Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox, August 5, 2024
August 5, 2024, 8:10 PM ET | Kauffman Stadium
Starting Pitchers
Boston Red Sox
Recorded starter
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2024Boston Red SoxKansas City Royals
.742
OPS.709
194
HR170
751
Runs735
4.04
ERA3.76
1.26
WHIP1.24
1353
Strikeouts by pitchers1339
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
Masataka Yoshida led Boston Red Sox with 4 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarren DuranLF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wilyer AbreuRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Masataka YoshidaDH | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Devers3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Connor WongC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dominic Smith1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Romy GonzalezPH/1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Sogard2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| David HamiltonSS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ceddanne RafaelaCF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 42 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
Maikel Garcia and Michael Massey led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Salvador PerezC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hunter RenfroeRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Massey2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Freddy FerminDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Garrett HampsonLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Adam FrazierPH/LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul DeJongPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
Pitching
James Paxton went 6.0 innings for Boston Red Sox (4 SO, 2 ER); Brady Singer went 5.2 innings for Kansas City Royals (6 SO, 4 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||
| James Paxton | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Cooper Criswell | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lucas Sims | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis García | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Cam Booser | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Brady Singer | 5.2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Angel Zerpa | 0.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Stratton | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| James McArthur | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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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