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James Paxton's strong start, Boston's 18 hits lifts Red Sox over Royals 9-5

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) James Paxton pitched six solid innings, Masataka Yoshida tied his career high with four of Boston's 18 hits and the Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 9-5 on Monday night.

Boston, which has won four of its last five, now trails the Royals by 1 1/2 games for the final American League wild card spot.

“It was a humble approach,” Boston manager Alex Cora said. “We hit the ball all over the place. We ran the bases well. The kids did a great job in the bottom of the lineup.

"We just kept putting pressure on them. They have a good team; it took a lot. But give our guys credit, they showed up today and did their job. Now we have to win the series, either tomorrow or the next day.”

Paxton (9-3) allowed two runs on five hits to pick up his first win since being traded to the Red Sox by the Dodgers.

“I felt good out there,” Paxton said. “To have (Cora) have that confidence in me was awesome.”

Boston catcher Connor Wong said Paxton was exactly who the Red Sox thought they were getting in the trade.

“We knew from last year that he gets better as the game went on,” Wong said of Paxton, who had 19 starts with Boston in 2023. “He did that against us in L.A. That's just who he is.”

Brady Singer (8-7) allowed four runs on 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings. He allowed at least one hit in every inning.

“I thought he pitched well,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said of Singer. “He really battled. They made a lot of contact, a lot of singles early. (Singer) couldn't quite put them away. Where he was in the sixth, after giving up those two runs in the second, we had a really good chance to win that game.”

Singer wasn't happy with his performance.

“I felt like the sinker in was going to be a huge part of it,” he said. “But I left a few over the middle of the plate and gave up a few hits on it.”

David Hamilton pulled a double down the right field line for Boston's first run in the second. Jarren Duran added an RBI with a slow roller.

The Royals got on the board in the third. Kyle Isbel coaxed a one-out walk from Paxton and advanced to second on a groundout. Bobby Witt Jr. lined a single to right, scoring Isbel.

Michael Massey tripled off the top of the wall in right center in the fourth and scored when Freddy Fermin tapped one off the end of the bat that resulted in an RBI single.

Boston regained the lead in the sixth. Reliever Angel Zerpa gave up a line drive down the left field line to Duran, scoring two runs.

The Red Sox added four more runs off Zerpa, including two on Romy Gonzalez’s pinch-hit home run, before recording an out in the seventh.

“With a 2-0 count I thought he was going to challenge me,” Gonzalez said. “He made a pitch where I wanted it and I put a good swing on it.”

The Royals scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh off Cooper Criswell.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Red Sox: OF Tyler O'Neill, who missed Boston's last two games with an illness, was not in the lineup. Manager Alex Cora said O'Neill was “feeling better, but not great. Still available, but not starting.”

UP NEXT

The Red Sox and Royals will play the second game of a three-game series Tuesday night. Boston will send RHP Brayan Bello (10-5, 5.13 ERA) to the mound to face RHP Seth Lugo (13-5, 2.57 ERA).

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Red Sox BOS60-51	0	2	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	9	18	0
Royals KC63-51	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	5	9	0

Ewing M. Kauffman StadiumKansas City, MO

W: J. Paxton (9-3)L: B. Singer (8-7)S: (0)
HR: BOS - R. Gonzalez (6), KC - V. Pasquantino (19)

BOSRed Sox

KCRoyals

.J. PaxtonJames Paxton
P
6.0 IP, 2 ER, BB, 4 SO, 90 P
.M. YoshidaMasataka Yoshida
DH
4-5, 2 R, 2 2B

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. Duran LF	5	0	1	3	0	0	1	3	.295	.353	.514	.867	6.5
W. Abreu RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	.274	.338	.515	.853	1.5
M. Yoshida DH	5	2	4	0	0	0	0	1	.281	.351	.398	.749	8.0
R. Devers 3B	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	3	.307	.385	.606	.991	3.5
C. Wong C	5	1	2	2	0	0	2	5	.303	.361	.447	.809	5.0
D. Smith 1B	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	.238	.320	.399	.719	1.0
a- R. Gonzalez PH-1B	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	.283	.336	.453	.789	7.0
N. Sogard 2B	5	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	.333	.429	.333	.762	3.5
D. Hamilton SS	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	.251	.302	.383	.685	4.0
C. Rafaela CF	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	3	.262	.291	.424	.715	3.0

