Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals, August 7, 2023
August 7, 2023, 7:10 PM ET | Fenway Park
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Boston Red Sox
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2023Kansas City RoyalsBoston Red Sox
.701
OPS.748
163
HR182
676
Runs772
5.17
ERA4.52
1.41
WHIP1.34
1270
Strikeouts by pitchers1423
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
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Box Score
Batting
MJ Melendez led Kansas City Royals with 3 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Massey2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ MelendezDH | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Beaty1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Freddy FerminC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Drew WatersRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dairon BlancoLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Pablo Reyes led Boston Red Sox with 3 hits and 1 home run and 4 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob RefsnyderCF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex VerdugoPH/RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Masataka YoshidaLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Reese McGuireC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin TurnerDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rafael Devers3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam DuvallRF/CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Triston Casas1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Luis Urías2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Pablo ReyesSS | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Connor WongC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jarren DuranPH/LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 1 |
Pitching
Cole Ragans went 6.2 innings for Kansas City Royals (11 SO, 1 ER); Brayan Bello went 6.2 innings for Boston Red Sox (2 SO, 1 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Cole Ragans | 6.2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Nick Wittgren | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos Hernández | 0.2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||
| Brayan Bello | 6.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Josh Winckowski | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Martin | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kenley Jansen | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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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