Boston Red Sox vs. Kansas City Royals

Wednesday, August 9th, 2023 6:10PM CST

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Kansas City Royals

Game Recap

The Boston Red Sox earned a 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night. Alex Verdugo contributed significantly to the win with a two-run double in a game that featured what was described as one of the more unusual ground-rule doubles ever witnessed at Fenway Park.

Game Details

Date: Wednesday, August 9th, 2023

Time: 6:10PM CST

Stadium: Fenway Park

Location: Boston, Massachusetts

Attendance: 35,495

Line Score

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Boston Red SoxBOS 01030000-
Kansas City RoyalsKC 010100001

Game Stats


Boston Red Sox Batting

Red Sox Batting

Doubles: Verdugo (29, Lyles); Yoshida (26, Lyles)

Home Runs: Casas (18, 2nd inning off Lyles 0 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: McGuire (14), Verdugo 2 (43), Casas (42)

2-out Runs Batted In: Verdugo 2

Ground Into Double Play: Yoshida

Team Left On Base: 2

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-5 (Story 0-2, McGuire 1-1, Verdugo 1-1, Casas 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Casas 1


Boston Red Sox Pitching

Red Sox Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Jansen 4/4; Martin 4/4; Pivetta 13/21; Schreiber 2/3; Winckowski 2/3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Jansen-3-2-4-2; Martin-1-2-2-4; Pivetta-15-16-17-11; Schreiber-2-2-1-2; Winckowski-3-3-3-1

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Jansen 1-0; Martin 1-1; Pivetta 4-3; Schreiber 0-2; Winckowski 0-1

Game Scores: N Pivetta 57


Boston Red Sox Fielding

Red Sox Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Reyes-Urías-Casas)

Errors: Casas (5, fielding)


Boston Red Sox Baserunning

Red Sox Baserunning

Caught Stealing: Reyes (2, 2nd base by Lyles/Fermin)



Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

Doubles: Isbel (17, Pivetta); Massey (11, Martin)

Home Runs: Melendez 2 (12, 2nd inning off Pivetta 0 on, 0 Out, 4th inning off Pivetta 0 on, 0 Out); Fermin (9, 9th inning off Jansen 0 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: Melendez 2 (41), Fermin (27)

Ground Into Double Play: Witt Jr.

Team Left On Base: 5

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-3 (Perez 0-2, Garcia 0-1)


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lyles 18/30

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lyles-22-11-14-22

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lyles 10-5

Game Scores: J Lyles 57


Kansas City Royals Fielding

Royals Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (Fermin-Witt Jr. , Massey-Witt Jr.-Perez)

Errors: Fermin (6, catcher's interference)

Assists: Isbel (Urías at Home)


Kansas City Royals Baserunning

Royals Baserunning

Caught Stealing: Blanco (4, 2nd base by Jansen/McGuire); Garcia (3, 3rd base by Pivetta/McGuire)

Picked Off: Garcia (2nd base, Pivetta)


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