HITTERS	AB
J. Duran LF	5
W. Abreu RF	4
M. Yoshida DH	5
R. Devers 3B	4
C. Wong C	5
D. Smith 1B	3
a- R. Gonzalez PH-1B	2
N. Sogard 2B	5
D. Hamilton SS	5
C. Rafaela CF	4

a-homered for Smith in the 7th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. Garcia 3B	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	.237	.285	.345	.630	4.0
B. Witt SS	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	.343	.389	.587	.976	2.0
V. Pasquantino 1B	4	1	1	1	1	0	2	1	.265	.321	.452	.773	5.0
S. Perez C	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.278	.336	.470	.805	0.5
H. Renfroe RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.242	.318	.413	.731	0.0
M. Massey 2B	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	.257	.282	.471	.753	6.5
F. Fermin DH	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	.303	.352	.438	.790	3.0
G. Hampson LF	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.252	.296	.340	.635	-0.5
a- A. Frazier PH-LF	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.195	.276	.277	.553	3.0
K. Isbel CF	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.221	.277	.361	.638	2.0
b- P. DeJong PH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.228	.277	.430	.708	1.0

HITTERS	AB
M. Garcia 3B	5
B. Witt SS	4
V. Pasquantino 1B	4
S. Perez C	4
H. Renfroe RF	4
M. Massey 2B	4
F. Fermin DH	4
G. Hampson LF	2
a- A. Frazier PH-LF	2
K. Isbel CF	2
b- P. DeJong PH	0

a-singled for Hampson in the 7th
b-walked for Isbel in the 9th

2B - J. Duran (35), M. Yoshida 2 (11), C. Wong (12), D. Hamilton (14)
HR - R. Gonzalez (3)
RBI - J. Duran 3 (58), C. Wong 2 (40), R. Gonzalez 2 (14), D. Hamilton (19)
2-Out RBI - J. Duran 2 (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - W. Abreu 2 (2), C. Wong

2B - M. Garcia (19), M. Massey (10)
3B - M. Massey (2)
HR - V. Pasquantino (16)
RBI - M. Garcia (46), B. Witt (80), V. Pasquantino (80), F. Fermin (28), A. Frazier (16)
2-Out RBI - M. Garcia, B. Witt, F. Fermin
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - B. Witt, G. Hampson

SB - J. Duran (27)

SB - F. Fermin

DP - (Hamilton-Sogard-Smith)

Outfield Assist - A. Frazier
DP - (Witt-Massey-Pasquantino)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
J. Paxton (W, 9-3)	6.0	5	2	2	1	4	0	4.42	1.43	22.0
C. Criswell	0.2	3	2	2	0	1	0	4.13	1.23	-2.5
L. Sims	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.35	1.35	1.0
L. Garcia	1.1	1	1	1	0	2	1	3.72	1.13	3.0
C. Booser	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.61	1.13	1.0

PITCHERS	IP
J. Paxton (W, 9-3)	6.0
C. Criswell	0.2
L. Sims	0.1
L. Garcia	1.1
C. Booser	0.2

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
B. Singer (L, 8-7)	5.2	10	4	4	1	6	0	3.03	1.19	0.0
A. Zerpa	0.1	5	4	4	0	0	1	4.17	1.46	-8.0
C. Stratton	2.0	3	1	1	1	2	0	4.40	1.32	2.0
J. McArthur	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.20	1.42	3.0

PITCHERS	IP
B. Singer (L, 8-7)	5.2
A. Zerpa	0.1
C. Stratton	2.0
J. McArthur	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - J. Paxton 90-62, C. Criswell 25-14, L. Sims 4-2, L. Garcia 16-12, C. Booser 15-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J. Paxton 9-3, C. Criswell 0-1, L. Garcia 1-2, C. Booser 2-0
Batters Faced - J. Paxton 23, C. Criswell 5, L. Sims, L. Garcia 5, C. Booser 3

Pitches-Strikes - B. Singer 107-65, A. Zerpa 23-11, C. Stratton 22-16, J. McArthur 9-6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - B. Singer 7-3, A. Zerpa 3-1, C. Stratton 3-0, J. McArthur 1-1
Batters Faced - B. Singer 27, A. Zerpa 6, C. Stratton 8, J. McArthur 3

.J. PaxtonJames Paxton
P
6.0 IP, 2 ER, BB, 4 SO, 90 P
.M. YoshidaMasataka Yoshida
DH
4-5, 2 R, 2 2B

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Red Sox BOS60-51	0	2	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	9	18	0
Royals KC63-51	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	5	9	0

