field line.
0 out KC Carter Jensen doubles (31) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Roman Anthony. Isaac Collins scores. KC 2, BOS 0
1 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. flies out sharply to center fielder Jarren Duran. Carter Jensen to 3rd.
1 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a ground ball to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. Carter Jensen scores. KC 3, BOS 0
3 out KC Salvador Perez grounds into a double play, third baseman Caleb Durbin to second baseman Isiah Kiner-Falefa to first baseman Nick Sogard. Vinnie Pasquantino out at 2nd. Salvador Perez out at 1st.

Bottom 3rd 4

1 out BOS Mickey Gasper called out on strikes.
1 out BOS Adley Rutschman walks.
2 out BOS Wilyer Abreu flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins.
3 out BOS Trevor Story grounds into a force out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to second baseman Michael Massey. Adley Rutschman out at 2nd.

Top 4th 4

1 out KC Michael Massey flies out to center fielder Jarren Duran.
1 out KC John Rave walks.
2 out KC Nick Loftin strikes out on a foul tip.
3 out KC Kyle Isbel called out on strikes.

Bottom 4th 4

1 out BOS Nick Sogard grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
2 out BOS Caleb Durbin grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
2 out BOS Jarren Duran singles on a ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins.
3 out BOS Isiah Kiner-Falefa strikes out on a foul tip.

Top 5th 3

1 out KC Isaac Collins called out on strikes.
2 out KC Carter Jensen pops out to third baseman Caleb Durbin in foul territory.
3 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out swinging.

Bottom 5th 6

1 out BOS Roman Anthony flies out sharply to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
1 out BOS Mickey Gasper homers (9) on a fly ball to right center field. KC 3, BOS 1
1 out BOS Adley Rutschman walks.
1 out BOS Wilyer Abreu doubles (35) on a fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Adley Rutschman scores. KC 3, BOS 2
2 out BOS Trevor Story called out on strikes.
3 out BOS Nick Sogard strikes out swinging.

Top 6th 5

1 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino grounds out, first baseman Nick Sogard to pitcher Sonny Gray.
2 out KC Salvador Perez lines out to shortstop Trevor Story.
2 out KC Michael Massey singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Wilyer Abreu.
2 out KC John Rave walks. Michael Massey to 2nd.
3 out KC Nick Loftin grounds out, third baseman Caleb Durbin to first baseman Nick Sogard.

Bottom 6th 3

1 out BOS Caleb Durbin grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
2 out BOS Jarren Duran strikes out swinging.
3 out BOS Isiah Kiner-Falefa grounds out softly, pitcher Nolan Hoffman to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.

Top 7th 5

0 out KC Kyle Isbel singles on a line drive to right fielder Wilyer Abreu.
1 out KC Isaac Collins out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Erik Miller to first baseman Nick Sogard. Kyle Isbel to 2nd.
2 out KC Carter Jensen called out on strikes.
2 out KC Erik Miller intentionally walks Bobby Witt Jr.
3 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino grounds out to first baseman Nick Sogard.

Bottom 7th 3

1 out BOS Roman Anthony grounds out softly, catcher Carter Jensen to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
2 out BOS Jahmai Jones flies out sharply to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
3 out BOS Adley Rutschman lines out to right fielder John Rave.

Top 8th 5

0 out KC Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to center fielder Jarren Duran.
1 out KC Michael Massey singles on a line drive to center fielder Jarren Duran.
2 out KC John Rave lines out to left fielder Roman Anthony.
2 out KC Nick Loftin hits a ground-rule double (25) on a fly ball down the left-field line. Michael Massey to 3rd.
3 out KC Kyle Isbel flies out to right fielder Wilyer Abreu.

Bottom 8th 4

1 out BOS Wilyer Abreu grounds out, first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino to pitcher Nate Pearson.
1 out BOS Royals challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Trevor Story doubles (13) on a fly ball to left fielder Isaac Collins.
2 out BOS Nick Sogard flies out to right fielder John Rave. Trevor Story to 3rd.
3 out BOS Caleb Durbin strikes out swinging, catcher Carter Jensen to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.

Top 9th 5

0 out KC Isaac Collins walks.
1 out KC Carter Jensen grounds out to first baseman Nick Sogard. Isaac Collins to 3rd.
1 out KC Jovani Morán intentionally walks Bobby Witt Jr.
2 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino called out on strikes.
3 out KC Tyler Tolbert strikes out swinging.

Bottom 9th 3

1 out BOS Jarren Duran flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins.
2 out BOS Isiah Kiner-Falefa lines out to right fielder John Rave.
3 out BOS Roman Anthony strikes out swinging.