MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT BOSTON RED SOX
08/05/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 2278 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (54-60) 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 1 1 8 10 0
Boston Red Sox (57-58) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
Boston Roughed Up By Royals
The Kansas City Royals finished off the Boston Red Sox, 8-0. Much of the credit belonged to center fielder Jackson Merrill. Merrill hit 2 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice for the Royals. Jonathan Cannon was the winner. He's now 4-12. The loser was Ben Lively. Kansas City is 54-60 and Boston, with the loss, 57-58.

With Kansas City leading 3-0 in the top of the sixth, Merrill hit a splitter from Jimmy Herget for a 3-run home run. It was his 26th home run of the season and put the Royals ahead, 6-0.

"I'm trying to see the ball big, see the ball up in the zone and put the barrel on it," Merrill told the Kansas City Citizen.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Carroll RF 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 .246 16 47
J. Merrill CF 5 2 4 4 0 0 0 .265 26 74
K. Manzardo 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .199 9 20
D. Varsho LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .204 13 44
J. Kelenic DH 5 1 2 0 0 2 4 .244 6 20
O. Cabrera 3B 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .234 8 31
D. Hamilton SS 5 0 0 1 0 3 5 .242 4 22
J. Berti 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .197 2 15
F. Mejía C 3 1 1 2 0 2 3 .185 2 6
Totals 39 8 10 8 3 12 22      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Merrill 2 (19, 1st Inning off B. Lively, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off B. Lively, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Kelenic (6, 7th Inning off J. France, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Merrill 2 (26, 3rd Inning off B. Lively, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off J. Herget, 2 on, 2 outs) , F. Mejía (2, 8th Inning off J. France, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Merrill 12 , D. Varsho , J. Kelenic 3 , O. Cabrera , J. Berti , F. Mejía 4
2-out RBI: , J. Merrill 2 , O. Cabrera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Varsho , J. Kelenic , D. Hamilton , F. Mejía
Sac Fly: F. Mejía
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Varsho 2 (14) , O. Cabrera 2 (11)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Donovan 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .263 6 35
J. Polanco 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .237 18 47
M. Trout CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .259 19 70
N. Jones RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .221 14 58
T. Larnach DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 18 61
S. Torkelson 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .191 16 57
T. Trammell LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .211 10 41
J. Bart C 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .242 3 7
J. Baez SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .262 15 41
Totals 30 0 3 0 1 9 8      
BATTING
Total Bases: B. Donovan , S. Torkelson , J. Baez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Trout , J. Bart
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Baez (20)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Torkelson (10) , J. Baez (7)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Cannon W (4-12) 8.0 2 0 0 1 7 0 99 5.86   
S. Barlow 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 20 3.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cannon 84
Batters Faced: J. Cannon 27, S. Barlow 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cannon 4-13, S. Barlow 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cannon 99-65, S. Barlow 20-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Lively L (5-10) 5.0 5 2 2 2 8 1 99 5.55   
J. Herget 1.0 2 4 0 0 1 1 24 4.97   
J. France 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 29 5.82   
D. Coleman 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 21 6.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Lively 55
Batters Faced: B. Lively 23, J. Herget 7, J. France 8, D. Coleman 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Lively 2-6, J. Herget 1-1, J. France 2-2, D. Coleman 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Lively 99-63, J. Herget 24-17, J. France 29-18, D. Coleman 21-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jackson Merrill
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 37102
Tuesday, August 5th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.5 Build 70