Kansas City Royals vs. Boston Red Sox

Tuesday, June 20th, 2017 7:15PM CST

Kansas City Royals

Royals

KC

Home

3
vs.
Final

Red Sox

BOS

Away

8
Boston Red Sox

Game Recap

Chris Sale delivered a dominant performance, pitching deep into the ninth inning to effectively shut down the Kansas City Royals lineup. Backing his effort, a lineup of Boston Red Sox players filling in for injured starters pounded their way to an 8-3 victory on Tuesday night. This decisive win propelled the Red Sox into first place in the American League East standings.

Game Details

Date: Tuesday, June 20th, 2017

Time: 7:15PM CST

Stadium: Kauffman Stadium

Location: Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 25,983

Line Score

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Kansas City RoyalsKC 010000002
Boston Red SoxBOS 001403000

Game Stats


Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

Home Runs: Moustakas (19, 2nd inning off Sale 0 on, 2 Out); Bonifacio (10, 9th inning off Sale 1 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: Moustakas (46), Bonifacio 2 (25)

2-out Runs Batted In: Moustakas

Sacrifice Hit: Gordon

Ground Into Double Play: Wood

Team Left On Base: 1

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-2 (Merrifield 0-1, Bonifacio 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Bonifacio 1


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Strahm pitched to 4 batters in the 4th

Wild Pitches: Strahm; Alexander

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Strahm 14/17; Alexander 6/7; McCarthy 6/10; Wood 5/8

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Strahm 14-10-14-12; Alexander 7-3-4-5; McCarthy 3-6-4-9; Wood 8-1-9-5

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Strahm 2-3; Alexander 2-2; McCarthy 4-2; Wood 1-3

Game Scores: M Strahm 28


Kansas City Royals Fielding

Royals Fielding

Errors: Cain (3, throw)



Boston Red Sox Batting

Red Sox Batting

Doubles: Marrero (4, Strahm); Travis (3, Strahm); León (6, Strahm); Young (8, McCarthy)

Runs Batted In: Betts (39), Travis (1), León 2 (18), Marrero (12), Young (14), Bogaerts 2 (32)

2-out Runs Batted In: Young, Bogaerts 2

Sacrifice Flies: Marrero

Team Left On Base: 7

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-9 (Rutledge 1-1, León 1-1, Young 1-2, Ramírez 0-1, Bogaerts 1-2, Betts 1-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Ramírez 1


Boston Red Sox Pitching

Red Sox Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Sale 22/30; Abad 1/1

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Sale 16-18-26-19; Abad 0-1-2-1

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Sale 10-5; Abad 2-0

Game Scores: C Sale 72


Boston Red Sox Fielding

Red Sox Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Abad-Bogaerts-Travis)


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