KC 6, BOS 7 | Jun 29, 2021 | The Best Box Score

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021•Fenway Park•95°F, Partly Cloudy

Royals

BOS

Red Sox

Final

WIN

Yacksel Ríos

LOSS

Jake Brentz

SAVE

Matt Barnes

The Red Sox edged the Royals 7-6 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Michael A. Taylor3-for-3, 3 RBI

★Ryan O'Hearn3-for-5, 2 RBI

★J.D. Martinez4 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 1: J.D. Martinez singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Hunter Dozier. Enrique Hernandez scores. J.D. Martinez out at 2nd on the throw, left fielder Hunter Dozier to shortstop Nicky Lopez to second baseman Whit Merrifield. Alex Verdugo to 3rd.

Weather: 95°F, Partly CloudyWind: 8 mph, Out To RFFirst pitch: 11:10 PM UTCT: 3:31Att: 25,180Venue: Fenway Park

Ump Audit

Jim Reynolds

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96.9%A

5 missed calls

+7.8% KC

+0.52 runs KC

Win Probability

BOS WinKC Win

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

Game 633496 • 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	1	1	0	.287/.336/.435	95.6	.113	.179
Jorge SolerRF	5	0	0	0	0	1	.181/.280/.315	95.9	.225	.219
Carlos Santana1B	4	1	1	0	1	2	.243/.366/.412	105.3	.382	.514
Salvador PerezC	5	0	1	0	0	3	.272/.301/.498	98.9	.045	.040
Ryan O'HearnDH	5	1	3	2	0	1	.244/.278/.465	105.8	.634	.764
Hanser Alberto3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	.264/.284/.380	92.7	.021	.023
Hunter DozierLF	4	2	2	0	0	1	.163/.231/.335	96.2	.330	.356
Michael A. TaylorCF	3	1	3	3	1	0	.239/.295/.357	102	.461	.613
Nicky LopezSS	4	0	1	0	0	2	.263/.348/.323	94.6	.265	.262
Bench
Emmanuel Rivera3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.400/.400/.400	84.4	.101	.113
Brad KellerP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	38	6	13	6	3	11	-	-	-	-

HR:Merrifield (1st off Pivetta, 0 on, 0 out); Taylor (4th off Pivetta, 1 on, 0 out); O'Hearn (5th off Pivetta, 1 on, 1 out)

2B:Dozier 2; Santana

TB:25

RBI:Merrifield; Taylor 3; O'Hearn 2

SB:Merrifield; Taylor

GIDP:Soler

Team LOB:8

Boston Red Sox

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Enrique Hernández2B	4	1	2	1	0	2	.238/.302/.418	95.6	.931

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Brad Keller	5.0	10	6	6	5	0	102-60	91	6.67
Jake BrentzLBS	1.0	1	1	1	1	3	22-13	95.4	2.70
Greg Holland	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	30-20	88.9	4.02
Totals	8.0	12	7	7	7	4	154-93	-	-

HBP:Hernández (by Keller)

Inherited runners-scored:Brentz 1-1

Pitches-strikes:Keller 102-60; Brentz 22-13; Holland 30-20

Groundouts-flyouts:Keller 7-4; Brentz 0-0; Holland 2-3

Boston Red Sox

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Nick Pivetta	4.1	9	6	6	2	5	3	89-57	87.1	4.43

Top 1 • KC

1-0

Whit Merrifield homers (8) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 93.7 mph💣 343 ftLA: 33°

Bot 1 • BOS

1-1

J.D. Martinez singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Hunter Dozier. Enrique Hernandez scores. J.D. Martinez out at 2nd on the throw, left fielder Hunter Dozier to shortstop Nicky Lopez to second baseman Whit Merrifield. Alex Verdugo to 3rd.

EV: 107.4 mph145 ftLA: 8°

1-2

Xander Bogaerts singles on a soft ground ball to third baseman Emmanuel Rivera. Alex Verdugo scores. Xander Bogaerts to 2nd. Xander Bogaerts advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by third baseman Emmanuel Rivera.

EV: 56.4 mph3 ftLA: -61°

Top 2 • KC

2-2

Michael A. Taylor singles on a ground ball to center fielder Danny Santana. Hunter Dozier scores.

EV: 102.0 mph38 ftLA: -3°

Bot 3 • BOS

2-3

Hunter Renfroe out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. J.D. Martinez scores.

EV: 95.5 mph337 ftLA: 22°

Top 4 • KC

4-3

Michael A. Taylor homers (7) on a fly ball to right field. Hunter Dozier scores.

EV: 101.7 mph💣 381 ftLA: 25°

Bot 4 • BOS

4-4

Enrique Hernandez singles on a line drive to left fielder Hunter Dozier. Danny Santana scores. Bobby Dalbec to 2nd.

EV: 95.6 mph255 ftLA: 13°

4-5

J.D. Martinez out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Bobby Dalbec scores. Enrique Hernandez to 3rd.

EV: 91.9 mph353 ftLA: 26°

Top 5 • KC

6-5

Ryan O'Hearn homers (6) on a fly ball to center field. Carlos Santana scores.

EV: 105.8 mph💣 419 ftLA: 22°

Bot 6 • BOS

6-7

J.D. Martinez doubles (20) on a line drive to right fielder Jorge Soler. Michael Chavis scores. Alex Verdugo scores.

EV: 89.2 mph227 ftLA: 15°

Bench
Bobby Dalbec1B	3	1	2	0	0	0	.218/.267/.426	110	.410	.420
Nick PivettaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Yacksel RíosP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Darwinzon HernándezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Adam OttavinoP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Matt BarnesP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-