KC 4, BOS 5 | Aug 7, 2019 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, August 22, 2019•Fenway Park•86°F, Partly Cloudy

Royals

BOS

Red Sox

Final

WIN

Josh Taylor

LOSS

Richard Lovelady

The Red Sox edged the Royals 5-4 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Xander Bogaerts3-for-5, 2 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Nicky Lopez doubles (13) on a ground ball to center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. , deflected by second baseman Brock Holt. Hunter Dozier scores.

Weather: 86°F, Partly CloudyWind: 11 mph, Out To RFFirst pitch: 5:05 PM UTCT: 3:48Att: 41,578Venue: Fenway Park

Ump Audit

Ryan Blakney

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89.8%C

19 missed calls

+27.2% KC

No run favor

Win Probability

BOS WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
KC	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	13	0
BOS	0	0	0	2	2	0

Game 565085 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit MerrifieldLF	5	0	2	1	0	0	.302/.357/.477	97.5	.251	.266
Humberto ArteagaSS	5	0	1	0	0	1	.190/.238/.215	96	.381	.446
Hunter DozierRF	5	1	2	0	0	1	.282/.367/.526	103.8	.237	.223
Jorge SolerDH	4	1	1	0	1	2	.253/.335/.527	105.7	.377	.508
Cheslor Cuthbert3B	3	1	1	0	2	0	.290/.329/.434	84.9	.159	.144
Nicky Lopez2B	5	0	2	1	0	0	.224/.265/.290	97.8	.202	.194
Nick DiniC	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	98.5	.627	.573
Ryan O'Hearn1B	5	0	0	0	0	3	.171/.265/.310	78.7	.099	.094
Bubba StarlingCF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.234/.263/.338	71.6	.186	.168
Bench
Meibrys ViloriaC	4	0	2	2	0	2	.263/.333/.395	106.4	.280	.277
Billy HamiltonCF	4	1	2	0	0	1	.213/.279/.270
Totals	42	4	13	4	3	10	-	-	-	-

2B:Lopez; Hamilton

TB:15

RBI:Viloria 2; Lopez; Merrifield

SB:Dozier; Hamilton

Team LOB:11

Boston Red Sox

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Mookie BettsRF	4	1	2	0	1	1	.282/.390/.487	105.9	.564

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Glenn Sparkman	4.1	7	4	4	3	5	1	91-55	91	5.71
Tim Hill	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	21-17	86.3	4.08
Kevin McCarthy	1.1	1	0	0	0	3	0	16-12	90.1	4.50
Scott Barlow	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	18-11	92.3	5.60
Jake Newberry	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	14-10	91.8	3.52
Richard LoveladyL	0.1	2	1	1	1	1	0	9-6	92.3	5.79
Totals	9.1	12	5	5	5	12	1	169-111	-	-

IBB:Lovelady

Inherited runners-scored:Hill 2-0; McCarthy 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Sparkman 91-55; Hill 21-17; McCarthy 16-12; Barlow 18-11; Newberry 14-10; Lovelady 9-6

Groundouts-flyouts:Sparkman 1-6; Hill 2-1; McCarthy 1-0; Barlow 2-0; Newberry 1-1; Lovelady 0-0

Boston Red Sox

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Eduardo Rodriguez	5.0	7	2	2	3	1	0	101-60	90.9	4.17

Game Notes

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T2Replay review: Royals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Billy Hamilton grounds into a force out, pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez to shortstop Xander Bogaerts. Ryan O'Hearn out at 2nd. Billy Hamilton to 1st.

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T4Replay review: Royals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Billy Hamilton singles on a ground ball to shortstop Xander Bogaerts.

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T7Wild pitch by Nathan Eovaldi

Top 3 • KC

2-0

Meibrys Viloria singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. Jorge Soler scores. Cheslor Cuthbert scores. Nicky Lopez to 2nd.

EV: 106.4 mph17 ftLA: -6°

Bot 4 • BOS

2-2

J.D. Martinez homers (25) on a fly ball to center field. Xander Bogaerts scores.

EV: 103.7 mph💣 383 ftLA: 38°

Bot 5 • BOS

2-4

Xander Bogaerts doubles (38) on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Whit Merrifield. Mookie Betts scores. Rafael Devers scores.

EV: 112.4 mph33 ftLA: -3°

Top 6 • KC

3-4

Whit Merrifield singles on a line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Billy Hamilton scores.

EV: 83.7 mph233 ftLA: 22°

Top 7 • KC

4-4

Nicky Lopez doubles (13) on a ground ball to center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. , deflected by second baseman Brock Holt. Hunter Dozier scores.

EV: 97.8 mph20 ftLA: -9°

Bot 10 • BOS

4-5

Brock Holt singles on a line drive to left fielder Whit Merrifield. Chris Owings scores. Sam Travis to 2nd.

EV: 92.6 mph297 ftLA: 21°

Bench
Christian VázquezC	5	0	1	0	0	0	.283/.322/.490	103.4	.236	.252
Mitch Moreland1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.222/.304/.494	97	.397	.385
Eduardo RodriguezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Darwinzon HernándezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Nathan EovaldiP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Brandon WorkmanP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Josh TaylorP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-