Boston Red Sox at Kansas City Royals
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Sale dominates, Yoshida’s three run homer lifts Red Sox over Royals 7-3
Sale (6-3) didn’t allow a run over five innings, gave up two hits and struck out five while walking two. It was the first time he hasn’t allowed a run in a start since July 12 of last season.
“They are a good team and they are very patient and I felt like I was throwing a lot of pitches they were fouling off,” Sale said. “It's good to take this last one heading into Tampa.”
The Red Sox have won two straight after losing five in a row and six of seven. They are 5 1/2 games behind Texas for the final AL wild card.
Yoshida’s three-run homer went 415 feet to right field, scoring Justin Turner and Triston Casas in the fourth inning. It was his 14th homer on the year. Duvall added a home run in the sixth inning for his 19th of the season and gave Boston a 4-0 lead.
“He has been feeling better the last few days has been grinding through some things but his swing is getting back. He took some good cuts and he let it fly,” Boston manager Alex Cora said. “Those are good signs.”
Boston added two runs in the seventh including an RBI from Turner which came off of Austin Cox. Rafael Devers hit an RBI double in the ninth.
Salvador Perez hit an RBI single scoring Bobby Witt Jr. in the sixth and Dairon Blanco hit a two run single in the ninth off of Kenley Jansen.
“I thought we worked some good at-bats and deep counts but we just couldn’t break through,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. “He (Sale) located when he had to…we just weren’t able to string a throng together against him.”
Taylor Clarke opened the game and pitched a scoreless inning before Zack Greinke (1-14) went 3 2/3 innings allowing three runs on five hits.
“He was a little under the weather today and didn’t have his full stamina, but he was still one pitch away from putting up another zero in the fourth,” Quatraro said.
It’s been over a month since the Royals have won a series and have lost eight of their last nine games.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Alex Verdugo left the game in the middle of the bottom of the sixth inning due to left hamstring tightness. ... The Red Sox reinstated LHP Brennan Bernardino from the COVID-19 Related Injured List. The club also placed RHP Garrett Whitlock on the Bereavement List.
UP NEXT
Boston will travel to Tampa Bay with Brayan Bello (10-8, 3.57) taking the mound on Monday. Kansas City sends Cole Ragans (5-4, 3.27) to the hill on Monday as they host the White Sox.
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
9th Inning | Witt Jr. flied out to right. | |
9th Inning | Garcia flied out to left. | |
9th Inning | Blanco stole second. | |
9th Inning | Blanco singled to center, Loftin scored and Waters scored. | |
9th Inning | Waters stole second. | |
9th Inning | Waters singled to left, Loftin to third. |
Statistics
BOS | KC | |
---|---|---|
1 | Games Played | 1 |
1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
1 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
12 | Ground Balls | 8 |
5 | Strikeouts | 10 |
6 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
8 | Hits | 8 |
0 | Stolen Bases | 4 |
2 | Walks | 3 |
0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
7 | Runs | 3 |
1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
1 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
35 | At Bats | 35 |
2 | Home Runs | 0 |
0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
11 | Runners Left On Base | 12 |
0 | Triples | 0 |
1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
3 | Doubles | 1 |
19 | Fly Balls | 17 |
0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
161 | Pitches | 178 |
0 | Games Started | 0 |
1 | Pinch At Bats | 2 |
0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
17 | Total Bases | 9 |
39 | Plate Appearances | 38 |
324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
5 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
4.8 | Runs Created | 3.5 |
.229 | Batting Average | .229 |
.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
.486 | Slugging Percentage | .257 |
.314 | Secondary Average | .229 |
.282 | On Base Percentage | .289 |
.768 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .547 |
0.6 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.5 |
4.5 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 3.5 |
46.0 | Batter Rating | 26.0 |
17.5 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
4.13 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.68 |
.257 | Isolated Power | .029 |
0.40 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.30 |
.051 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .079 |
.086 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .000 |
13.0 | Runs Produced | 6.0 |
0.9 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.3 |
0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
90.0 | MLB Rating | 74.5 |
0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 15,785 | Capacity:
2024 American League East Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York | 94 | 68 | .580 | - | W1 |
Baltimore | 91 | 71 | .562 | 3 | W3 |
Boston | 81 | 81 | .500 | 13 | W1 |
Tampa Bay | 80 | 82 | .494 | 14 | L1 |
Toronto | 74 | 88 | .457 | 20 | L3 |
2024 American League Central Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cleveland | 92 | 69 | .571 | - | L2 |
Kansas City | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6.5 | W1 |
Detroit | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6.5 | L2 |
Minnesota | 82 | 80 | .506 | 10.5 | L4 |
Chicago | 41 | 121 | .253 | 51.5 | W2 |