KC 5, BOS 6 | Jun 28, 2021 | The Best Box Score

Monday, June 28, 2021•Fenway Park•92°F, Partly Cloudy

Royals

BOS

Red Sox

Final

WIN

Hirokazu Sawamura

LOSS

Josh Staumont

SAVE

Matt Barnes

The Red Sox edged the Royals 6-5 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Whit Merrifield3-for-5, 1 RBI

★Carlos Santana3 RBI

★Hunter Renfroe2 HR, 3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 2: Michael A. Taylor homers (6) on a line drive to right center field.

Weather: 92°F, Partly CloudyWind: 17 mph, Out To CFFirst pitch: 11:10 PM UTCT: 3:02Att: 22,766Venue: Fenway Park

Ump Audit

Todd Tichenor

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92.8%B

10 missed calls

+3.6% KC

+0.45 runs KC

Win Probability

BOS WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	12	1
BOS	1	1	0	3	0	1	0	0

Game 633475 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield2B	5	2	3	1	0	0	.284/.332/.425	100.4	.262	.259
Jorge SolerRF	4	1	2	0	0	0	.185/.285/.322	99.4	.306	.295
Carlos Santana1B	4	1	1	3	0	0	.243/.365/.410	103.8	.277	.516
Salvador PerezC	4	0	0	0	0	3	.273/.303/.503	96.3	.164	.148
Hanser AlbertoDH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.270/.290/.389	76.5	.001	-
Emmanuel Rivera3B	4	0	2	0	0	1	.500/.500/.500	80.8	.576	.535
Hunter DozierLF	4	0	1	0	0	0	.156/.226/.322	102.6	.218	.202
Michael A. TaylorCF	4	1	1	1	0	0	.230/.283/.336	106.4	.378	.482
Nicky LopezSS	4	0	1	0	0	0	.263/.350/.325	96.5	.154	.158
Bench
Ryan O'HearnDH	3	0	1	0	0	0	.222/.259/.420	102.5	.220	.285
Danny DuffyP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	37	5	12	5	0	4	-	-	-	-

HR:Santana (1st off Richards, 2 on, 0 out); Taylor (2nd off Richards, 0 on, 0 out); Merrifield (2nd off Richards, 0 on, 1 out)

TB:21

RBI:Merrifield; Taylor; Santana 3

GIDP:Taylor; Santana

Team LOB:5

Boston Red Sox

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Enrique HernándezCF	3	1	2	1	1	0	.234/.296/.417	102.3	.488

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Danny Duffy	3.1	5	4	4	1	2	3	62-38	88.6	2.44
Kyle Zimmer	0.2	2	1	1	0	0	0	13-10	87.4	2.64
Josh StaumontL	2.0	1	1	1	1	1	1	24-15	88.2	3.19
Carlos Hernández	2.0	1	0	0	2	3	0	39-23	91.4	5.82
Totals	8.0	9	6	6	4	6	4	138-86	-	-

WP:Zimmer

Pitches-strikes:Duffy 62-38; Zimmer 13-10; Staumont 24-15; Hernández 39-23

Groundouts-flyouts:Duffy 4-3; Zimmer 1-0; Staumont 2-2; Hernández 2-1

Boston Red Sox

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Garrett Richards	5.2	11	5	5	0	3	3	94-67	88.2	4.96

Game Notes

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T7Replay review: Red Sox challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Carlos Santana grounds into a double play, second baseman Michael Chavis to third baseman Rafael Devers to first baseman Bobby Dalbec. Jorge Soler out at 2nd. Carlos Santana out at 1st.

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B4Wild pitch by Kyle Zimmer

Top 1 • KC

3-0

Carlos Santana homers (13) on a fly ball to right center field. Whit Merrifield scores. Jorge Soler scores.

EV: 103.8 mph💣 424 ftLA: 26°

Bot 1 • BOS

3-1

Enrique Hernandez homers (8) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 102.3 mph💣 411 ftLA: 28°

Top 2 • KC

5-1

Whit Merrifield homers (7) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 100.4 mph💣 401 ftLA: 42°

4-1

Michael A. Taylor homers (6) on a line drive to right center field.

EV: 106.4 mph💣 394 ftLA: 21°

Bot 2 • BOS

5-2

Bobby Dalbec homers (10) on a line drive to left field.

EV: 107.6 mph💣 397 ftLA: 31°

Bot 4 • BOS

5-4

Hunter Renfroe homers (10) on a fly ball to center field. Xander Bogaerts scores.

EV: 107.5 mph💣 439 ftLA: 34°

5-5

Michael Chavis singles on a line drive to left fielder Hunter Dozier. Bobby Dalbec scores.

EV: 90.7 mph18 ftLA: -8°

Bot 6 • BOS

5-6

Hunter Renfroe homers (11) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 104.9 mph💣 434 ftLA: 27°

HR:Hernández (1st off Duffy, 0 on, 0 out); Dalbec (2nd off Duffy, 0 on, 2 out); Renfroe (4th off Duffy, 1 on, 0 out); Renfroe (6th off Staumont, 0 on, 1 out)

2B:Bogaerts

TB:22

RBI:Renfroe 3; Hernández; Dalbec; Chavis

CS:Chavis

GIDP:Chavis; Martinez; Bogaerts

Team LOB:4

Bench
Garrett RichardsP	.200/.200/.400	-	-	-
Hirokazu SawamuraP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Josh TaylorP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Matt BarnesP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-