Boston Red Sox at Kansas City Royals
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Duran and Contreras drive in 3 runs apiece as Red Sox beat Royals 7-1
Duran was 2 for 3 with two walks and Isiah Kiner-Falefa went 3 for 3 with a walk. Ceddanne Rafaela and Wilyer Abreu had two hits apiece.
Caleb Durbin’s single scored Carlos Narváez to give Boston a 2-1 lead in the second.
Garrett Whitlock (3-1) pitched a 1-2-3 eighth. Starter Ranger Suarez gave up one run and four hits and walked three in 4 1/3 innings.
Bailey Falter (0-1) gave up two runs and four hits, walked three and struck out two in two innings.
Lane Thomas went 2 for 4 with an RBI double for the Royals and Carter Jensen also doubled.
Contreras singled to drive in Duran in the first inning.
Bobby Witt Jr. singled, stole second and scored when Thomas doubled with two out to make it 1-1 in bottom of the first.
Duran hit a three-run shot and Contreras singled to drive in Rafaela to cap the scoring in the ninth.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Pasquantino struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Marte struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Caglianone struck out looking. |
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9th Inning | Morán relieved Whitlock |
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9th Inning | Mayer at second base. |
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9th Inning | Sogard at third base. |
Statistics
 BOS |
 KC |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 14 | Ground Balls | 9 |
| 9 | Strikeouts | 10 |
| 7 | Runs Batted In | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 15 | Hits | 6 |
| 2 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 4 | Walks | 3 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 7 | Runs | 1 |
| 2 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 37 | At Bats | 31 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 17 | Runners Left On Base | 10 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 3 | Doubles | 2 |
| 14 | Fly Balls | 12 |
| 1 | Caught Stealing | 1 |
| 161 | Pitches | 135 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 2 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 2 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 21 | Total Bases | 8 |
| 41 | Plate Appearances | 34 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 4 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
| 8.4 | Runs Created | 1.9 |
| .405 | Batting Average | .194 |
| 1.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .568 | Slugging Percentage | .258 |
| .297 | Secondary Average | .161 |
| .463 | On Base Percentage | .265 |
| 1.031 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .523 |
| 1.0 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.8 |
| 9.0 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 2.0 |
| 54.0 | Batter Rating | 15.0 |
| 37.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.67 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.50 |
| 3.93 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.97 |
| .162 | Isolated Power | .065 |
| 0.44 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.30 |
| .098 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .088 |
| -.108 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.032 |
| 14.0 | Runs Produced | 2.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.6 | Patience Ratio | 0.3 |
| 0.5 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 102.5 | MLB Rating | 67.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 14,047 | Capacity:
2026 American League East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tampa Bay |
- | 24 | L1 | 0.60655737 | 37 |
 New York |
1 | 26 | L1 | 0.5873016 | 37 |
 Baltimore |
8 | 34 | L1 | 0.47692308 | 31 |
 Toronto |
8 | 34 | W1 | 0.47692308 | 31 |
| Boston |
10.5 | 35 | W1 | 0.43548387 | 27 |
2026 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland |
- | 29 | W1 | 0.56060606 | 37 |
 Chicago |
2 | 30 | W1 | 0.53125 | 34 |
 Minnesota |
7 | 36 | L1 | 0.45454547 | 30 |
 Detroit |
10.5 | 39 | L1 | 0.4 | 26 |
| Kansas City |
10.5 | 39 | W1 | 0.4 | 26 |