Sunday, July 8th, 2018 1:15PM CST
Rick Porcello delivered seven effective innings and Andrew Benintendi contributed four hits and scored twice as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals by a final score of 7-4 on Sunday.
Date: Sunday, July 8th, 2018
Time: 1:15PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 28,443
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
BOS |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Bonifacio (4, Porcello); Merrifield 2 (27, Porcello 2); Mondesi (4, Thornburg)
Runs Batted In: Bonifacio 2 (3), Mondesi (6), Merrifield (29)
2-out Runs Batted In: Mondesi
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-15 (Moustakas 0-4, Merrifield 1-1, Butera 0-1, Mondesi 1-1, Almonte 0-1, Bonifacio 1-3, Duda 0-4)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Duda 5

Pitcher Notes: Sparkman pitched to 4 batters in the 7th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Fillmyer 11/22; Sparkman 5/10; Romero 1/3; Adam 2/5; Peralta 2/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Fillmyer 9-3-9-18; Sparkman 7-3-11-7; Romero 0-1-5-2; Adam 3-1-2-3; Peralta 3-1-2-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Fillmyer 10-3; Sparkman 2-1; Romero 2-0; Adam 1-1; Peralta 2-0
Game Scores: H Fillmyer 30

Double Plays: 5 (Merrifield-Mondesi-Moustakas 2, Mondesi-Merrifield-Moustakas 2, Moustakas-Mondesi-Moustakas)
Errors: Mondesi (2, ground ball)

Doubles: Benintendi (22, Sparkman); Bogaerts (25, Sparkman)
Runs Batted In: Pearce (19), Núñez 2 (24), Moreland 2 (43), Bogaerts 2 (54)
Sacrifice Flies: Bogaerts; Pearce
Ground Into Double Play: Moreland; Núñez 2; León 2
Team Left On Base: 10
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 6-17 (Núñez 2-4, León 0-3, Bogaerts 1-1, Benintendi 0-1, Pearce 2-2, Devers 0-3, Moreland 1-3)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: León 2; Devers 1; Moreland 1

Wild Pitches: Porcello; Thornburg
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Porcello 21/31; Barnes 3/3; Thornburg 2/3; Kimbrel 2/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Porcello 16-12-29-21; Barnes 3-4-2-1; Thornburg 2-0-3-3; Kimbrel 3-4-3-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Porcello 4-8; Barnes 1-0; Thornburg 0-1; Kimbrel 0-0
Game Scores: R Porcello 55

Stolen Bases: Bradley Jr. (10, 2nd base off Adam/Butera)
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