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Royals hold off Red Sox 3-2 behind Carter Jensen, Seth Lugo

BOSTON (AP) Carter Jenson had a two-run double, Salvador Perez added an RBI and the Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 3-2 on Friday night.

It was the second straight win for the Royals, who’d lost four of their previous five. Jensen, a rookie catcher, extended his on-base streak to 15 games.

Kansas City’s Seth Lugo (7-8) pitched five innings and allowed two runs off seven hits, striking out seven to earn his first career victory in five starts against Boston. Steven Cruz pitched a scoreless ninth for his seventh save.

Boston has lost three straight after winning five in a row.

Boston’s Sonny Gray (17-5) was pulled after six innings, yielding three runs off six hits with two walks and five strikeouts

The Royals led 3-0 before Red Sox closed the gap to 3-2 in the fifth via a solo homer by Mickey Gasper and Wilyer Abreu RBI double off the Green Monster.

That remained the score in the eighth when Trevor Story got doubled off reliever Nate Pearson, and moved to third after Nick Sogard flied out to right. But Caleb Durbin struck out to end the threat.

Royals RHP Randy Dobnak (3-3, 2.54 ERA) was set to start opposite LHP Ranger Suarez (6-4, 3.44) on Saturday.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Royals KC66-82	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	0
Red Sox BOS80-68	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	8	0

Fenway ParkBoston, MA

W: S. Lugo (7-8)L: S. Gray (17-5)S: S. Cruz (7)
HR: BOS - M. Gasper (8)

KCRoyals

BOSRed Sox

.S. LugoSeth Lugo
P
5.0 IP, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 SO, 95 P
.S. CruzSteven Cruz
P
1.0 IP, SO, 10 P

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
C. Jensen C	5	2	2	1	0	1	2	.231	.319	.447	.766	6.5
B. Witt SS	3	0	0	0	2	1	2	.280	.360	.451	.811	1.5
V. Pasquantino 1B	5	0	1	1	0	2	5	.239	.328	.383	.711	1.0
S. Perez DH	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	.230	.274	.384	.658	3.0
T. Tolbert PR-DH	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.299	.366	.419	.785	-1.5
M. Massey 2B	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	.280	.315	.439	.754	2.0
J. Rave RF	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	.229	.314	.448	.761	4.0
N. Loftin 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	3	.235	.321	.382	.704	1.5
K. Isbel CF	4	0	1	0	0	1	3	.226	.274	.336	.610	0.5
I. Collins LF	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	.223	.325	.339	.664	5.5

HITTERS	AB
C. Jensen C	5
B. Witt SS	3
V. Pasquantino 1B	5
S. Perez DH	4
T. Tolbert PR-DH	1
M. Massey 2B	4
J. Rave RF	2
N. Loftin 3B	4
K. Isbel CF	4
I. Collins LF	2

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
R. Anthony LF	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	.235	.340	.377	.717	0.0
M. Gasper DH	3	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	.265	.376	.494	.870	5.5
a- J. Jones PH-DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.314	.388	.702	0.0
A. Rutschman C	2	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	.236	.317	.421	.738	2.5
W. Abreu RF	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	.257	.338	.467	.805	4.0
T. Story SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	.233	.262	.338	.601	1.5
N. Sogard 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.261	.355	.394	.748	-0.5
C. Durbin 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	.248	.327	.378	.705	0.5
J. Duran CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	.207	.263	.366	.629	2.0
I. Kiner-Falefa 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	.268	.340	.348	.688	0.5

HITTERS	AB
R. Anthony LF	5
M. Gasper DH	3
a- J. Jones PH-DH	1
A. Rutschman C	2
W. Abreu RF	4
T. Story SS	4
N. Sogard 1B	4
C. Durbin 3B	4
J. Duran CF	4
I. Kiner-Falefa 2B	4

a-flied out for Gasper in the 7th

2B - C. Jensen 2 (31), N. Loftin (25), I. Collins (24)
SH - I. Collins (3)
RBI - C. Jensen (70), V. Pasquantino (48), S. Perez (72)
2-Out RBI - S. Perez
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - V. Pasquantino, T. Tolbert, N. Loftin, K. Isbel 3 (3)

2B - W. Abreu (35), T. Story (13)
HR - M. Gasper (9)
RBI - M. Gasper (23), W. Abreu (72)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - R. Anthony, T. Story, N. Sogard, C. Durbin, I. Kiner-Falefa

SB - J. Rave (7), I. Collins (7)
CS - T. Tolbert (4)

SB - J. Duran (19)

