MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/06/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2283 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 6TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (57-56) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 1
Kansas City Royals (54-62) 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 X 6 8 1
Royals Clonk Red Sox, 6-2
The Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox, 6-2, at Kauffman Stadium. The win was due in part to designated hitter Nelson Velazquez, who was 2-3 with 2 home runs and was hit by a pitch, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice. Braxton Garrett, the winning pitcher, improved to 7-8. He pitched 5.2 innings, giving up 3 hits and 1 run, while striking out 4 and walking 4. The third-place Royals now have a win-loss record of 54-62.

The game turned with two out in the bottom of the fourth when Velazquez hit a 2-run home run. It propelled the Royals into the lead, 3-1.

Velazquez attributed the win to "energy and focus on the part of everyone."
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Duran LF 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 .285 6 41
T. Casas 1B 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 .269 14 47
R. Devers 3B 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 .269 21 73
N. Hickey DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .214 0 2
M. Mayer SS 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .241 10 37
H. Bader CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 6 .188 6 39
N. Gordon 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .274 3 26
R. McGuire C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .234 1 12
M. Siani RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .263 4 29
Totals 32 2 5 2 7 9 18      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Bader (22, 6th Inning off B. Garrett, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Duran (6, 7th Inning off B. Singer, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Duran 4 , T. Casas , N. Hickey , M. Mayer , H. Bader 2
2-out RBI: J. Duran
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Hickey , H. Bader , N. Gordon
GIDP: H. Bader
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: R. Devers (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Guzman SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .277 8 24
V. Pasquantino 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .262 16 64
B. Witt Jr. 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .279 9 70
M. Melendez LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .270 12 42
G. Cross RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259 0 4
N. Velazquez DH 3 2 2 3 0 1 0 .240 16 41
K. Isbel CF 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 .271 5 35
F. Fermin C 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .264 12 41
M. Garcia 2B 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .236 2 27
Totals 33 6 8 6 0 9 6      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Isbel (23, 4th Inning off B. Miller, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Velazquez 2 (16, 2nd Inning off B. Miller, 0 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off B. Miller, 1 on, 2 outs) , F. Fermin (12, 4th Inning off B. Miller, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Guzman 2 , V. Pasquantino , B. Witt Jr. , N. Velazquez 8 , K. Isbel 2 , F. Fermin 4
2-out RBI: V. Pasquantino , N. Velazquez 2 , F. Fermin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Witt Jr.
Hit by Pitch: N. Velazquez
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Witt Jr. (15) , M. Garcia (15)

FIELDING
Errors: V. Pasquantino (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Pasquantino-Guzman-Garrett)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Miller L (9-8) 3.2 8 6 5 0 5 3 75 3.92   
T. Houck 3.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 34 2.72   
O. Mosqueda 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 3.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Miller 26
Batters Faced: B. Miller 20, T. Houck 10, O. Mosqueda 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Miller 2-4, T. Houck 3-4, O. Mosqueda 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Miller 75-54, T. Houck 34-23, O. Mosqueda 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Houck 2-0
Hit Batsmen: O. Mosqueda
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Garrett W (7-8) 5.2 3 1 1 4 4 0 87 4.81   
B. Singer 1.2 2 1 1 2 2 1 34 4.50   
D. Lee 1.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 21 3.96   
J. Barlow 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Garrett 59
Batters Faced: B. Garrett 24, B. Singer 9, D. Lee 5, J. Barlow 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Garrett 6-6, B. Singer 1-2, D. Lee 0-1, J. Barlow 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Garrett 87-42, B. Singer 34-20, D. Lee 21-12, J. Barlow 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Singer 1-0 , D. Lee 1-0 , J. Barlow 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nelson Velazquez
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 29080
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