Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals, September 16, 2022
September 16, 2022, 7:10 PM ET | Fenway Park
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Boston Red Sox
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2022Kansas City RoyalsBoston Red Sox
.686
OPS.730
138
HR155
640
Runs735
4.70
ERA4.53
1.47
WHIP1.35
1191
Strikeouts by pitchers1346
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Boston Red Sox, MLBDB pick
Boston Red Sox, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
8 players led Kansas City Royals with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MJ MelendezDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael A. TaylorCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Massey2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hunter DozierLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nicky Lopez3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate EatonRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
3 players led Boston Red Sox with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy PhamLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rafael Devers3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Xander BogaertsSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex VerdugoRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| J.D. MartinezDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Triston Casas1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Christian Arroyo2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Enrique HernándezCF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin PlaweckiC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abraham AlmontePH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor WongC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 25 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
Pitching
Jonathan Heasley went 6.2 innings for Kansas City Royals (5 SO, 0 ER); Michael Wacha went 7.0 innings for Boston Red Sox (4 SO, 1 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Jonathan Heasley | 6.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Amir Garrett | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dylan Coleman | 0.1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Barlow | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||
| Michael Wacha | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Garrett Whitlock | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Strahm | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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