MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT BOSTON RED SOX
07/14/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 2016 - SUNDAY, JULY 14TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (55-43) 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 6 14 0
Boston Red Sox (49-47) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 8 0
Royals Upend Red Sox, 6-2
Boosted by the 3-hit performance of Matt Chapman, who finished 3rd in the AL in extra base hits with 70 in 2021, the Kansas City Royals defeated the Boston Red Sox, 6-2. The second-place Royals have won 4 consecutive games.

Kansas City used the hitting of Daulton Varsho to pick up the win. The center fielder clubbed a solo home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Royals on top, 2-0. For the game, Varsho had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

Chapman told a Kansas City Today reporter that he was "satisfied" with the win.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Carroll RF 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .284 13 41
M. Canha LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .298 2 10
R. Devers DH 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .285 30 79
   a-K. Hiura DH 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .167 4 7
W. Adames SS 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .275 19 65
R. Hoskins 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .232 16 39
   b-J. Foscue 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279 5 45
D. Varsho CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 6 .225 22 60
M. Chapman 3B 3 1 3 2 1 0 0 .214 13 41
J. Realmuto C 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .267 12 40
O. Cabrera 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .238 11 34
Totals 38 6 14 6 3 6 21      
a - K. Hiura inserted as DH in the 8th
b - J. Foscue substituted for R. Hoskins in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Realmuto (24, 2nd Inning off B. Lively, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Canha (7, 9th Inning off J. Schreiber, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Chapman (13, 2nd Inning off B. Lively, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Varsho (22, 4th Inning off B. Lively, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Carroll (13, 9th Inning off J. Schreiber, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Carroll 5 , M. Canha 3 , R. Devers , W. Adames 2 , J. Foscue , D. Varsho 5 , M. Chapman 6 , J. Realmuto 2
2-out RBI: W. Adames , M. Chapman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Canha , D. Varsho 2 , J. Realmuto
GIDP: J. Realmuto , O. Cabrera
Sac Fly: R. Devers
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Carroll (31)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Adames-Cabrera-Foscue)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Donovan 2B 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 .272 7 33
J. Polanco 3B 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .257 8 45
M. Trout CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .244 14 35
N. Jones LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .295 12 49
S. Murphy C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .280 20 64
S. Torkelson 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .233 19 49
L. Taveras RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .241 9 36
J. Baez SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .187 7 30
A. Verdugo DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261 6 44
   a-J. Caballero DH 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .275 2 8
Totals 34 2 8 2 3 9 18      
a - J. Caballero inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Polanco (21, 6th Inning off L. McCullers, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Donovan , J. Polanco 2 , M. Trout , N. Jones , S. Torkelson 2 , L. Taveras , J. Caballero
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Donovan , N. Jones , J. Caballero
GIDP: S. Murphy
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Polanco-Donovan-Torkelson, Donovan-Baez-Torkelson)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. McCullers W (6-4) 5.1 4 1 1 0 6 0 84 4.09   
B. Graterol H (10) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 27 1.53   
D. Coulombe H (6) 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 0 21 3.86   
J. Duran H (13) 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 3.32   
R. Helsley SV (20) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 4.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. McCullers 62
Batters Faced: L. McCullers 20, B. Graterol 5, D. Coulombe 6, J. Duran 5, R. Helsley 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. McCullers 4-6, B. Graterol 1-0, D. Coulombe 1-2, J. Duran 2-1, R. Helsley 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. McCullers 84-56, B. Graterol 27-14, D. Coulombe 21-10, J. Duran 18-15, R. Helsley 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Graterol 1-0 , D. Coulombe 2-0 , J. Duran 2-0 , R. Helsley 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Lively L (4-3) 4.2 8 3 3 0 4 2 89 4.44   
Z. Plesac 2.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 37 3.97   
A. Chapman 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 20 4.96   
J. Schreiber 1.0 4 2 2 0 1 1 22 2.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Lively 40
Batters Faced: B. Lively 21, Z. Plesac 8, A. Chapman 6, J. Schreiber 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Lively 5-4, Z. Plesac 4-2, A. Chapman 0-2, J. Schreiber 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Lively 89-55, Z. Plesac 37-19, A. Chapman 20-12, J. Schreiber 22-17
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Chapman
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:42
Attendance: 35896
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