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Boston Red Sox @ 
Kansas City Royals
2023-09-02 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 20527 · 94°F, sunny · Wind 8 mph R to L · 2:56
Boston Red Sox defeated Kansas City Royals 9–5. Boston Red Sox opened the scoring in the 1st — Rafael Devers doubles (29) on a fly ball to right fielder Nelson Velazquez. Alex Verdugo scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 1st: Triston Casas homers (22) on a fly ball to right center field. Rafael Devers scores — worth 14% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | |
| KCA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
W: Tanner Houck L: Alec Marsh SV: Nick Pivetta
Umpires — HP: Alan Porter · 1B: Jim Wolf · 2B: Nate Tomlinson · 3B: Sean Barber · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alex Verdugo | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rafael Devers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Justin Turner | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Triston Casas | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Adam Duvall | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Masataka Yoshida | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Trevor Story | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Reese McGuire | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Enmanuel Valdez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Ceddanne Rafaela | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Maikel Garcia | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Bobby Witt | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 MJ Melendez | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Salvador Perez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Freddy Fermin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Michael Massey | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Drew Waters | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Matt Beaty | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Nelson Velazquez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanner Houck | 5.0 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| Josh Winckowski | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Nick Pivetta | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alec Marsh | 2.2 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
 Tucker Davidson | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
 Jackson Kowar | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
 Collin Snider | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Steven Cruz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| James McArthur | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Alex Verdugo: T9/L89+
- Rafael Devers: D9/F89XD.3-H
- Justin Turner: 9/L9
- Triston Casas: HR/F89XD.2-H
- Adam Duvall: 9/L9D
- Masataka Yoshida: D9/L9D+
- Trevor Story: 6/F78S
Bot 1
- Maikel Garcia: K
- Bobby Witt: 53/G56S
- MJ Melendez: S9/G34
- Salvador Perez: 8/F78D
Top 2
- Reese McGuire: 43/G34
- Enmanuel Valdez: 8/F8
- Alex Verdugo: D8/L78XD+.B-3(E8)
- Rafael Devers: K
Bot 2
- Freddy Fermin: 8/F8XD
- Michael Massey: D9/L9L
- Drew Waters: 31/G3.2-3
- Matt Beaty: HP
- Nelson Velazquez: D7/G5.3-H;1-3
- Maikel Garcia: 13/G4MS
Top 3
- Justin Turner: S8/L8
- Triston Casas: 8/F78XD
- Adam Duvall: S8/G4M.1-2
- Masataka Yoshida: W.2-3;1-2
- Trevor Story: 64(1)/FO/G6D.3-H;2-3;B-1
- Reese McGuire: W.1-2
- Enmanuel Valdez: S8/L89D.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Alex Verdugo: 8/F89XD
Bot 3
- Bobby Witt: 63/G56
- MJ Melendez: D7/L7L
- Salvador Perez: 5/P25
- Freddy Fermin: K
Top 4
- Rafael Devers: D8/F89XD
- Justin Turner: S7/L78D+.2-H
- Triston Casas: W.1-2
- Adam Duvall: 8/F8XD.2-3;1-2
- Masataka Yoshida: 31/G34.3-H;2-3
- Trevor Story: K
Bot 4
- Michael Massey: K
- Drew Waters: K
- Matt Beaty: HP
- Nelson Velazquez: WP.1-2
- Nelson Velazquez: K
Top 5
- Reese McGuire: 63/G6MD
- Enmanuel Valdez: 63/G6M
- Alex Verdugo: S9/L9S+
- Rafael Devers: E3/G9LS.1-3;B-2
- Justin Turner: K
Bot 5
- Maikel Garcia: D7/L7D+
- Bobby Witt: 3/F3D
- MJ Melendez: W
- Salvador Perez: 4/P8S
- Freddy Fermin: 64(1)/FO/G6.B-1
Top 6
- Triston Casas: S7/L7S
- Adam Duvall: W.1-2
- Masataka Yoshida: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M.2-3
- Trevor Story: D8/L89XD+.3-H
- Reese McGuire: K
Bot 6
- Michael Massey: S8/F8S
- Drew Waters: S7/G56.1-2
- Matt Beaty: HP.2-3;1-2
- Nelson Velazquez: S7/L78S.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Maikel Garcia: S9/G34.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Bobby Witt: 3/P4S
- MJ Melendez: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Salvador Perez: 9/F9LS
- Freddy Fermin: 9/L9D
Top 7
- Enmanuel Valdez: 8/L8
- Alex Verdugo: 43/G4
- Rafael Devers: 43/G4
Bot 7
- Michael Massey: 5/F7LS
- Drew Waters: 7/F7LD
- Matt Beaty: K
Top 8
- Justin Turner: 9/F89S
- Triston Casas: 8/L78XD
- Adam Duvall: K
Bot 8
- Nelson Velazquez: 13/G1
- Maikel Garcia: K
- Bobby Witt: K
Top 9
- Ceddanne Rafaela: K
- Trevor Story: K
- Reese McGuire: 53/BG1S-
Bot 9
- MJ Melendez: HR/F9D
- Salvador Perez: K
- Freddy Fermin: K
- Michael Massey: D9/L9LD+
- Drew Waters: 9/L9+