BOS 1, KC 2 | May 9, 2025 | The Best Box Score

Friday, May 9, 2025•Kauffman Stadium•73°F, Partly Cloudy

BOS

Red Sox

Royals

Final

WIN

Steven Cruz

LOSS

Sean Newcomb

The Royals edged the Red Sox 2-1 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

⚾Michael Lorenzen7.0 IP, 0 ER, 7 K

Key Moment

Bot 11: Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a ground ball to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. Drew Waters scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd.

Weather: 73°F, Partly CloudyWind: 9 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 11:40 PM UTCT: 3:07Att: 30,348Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

Alex Tosi

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90.1%C

16 missed calls

+13.6% BOS

+0.16 runs BOS

Win Probability

KC WinBOS Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	0
KC	0	0

Game 777990 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Boston Red Sox

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jarren DuranLF	5	0	0	0	0	1	.251/.303/.386	110	.226	.224
Rafael DeversDH	5	0	1	1	0	1	.253/.374/.447	108.2	.424	.386
Alex Bregman3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.316/.392/.587	96.6	.270	.265
David Hamilton2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159/.196/.250	-	-	-
Wilyer AbreuRF	5	0	0	0	0	0	.273/.376/.539	103.5	.081	.132
Trevor StorySS	5	0	0	0	0	1	.245/.288/.358	104.9	.147	.189
Abraham Toro1B	5	0	1	0	0	1	.143/.143/.143	99.2	.258	.261
Connor WongC	4	0	1	0	0	3	.158/.238/.158	86.2	.899	.829
Ceddanne RafaelaCF	4	1	1	0	0	1	.239/.297/.350	106.4	.539	.721
Bench
Kristian Campbell2B	5	0	1	0	0	1	.274/.368/.435	101.2	.298	.318
Hunter DobbinsP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	42	1	6	1	0	10	-	-	-	-

2B:Rafaela

TB:7

RBI:Devers

Team LOB:9

Kansas City Royals

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Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Drew WatersCF	1	1	0	0	0	0	.282/.330/.412	90.5	.010

Pitching

Boston Red Sox

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Hunter Dobbins	6.0	5	0	0	6	81-55	88.1	2.78
Greg Weissert	1.0	0	0	2	0	19-8	91.3	2.65
Justin Wilson	0.2	1	0	1	2	12-8	91.8	3.00
Justin Slaten	1.1	0	0	0	0	15-10	91.2	5.40
Aroldis Chapman	1.0	0	0	0	2	16-10	96	2.03
Garrett WhitlockBS	0.2	1	1	1	2	16-10	89.1	3.38
Brennan Bernardino	0.1	0	0	0	0	8-6	81.2	1.88
Sean NewcombL	0.1	1	1	0	0	6-4	89.4	3.58
Totals	11.1	8	2	4	12	173-111	-	-

WP:Whitlock

IBB:Wilson

Inherited runners-scored:Slaten 2-0; Bernardino 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Dobbins 81-55; Weissert 19-8; Wilson 12-8; Slaten 15-10; Chapman 16-10; Whitlock 16-10; Bernardino 8-6; Newcomb 6-4

Groundouts-flyouts:Dobbins 6-5; Weissert 1-1; Wilson 0-0; Slaten 2-2; Chapman 0-1; Whitlock 0-0; Bernardino 0-1; Newcomb 1-0

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Michael Lorenzen	7.0	3	0	0	0	7	0	90-61	89	3.57

Game Notes

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T11Replay review: Royals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Rafael Devers grounds out sharply, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Salvador Perez. Ceddanne Rafaela scores.

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T4Wild pitch by Michael Lorenzen

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B11Wild pitch by Garrett Whitlock

WP:Lorenzen

HBP:Bregman (by Lorenzen)

Inherited runners-scored:Erceg 1-0; Cruz 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Lorenzen 90-61; Schreiber 12-10; Erceg 16-9; Estévez 16-12; IV 14-12; Cruz 8-5

Groundouts-flyouts:Lorenzen 5-9; Schreiber 0-1; Erceg 2-2; Estévez 0-2; IV 3-1; Cruz 0-1

Bench
Jonathan IndiaLF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.237/.338/.319	95.8	.168	.189
Mark CanhaLF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.270/.349/.324	100.7	.077	.075
Kyle IsbelCF	3	0	2	0	0	1	.263/.265/.421	100.3	.173	.177
Michael LorenzenP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
John SchreiberP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Lucas ErcegP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Carlos EstévezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Daniel Lynch IVP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Steven CruzP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-