Ewing M. Kauffman StadiumKansas City, MO

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. Duran LF	5	0	1	3	0	0	1	3	.295	.353	.514	.867	6.5
W. Abreu RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	.274	.338	.515	.853	1.5
M. Yoshida DH	5	2	4	0	0	0	0	1	.281	.351	.398	.749	8.0
R. Devers 3B	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	3	.307	.385	.606	.991	3.5
C. Wong C	5	1	2	2	0	0	2	5	.303	.361	.447	.809	5.0
D. Smith 1B	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	.238	.320	.399	.719	1.0
a- R. Gonzalez PH-1B	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	.283	.336	.453	.789	7.0
N. Sogard 2B	5	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	.333	.429	.333	.762	3.5
D. Hamilton SS	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	.251	.302	.383	.685	4.0
C. Rafaela CF	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	3	.262	.291	.424	.715	3.0
Total	42	9	18	8	1	2	8	19	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
J. Duran LF	5
W. Abreu RF	4
M. Yoshida DH	5
R. Devers 3B	4
C. Wong C	5
D. Smith 1B	3
a- R. Gonzalez PH-1B	2
N. Sogard 2B	5
D. Hamilton SS	5
C. Rafaela CF	4
Total	42

a-homered for Smith in the 7th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. Garcia 3B	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	.237	.285	.345	.630	4.0
B. Witt SS	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	.343	.389	.587	.976	2.0
V. Pasquantino 1B	4	1	1	1	1	0	2	1	.265	.321	.452	.773	5.0
S. Perez C	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.278	.336	.470	.805	0.5
H. Renfroe RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.242	.318	.413	.731	0.0
M. Massey 2B	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	.257	.282	.471	.753	6.5
F. Fermin DH	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	.303	.352	.438	.790	3.0
G. Hampson LF	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.252	.296	.340	.635	-0.5
a- A. Frazier PH-LF	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.195	.276	.277	.553	3.0
K. Isbel CF	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.221	.277	.361	.638	2.0
b- P. DeJong PH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.228	.277	.430	.708	1.0
Total	35	5	9	5	1	2	7	11	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
M. Garcia 3B	5
B. Witt SS	4
V. Pasquantino 1B	4
S. Perez C	4
H. Renfroe RF	4
M. Massey 2B	4
F. Fermin DH	4
G. Hampson LF	2
a- A. Frazier PH-LF	2
K. Isbel CF	2
b- P. DeJong PH	0
Total	35

a-singled for Hampson in the 7th
b-walked for Isbel in the 9th

2B - J. Duran (35), M. Yoshida 2 (11), C. Wong (12), D. Hamilton (14)
HR - R. Gonzalez (3)
RBI - J. Duran 3 (58), C. Wong 2 (40), R. Gonzalez 2 (14), D. Hamilton (19)
2-Out RBI - J. Duran 2 (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - W. Abreu 2 (2), C. Wong

2B - M. Garcia (19), M. Massey (10)
3B - M. Massey (2)
HR - V. Pasquantino (16)
RBI - M. Garcia (46), B. Witt (80), V. Pasquantino (80), F. Fermin (28), A. Frazier (16)
2-Out RBI - M. Garcia, B. Witt, F. Fermin
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - B. Witt, G. Hampson

SB - J. Duran (27)

SB - F. Fermin

DP - (Hamilton-Sogard-Smith)

Outfield Assist - A. Frazier
DP - (Witt-Massey-Pasquantino)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
J. Paxton (W, 9-3)	6.0	5	2	2	1	4	0	4.42	1.43	22.0
C. Criswell	0.2	3	2	2	0	1	0	4.13	1.23	-2.5
L. Sims	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.35	1.35	1.0
L. Garcia	1.1	1	1	1	0	2	1	3.72	1.13	3.0
C. Booser	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.61	1.13	1.0
Total	9.0	9	5	5	2	7	1	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
J. Paxton (W, 9-3)	6.0
C. Criswell	0.2
L. Sims	0.1
L. Garcia	1.1
C. Booser	0.2
Total	9.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
B. Singer (L, 8-7)	5.2	10	4	4	1	6	0	3.03	1.19	0.0
A. Zerpa	0.1	5	4	4	0	0	1	4.17	1.46	-8.0
C. Stratton	2.0	3	1	1	1	2	0	4.40	1.32	2.0
J. McArthur	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.20	1.42	3.0
Total	9.0	18	9	9	2	8	1	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
B. Singer (L, 8-7)	5.2
A. Zerpa	0.1
C. Stratton	2.0
J. McArthur	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - J. Paxton 90-62, C. Criswell 25-14, L. Sims 4-2, L. Garcia 16-12, C. Booser 15-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J. Paxton 9-3, C. Criswell 0-1, L. Garcia 1-2, C. Booser 2-0
Batters Faced - J. Paxton 23, C. Criswell 5, L. Sims, L. Garcia 5, C. Booser 3

