MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT BOSTON RED SOX
08/04/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 2263 - MONDAY, AUGUST 4TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (53-60) 0 2 1 3 0 1 2 0 0 9 12 1
Boston Red Sox (57-57) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1
Royals Pin 9-2 Loss on Boston
The Kansas City Royals defeated the Boston Red Sox, 9-2, at Fenway Park. Kansas City shortstop David Hamilton had a superb performance. He was 3-4 with a triple and 2 singles, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once. Kansas City is 53-60 and Boston, with the loss, 57-57.

Hamilton contributed in the top of the second. With runners on 2nd and 3rd, he hit a 2-run single. It was one at-bat among others that helped Kansas City get the win.

"The name of the game is scoring runs," Hamilton said. "We did a good job of that today."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Carroll RF 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 .249 16 47
   a-N. Eaton PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .158 0 1
J. Merrill CF 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 .259 24 70
J. Realmuto C 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .265 9 37
D. Varsho LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .204 13 44
   b-F. Mejía PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .179 1 4
K. Manzardo 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .204 9 20
O. Cabrera 3B 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 .233 8 30
J. Kelenic DH 3 2 0 0 2 1 2 .239 6 20
J. Berti 2B 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 .196 2 15
D. Hamilton SS 4 1 3 4 0 1 2 .248 4 21
Totals 38 9 12 9 4 4 16      
a - N. Eaton pinch hit for C. Carroll in the 7th
b - F. Mejía pinch hit for D. Varsho in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Realmuto (19, 1st Inning off J. Taillon, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Merrill (17, 4th Inning off J. Taillon, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Hamilton (1, 6th Inning off K. Wright, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Varsho (13, 3rd Inning off J. Taillon, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Merrill 3 , J. Realmuto 3 , D. Varsho 5 , K. Manzardo , J. Berti 2 , D. Hamilton 5
2-out RBI: J. Merrill , D. Varsho , D. Hamilton 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Carroll , N. Eaton , J. Realmuto , D. Varsho , J. Berti
Sac Fly: C. Carroll
Hit by Pitch: O. Cabrera
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Berti (7) , D. Hamilton (18)
CS: D. Varsho (7)

FIELDING
Errors: O. Cabrera (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Hamilton-Berti-Manzardo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Donovan 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263 6 35
   b-J. Bart PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 3 7
   c-J. Caballero 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 2 11
J. Polanco 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239 18 47
M. Trout CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .261 19 70
N. Jones RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .224 14 58
T. Larnach DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .241 18 61
S. Torkelson 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .190 16 57
S. Murphy C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257 13 49
J. Baez SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 15 41
T. Trammell LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 10 41
   a-A. Verdugo PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 3 13
Totals 31 2 4 1 1 5 5      
a - A. Verdugo pinch hit for T. Trammell in the 8th
b - J. Bart pinch hit for B. Donovan in the 8th
c - J. Caballero substituted for J. Bart in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Trout (26, 1st Inning off M. Mikolas, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Polanco , M. Trout 2 , N. Jones , T. Larnach
2-out RBI: N. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Larnach , S. Torkelson
GIDP: S. Murphy
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: B. Donovan (9)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Mikolas W (5-3) 6.2 4 2 2 1 4 0 93 3.78   
J. Wong 2.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 30 1.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mikolas 61
Batters Faced: M. Mikolas 24, J. Wong 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mikolas 6-9, J. Wong 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mikolas 93-59, J. Wong 30-19
WP: M. Mikolas
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Taillon L (8-9) 3.2 7 6 6 2 1 1 70 5.65   
K. Wright 2.1 3 1 1 1 2 0 45 4.39   
J. Koenig 2.0 2 2 0 1 0 0 40 3.92   
J. Herget 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 5.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Taillon 20
Batters Faced: J. Taillon 20, K. Wright 11, J. Koenig 10, J. Herget 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Taillon 3-7, K. Wright 2-3, J. Koenig 1-4, J. Herget 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Taillon 70-41, K. Wright 45-26, J. Koenig 40-22, J. Herget 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Wright 1-0 , J. Koenig 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Koenig
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: David Hamilton
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 37118
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