DP - (Durbin-Kiner-Falefa-Sogard)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
S. Lugo (W, 7-8)	5.0	7	2	2	2	7	1	4.99	1.45	14.5
N. Hoffman (H, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.50	1.40	3.5
C. Thomas (H, 3)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.72	1.86	3.0
N. Pearson (H, 6)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.98	1.12	2.5
S. Cruz (S, 7)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.04	1.24	10.5

PITCHERS	IP
S. Lugo (W, 7-8)	5.0
N. Hoffman (H, 1)	1.0
C. Thomas (H, 3)	1.0
N. Pearson (H, 6)	1.0
S. Cruz (S, 7)	1.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
S. Gray (L, 17-5)	6.0	6	3	3	2	5	2.76	1.17	7.5
E. Miller	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	2.11	1.28	1.5
G. Weissert	0.2	3	0	0	0	0	3.60	1.29	-1.0
J. Moran	1.1	0	0	0	2	2	3.34	1.15	3.0

PITCHERS	IP
S. Gray (L, 17-5)	6.0
E. Miller	1.0
G. Weissert	0.2
J. Moran	1.1

Pitches-Strikes - S. Lugo 95-62, N. Hoffman 11-8, C. Thomas 13-10, N. Pearson 17-11, S. Cruz 10-6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - S. Lugo 8-4, N. Hoffman 2-0, C. Thomas 1-1, N. Pearson 1-2, S. Cruz 0-1
Batters Faced - S. Lugo 24, N. Hoffman 3, C. Thomas 3, N. Pearson 4, S. Cruz 3

Pitches-Strikes - S. Gray 90-60, E. Miller 12-10, G. Weissert 18-13, J. Moran 23-14
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - S. Gray 8-4, E. Miller 2-0, G. Weissert 0-1, J. Moran 1-1
Batters Faced - S. Gray 25, E. Miller 5, G. Weissert 4, J. Moran 6

.S. LugoSeth Lugo
P
5.0 IP, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 SO, 95 P
.S. CruzSteven Cruz
P
1.0 IP, SO, 10 P

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Royals KC66-82	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	0
Red Sox BOS80-68	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	8	0

Fenway ParkBoston, MA

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
C. Jensen C	5	2	2	1	0	1	2	.231	.319	.447	.766	6.5
B. Witt SS	3	0	0	0	2	1	2	.280	.360	.451	.811	1.5
V. Pasquantino 1B	5	0	1	1	0	2	5	.239	.328	.383	.711	1.0
S. Perez DH	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	.230	.274	.384	.658	3.0
T. Tolbert PR-DH	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.299	.366	.419	.785	-1.5
M. Massey 2B	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	.280	.315	.439	.754	2.0
J. Rave RF	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	.229	.314	.448	.761	4.0
N. Loftin 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	3	.235	.321	.382	.704	1.5
K. Isbel CF	4	0	1	0	0	1	3	.226	.274	.336	.610	0.5
I. Collins LF	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	.223	.325	.339	.664	5.5
Total	34	3	10	3	5	8	20	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
C. Jensen C	5
B. Witt SS	3
V. Pasquantino 1B	5
S. Perez DH	4
T. Tolbert PR-DH	1
M. Massey 2B	4
J. Rave RF	2
N. Loftin 3B	4
K. Isbel CF	4
I. Collins LF	2
Total	34

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
R. Anthony LF	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	.235	.340	.377	.717	0.0
M. Gasper DH	3	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	.265	.376	.494	.870	5.5
a- J. Jones PH-DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.314	.388	.702	0.0
A. Rutschman C	2	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	.236	.317	.421	.738	2.5
W. Abreu RF	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	.257	.338	.467	.805	4.0
T. Story SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	.233	.262	.338	.601	1.5
N. Sogard 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.261	.355	.394	.748	-0.5
C. Durbin 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	.248	.327	.378	.705	0.5
J. Duran CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	.207	.263	.366	.629	2.0
I. Kiner-Falefa 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	.268	.340	.348	.688	0.5
Total	35	2	8	2	1	2	10	14	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
R. Anthony LF	5
M. Gasper DH	3
a- J. Jones PH-DH	1
A. Rutschman C	2
W. Abreu RF	4
T. Story SS	4
N. Sogard 1B	4
C. Durbin 3B	4
J. Duran CF	4
I. Kiner-Falefa 2B	4
Total	35

a-flied out for Gasper in the 7th

2B - C. Jensen 2 (31), N. Loftin (25), I. Collins (24)
SH - I. Collins (3)
RBI - C. Jensen (70), V. Pasquantino (48), S. Perez (72)
2-Out RBI - S. Perez
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - V. Pasquantino, T. Tolbert, N. Loftin, K. Isbel 3 (3)

