BOS 2, KC 13 | Sep 1, 2023 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, September 2, 2023•Kauffman Stadium•87°F, Clear

BOS

Red Sox

Royals

Final

WIN

Jordan Lyles

LOSS

James Paxton

The Royals cruised past the Red Sox 13-2 in a dominant performance.

★Salvador Perez2 HR, 4 RBI

★Bobby Witt Jr.3-for-5, 2 RBI

⚾Jordan Lyles8.0 IP, 2 ER, 7 K

Key Moment

Top 8: Alex Verdugo homers (13) on a fly ball to right field. Luis Urias scores.

Weather: 87°F, ClearWind: 7 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 12:10 AM UTCT: 2:40Att: 15,470Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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93.2%B

10 missed calls

+9.2% KC

+0.30 runs BOS

Win Probability

KC WinBOS Win

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

Game 716764 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Boston Red Sox

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Alex VerdugoRF	4	1	1	2	0	0	.277/.340/.444	103.8	.308	.418
Enmanuel Valdez2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.232/.277/.400	90.4	.011	.013
Justin TurnerDH	4	0	0	0	0	1	.285/.354/.484	106.2	.181	.232
Triston Casas1B	4	0	1	0	0	2	.263/.365/.487	101.9	.229	.215
Ceddanne RafaelaCF	2	0	1	0	0	1	.429/.429/.571	101.9	.240	.221
Wilyer AbreuLF	1	0	0	0	1	1	.333/.429/.611	80	-	-
Trevor StorySS	4	0	0	0	0	1	.184/.225/.289	89.8	.130	.123
Luis Urías3B	2	1	0	0	0	0	.180/.326/.297	90.9	.038	.037
Connor WongC	3	0	1	0	0	0	.248/.303/.404	94	.245	.228
Bench
Rafael Devers3B	3	0	1	0	0	2	.267/.341/.504	111.5	.800	.788
Adam DuvallCF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.274/.337/.589
Totals	32	2	5	2	1	9	-	-	-	-

HR:Verdugo (8th off Lyles, 1 on, 2 out)

TB:8

RBI:Verdugo 2

Team LOB:5

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Maikel GarciaSS	4	1	2	2	1	0	.279/.327/.374	106	.377

Pitching

Boston Red Sox

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
James PaxtonL	1.1	5	6	6	2	0	2	36-19	90.3	4.50
Mauricio Llovera	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	11-6	88.3	3.74
Brandon Walter	4.0	10	7	7	0	5	2	82-56	85.6	5.79
Joe Jacques	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	27-15	89.4	5.40
Totals	8.0	17	13	13	3	7	4	156-96	-	-

WP:Paxton; Walter

HBP:Fermin (by Jacques)

Inherited runners-scored:Llovera 2-2

Pitches-strikes:Paxton 36-19; Llovera 11-6; Walter 82-56; Jacques 27-15

Groundouts-flyouts:Paxton 3-0; Llovera 1-1; Walter 3-3; Jacques 2-2

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jordan LylesW	8.0	4	2	2	0	7	1	114-76	87.7	6.29

Bot 1 • KC

0-1

Bobby Witt Jr. homers (28) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 101.8 mph💣 388 ftLA: 33°

0-2

Salvador Perez homers (20) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 104.5 mph💣 389 ftLA: 40°

Bot 2 • KC

0-3

Kyle Isbel grounds into a force out, second baseman Luis Urias to shortstop Trevor Story. Nelson Velazquez scores. Drew Waters to 3rd. Nick Loftin out at 2nd. Kyle Isbel to 1st.

EV: 91.3 mph4 ftLA: -32°

0-4

Maikel Garcia singles on a ground ball to left fielder Masataka Yoshida. Drew Waters scores. Kyle Isbel to 3rd.

EV: 104.0 mph82 ftLA: 3°

0-5

Bobby Witt Jr. grounds out, third baseman Rafael Devers to first baseman Triston Casas. Kyle Isbel scores. Maikel Garcia to 2nd.

EV: 60.2 mph2 ftLA: -48°

0-6

Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to center fielder Adam Duvall. Maikel Garcia scores.

EV: 73.1 mph210 ftLA: 22°

Bot 3 • KC

0-7

Nick Loftin doubles (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Adam Duvall. Drew Waters scores.

EV: 97.7 mph398 ftLA: 29°

Bot 6 • KC

0-8

Kyle Isbel doubles (19) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Alex Verdugo. Nick Loftin scores.

EV: 105.9 mph232 ftLA: 11°

0-9

Maikel Garcia singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Masataka Yoshida. Kyle Isbel scores.

EV: 106.0 mph246 ftLA: 10°

0-11

Salvador Perez homers (21) on a fly ball to center field. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

EV: 102.6 mph💣 420 ftLA: 30°

0-13

Nelson Velazquez homers (9) on a fly ball to left center field. Freddy Fermin scores.

EV: 101.4 mph💣 412 ftLA: 34°

Top 8 • BOS

2-13

Alex Verdugo homers (13) on a fly ball to right field. Luis Urias scores.

EV: 103.8 mph💣 387 ftLA: 22°

HR:Jr. (1st off Paxton, 0 on, 1 out); Perez (1st off Paxton, 0 on, 1 out); Perez (6th off Walter, 2 on, 1 out); Velázquez (6th off Walter, 1 on, 2 out)

2B:Loftin; Isbel; Velázquez

TB:32

RBI:Perez 4; Loftin; Isbel 2; Garcia 2; Jr. 2; Velázquez 2

CS:Jr.

GIDP:Fermin

Team LOB:6

Bench
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	5	2	3	2	0	0	.279/.319/.507	112.4	.458	.550
Kyle IsbelCF	3	2	1	2	0	1	.236/.266/.380	105.9	.505	.503
Jordan LylesP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Steven CruzP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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