Pitches-Strikes - B. Singer 107-65, A. Zerpa 23-11, C. Stratton 22-16, J. McArthur 9-6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - B. Singer 7-3, A. Zerpa 3-1, C. Stratton 3-0, J. McArthur 1-1
Batters Faced - B. Singer 27, A. Zerpa 6, C. Stratton 8, J. McArthur 3

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

2ND INNING
Hamilton doubled to shallow right, D. Smith scored, Sogard to third 1 0
Duran grounded out to first, N. Sogard scored, Hamilton to third 2 0
3RD INNING
Witt singled to right, K. Isbel scored 2 1
4TH INNING
Fermin reached on an infield single to pitcher, M. Massey scored 2 2
6TH INNING
Duran doubled to deep left, C. Rafaela and N. Sogard scored 4 2

2ND INNING
	Hamilton doubled to shallow right, D. Smith scored, Sogard to third	1	0
	Duran grounded out to first, N. Sogard scored, Hamilton to third	2	0

3RD INNING
	Witt singled to right, K. Isbel scored	2	1

4TH INNING
	Fermin reached on an infield single to pitcher, M. Massey scored	2	2

6TH INNING
	Duran doubled to deep left, C. Rafaela and N. Sogard scored	4	2


Wong doubled to left, M. Yoshida scored, Devers to third	5	2
R. Devers scored, Wong to third on wild pitch	6	2
R. Gonzalez homered to center, C. Wong scored	8	2
Frazier singled to left, M. Massey scored, Frazier to second	8	3
Garcia doubled to deep center, A. Frazier scored	8	4

8TH INNING
Wong singled to left, M. Yoshida scored, Devers out at third 9 4
V. Pasquantino homered to right 9 5

8TH INNING
	Wong singled to left, M. Yoshida scored, Devers out at third	9	4
	V. Pasquantino homered to right	9	5

