Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox, May 9, 2025
May 9, 2025, 7:40 PM ET | Kauffman Stadium
Starting Pitchers
Boston Red Sox
Recorded starter
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2025Boston Red SoxKansas City Royals
.745
OPS.706
186
HR159
786
Runs651
3.70
ERA3.73
1.29
WHIP1.24
1361
Strikeouts by pitchers1271
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
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Box Score
Batting
6 players led Boston Red Sox with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarren DuranLF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rafael DeversDH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Bregman3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kristian Campbell2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| David HamiltonPR/2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilyer AbreuRF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor StorySS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Abraham Toro1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Connor WongC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ceddanne RafaelaCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 42 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Michael Massey and Kyle Isbel led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan IndiaLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Drew WatersPR/RF/LF/CF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Vinnie PasquantinoDH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Salvador Perez1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Maikel Garcia3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael Massey2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark CanhaRF/LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cavan BiggioPH/RF/LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddy FerminC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hunter RenfroePH/RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
Pitching
Hunter Dobbins went 6.0 innings for Boston Red Sox (6 SO, 0 ER); Michael Lorenzen went 7.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (7 SO, 0 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||
| Hunter Dobbins | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Greg Weissert | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Wilson | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Justin Slaten | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aroldis Chapman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Garrett Whitlock | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Brennan Bernardino | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Newcomb | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Michael Lorenzen | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| John Schreiber | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lucas Erceg | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Estévez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Daniel Lynch IV | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Cruz | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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- runs batted in
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- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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