MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
05/09/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1141 - FRIDAY, MAY 9TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (20-20) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Kansas City Royals (18-22) 1 5 1 6 4 0 0 0 X 17 19 1
Red Sox Get Hammered, 17-1
The Kansas City Royals cruised to a win over the Boston Red Sox, 17-1, at Kauffman Stadium. Pete Alonso led the way, going 3-for-3 for Kansas City. The defeat makes Boston 20-20.

Jackson Merrill, who is tied for 6th in the AL in hits with 44, chipped in a grand slam home run for Kansas City in the bottom of the second. For the game, the center fielder had 3 hits in 5 at-bats with 2 home runs, 1 single, 3 runs scored, and 5 RBI.

Said Boston manager Chris L: "They did a lot of things right. We did a lot of things wrong."
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Donovan 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .242 2 9
J. Polanco 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .214 6 14
M. Trout CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245 7 26
N. Jones RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .210 6 13
   c-J. Bart PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 1 3
T. Larnach DH 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .223 7 20
S. Torkelson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .186 4 13
S. Murphy C 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .275 7 21
J. Baez SS 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .310 7 19
   a-R. Palacios PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 3
   b-J. Caballero SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 1 4
T. Trammell LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .216 5 18
Totals 30 1 2 1 4 10 11      
a - R. Palacios pinch hit for J. Baez in the 7th
b - J. Caballero substituted for R. Palacios in the 7th
c - J. Bart pinch hit for N. Jones in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Larnach (7, 2nd Inning off W. Buehler, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Jones , T. Larnach 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Baez , T. Trammell
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Jones (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Baez-Polanco-Torkelson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Carroll RF, CF 5 2 2 0 1 2 3 .235 3 15
J. Merrill CF 5 3 3 5 0 1 2 .277 10 31
   b-J. Kelenic PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .204 2 7
P. Goldschmidt 1B 5 1 0 0 1 2 5 .300 10 31
R. Devers 3B 5 3 4 2 0 0 0 .273 5 24
P. Alonso DH 3 3 3 4 1 0 0 .225 9 31
   a-O. Cabrera DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .316 0 5
W. Adames SS 5 2 2 4 0 1 3 .268 6 24
D. Varsho LF 3 0 1 1 2 2 2 .219 4 15
J. Realmuto C 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .306 2 16
D. Hamilton 2B 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .237 0 5
Totals 42 17 19 17 6 10 24      
a - O. Cabrera inserted as DH in the 7th
b - J. Kelenic pinch hit for J. Merrill in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Devers 2 (7, 3rd Inning off B. Lively, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off J. Herget, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Merrill 2 (10, 1st Inning off B. Lively, 0 on, 1 out; 2nd Inning off B. Lively, 3 on, 2 outs) , W. Adames (6, 4th Inning off K. Wright, 3 on, 1 out) , P. Alonso (9, 5th Inning off K. Wright, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Carroll 2 , J. Merrill 9 , R. Devers 6 , P. Alonso 6 , W. Adames 5 , D. Varsho , J. Realmuto 2 , D. Hamilton 2
2-out RBI: J. Merrill
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Goldschmidt , W. Adames , D. Hamilton
GIDP: J. Realmuto
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Carroll (9) , D. Hamilton (8)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Adames (5)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Lively L (0-6) 2.1 9 7 7 0 5 2 65 9.64   
J. France 1.0 3 5 5 2 1 0 30 5.47   
K. Wright 1.0 4 5 5 2 1 2 38 6.75   
J. Herget 2.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 35 2.22   
D. Coleman 1.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 31 6.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Lively 12
Batters Faced: B. Lively 16, J. France 7, K. Wright 9, J. Herget 10, D. Coleman 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Lively 0-2, J. France 1-0, K. Wright 1-1, J. Herget 4-3, D. Coleman 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Lively 65-46, J. France 30-15, K. Wright 38-21, J. Herget 35-24, D. Coleman 31-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. France 2-0 , K. Wright 3-3
Balk: K. Wright
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Buehler 4.1 2 1 1 2 5 1 92 5.87   
R. Rodriguez W (1-1) 2.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 38 5.29   
B. Zimmermann 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 34 8.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Buehler 58
Batters Faced: W. Buehler 18, R. Rodriguez 9, B. Zimmermann 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Buehler 4-4, R. Rodriguez 3-2, B. Zimmermann 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Buehler 92-57, R. Rodriguez 38-23, B. Zimmermann 34-19
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Pete Alonso
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 4:01
Attendance: 26298
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