1ST INNING
Red Sox
B. Singer Pitching:
J. Duran: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Duran struck out swinging
W. Abreu: Ball, Abreu singled to right
M. Yoshida: Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Yoshida singled to right, Abreu to third
R. Devers: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Devers struck out swinging
C. Wong: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Wong struck out swinging
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Royals
J. Paxton Pitching:
M. Garcia: Strike looking, Strike looking, Garcia singled to right
B. Witt: Strike looking, Witt grounded into double play shortstop to second to first, Garcia out at second
V. Pasquantino: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Pasquantino struck out looking
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Red Sox
B. Singer Pitching:
D. Smith: Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Smith singled to right
N. Sogard: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Sogard singled to right, Smith to second
D. Hamilton: Strike swinging, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Hamilton doubled to shallow right, D. Smith scored, Sogard to third
C. Rafaela: Ball, Ball, Rafaela fouled out to catcher
J. Duran: Ball, Ball, Duran grounded out to first, N. Sogard scored, Hamilton to third
W. Abreu: Abreu flied out to deep center
Middle of the 2nd (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
Royals
J. Paxton Pitching:
S. Perez: Ball, Foul, Perez singled to left
H. Renfroe: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Foul, Renfroe flied out to deep left
M. Massey: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Massey struck out swinging
F. Fermin: Fermin popped out to second
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Red Sox
B. Singer Pitching:
M. Yoshida: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Yoshida singled to center
R. Devers: Devers fouled out to third
C. Wong: Strike looking, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Wong struck out swinging
D. Smith: Strike looking, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Smith struck out swinging
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Royals
J. Paxton Pitching:
G. Hampson: Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Hampson struck out swinging
K. Isbel: Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Isbel walked
M. Garcia: Ball, Strike looking, Garcia grounded out to third, Isbel to second
B. Witt: Strike looking, Witt singled to right, K. Isbel scored
V. Pasquantino: Pasquantino grounded out to first
End of the 3rd (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Red Sox
B. Singer Pitching:
N. Sogard: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Sogard grounded out to second
D. Hamilton: Ball, Hamilton singled to right
C. Rafaela: Pickoff attempt, Foul, Ball, Rafaela lined out to left
J. Duran: Pickoff attempt, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Pickoff attempt, Duran lined out to right
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Royals
J. Paxton Pitching:
S. Perez: Perez popped out to second
H. Renfroe: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Renfroe grounded out to shortstop
M. Massey: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Massey tripled to deep right
F. Fermin: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Fermin reached on an infield single to pitcher, M. Massey scored
G. Hampson: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Ball, Fermin stole second, Foul, Foul, Foul, Hampson popped out to first
End of the 4th (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Red Sox
B. Singer Pitching:
W. Abreu: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Abreu walked
M. Yoshida: Strike looking, Yoshida lined out to left
R. Devers: Ball, Ball, Ball, Devers singled to right, Abreu to second
C. Wong: Wong grounded into double play shortstop to second to first, Devers out at second
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Royals
J. Paxton Pitching:
K. Isbel: Foul, Strike looking, Isbel lined out to right
M. Garcia: Ball, Foul, Garcia flied out to deep center
B. Witt: Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Witt grounded out to shortstop
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Red Sox
B. Singer Pitching:
D. Smith: Strike swinging, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Smith struck out swinging
N. Sogard: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Sogard singled to right
D. Hamilton: Ball, Ball, Foul, Pickoff attempt, Foul, Foul, Hamilton flied out to center
C. Rafaela: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Rafaela singled to center, Sogard to third, Rafaela to second
Angel Zerpa relieved Brady Singer
J. Duran: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Duran doubled to deep left, C. Rafaela and N. Sogard scored
W. Abreu: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Duran stole third, Ball, Abreu flied out to right
Middle of the 6th (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
Royals
J. Paxton Pitching:
V. Pasquantino: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Pasquantino struck out swinging
S. Perez: Perez popped out to shortstop
H. Renfroe: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Renfroe grounded out to catcher
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Red Sox
A. Zerpa Pitching:
M. Yoshida: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Yoshida doubled to left
R. Devers: Ball, Devers singled to right, Yoshida to third
C. Wong: Ball, Ball, Wong doubled to left, M. Yoshida scored, Devers to third
Romy Gonzalez hit for Dominic Smith
R. Gonzalez: Ball, Ball, R. Devers scored, Wong to third on wild pitch, R. Gonzalez homered to center, C. Wong scored
Chris Stratton relieved Angel Zerpa
N. Sogard: Foul, Strike looking, Strike looking, Sogard struck out looking
D. Hamilton: Foul, Ball, Hamilton grounded out to second
C. Rafaela: Ball, Rafaela singled to center
J. Duran: Strike swinging, Ball, Duran grounded out to pitcher
Middle of the 7th (4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors)
Royals
Romy Gonzalez at first base
Cooper Criswell relieved James Paxton
M. Massey: Ball, Foul, Ball, Massey doubled to right center
F. Fermin: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Fermin struck out swinging
Adam Frazier hit for Garrett Hampson
A. Frazier: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Frazier singled to left, M. Massey scored, Frazier to second
K. Isbel: Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Isbel flied out to shallow left
M. Garcia: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Garcia doubled to deep center, A. Frazier scored
Lucas Sims relieved Cooper Criswell
B. Witt: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Witt popped out to third
End of the 7th (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Red Sox
Adam Frazier in left field
W. Abreu: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Abreu struck out swinging
M. Yoshida: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Yoshida doubled to deep center
R. Devers: Intentional ball, Intentional ball, Intentional ball, Devers intentionally walked
C. Wong: Strike looking, Wong singled to left, M. Yoshida scored, Devers out at third
R. Gonzalez: Wong picked off at first, pitcher to first
Middle of the 8th (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Royals
Luis Garcia relieved Lucas Sims
V. Pasquantino: V. Pasquantino homered to right
S. Perez: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Perez struck out swinging
H. Renfroe: Strike looking, Renfroe grounded out to third
M. Massey: Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Massey flied out to deep right
End of the 8th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Red Sox
James McArthur relieved Chris Stratton
R. Gonzalez: Ball, Gonzalez grounded out to second
N. Sogard: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Sogard flied out to left
D. Hamilton: Hamilton fouled out to third
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Royals
L. Garcia Pitching:
F. Fermin: Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Fermin struck out swinging
Cameron Booser relieved Luis Garcia
A. Frazier: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Frazier grounded out to second
Paul DeJong hit for Kyle Isbel
P. DeJong: Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, DeJong walked
M. Garcia: Ball, Strike looking, Garcia grounded out to first
End of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)

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James Paxton's strong start, Boston's 18 hits lifts Red Sox over Royals 9-5