Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox, July 7, 2018
July 7, 2018, 7:15 PM ET | Kauffman Stadium
Starting Pitchers
Boston Red Sox
Recorded starter
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2018Boston Red SoxKansas City Royals
.792
OPS.697
208
HR155
876
Runs638
3.75
ERA4.94
1.25
WHIP1.46
1558
Strikeouts by pitchers1157
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Boston Red Sox, MLBDB pick
Boston Red Sox, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Mookie Betts led Boston Red Sox with 4 hits and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mookie BettsRF | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Andrew BenintendiLF | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| J.D. MartinezDH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Blake SwihartPH/DH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitch Moreland1B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Xander BogaertsSS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Holt2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Devers3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Christian VázquezC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sandy LeónC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackie Bradley Jr.CF | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 40 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 1 |
Whit Merrifield led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge BonifacioRF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Abraham AlmontePH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Moustakas1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hunter Dozier3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Lucas DudaDH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Alcides EscobarCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex GordonLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Adalberto MondesiSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 1 |
Pitching
David Price went 4.2 innings for Boston Red Sox (9 SO, 4 ER); Brad Keller went 4.2 innings for Kansas City Royals (2 SO, 4 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||
| David Price | 4.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Heath Hembree | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Barnes | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Kelly | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brandon Workman | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Velázquez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Brad Keller | 4.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Tim Hill | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Adam | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Enny Romero | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Brandon Maurer | 0.2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Butera | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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- 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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