COVID QUARANTINE BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT BOSTON RED SOX
04/01/2043
 
COVID QUARANTINE BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 643 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1ST , 2043 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (2-3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 9 0
Boston Red Sox (2-3) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 X 4 11 0
Red Sox Rebuff Royals, 4-2
The Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals, 4-2, at Fenway Park. Boston shortstop Sean Falvey had an outstanding performance. He was 3 for 4 with a home run and a double. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. Alban Birindelli notched the win in relief. The left-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit in 2 innings. His record now sits at 1-0. The save went to Mike Langston, number 2 for him.

With Boston leading 1-0 in the bottom of the fourth, Falvey hit a changeup from Bobby Howell for a solo home run. It was his 1st home run of the season and put the Red Sox ahead, 2-0.

Boston manager Craig Harris was pleased with the team's effort. "Our guys played hard," he said.

Kansas City is 2-3 after the loss.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Simonis DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .421 0 3
M. Aldana 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .278 0 5
S. Buckholdt 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .368 2 3
V. Soto LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .250 1 1
J. Furlough RF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .550 1 3
D. Mertz C 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .238 1 2
J. Wilkins CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .200 0 0
J. Fusco 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .278 2 3
M. Rankin SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .300 0 3
Totals 33 2 9 1 2 8 11      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Wilkins (3, 7th Inning off D. Barnes, 0 on, 0 outs) , V. Soto (1, 8th Inning off D. Barnes, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Mertz (1, 9th Inning off M. Langston, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Simonis 2 , S. Buckholdt , V. Soto 3 , J. Furlough , D. Mertz 4 , J. Wilkins 2 , M. Rankin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Aldana , J. Wilkins
GIDP: V. Soto
Hit by Pitch: J. Furlough
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Simonis (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Buckholdt-Rankin-Aldana)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Morse CF 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .136 0 0
D. Gould RF 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 .400 0 2
C. Wuertz 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .048 0 1
X. Jacobo LF 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .400 2 2
J. Long DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .250 0 0
C. Sandilands 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .474 0 1
S. Falvey SS 4 1 3 2 0 0 1 .556 1 5
F. Griego 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .167 0 0
J. Daniel C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .231 0 1
Totals 33 4 11 4 1 8 16      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Long (1, 2nd Inning off B. Howell, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Wuertz (1, 5th Inning off B. Howell, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Gould (4, 5th Inning off B. Howell, 0 on, 2 outs) , X. Jacobo (3, 8th Inning off S. Stevic, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Falvey (1, 8th Inning off S. Stevic, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: X. Jacobo (2, 4th Inning off B. Howell, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Falvey (1, 4th Inning off B. Howell, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: O. Morse , D. Gould 2 , C. Wuertz 2 , X. Jacobo 6 , J. Long 2 , C. Sandilands , S. Falvey 7 , J. Daniel
2-out RBI: C. Wuertz , S. Falvey 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , X. Jacobo 2 , F. Griego 2 , J. Daniel
GIDP: C. Sandilands
Sac Bunt: D. Gould
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Falvey-Griego-Wuertz)
OF assists: 1 (Morse(Soto at home))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Howell L (0-1) 5.2 9 3 3 0 5 2 90 4.76   
M. Blakely 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 0.00   
S. Stevic 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 16 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Howell 44
Batters Faced: B. Howell 26, M. Blakely 4, S. Stevic 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Howell 2-10, M. Blakely 1-1, S. Stevic 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Howell 90-61, M. Blakely 17-12, S. Stevic 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Blakely 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Rasmussen 3.2 3 0 0 0 5 0 62 0.00   
A. Birindelli W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 29 9.00   
D. Barnes H (1) 2.1 4 1 1 0 1 0 32 6.23   
M. Langston SV (2) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 14 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Rasmussen 58
Batters Faced: C. Rasmussen 15, A. Birindelli 8, D. Barnes 9, M. Langston 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Rasmussen 2-4, A. Birindelli 3-1, D. Barnes 2-2, M. Langston 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Rasmussen 62-44, A. Birindelli 29-16, D. Barnes 32-22, M. Langston 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Birindelli 2-0 , D. Barnes 1-0
WP: D. Barnes
Hit Batsmen: C. Rasmussen
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sean Falvey
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Cloudy (46 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:35 PM ET
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 37369
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