2B - W. Abreu (35), T. Story (13)
HR - M. Gasper (9)
RBI - M. Gasper (23), W. Abreu (72)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - R. Anthony, T. Story, N. Sogard, C. Durbin, I. Kiner-Falefa

SB - J. Rave (7), I. Collins (7)
CS - T. Tolbert (4)

SB - J. Duran (19)

DP - (Durbin-Kiner-Falefa-Sogard)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
S. Lugo (W, 7-8)	5.0	7	2	2	2	7	1	4.99	1.45	14.5
N. Hoffman (H, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.50	1.40	3.5
C. Thomas (H, 3)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.72	1.86	3.0
N. Pearson (H, 6)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.98	1.12	2.5
S. Cruz (S, 7)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.04	1.24	10.5
Total	9.0	8	2	2	2	10	1	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
S. Lugo (W, 7-8)	5.0
N. Hoffman (H, 1)	1.0
C. Thomas (H, 3)	1.0
N. Pearson (H, 6)	1.0
S. Cruz (S, 7)	1.0
Total	9.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
S. Gray (L, 17-5)	6.0	6	3	3	2	5	2.76	1.17	7.5
E. Miller	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	2.11	1.28	1.5
G. Weissert	0.2	3	0	0	0	0	3.60	1.29	-1.0
J. Moran	1.1	0	0	0	2	2	3.34	1.15	3.0
Total	9.0	10	3	3	5	8	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
S. Gray (L, 17-5)	6.0
E. Miller	1.0
G. Weissert	0.2
J. Moran	1.1
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - S. Lugo 95-62, N. Hoffman 11-8, C. Thomas 13-10, N. Pearson 17-11, S. Cruz 10-6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - S. Lugo 8-4, N. Hoffman 2-0, C. Thomas 1-1, N. Pearson 1-2, S. Cruz 0-1
Batters Faced - S. Lugo 24, N. Hoffman 3, C. Thomas 3, N. Pearson 4, S. Cruz 3

Pitches-Strikes - S. Gray 90-60, E. Miller 12-10, G. Weissert 18-13, J. Moran 23-14
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - S. Gray 8-4, E. Miller 2-0, G. Weissert 0-1, J. Moran 1-1
Batters Faced - S. Gray 25, E. Miller 5, G. Weissert 4, J. Moran 6

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

1ST INNING
Perez singled to left, C. Jensen scored 1 0
3RD INNING
Jensen doubled to left, I. Collins scored 2 0
Pasquantino singled to right, C. Jensen scored 3 0
5TH INNING
M. Gasper homered to right center 3 1
Abreu doubled to deep center, A. Rutschman scored 3 2

1ST INNING
	Perez singled to left, C. Jensen scored	1	0

3RD INNING
	Jensen doubled to left, I. Collins scored	2	0
	Pasquantino singled to right, C. Jensen scored	3	0

5TH INNING
	M. Gasper homered to right center	3	1
	Abreu doubled to deep center, A. Rutschman scored	3	2

