Saturday, September 2nd, 2023 6:10PM CST
Boston's Red Sox claimed a 9-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night. Among the highlights for the winning side, Triston Casas drove in two runs with a home run, while Alex Verdugo completed a strong offensive night, finishing just a home run shy of the cycle.
Date: Saturday, September 2nd, 2023
Time: 6:10PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 20,527
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
BOS |
3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Melendez (28, Houck); Velázquez (5, Houck); Massey 2 (16, Houck, Pivetta); Garcia (18, Houck)
Home Runs: Melendez (13, 9th inning off Pivetta 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Melendez 2 (46), Velázquez 2 (18), Garcia (47)
2-out Runs Batted In: Velázquez
Team Left On Base: 11
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-15 (Perez 0-3, Velázquez 2-3, Waters 0-2, Fermin 0-3, Witt Jr. 0-2, Garcia 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Perez 4; Waters 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Davidson 2/8; Kowar 4/10; Snider 2/3; McArthur 3/3; Marsh 7/17; Cruz 1/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Davidson-4-2-2-6; Kowar-8-4-3-7; Snider-2-0-0-3; McArthur-3-1-2-1; Marsh-11-6-2-14; Cruz-2-0-2-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Davidson 1-2; Kowar 4-0; Snider 2-1; McArthur 1-0; Marsh 2-5; Cruz 0-2
Game Scores: A Marsh 19

Double Plays: 1 (Witt Jr.-Perez)
Errors: Perez (2, fielding); Waters (4, fielding)

Doubles: Story (6, Kowar); Verdugo (34, Marsh); Devers 2 (30, Davidson, Marsh); Yoshida (29, Marsh)
Triples: Verdugo (5, Marsh)
Home Runs: Casas (22, 1st inning off Marsh 1 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Turner (88), Story 2 (5), Devers (90), Casas 2 (55), Valdez 2 (13), Yoshida (63)
2-out Runs Batted In: Story, Valdez 2
Ground Into Double Play: Yoshida
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-16 (Turner 1-3, Story 1-4, Duvall 0-1, McGuire 0-1, Verdugo 0-1, Devers 1-2, Casas 1-1, Valdez 1-1, Yoshida 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Story 2; Yoshida 3

Pitcher Notes: Houck pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.
Wild Pitches: Houck
Hit By Pitch: Beaty 3 (by Houck 3)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Pivetta 8/11; Houck 19/26; Winckowski 3/6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Pivetta-5-8-9-6; Houck-12-13-20-17; Winckowski-2-1-4-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Pivetta 1-3; Houck 5-5; Winckowski 0-3
Game Scores: T Houck 41
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