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Boston Red Sox @ 
Kansas City Royals
2017-06-21 · Day game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 30826 · 92°F, cloudy · Wind 18 mph R to L · 3:07
Kansas City Royals defeated Boston Red Sox 6–4. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 2nd — Mike Moustakas grounds into a double play, second baseman Josh Rutledge to shortstop Xander Bogaerts to first baseman Mitch Moreland. Eric Hosmer scores. Salvador Perez out at 2nd. Mike Moustakas out at 1st. Boston Red Sox took the lead in the 5th — Mookie Betts out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Whit Merrifield. Christian Vazquez scores. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 8th — Salvador Perez hits a grand slam (15) to left center field. Jorge Bonifacio scores. Lorenzo Cain scores. Eric Hosmer scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 8th: Salvador Perez hits a grand slam (15) to left center field. Jorge Bonifacio scores. Lorenzo Cain scores. Eric Hosmer scores — worth 42% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| KCA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
W: Joakim Soria L: Robby Scott SV: Kelvin Herrera
Umpires — HP: Gabe Morales · 1B: Adrian Johnson · 2B: Eric Cooper · 3B: Gary Cederstrom · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mookie Betts | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Andrew Benintendi | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Xander Bogaerts | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Mitch Moreland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Chris Young | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jackie Bradley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Josh Rutledge | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Christian Vazquez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Deven Marrero | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Hanley Ramirez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jorge Bonifacio | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Lorenzo Cain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Eric Hosmer | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Salvador Perez | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
 Mike Moustakas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Cheslor Cuthbert | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Alcides Escobar | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ramon Torres | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Alex Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Drew Pomeranz | 6.1 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
 Joe Kelly | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Matt Barnes | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Robby Scott | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Heath Hembree | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ian Kennedy | 4.2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
 Mike Minor | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Joakim Soria | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kelvin Herrera | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Mookie Betts: 4/F8LS
- Andrew Benintendi: 63/G6
- Xander Bogaerts: W
- Mitch Moreland: 4/F8RS
Bot 1
- Whit Merrifield: 53/G5
- Jorge Bonifacio: K
- Lorenzo Cain: 9/F9D
Top 2
- Chris Young: 2/F23F-
- Jackie Bradley: 4/F34-
- Josh Rutledge: K
Bot 2
- Eric Hosmer: D8/L4MD
- Salvador Perez: S7/G56.2-3
- Mike Moustakas: 46(1)3/GDP/G4+.3-H(NR)
- Cheslor Cuthbert: 53/G56-
Top 3
- Christian Vazquez: 43/G4+
- Deven Marrero: K
- Mookie Betts: 7/F78D+
Bot 3
- Alcides Escobar: D7/L7LM+
- Ramon Torres: 63/G6MS-.2-3
- Whit Merrifield: 9/SF/F9D.3-H
- Jorge Bonifacio: 63/G6
Top 4
- Andrew Benintendi: HR/F8RXD+
- Xander Bogaerts: HR/F78D+
- Mitch Moreland: W
- Chris Young: K
- Jackie Bradley: 8/F8LXD+
- Josh Rutledge: K
Bot 4
- Lorenzo Cain: K
- Eric Hosmer: 63/G4MD
- Salvador Perez: W
- Mike Moustakas: 8/F8LS
Top 5
- Christian Vazquez: S7/L6D
- Deven Marrero: E1/SH/BG23.1-3;B-2
- Mookie Betts: 7/SF/F7M.3-H(UR)
- Andrew Benintendi: 8/F8RXD+.2-3
- Xander Bogaerts: IW
- Mitch Moreland: PO1(E3).3-H(NR)(UR)
- Mitch Moreland: 8/L8LM
Bot 5
- Cheslor Cuthbert: K
- Alcides Escobar: 53/G5
- Ramon Torres: 3/L34
Top 6
- Chris Young: 7/F7S
- Jackie Bradley: K
- Josh Rutledge: 43/G34-
Bot 6
- Whit Merrifield: S8/L8RM
- Jorge Bonifacio: 3/F23F-
- Lorenzo Cain: 64(1)/FO/G6
- Eric Hosmer: K
Top 7
- Christian Vazquez: K
- Deven Marrero: K
- Mookie Betts: D7/G5+
- Andrew Benintendi: 6/F6D
Bot 7
- Salvador Perez: S8/G6M+
- Mike Moustakas: K
- Cheslor Cuthbert: S9/L34D.1-2
- Alcides Escobar: 7/F78XD+
- Ramon Torres: W.2-3;1-2
- Whit Merrifield: 9/L9S
Top 8
- Xander Bogaerts: 53/G56
- Mitch Moreland: 7/F7D+
- Chris Young: K
Bot 8
- Jorge Bonifacio: W
- Lorenzo Cain: W.1-2
- Eric Hosmer: W.2-3;1-2
- Salvador Perez: HR/F7LD+.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Mike Moustakas: S6/G56-
- Alex Gordon: 4/F3F
- Alcides Escobar: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Top 9
- Jackie Bradley: D8/L8RD+
- Josh Rutledge: 63/G6MS.2-3
- Christian Vazquez: K
- Hanley Ramirez: 8/F8RM