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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 9, 2023
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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 August 9, 2023 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 9, 2023 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 9, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jordan Lyles |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Nick Pivetta |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 35,495 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Emil Jimenez 1B: Adam Hamari 2B: Nick Mahrley 3B: Vic Carapazza |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia | DH |
| Bobby Witt | Shortstop |
| Michael Massey | Second Baseman |
| Salvador Perez | First Baseman |
| MJ Melendez | Left Fielder |
| Freddy Fermin | Catcher |
| Drew Waters | Right Fielder |
| Matt Duffy | Third Baseman |
| Kyle Isbel | Center Fielder |
| Matt Quatraro | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jarren Duran | Center Fielder |
| Masataka Yoshida | Left Fielder |
| Trevor Story | DH |
| Rafael Devers | Third Baseman |
| Triston Casas | First Baseman |
| Alex Verdugo | Right Fielder |
| Luis Urias | Second Baseman |
| Reese McGuire | Catcher |
| Pablo Reyes | Shortstop |
| Alex Cora | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 9, 2023
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Pivetta
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
vs. Pivetta
takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Massey vs. Pivetta
Massey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Urias scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Pivetta
Perez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Duran vs. Lyles
Duran hits a fly ball into center field. Isbel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Yoshida vs. Lyles
Yoshida hits a ball on the ground towards short. scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Story vs. Lyles
Story strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Pivetta
Melendez 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: ---
Fermin vs. Pivetta
Fermin strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Waters vs. Pivetta
Waters strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Pivetta
Duffy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Casas juggles the ball. That's an error on Casas. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Isbel vs. Pivetta
Isbel hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Duffy moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Garcia vs. Pivetta
Garcia hits a fly ball into right field. Verdugo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Devers vs. Lyles
Devers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lyles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casas vs. Lyles
Casas hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Verdugo vs. Lyles
Verdugo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Verdugo for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Urias vs. Lyles
Urias hits a fly ball into left field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
vs. Pivetta
hits a fly ball into right field. Verdugo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Massey vs. Pivetta
Massey strikes out. McGuire drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Massey out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Pivetta
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reyes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McGuire vs. Lyles
McGuire hits a ball on the ground towards short. scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Lyles
Reyes bunts towards third. Duffy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Duran vs. Lyles
Duran strikes out. There goes Reyes. The throw from Fermin to , and Reyes is out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Pivetta
Melendez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fermin vs. Pivetta
Fermin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Devers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Waters vs. Pivetta
Waters strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Pivetta
Duffy hits a line drive into left field. Yoshida settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Yoshida vs. Lyles
Yoshida hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Waters. Yoshida reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Story vs. Lyles
Story hits a ball on the ground towards third. Duffy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Devers vs. Lyles
Devers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Casas vs. Lyles
Casas hits a fly ball into left field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Verdugo vs. Lyles
Verdugo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Melendez. Verdugo reaches second base with a double. Yoshida scores. Devers goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Urias vs. Lyles
Uriashits a dribbler in front of the plate. Fermin interferes with Urias who is awarded first base. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McGuire vs. Lyles
McGuire hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Verdugo scores. There goes Urias trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Isbel vs. Pivetta
Isbel strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Pivetta
Garcia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
vs. Pivetta
hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Garcia moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Massey vs. Pivetta
Pivetta spins and fires to second, with Reyes covering, and Garcia is picked off. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Massey vs. Pivetta
Massey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Lyles
Reyes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Duran vs. Lyles
Duran strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Yoshida vs. Lyles
Yoshida hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Massey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Schreiber
John Schreiber now pitching.
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Schreiber
Melendez hits a fly ball into left field. Yoshida settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fermin vs. Schreiber
Fermin hits a fly ball into center field. Duran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Story vs. Lyles
Story strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Devers vs. Lyles
Devers hits a fly ball into left field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Casas vs. Lyles
Casas hits a line drive towards short. reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Waters vs. Winckowski
Josh Winckowski now pitching.
Waters strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Winckowski
Duffy strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Isbel vs. Winckowski
Isbel hits a fly ball into left field. Yoshida settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Verdugo vs. Lyles
Verdugo strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Urias vs. Lyles
Urias hits a ball on the ground towards short. scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGuire vs. Lyles
McGuire hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Massey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Martin
Chris Martin now pitching.
Garcia hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
vs. Martin
hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reyes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Massey vs. Martin
Massey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Verdugo. Massey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Martin
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Verdugo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Lyles
Reyes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duran vs. Lyles
Duran hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Massey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yoshida vs. Lyles
Yoshida hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Massey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Duran moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Story vs. Lyles
Story strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Jansen
Jarren Duran now playing left field. Adam Duvall now playing center field. Kenley Jansen now pitching.
Melendez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fermin vs. Jansen
Fermin hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Olivares vs. Jansen
Edward Olivares pinch hits for Drew Waters.
Olivares takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Duffy vs. Jansen
Dairon Blanco pinch runs for Edward Olivares.
There goes Blanco. The throw from McGuire and he is out, Urias applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Jansen
Duffy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Urias scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/9/2023 -- KCA at BOS (N)
KCA AB R H RBI BOS AB R H RBI
Maikel Garcia, dh 3 0 1 0 Jarren Duran, cf-lf 4 0 0 0
Bobby Witt Jr., ss 3 0 1 0 Masataka Yoshida, lf 4 1 1 0
Michael Massey, 2b 4 0 1 0 Adam Duvall, cf 0 0 0 0
Salvador Perez, 1b 4 0 0 0 Trevor Story, dh 4 0 0 0
MJ Melendez, lf 4 2 2 2 Rafael Devers, 3b 2 1 0 0
Freddy Fermin, c 4 1 1 1 Triston Casas, 1b 3 1 1 1
Drew Waters, rf 3 0 0 0 Alex Verdugo, rf 3 1 1 2
Edward Olivares, ph 0 0 0 0 Luis Urias, 2b 2 0 0 0
Dairon Blanco, pr 0 0 0 0 Reese McGuire, c 3 0 1 1
Matt Duffy, 3b 4 0 0 0 Pablo Reyes, ss 3 0 3 0
Kyle Isbel, cf 3 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 7 3 28 4 7 4
KCA 010 100 001 -- 3
BOS 010 300 00x -- 4
KCA IP H R ER BB SO
Jordan Lyles (L) 8.0 7 4 4 1 6
BOS IP H R ER BB SO
Nick Pivetta (W) 5.0 4 2 2 2 8
John Schreiber 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Josh Winckowski 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Chris Martin 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Kenley Jansen (S) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1
E -- Triston Casas, Freddy Fermin
DP -- KCA 2, BOS 1
LOB -- KCA 5, BOS 2
2B -- Kyle Isbel, Masataka Yoshida, Alex Verdugo, Michael Massey
HR -- MJ Melendez 2, Triston Casas, Freddy Fermin
CS -- Pablo Reyes, Maikel Garcia, Dairon Blanco
T -- 2:24
A -- 35495
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