THE WORLD LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT BOSTON RED SOX
08/04/2025
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THE WORLD LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 2264 - MONDAY, AUGUST 4TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (51-62) 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 7 13 2
Boston Red Sox (63-51) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 5 0
Boston Sent Home with 7-3 Loss
Kansas City starter Blake Snell pitched well against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. The left-hander led his team to a win, 7-3. Snell, now 10-5, was the winner. In 5.1 innings, he gave up 3 hits, while striking out 7, walking 2, and allowing 2 runs. By defeating Boston, the 4th-place Royals improved to 51-62.

Kansas City used the hitting of James Wood to pick up the win. The first baseman clubbed a solo home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Royals on top, 2-0. For the game, Wood had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"You can never predict what'll happen," Snell said. "That's why you play the game."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Robles LF 5 1 1 0 0 3 1 .228 4 39
B. Rodgers 2B 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 .295 14 56
J. Wood 1B 5 2 2 2 0 1 2 .294 13 56
J. Merrill CF 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 .310 10 65
S. Torkelson DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .207 14 50
H. Kim SS 4 0 2 1 0 2 0 .279 4 29
J. Heyward RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .237 14 46
J. McCann C 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .254 4 26
E. Clement 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .342 3 15
Totals 37 7 13 7 2 11 8      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Rodgers 2 (33, 4th Inning off C. Kershaw, 1 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off T. Hill, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. McCann (20, 5th Inning off C. Kershaw, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Torkelson (16, 6th Inning off C. Kershaw, 0 on, 2 outs) , H. Kim (17, 6th Inning off C. Kershaw, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Merrill (34, 7th Inning off T. Rogers, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Wood (13, 4th Inning off C. Kershaw, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: V. Robles , B. Rodgers 4 , J. Wood 5 , J. Merrill 3 , S. Torkelson 2 , H. Kim 3 , J. McCann 2 , E. Clement 2
2-out RBI: J. Wood , J. Merrill , H. Kim
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Wood , S. Torkelson , J. Heyward 2
GIDP: J. Wood
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. McCann (18)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Wood (2) , E. Clement (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Smith C 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .264 12 47
J. Chisholm Jr. 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .266 14 54
T. Hernández LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .277 25 82
R. Hoskins 1B 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .254 19 59
N. Castellanos RF 3 0 0 0 2 2 4 .237 16 50
J. India DH 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 .192 1 10
D. Swanson SS 3 0 1 2 1 2 0 .266 7 35
A. Gimenez 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 10 63
   a-W. Castro PH, 2B 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 .262 3 28
L. Keaschall CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .310 7 21
   b-C. Bellinger PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .247 8 37
Totals 33 3 5 3 8 8 23      
a - W. Castro pinch hit for A. Gimenez in the 6th
b - C. Bellinger pinch hit for L. Keaschall in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Keaschall (9, 5th Inning off B. Snell, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Hernández 2 , R. Hoskins , D. Swanson , L. Keaschall 2
2-out RBI: D. Swanson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , W. Smith 2 , J. India , W. Castro
Hit by Pitch: R. Hoskins
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gimenez-Swanson-Hoskins)
OF assists: 1 (Hernández(Rodgers at 3rd base))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Snell W (10-5) 5.1 3 2 2 2 7 0 91 3.28   
K. Akin H (16) 1.1 1 0 0 2 0 0 29 3.72   
M. Lorenzen 1.1 1 1 1 3 0 0 28 7.29   
B. Graterol 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 21 2.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Snell 59
Batters Faced: B. Snell 22, K. Akin 7, M. Lorenzen 8, B. Graterol 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Snell 3-6, K. Akin 1-3, M. Lorenzen 0-4, B. Graterol 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Snell 91-57, K. Akin 29-16, M. Lorenzen 28-12, B. Graterol 21-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Akin 2-2 , M. Lorenzen 1-0
WP: B. Snell
Hit Batsmen: B. Graterol
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Kershaw L (7-5) 5.2 9 4 4 1 7 1 87 3.62   
T. Rogers 1.0 3 3 3 1 2 0 27 5.60   
T. Hill 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 22 3.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kershaw 41
Batters Faced: C. Kershaw 24, T. Rogers 7, T. Hill 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kershaw 4-3, T. Rogers 0-1, T. Hill 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kershaw 87-62, T. Rogers 27-18, T. Hill 22-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Rogers 1-0 , T. Hill 1-0
WP: T. Rogers
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Blake Snell
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:06
Attendance: 36413
Special Notes: Rain delay of 27 minutes in the 7th inning.
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