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Boston Red Sox @ 
Kansas City Royals
2024-08-06 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 21386 · 77°F, cloudy · Wind 12 mph L to R · 2:51
Boston Red Sox defeated Kansas City Royals 6–5. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 1st — Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a ground ball to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Boston Red Sox took the lead in the 2nd — Ceddanne Rafaela grounds out softly to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Dominic Smith scores. David Hamilton to 3rd. The game's biggest swing came in the 8th: MJ Melendez doubles (16) on a line drive to right fielder Rob Refsnyder. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Salvador Perez scores — worth 20% in win probability.
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Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | |
| KCA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
W: Brennan Bernardino L: Seth Lugo SV: Kenley Jansen
Umpires — HP: Malachi Moore · 1B: Edwin Jimenez · 2B: Bill Miller · 3B: Scott Barry · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jarren Duran | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Wilyer Abreu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Masataka Yoshida | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Rafael Devers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Connor Wong | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dominic Smith | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Nick Sogard | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Hamilton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Ceddanne Rafaela | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Rob Refsnyder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Michael Massey | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Bobby Witt | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Vinnie Pasquantino | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Salvador Perez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 MJ Melendez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Hunter Renfroe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Adam Frazier | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Maikel Garcia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Kyle Isbel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Garrett Hampson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul DeJong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brayan Bello | 4.2 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| Brennan Bernardino | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Kelly | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cam Booser | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Luis Garcia | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Kenley Jansen | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Seth Lugo | 5.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
 Sam Long | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Kris Bubic | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Will Smith | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Jarren Duran: K
- Wilyer Abreu: W
- Masataka Yoshida: 9/L9LD
- Rafael Devers: 5/F5DF/FL
Bot 1
- Michael Massey: K
- Bobby Witt: D7/L78XD+
- Vinnie Pasquantino: S9/G3.2-H
- Salvador Perez: K
- MJ Melendez: 46(1)/FO/G4.B-1
Top 2
- Connor Wong: S8/L89+
- Dominic Smith: FC4/G34.1-2(E4);B-1
- Nick Sogard: 8/F8D.2-3
- David Hamilton: DGR/F89XD.3-H(UR);1-3
- Ceddanne Rafaela: 3/G34S-.3-H(UR);2-3
- Jarren Duran: 63/G6
Bot 2
- Hunter Renfroe: 53/G56
- Adam Frazier: W
- Maikel Garcia: K
- Kyle Isbel: 13/G1S
Top 3
- Wilyer Abreu: K
- Masataka Yoshida: HR/F9D
- Rafael Devers: 8/F78D
- Connor Wong: 7/F7LD+
Bot 3
- Michael Massey: 31/G34
- Bobby Witt: 63/G6
- Vinnie Pasquantino: K
Top 4
- Dominic Smith: HP
- Nick Sogard: 16(1)3/GDP/G1
- David Hamilton: 7/F7S
Bot 4
- Salvador Perez: K
- MJ Melendez: W
- Hunter Renfroe: 5/L56
- Adam Frazier: 7/F7
Top 5
- Ceddanne Rafaela: 3/L34
- Jarren Duran: S7/L78S
- Wilyer Abreu: W.1-2
- Masataka Yoshida: 8/F8D.2-3;1-2
- Rafael Devers: IW
- Connor Wong: K
Bot 5
- Maikel Garcia: K
- Kyle Isbel: 31/G3
- Michael Massey: HR/F89XD
- Bobby Witt: S7/L7
- Vinnie Pasquantino: D8/L89XD+.1-H
- Salvador Perez: W
- MJ Melendez: 9/F89XD
Top 6
- Dominic Smith: D9/L9D+
- Nick Sogard: S8/L8.2-3
- David Hamilton: K
- Ceddanne Rafaela: WP.3-H(NR);1-2
- Ceddanne Rafaela: W
- Jarren Duran: 43/G34.2-3;1-2
- Rob Refsnyder: IW
- Masataka Yoshida: S9/G3.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Rafael Devers: 13/G1S-
Bot 6
- Hunter Renfroe: K
- Adam Frazier: K
- Maikel Garcia: 8/F8XD
Top 7
- Connor Wong: 9/F9LSF/FL
- Dominic Smith: K
- Nick Sogard: 63/G6
Bot 7
- Garrett Hampson: 9/F89
- Michael Massey: 4/F4MD
- Bobby Witt: 9/F9L
Top 8
- David Hamilton: K
- Ceddanne Rafaela: E1/TH/G6MS-.B-1
- Jarren Duran: POCS2(136)
- Jarren Duran: 53/G56
Bot 8
- Vinnie Pasquantino: S6/G4
- Salvador Perez: D7/L7LD.1-3
- MJ Melendez: D9/L89D.3-H;2-H
- Hunter Renfroe: 53/G5
- Adam Frazier: 8/F8D
- Maikel Garcia: SB3
- Maikel Garcia: K
Top 9
- Rob Refsnyder: K
- Masataka Yoshida: 7/F78D
- Rafael Devers: 9/L9D
Bot 9
- Paul DeJong: K
- Michael Massey: 7/F78D
- Bobby Witt: K
Notes & reviews
- Red Sox challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned.