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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 29, 2021
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals, played on June 29, 2021 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | June 29, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 29, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Brad Keller |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Nick Pivetta |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 25,180 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Reynolds 1B: Shane Livensparger 2B: Tony Randazzo 3B: Todd Tichenor |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield | Second Baseman |
| Jorge Soler | Right Fielder |
| Carlos Santana | First Baseman |
| Salvador Perez | Catcher |
| Ryan O'Hearn | DH |
| Emmanuel Rivera | Third Baseman |
| Hunter Dozier | Left Fielder |
| Michael Taylor | Center Fielder |
| Nicky Lopez | Shortstop |
| Mike Matheny | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Enrique Hernandez | Second Baseman |
| Alex Verdugo | Left Fielder |
| J.D. Martinez | DH |
| Xander Bogaerts | Shortstop |
| Rafael Devers | Third Baseman |
| Hunter Renfroe | Right Fielder |
| Christian Vazquez | Catcher |
| Danny Santana | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Dalbec | First Baseman |
| Alex Cora | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 29, 2021
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Pivetta
Merrifield hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Soler vs. Pivetta
Soler strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santana vs. Pivetta
Santana hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Pivetta
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
O'Hearn vs. Pivetta
O'Hearn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Santana moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Rivera vs. Pivetta
Rivera hits a line drive into left field. Verdugo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Keller
Hernandez is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Verdugo vs. Keller
Verdugo hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Hernandez moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Martinez vs. Keller
Martinez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Dozier throws the ball in to Lopez who relays the ball to Merrifield who tags Martinez trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Hernandez scores. Verdugo moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Bogaerts vs. Keller
Bogaerts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rivera picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Rivera. Verdugo scores. Bogaerts moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Devers vs. Keller
Devers hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Bogaerts moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Renfroe vs. Keller
Renfroe hits a ball on the ground towards second. Merrifield scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Pivetta
Dozier hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Verdugo. Dozier reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Pivetta
Taylor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dozier scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Pivetta
Pivetta fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Pivetta. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Pivetta
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Merrifield vs. Pivetta
Merrifield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Soler vs. Pivetta
Soler hits a fly ball into left field. Verdugo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Santana vs. Pivetta
Santana hits a line drive into right field. Renfroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Vazquez vs. Keller
Hanser Alberto now playing third base.
Vazquez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Santana vs. Keller
Santana hits a fly ball into center field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Dalbec vs. Keller
Dalbec hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Keller
Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Dalbec trying to get to third. Taylor throws the ball in to Alberto, who tags Dalbec for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Pivetta
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
O'Hearn vs. Pivetta
O'Hearn hits a popup towards short. Bogaerts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Alberto vs. Pivetta
Alberto strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Verdugo vs. Keller
Verdugo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Keller
Martinez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Bogaerts vs. Keller
Bogaerts takes first base on ball four. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Devers vs. Keller
Devers takes first base on ball four. Martinez moves to third. Bogaerts moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Renfroe vs. Keller
Renfroe hits a line drive into center field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Martinez tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Vazquez vs. Keller
Vazquez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Santana scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vazquez for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Pivetta
Dozier hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Santana. Dozier reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Pivetta
Taylor hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Pivetta
Lopez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Merrifield vs. Pivetta
Merrifield hits a fly ball into center field. Santana settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Soler vs. Pivetta
Soler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Devers fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Santana vs. Keller
Santana hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Dalbec vs. Keller
Dalbec hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Santana moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Hernandez vs. Keller
Hernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Santana scores. Dalbec moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Verdugo vs. Keller
Verdugo takes first base on ball four. Dalbec moves to third. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Martinez vs. Keller
Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dalbec tags and scores. Hernandez tags and moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Bogaerts vs. Keller
Bogaerts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Santana vs. Pivetta
Santana takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Pivetta
Perez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Vazquez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
O'Hearn vs. Pivetta
O'Hearn hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Alberto vs. Rios
Yacksel Rios now pitching.
