Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox, July 8, 2018
July 8, 2018, 2:15 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
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Boston Red Sox, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Andrew Benintendi led Boston Red Sox with 4 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mookie BettsRF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew BenintendiLF | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve PearceDH | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitch Moreland1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Xander BogaertsSS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Devers3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Eduardo Núñez2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sandy LeónC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jackie Bradley Jr.CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
Whit Merrifield led Kansas City Royals with 5 hits and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield2B | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge BonifacioRF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Moustakas1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lucas DudaDH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Alex GordonLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hunter Dozier3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Abraham AlmonteCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Adalberto MondesiSS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Drew ButeraC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
Pitching
Rick Porcello went 7.0 innings for Boston Red Sox (9 SO, 3 ER); Heath Fillmyer went 4.1 innings for Kansas City Royals (0 SO, 3 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||
| Rick Porcello | 7.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Matt Barnes | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tyler Thornburg | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Kimbrel | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Heath Fillmyer | 4.1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Sparkman | 1.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Enny Romero | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Adam | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Wily Peralta | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 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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