Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox, September 2, 2023
September 2, 2023, 7:10 PM ET | Kauffman Stadium
Starting Pitchers
Boston Red Sox
Recorded starter
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2023Boston Red SoxKansas City Royals
.748
OPS.701
182
HR163
772
Runs676
4.52
ERA5.17
1.34
WHIP1.41
1423
Strikeouts by pitchers1270
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
Alex Verdugo led Boston Red Sox with 3 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex VerdugoRF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Devers3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Justin TurnerDH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Triston Casas1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Adam DuvallCF/LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Masataka YoshidaLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ceddanne RafaelaCF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Trevor StorySS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Reese McGuireC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Enmanuel Valdez2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Urías2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 40 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
MJ Melendez and Michael Massey led Kansas City Royals with 3 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MJ MelendezLF | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Salvador Perez1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Freddy FerminC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael Massey2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Drew WatersCF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt BeatyDH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nelson VelázquezRF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
Pitching
Tanner Houck went 5.0 innings for Boston Red Sox (5 SO, 4 ER); Alec Marsh went 2.2 innings for Kansas City Royals (1 SO, 6 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||
| Tanner Houck | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Josh Winckowski | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Pivetta | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Alec Marsh | 2.2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Tucker Davidson | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jackson Kowar | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Collin Snider | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Cruz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| James McArthur | 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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