MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/05/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2267 - MONDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (57-55) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 6 9 0
Kansas City Royals (65-50) 5 2 0 1 3 2 0 2 X 15 15 0
Chapman Slugs Royals to 15-6 Win
Matt Chapman helped his team muscle past the Boston Red Sox, 15-6. In the game, the Kansas City third baseman hit 2 home runs. He scored 3 times and drove in 5. Dylan Cease, the winner, is now 9-8. He struck out 6 and walked 2 over 7 innings, while allowing 1 run on 5 hits. The triumph puts Kansas City at 65-50 for the season.

Rhys Hoskins helped his team take an early lead with a 2-run single. It came in the first inning, making the score 2-0, Royals.

"This win gets us that much closer to where we want to be," Chapman said in postgame remarks.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Donovan 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .267 7 41
J. Polanco 3B 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .261 10 51
M. Trout CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .248 16 43
N. Jones LF, RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .291 14 54
S. Murphy C 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .287 25 81
S. Torkelson 1B 3 1 1 3 1 2 0 .236 24 63
L. Taveras RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 11 41
   a-J. Bart PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .133 2 8
   b-A. Baddoo RF, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 4 21
J. Baez SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .204 10 39
A. Verdugo DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .249 9 56
Totals 35 6 9 6 3 7 12      
a - J. Bart pinch hit for L. Taveras in the 7th
b - A. Baddoo substituted for J. Bart in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Trout 2 (17, 1st Inning off D. Cease, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off D. German, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Murphy 2 (24, 7th Inning off D. Cease, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off D. German, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Torkelson (24, 8th Inning off D. German, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Polanco (10, 8th Inning off D. German, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Polanco 5 , M. Trout 4 , N. Jones , S. Murphy 4 , S. Torkelson 4 , A. Verdugo
2-out RBI: A. Verdugo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Donovan , N. Jones 2
GIDP: S. Murphy
Hit by Pitch: M. Trout
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Carroll CF 5 2 2 1 0 3 2 .284 13 49
M. Canha LF 5 2 3 1 0 1 2 .297 3 15
R. Devers DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .279 35 93
W. Adames SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .272 22 78
R. Hoskins 1B 3 2 1 2 2 1 2 .244 23 55
D. Varsho C 4 2 0 0 1 1 5 .220 25 69
M. Chapman 3B 4 3 4 5 1 0 0 .224 15 50
J. Foscue 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .270 5 49
O. Cabrera RF 3 1 1 3 0 0 3 .241 14 40
Totals 37 15 15 14 5 9 20      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Carroll (24, 5th Inning off T. Holton, 1 on, 1 out) , W. Adames (23, 8th Inning off D. Coleman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Chapman 2 (15, 1st Inning off T. Houck, 2 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off T. Holton, 1 on, 2 outs) , O. Cabrera (14, 2nd Inning off T. Houck, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Canha (3, 2nd Inning off T. Houck, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Carroll 3 , M. Canha 6 , R. Devers , W. Adames 3 , R. Hoskins , M. Chapman 10 , J. Foscue , O. Cabrera 4
2-out RBI: W. Adames , M. Chapman 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Carroll , R. Devers , R. Hoskins
Sac Fly: O. Cabrera 2
Hit by Pitch: C. Carroll , J. Foscue
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Carroll (38)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cease-Adames-Hoskins)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Houck L (5-7) 2.2 6 7 7 1 3 3 60 3.81   
J. France 1.1 4 3 3 1 1 0 30 5.96   
T. Holton 2.0 2 3 3 1 3 1 47 4.82   
D. Coleman 1.1 2 2 2 1 1 0 27 2.72   
A. Chafin 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 4.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Houck 16
Batters Faced: T. Houck 16, J. France 9, T. Holton 10, D. Coleman 7, A. Chafin 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Houck 4-1, J. France 2-1, T. Holton 0-3, D. Coleman 2-1, A. Chafin 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Houck 60-32, J. France 30-19, T. Holton 47-27, D. Coleman 27-15, A. Chafin 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. France 1-0 , T. Holton 2-2 , A. Chafin 2-2
WP: T. Holton
Hit Batsmen: T. Houck , T. Holton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Cease W (9-8) 7.0 5 1 1 2 6 0 97 5.39   
D. German 0.0 4 5 5 1 0 2 15 6.75   
B. Graterol 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19 1.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Cease 67
Batters Faced: D. Cease 28, D. German 5, B. Graterol 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Cease 5-9, D. German 0-0, B. Graterol 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Cease 97-58, D. German 15-8, B. Graterol 19-14
Hit Batsmen: D. Cease
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Chapman
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 37699
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