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Red Sox
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
September 3, 2023
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 3, 2023 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 3, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 3, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Chris Sale |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Taylor Clarke |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 15,785 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Wolf 1B: Nate Tomlinson 2B: Sean Barber 3B: Alan Porter |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alex Verdugo | Right Fielder |
| Rafael Devers | Third Baseman |
| Justin Turner | DH |
| Triston Casas | First Baseman |
| Adam Duvall | Center Fielder |
| Masataka Yoshida | Left Fielder |
| Trevor Story | Shortstop |
| Enmanuel Valdez | Second Baseman |
| Connor Wong | Catcher |
| Alex Cora | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Witt | Shortstop |
| Edward Olivares | DH |
| Salvador Perez | Catcher |
| Nelson Velazquez | Right Fielder |
| Matt Duffy | First Baseman |
| Nick Loftin | Second Baseman |
| Samad Taylor | Left Fielder |
| Dairon Blanco | Center Fielder |
| Matt Quatraro | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
September 3, 2023
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verdugo vs. Clarke
Verdugo hits a fly ball into left field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Devers vs. Clarke
Devers strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Clarke
Turner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Sale
Garcia hits a fly ball into center field. Duvall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
vs. Sale
strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Olivares vs. Sale
Olivares hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Sale
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sale fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Casas vs. Greinke
Zack Greinke now pitching.
Casas hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Duffy, and towards Loftin, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Duvall vs. Greinke
Duvall hits a fly ball into center field. Blanco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Yoshida vs. Greinke
Yoshida hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Story vs. Greinke
Story hits a line drive towards short. reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Velazquez vs. Sale
Velazquez hits a fly ball into left field. Yoshida settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Sale
Duffy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Casas scoops it up and throws to first, with Sale covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Loftin vs. Sale
Loftin hits a fly ball into right field. Verdugo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Valdez vs. Greinke
Valdez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Wong vs. Greinke
Wong hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garcia fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Verdugo vs. Greinke
Verdugo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garcia juggles the ball. That's an error on Garcia. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Devers vs. Greinke
Devers hits a ball on the ground towards short. scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Sale
Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Duvall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blanco vs. Sale
Blanco hits a fly ball into right field. Verdugo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Sale
Garcia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
vs. Sale
There goes Garcia. The throw from Wong and he is safe. Garcia steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
vs. Sale
strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Greinke
Turner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Casas vs. Greinke
Casas hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Blanco. Casas reaches second base with a double. Turner moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Duvall vs. Greinke
Duvall hits a line drive towards short. reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Yoshida vs. Greinke
Yoshida hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Story vs. Greinke
Story hits a line drive towards third. Garcia reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdez vs. Greinke
Valdez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first, with Greinke covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Olivares vs. Sale
Olivares hits a ball on the ground towards short. Story scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Sale
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Velazquez vs. Sale
Velazquez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Duffy vs. Sale
Duffy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valdez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wong vs. Greinke
Wong hits a fly ball into left field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Verdugo vs. Greinke
Verdugo hits a fly ball into right field. Velazquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Devers vs. Greinke
Devers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Turner vs. Greinke
Turner is hit by the pitch. Devers moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Casas vs. Cox
Austin Cox now pitching.
Casas strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Loftin vs. Sale
Loftin strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Sale
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blanco vs. Sale
Blanco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Sale
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Story scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Duvall vs. Cox
Duvall hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Yoshida vs. Cox
Yoshida hits a fly ball into center field. Blanco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Story vs. Cox
Story strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Valdez vs. Cox
Valdez hits a line drive into center field. Blanco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
vs. Llovera
Mauricio Llovera now pitching.
hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Melendez vs. Llovera
MJ Melendez pinch hits for Edward Olivares.
Melendez hits a fly ball into left field. Yoshida settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Llovera
There goes . The throw from Wong and he is safe. steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Llovera
Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Velazquez vs. Llovera
Velazquez strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Massey vs. Llovera
Michael Massey pinch hits for Matt Duffy. Wilyer Abreu now playing right field.
Massey hits a popup towards third. Devers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wong vs. Cox
Michael Massey now playing second base. Nick Loftin now playing first base.
Wong hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Taylor. Wong reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Refsnyder vs. Cox
Rob Refsnyder pinch hits for Wilyer Abreu.
Refsnyder hits a ball on the ground towards short. misplays the ball. That's an error on . Wong scores. Refsnyder moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Devers vs. Cox
Devers hits a fly ball into right field. Velazquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Refsnyder moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Turner vs. McArthur
James McArthur now pitching.
