Sunday, June 20th, 2021 1:10PM CST
The Kansas City Royals defeated the Boston Red Sox by a score of 7 to 3 on Sunday, June 20th, rallying to claim their first series victory in nearly three weeks. A significant turn in the game came in the third inning when Jarrod Dyson hit a tiebreaking, two-run double off Nathan Eovaldi following a ten-pitch at-bat, part of a three-run outburst for the Royals in that frame.
Date: Sunday, June 20th, 2021
Time: 1:10PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 20,726
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
BOS |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

Doubles: Dyson (3, Eovaldi); Mondesi 2 (5, Eovaldi 2); Dozier (9, D. Hernandez)
Home Runs: Merrifield (6, 6th inning off Ríos 1 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Dyson 2 (3), Perez (47), Merrifield 2 (40), Dozier (21)
2-out Runs Batted In: Dyson 2, Dozier
Team Left On Base: 11
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-16 (Santana 0-1, Dyson 1-4, Perez 1-3, Taylor 0-2, Mondesi 0-1, Dozier 2-3, Gutierrez 0-1, Lopez 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Dyson 3; Perez 2; Taylor 2; Lopez 1

Pitcher Notes: Hernández pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Minor 17/30; Holland 2/3; Barlow 1/1; Zimmer 2/3; Hernández 1/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Minor-15-15-21-23; Holland-1-0-0-3; Barlow-1-2-0-0; Zimmer-1-1-2-1; Hernández-1-0-4-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Minor 8-6; Holland 1-2; Zimmer 1-0
Game Scores: M Minor 53

Double Plays: 2 (Gutierrez-Lopez-Dozier , Alberto-Lopez-Dozier)
Errors: Gutierrez (7, fielding)

Caught Stealing: Gutierrez (1, 2nd base by D. Hernandez/Vázquez)
Stolen Bases: Lopez (7, 2nd base off Eovaldi/Vázquez)

Doubles: E. Hernández (14, Minor)
Triples: Martinez (2, Minor)
Home Runs: E. Hernández (6, 2nd inning off Minor 1 on, 2 Out); Devers (18, 8th inning off Hernández 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: E. Hernández 2 (18), Devers (57)
2-out Runs Batted In: E. Hernández 2
Ground Into Double Play: Gonzalez; Martinez
Team Left On Base: 10
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-7 (Gonzalez 0-1, Vázquez 0-1, Bogaerts 0-2, Devers 0-1, Dalbec 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Gonzalez 2; Vázquez 1; Bogaerts 2; Devers 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Eovaldi 13/21; Andriese 6/8; Ríos 4/7; D. Hernandez 4/6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Eovaldi-10-14-20-16; Andriese-5-1-9-7; Ríos-1-3-6-5; D. Hernandez-5-3-2-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Eovaldi 7-2; Andriese 2-3; Ríos 1-0; D. Hernandez 1-1
Game Scores: N Eovaldi 37

Errors: Dalbec (6, fielding)
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