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Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox
2017-07-28 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 37321 · 74°F, cloudy · Wind 7 mph R to L · 2:44
Kansas City Royals defeated Boston Red Sox 4–2. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 2nd — Salvador Perez homers (21) on a fly ball to left field. The game's biggest swing came in the 4th: Mike Moustakas homers (30) on a line drive to right field. Lorenzo Cain scores. Eric Hosmer scores — worth 23% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
W: Jason Vargas L: Rick Porcello SV: Kelvin Herrera
Umpires — HP: Bill Miller · 1B: Todd Tichenor · 2B: Nic Lentz · 3B: Adam Hamari · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jorge Bonifacio | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Lorenzo Cain | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Eric Hosmer | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Moustakas | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Brandon Moss | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Alcides Escobar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Alex Gordon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mookie Betts | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Eduardo Nunez | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dustin Pedroia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hanley Ramirez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jackie Bradley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Xander Bogaerts | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Chris Young | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rafael Devers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Sandy Leon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Andrew Benintendi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jason Vargas | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
 Mike Minor | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Peter Moylan | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joakim Soria | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kelvin Herrera | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rick Porcello | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
 Brandon Workman | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Robby Scott | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Whit Merrifield: 7/L7M+
- Jorge Bonifacio: W
- Lorenzo Cain: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Bot 1
- Mookie Betts: 63/G56
- Eduardo Nunez: W
- Dustin Pedroia: 8/F78D
- Hanley Ramirez: 53/G56
Top 2
- Eric Hosmer: 43/G34
- Salvador Perez: HR/F7D+
- Mike Moustakas: K
- Brandon Moss: K
Bot 2
- Jackie Bradley: S3/G34S-
- Xander Bogaerts: 64(1)3/GDP/G6+
- Chris Young: 6/L6-
Top 3
- Alcides Escobar: K
- Alex Gordon: 43/G34
- Whit Merrifield: 4/F34
Bot 3
- Rafael Devers: K
- Sandy Leon: W
- Mookie Betts: 3/F2R-
- Eduardo Nunez: S57/G56+.1-2
- Dustin Pedroia: 63/G6
Top 4
- Jorge Bonifacio: S8/G6M
- Lorenzo Cain: 54(1)/FO/G56+
- Eric Hosmer: S7/G56.1-3
- Salvador Perez: K
- Mike Moustakas: SB2
- Mike Moustakas: HR/F9LD+.3-H;2-H
- Brandon Moss: D9/L9D+
- Alcides Escobar: 9/F89D+
Bot 4
- Hanley Ramirez: 8/F8RD
- Jackie Bradley: 7/F78S
- Xander Bogaerts: 6/L6
Top 5
- Alex Gordon: 7/F78S
- Whit Merrifield: 3/G34S-
- Jorge Bonifacio: 3/F3DF-
Bot 5
- Chris Young: 5/F25F-
- Rafael Devers: D9/G3+
- Sandy Leon: 7/L7LM
- Mookie Betts: S7/L7LS+.2-H
- Eduardo Nunez: S9/G4+.1-2
- Dustin Pedroia: 5(2)/FO/G56S-.1-2
Top 6
- Lorenzo Cain: S8/L6D+
- Eric Hosmer: 46(1)3/GDP/G4+
- Salvador Perez: 53/G5
Bot 6
- Hanley Ramirez: K
- Jackie Bradley: 13/L13S+
- Xander Bogaerts: 8/F8RXD+
Top 7
- Mike Moustakas: 7/F7M
- Brandon Moss: 9/F89S
- Alcides Escobar: K
Bot 7
- Chris Young: T8/F78XD+
- Rafael Devers: K
- Sandy Leon: 43/G4S-.3-H
- Mookie Betts: 13/G
Top 8
- Alex Gordon: 43/G34
- Whit Merrifield: S8/G6M
- Jorge Bonifacio: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M
Bot 8
- Eduardo Nunez: 63/G6
- Dustin Pedroia: 31/G34
- Hanley Ramirez: K
Top 9
- Lorenzo Cain: K
- Eric Hosmer: S7/G6+
- Salvador Perez: 3/F4S-
- Mike Moustakas: 6/P
Bot 9
- Jackie Bradley: 6/F78S
- Xander Bogaerts: K
- Andrew Benintendi: S5/G6S-
- Rafael Devers: 46(1)/FO/G4