Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals, June 28, 2021
June 28, 2021, 7:10 PM ET | Fenway Park
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Boston Red Sox
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2021Kansas City RoyalsBoston Red Sox
.702
OPS.777
163
HR219
686
Runs829
4.64
ERA4.26
1.39
WHIP1.38
1344
Strikeouts by pitchers1527
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Box Score
Batting
Whit Merrifield led Kansas City Royals with 3 hits and 1 home run and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jorge SolerRF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Santana1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Salvador PerezC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ryan O'HearnDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hanser AlbertoPH/DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Rivera3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hunter DozierLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael A. TaylorCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nicky LopezSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
3 players led Boston Red Sox with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enrique HernándezCF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rafael Devers3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| J.D. MartinezDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Xander BogaertsSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter RenfroeRF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Christian VázquezC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Bobby Dalbec1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Marwin GonzalezLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Chavis2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
Pitching
Danny Duffy went 3.1 innings for Kansas City Royals (2 SO, 4 ER); Garrett Richards went 5.2 innings for Boston Red Sox (3 SO, 5 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Danny Duffy | 3.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Kyle Zimmer | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Staumont | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Carlos Hernández | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||
| Garrett Richards | 5.2 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Hirokazu Sawamura | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Taylor | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Barnes | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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- runs batted in
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- SO
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- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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