KC 6, BOS 2 | Aug 6, 2019 | The Best Box Score

Tuesday, August 6, 2019•Fenway Park•74°F, Partly Cloudy

Royals

BOS

Red Sox

Final

WIN

Jakob Junis

LOSS

Andrew Cashner

The Royals defeated the Red Sox 6-2.

★Jorge Soler2 HR, 4 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 8: Christian Vazquez doubles (17) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Bubba Starling. J.D. Martinez scores.

Weather: 74°F, Partly CloudyWind: 3 mph, Out To LFFirst pitch: 11:10 PM UTCT: 2:48Att: 36,360Venue: Fenway Park

Ump Audit

Brian Gorman

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89.6%C

15 missed calls

+4.3% KC

+0.58 runs KC

Win Probability

BOS WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	6	7	0
BOS	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1

Game 565084 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield2B	4	1	2	0	0	0	.301/.356/.478	104.3	.393	.470
Alex GordonLF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.271/.344/.422	102.4	.204	.184
Hunter DozierRF	3	2	1	1	1	0	.280/.367/.528	106.7	.423	.383
Jorge SolerDH	2	2	2	4	2	0	.253/.335/.530	110.8	.830	.1611
Cheslor Cuthbert3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	.289/.323/.436	104.8	.161	.148
Ryan O'Hearn1B	4	1	1	1	0	1	.175/.271/.318	111.1	.421	.685
Bubba StarlingCF	4	0	0	0	0	4	.237/.266/.342	85.3	-	-
Meibrys ViloriaC	4	0	0	0	0	2	.235/.316/.382	84.2	.150	.135
Nicky LopezSS	2	0	0	0	1	0	.221/.262/.285	82.9	.067	.064
Bench
Jakob JunisP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Richard LoveladyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	31	6	7	6	4	8	-	-	-	-

HR:Soler (4th off Cashner, 1 on, 2 out); O'Hearn (5th off Cashner, 0 on, 0 out); Soler (6th off Cashner, 1 on, 1 out)

TB:16

RBI:Soler 4; Dozier; O'Hearn

GIDP:O'Hearn 2

Team LOB:2

Boston Red Sox

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Mookie BettsRF	4	0	0	0	1	1	.280/.388/.487	96.2	.151

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jakob JunisW	6.0	7	1	1	1	4	96-59	87.9	4.88
Richard Lovelady	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	35-22	92.7	5.40
Ian Kennedy	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	11-7	94.5	3.18
Totals	9.0	9	2	2	1	5	142-88	-	-

Pitches-strikes:Junis 96-59; Lovelady 35-22; Kennedy 11-7

Groundouts-flyouts:Junis 7-7; Lovelady 2-3; Kennedy 2-1

Boston Red Sox

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Andrew CashnerL	5.1	7	6	6	2	4	3	83-58	89.3	4.68

Game Notes

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T1Replay review: Red Sox challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Whit Merrifield singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. Whit Merrifield out at 2nd on the throw, center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. to second baseman Michael Chavis.

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T6Wild pitch by Andrew Cashner

Bot 3 • BOS

0-1

Andrew Benintendi singles on a fly ball to right fielder Hunter Dozier. Rafael Devers scores.

EV: 66.7 mph227 ftLA: 34°

Top 4 • KC

2-1

Jorge Soler homers (30) on a fly ball to left field. Hunter Dozier scores.

EV: 110.8 mph💣 412 ftLA: 28°

Top 5 • KC

3-1

Ryan O'Hearn homers (7) on a line drive to right field.

EV: 111.1 mph💣 386 ftLA: 21°

Top 6 • KC

6-1

Jorge Soler homers (31) on a fly ball to left center field. Hunter Dozier scores.

EV: 106.0 mph💣 385 ftLA: 37°

4-1

Hunter Dozier singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Mookie Betts, deflected by second baseman Michael Chavis. Whit Merrifield scores.

EV: 106.7 mph87 ftLA: 1°

Bot 8 • BOS

6-2

Christian Vazquez doubles (17) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Bubba Starling. J.D. Martinez scores.

EV: 104.3 mph347 ftLA: 17°

Bench
Andrew CashnerP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Josh TaylorP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Marcus WaldenP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Darwinzon HernándezP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-