Alberto hits a popup, foul, towards third. Devers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Rios
Dozier strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Devers vs. Keller
Devers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Renfroe vs. Keller
Renfroe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Keller fields it and throws to first for the out. Devers moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Vazquez vs. Keller
Vazquez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alberto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Santana vs. Keller
Santana hits a line drive into left field. Dozier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Rios
Taylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Rios
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Merrifield vs. Rios
Merrifield hits a fly ball into center field. Santana settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Taylor moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Soler vs. Rios
Soler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dalbec vs. Keller
Dalbec hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Brentz
Jake Brentz now pitching. Michael Chavis pinch runs for Bobby Dalbec.
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Verdugo vs. Brentz
Verdugo takes first base on ball four. Chavis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martinez vs. Brentz
Martinez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Soler. Martinez reaches second base with a double. Chavis scores. Verdugo goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bogaerts vs. Brentz
Bogaerts strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Devers vs. Brentz
Devers strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Santana vs. Hernandez
Michael Chavis now playing first base. Darwinzon Hernandez now pitching.
Santana strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Hernandez
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Devers fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
O'Hearn vs. Hernandez
O'Hearn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Perez trying to get to third. Verdugo throws the ball in to Devers, who tags Perez for the out. O'Hearn moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Alberto vs. Hernandez
Alberto hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Renfroe vs. Holland
Greg Holland now pitching.
Renfroe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Vazquez vs. Holland
Vazquez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Santana vs. Holland
Santana hits a popup towards third. Alberto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chavis vs. Holland
There goes Vazquez. The throw from Perez and he is safe. Vazquez steals second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Chavis vs. Holland
Chavis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Ottavino
Adam Ottavino now pitching.
Dozier hits a fly ball into center field. Santana settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Ottavino
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Devers fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Ottavino
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Merrifield vs. Ottavino
There goes Taylor. The throw from Vazquez and he is safe. Taylor steals second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Merrifield vs. Ottavino
Merrifield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Taylor moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Soler vs. Ottavino
There goes Merrifield. The throw from Vazquez and he is safe. Merrifield steals second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Soler vs. Ottavino
Soler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Devers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Holland
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Verdugo vs. Holland
Verdugo hits a line drive towards first. Santana reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Holland
Martinez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bogaerts vs. Holland
Bogaerts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Santana vs. Barnes
Matt Barnes now pitching.
Santana strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Barnes
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
O'Hearn vs. Barnes
O'Hearn strikes out. Vazquez drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws O'Hearn out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/29/2021 -- KCA at Boston (N)
KCA AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Whit Merrifield, 2b 4 1 2 1 Hernandez E, 2b 4 1 2 1
Jorge Soler, rf 5 0 0 0 Verdugo A, lf 3 2 1 0
Carlos Santana, 1b 4 1 1 0 Martinez J, dh 2 1 2 4
Salvador Perez, c 5 0 1 0 Bogaerts X, ss 4 0 1 1
Ryan O'Hearn, dh 5 1 3 2 Devers R, 3b 2 0 1 0
Emmanuel Rivera, 3b 1 0 0 0 Renfroe H, rf 3 0 1 1
Hanser Alberto, 3b 3 0 0 0 Vazquez C, c 4 0 1 0
Hunter Dozier, lf 4 2 2 0 Santana D, cf 4 1 1 0
Michael A. Taylo, cf 3 1 3 3 Dalbec B, 1b 3 1 2 0
Nicky Lopez, ss 4 0 1 0 Chavis M, pr-1b 1 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 6 13 6 30 7 12 7
KCA 110 220 000 -- 6
Boston 201 202 00x -- 7
KCA IP H R ER BB SO
Brad Keller* 5.0 10 6 6 5 0
Jake Brentz (L) 1.0 1 1 1 1 3
Greg Holland 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Pivetta N 4.1 9 6 6 2 5
Rios Y (W) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1
Hernandez D 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Ottavino A 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Barnes M (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
* Pitched to 1 batter in 6th
E -- Emmanuel Rivera, Pivetta N
DP -- KCA 2, Boston 1
LOB -- KCA 8, Boston 9
2B -- Carlos Santana, Hunter Dozier 2, Martinez J
HR -- Whit Merrifield, Michael A. Taylor, Ryan O'Hearn
SB -- Vazquez C, Michael A. Taylor, Whit Merrifield
SF -- Renfroe H, Martinez J
HBP -- by Brad Keller (Hernandez E)
T -- 3:31
A -- 25180
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