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Boston Red Sox @ 
Kansas City Royals
2024-08-07 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 16550 · 83°F, sunny · Wind 8 mph R to L · 2:34
Kansas City Royals defeated Boston Red Sox 8–4. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 1st — Bobby Witt Jr. homers (21) on a fly ball to left field. Boston Red Sox took the lead in the 3rd — Romy Gonzalez homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. Nick Sogard scores. Rob Refsnyder scores. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 4th — Bobby Witt Jr. doubles (33) on a line drive to right fielder Rob Refsnyder. Maikel Garcia scores. Michael Massey scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 3rd: Romy Gonzalez homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. Nick Sogard scores. Rob Refsnyder scores — worth 29% in win probability.
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Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| KCA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 |
W: Cole Ragans L: Kutter Crawford SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Edwin Jimenez · 1B: Bill Miller · 2B: Scott Barry · 3B: Malachi Moore · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jarren Duran | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rob Refsnyder | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Romy Gonzalez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Rafael Devers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Connor Wong | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Danny Jansen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Masataka Yoshida | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nick Sogard | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ceddanne Rafaela | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Wilyer Abreu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| David Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Michael Massey | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Bobby Witt | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Vinnie Pasquantino | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Salvador Perez | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Hunter Renfroe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 MJ Melendez | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Freddy Fermin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Maikel Garcia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Kyle Isbel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kutter Crawford | 3.2 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Brennan Bernardino | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Winckowski | 2.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Chris Martin | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cole Ragans | 6.1 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
 Lucas Erceg | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Will Smith | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Jarren Duran: 43/G34
- Rob Refsnyder: 13/G15
- Romy Gonzalez: K
Bot 1
- Michael Massey: K
- Bobby Witt: HR/F7LD
- Vinnie Pasquantino: 6/P6
- Salvador Perez: S46/G6M
- Hunter Renfroe: K
Top 2
- Rafael Devers: W
- Connor Wong: K
- Danny Jansen: 9/L9S
- Masataka Yoshida: 8/F8XD
Bot 2
- MJ Melendez: W
- Freddy Fermin: 8/F8D
- Maikel Garcia: K
- Kyle Isbel: W.1-2
- Michael Massey: S9/L9+.2-H;1-3
- Bobby Witt: 8/F8
Top 3
- Nick Sogard: W
- Ceddanne Rafaela: FC4/G4.1-2(E4/TH);B-1
- Jarren Duran: K
- Rob Refsnyder: 54(1)/FO/G56.2-3;B-1
- Romy Gonzalez: HR/F7LD.3-H(UR);1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
- Rafael Devers: D7/L7LD
- Connor Wong: K
Bot 3
- Vinnie Pasquantino: 8/L8XD+
- Salvador Perez: 53/G56
- Hunter Renfroe: 8/F78
Top 4
- Danny Jansen: HR/L7LD
- Masataka Yoshida: S7/G56
- Nick Sogard: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
- Ceddanne Rafaela: K
Bot 4
- MJ Melendez: W
- Freddy Fermin: 6/P7LS
- Maikel Garcia: S9/L89D.1-3
- Kyle Isbel: WP.3-H(NR);1-2
- Kyle Isbel: 7/L7
- Michael Massey: W
- Bobby Witt: D9/L9LD.2-H;1-H
- Vinnie Pasquantino: HR/L9D.2-H
- Salvador Perez: HP
- Hunter Renfroe: K
Top 5
- Jarren Duran: 5/L56
- Rob Refsnyder: 13/G25-
- Romy Gonzalez: 7/F1S
Bot 5
- MJ Melendez: 3/L3D
- Freddy Fermin: 8/L8D
- Maikel Garcia: 9/L9
Top 6
- Rafael Devers: 43/G4
- Connor Wong: K
- Danny Jansen: 5/L56
Bot 6
- Kyle Isbel: 63/G6MS
- Michael Massey: 7/F7D
- Bobby Witt: HR/F8XD
- Vinnie Pasquantino: 13/G2
Top 7
- Masataka Yoshida: S9/L9
- Nick Sogard: K
- Ceddanne Rafaela: S7/L7.1-2
- Jarren Duran: 9/L89D
- Wilyer Abreu: K
Bot 7
- Salvador Perez: W
- Hunter Renfroe: K
- MJ Melendez: FC3/G3S.1-2(E3);B-1
- Freddy Fermin: 8/L8/DP.2X2(84)
Top 8
- David Hamilton: K.BX1(23)
- Rafael Devers: 53/G56
- Connor Wong: 53/G6S
Bot 8
- Maikel Garcia: K
- Kyle Isbel: K
- Michael Massey: K
Top 9
- Danny Jansen: 3/P3SF-/FL
- Masataka Yoshida: 8/F78XD
- Nick Sogard: 53/G56