1ST INNING
Royals
S. Gray Pitching:
C. Jensen: Strike looking, Jensen doubled to deep center
B. Witt: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Witt grounded out to shortstop, Jensen to third
V. Pasquantino: Strike looking, Dirt ball, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Pasquantino struck out swinging
S. Perez: Dirt ball, Perez singled to left, C. Jensen scored
M. Massey: Dirt ball, Strike looking, Massey grounded out to shortstop
Middle of the 1st (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Red Sox
S. Lugo Pitching:
R. Anthony: Strike looking, Ball, Anthony singled to deep right
M. Gasper: Strike swinging, Strike looking, Ball, Gasper reached on fielder's choice to second, Anthony out at second
A. Rutschman: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Strike swinging, Rutschman struck out swinging
W. Abreu: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Pickoff attempt, Dirt ball, Ball, Abreu singled to left, Gasper to second
T. Story: Strike looking, Ball, Story popped out to first
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Royals
S. Gray Pitching:
J. Rave: Rave grounded out to second
N. Loftin: Strike looking, Loftin lined out to right
K. Isbel: Strike looking, Ball, Isbel lined out to center
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Red Sox
S. Lugo Pitching:
N. Sogard: Sogard grounded out to first
C. Durbin: Ball, Strike looking, Durbin singled to left
J. Duran: Foul, Strike looking, Dirt ball, Strike swinging, Duran struck out swinging
I. Kiner-Falefa: Pickoff attempt, Ball, Foul, Kiner-Falefa reached on an infield single to third, Durbin to second
R. Anthony: Ball, Dirt ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Anthony struck out looking
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Royals
S. Gray Pitching:
I. Collins: Collins doubled to right
C. Jensen: Ball, Jensen doubled to left, I. Collins scored
B. Witt: Witt flied out to center, Jensen to third
V. Pasquantino: Pasquantino singled to right, C. Jensen scored
S. Perez: Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Foul, Perez grounded into double play third to second to first, Pasquantino out at second
Middle of the 3rd (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
Red Sox
S. Lugo Pitching:
M. Gasper: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Gasper struck out looking
A. Rutschman: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Rutschman walked
W. Abreu: Strike looking, Abreu flied out to left
T. Story: Story reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Rutschman out at second
End of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Royals
S. Gray Pitching:
M. Massey: Strike looking, Foul, Massey flied out to deep center
J. Rave: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Rave walked
N. Loftin: Foul, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Rave stole second, Foul tip, Loftin struck out on foul tip
K. Isbel: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Dirt ball, Foul, Strike looking, Isbel struck out looking
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Red Sox
S. Lugo Pitching:
N. Sogard: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Sogard grounded out to second
C. Durbin: Strike looking, Durbin grounded out to shortstop
J. Duran: Strike looking, Duran singled to shallow left
I. Kiner-Falefa: Strike looking, Duran stole second, Strike looking, Foul tip, Kiner-Falefa struck out on foul tip
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Royals
S. Gray Pitching:
I. Collins: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Collins struck out looking
C. Jensen: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Jensen fouled out to third
B. Witt: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Witt struck out swinging
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Red Sox
S. Lugo Pitching:
R. Anthony: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Anthony flied out to deep center
M. Gasper: M. Gasper homered to right center
A. Rutschman: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Rutschman walked
W. Abreu: Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Foul, Dirt ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Abreu doubled to deep center, A. Rutschman scored
T. Story: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike looking, Story struck out looking
N. Sogard: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Sogard struck out swinging
End of the 5th (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Royals
S. Gray Pitching:
V. Pasquantino: Ball, Pasquantino grounded out to first
S. Perez: Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Perez lined out to shortstop
M. Massey: Ball, Foul, Massey singled to right
J. Rave: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Rave walked, Massey to second
N. Loftin: Dirt ball, Ball, Foul, Loftin grounded out to third
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Red Sox
Nolan Hoffman relieved Seth Lugo
C. Durbin: Ball, Strike looking, Durbin grounded out to shortstop
J. Duran: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Duran struck out swinging
I. Kiner-Falefa: Strike looking, Ball, Kiner-Falefa grounded out to pitcher
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Royals
Erik Miller relieved Sonny Gray
K. Isbel: Strike swinging, Foul, Isbel singled to right
I. Collins: Collins hit sacrifice bunt to pitcher, Isbel to second
C. Jensen: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Strike looking, Jensen struck out looking
B. Witt: Automatic Ball, Automatic Ball, Automatic Ball, Witt intentionally walked
V. Pasquantino: Pasquantino grounded out to first
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Red Sox
Connor Thomas relieved Nolan Hoffman
R. Anthony: Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Anthony grounded out to catcher
Jahmai Jones hit for Mickey Gasper
J. Jones: Strike swinging, Strike looking, Jones flied out to deep center
A. Rutschman: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Rutschman lined out to right
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Royals
Jahmai Jones at designated hitter
Greg Weissert relieved Erik Miller
S. Perez: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Perez singled to center
Tyler Tolbert ran for Salvador Perez
M. Massey: Strike looking, Tolbert caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop, Strike swinging, Massey singled to shallow center
J. Rave: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Rave lined out to left
N. Loftin: Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Loftin doubled to shallow left, Massey to third
Jovani Moran relieved Greg Weissert
K. Isbel: Dirt ball, Ball, Isbel flied out to right
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
Red Sox
Tyler Tolbert at designated hitter
Nate Pearson relieved Connor Thomas
W. Abreu: Ball, Strike looking, Abreu grounded out to first
T. Story: Ball, Foul, Story doubled to deep left
N. Sogard: Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Sogard flied out to deep right, Story to third
C. Durbin: Strike looking, Dirt ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Durbin struck out swinging
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Royals
J. Moran Pitching:
I. Collins: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Collins walked
C. Jensen: Foul, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Collins stole second, Dirt ball, Jensen grounded out to first, Collins to third
B. Witt: Automatic Ball, Automatic Ball, Automatic Ball, Witt intentionally walked
V. Pasquantino: Foul, Pickoff attempt to first, Foul, Foul, Pickoff attempt to first, Foul, Strike looking, Pasquantino struck out looking
T. Tolbert: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Tolbert struck out swinging
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Red Sox
Steven Cruz relieved Nate Pearson
J. Duran: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Duran flied out to left
I. Kiner-Falefa: Kiner-Falefa lined out to right
R. Anthony: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Anthony struck out swinging
End of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)

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