Turner hits a fly ball into center field. Blanco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Refsnyder tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Casas vs. McArthur
Casas hits a fly ball into center field. Blanco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Loftin vs. Schreiber
Rob Refsnyder now playing center field. Adam Duvall now playing right field. John Schreiber now pitching.
Loftin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Devers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Waters vs. Schreiber
Drew Waters pinch hits for Samad Taylor.
Waters takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Blanco vs. Schreiber
Blanco strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Schreiber
Garcia strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Duvall vs. McArthur
Drew Waters now playing center field. Dairon Blanco now playing left field.
Duvall strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Yoshida vs. McArthur
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. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Story vs. McArthur
Story hits a ball on the ground towards short. scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
vs. Bernardino
Brennan Bernardino now pitching. Ceddanne Rafaela now playing center field. Rob Refsnyder now playing left field.
strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Bernardino
Melendez hits a line drive into right field. Duvall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Bernardino
Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Velazquez vs. Bernardino
Velazquez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Story fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Valdez vs. Hernandez
Carlos Hernandez now pitching.
Valdez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Wong vs. Hernandez
Wong hits a fly ball into right field. Velazquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Refsnyder vs. Hernandez
Refsnyder strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Devers vs. Hernandez
Devers hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Blanco. Devers reaches second base with a double. Valdez goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Turner vs. Hernandez
Turner hits a ball on the ground towards short. scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Massey vs. Jansen
Luis Urias now playing second base. Kenley Jansen now pitching.
Massey strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Loftin vs. Jansen
Loftin hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Rafaela. Loftin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waters vs. Jansen
Waters hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Loftin moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blanco vs. Jansen
There goes Waters. The throw from Wong and he is safe. Waters steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Blanco vs. Jansen
Blanco hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Loftin scores. Waters scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Jansen
There goes Blanco. The throw from Wong and he is safe. Blanco steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Garcia vs. Jansen
Garcia hits a fly ball into left field. Refsnyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
vs. Jansen
hits a fly ball into right field. Duvall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/3/2023 -- BOS at KCA (D)
BOS AB R H RBI KCA AB R H RBI
Alex Verdugo, rf 3 0 0 0 Maikel Garcia, 3b 5 0 1 0
Wilyer Abreu, rf 0 0 0 0 Bobby Witt Jr., ss 5 1 1 0
Rob Refsny, ph-cf-lf 2 1 0 0 Edward Olivares, dh 2 0 1 0
Rafael Devers, 3b 5 0 2 1 MJ Melendez, ph-dh 2 0 0 0
Justin Turner, dh 2 1 0 1 Salvador Perez, c 4 0 2 1
Triston Casas, 1b 4 1 1 0 Nelson Velazquez, rf 3 0 0 0
Adam Duvall, cf-rf 4 1 1 1 Matt Duffy, 1b 2 0 0 0
Masataka Yoshida, lf 4 1 2 3 Michael Masse, ph-2b 2 0 0 0
Ceddanne Rafaela, cf 0 0 0 0 Nick Loftin, 2b-1b 4 1 1 0
Trevor Story, ss 4 0 0 0 Samad Taylor, lf 2 0 0 0
Enmanuel Valdez, 2b 3 1 1 0 Drew Waters, ph-cf 1 1 1 0
Luis Urias, 2b 0 0 0 0 Dairon Blanco, cf-lf 3 0 1 2
Connor Wong, c 4 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 7 8 6 35 3 8 3
BOS 000 301 201 -- 7
KCA 000 001 002 -- 3
BOS IP H R ER BB SO
Chris Sale (W) 5.0 2 0 0 2 5
Mauricio Llovera 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
John Schreiber 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Brennan Bernardino 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Kenley Jansen 1.0 3 2 2 0 1
KCA IP H R ER BB SO
Taylor Clarke 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Zack Greinke (L) 3.2 5 3 3 1 0
Austin Cox 1.2 2 3 1 0 2
James McArthur 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Carlos Hernandez 1.0 1 1 1 1 1
E -- Maikel Garcia, Bobby Witt Jr.
DP -- KCA 1
LOB -- BOS 5, KCA 8
2B -- Triston Casas, Connor Wong, Rafael Devers, Nick Loftin
HR -- Masataka Yoshida, Adam Duvall
SB -- Maikel Garcia, Bobby Witt Jr., Drew Waters, Dairon Blanco
SF -- Justin Turner
HBP -- by Zack Greinke (Justin Turner)
T -- 3:07
A -- 15785
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