Starting Lineups:
Boston Red Sox Kansas City Royals
1. Betts rf Merrifield cf
2. Benintendi lf R. Herrera rf
3. Martinez dh Moustakas 3b
4. Pearce 1b Perez c
5. Bogaerts ss Bonifacio lf
6. Holt 2b Dozier dh
7. Nunez 3b Duda 1b
8. Leon c Escobar ss
9. Bradley cf Mondesi 2b
Sale p Hammel p
RED SOX 1ST: Betts homered to left-center; Benintendi flied to
center; Martinez singled to left; Pearce singled to third
[Martinez to second]; Bogaerts walked [Martinez to third, Pearce
to second]; Holt singled to right [Martinez scored, Pearce
scored, Bogaerts to third]; Nunez popped to second; Leon singled
to right [Bogaerts scored, Holt to second]; Bradley grounded out
(first unassisted); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: Merrifield popped to second; R. Herrera was called
out on strikes; Moustakas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red
Sox 4, Royals 0.
RED SOX 2ND: Betts flied to right; Benintendi singled to left;
Martinez homered to right-center [Benintendi scored]; Pearce
doubled to center; Bogaerts homered to left [Pearce scored];
Holt grounded out (second to first); Nunez lined to shortstop; 4
R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Perez struck out; Bonifacio doubled to center
[Bonifacio to third (error by Bradley)]; Dozier walked; Duda
struck out; Escobar singled to left [Bonifacio scored, Dozier to
second]; Mondesi struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 8,
Royals 1.
RED SOX 3RD: SMITH REPLACED HAMMEL (PITCHING); Leon grounded out
(second to first); Bradley struck out (catcher to first); Betts
flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Royals 1.
ROYALS 3RD: Merrifield struck out; R. Herrera was called out on
strikes; Moustakas popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red
Sox 8, Royals 1.
RED SOX 4TH: Benintendi singled to right; Martinez lined to
right; Pearce popped to shortstop; Bogaerts grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Royals 1.
ROYALS 4TH: Perez was called out on strikes; Bonifacio singled
to shortstop; Dozier struck out; Duda struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Royals 1.
RED SOX 5TH: Holt singled to right; Nunez grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Holt out at second]; Leon
lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Royals 1.
ROYALS 5TH: Escobar grounded out (second to first); Mondesi
flied to right; Merrifield doubled to left; R. Herrera grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Royals 1.
RED SOX 6TH: Bradley struck out; Betts lined to center;
Benintendi was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red
Sox 8, Royals 1.
ROYALS 6TH: Moustakas popped to pitcher; Perez singled to
center; Bonifacio was called out on strikes; Dozier was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Royals 1.
RED SOX 7TH: FLYNN REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Martinez flied to
center; Pearce grounded out (third to first); Bogaerts grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Royals 1.
ROYALS 7TH: THORNBURG REPLACED SALE (PITCHING); Duda tripled to
right; Escobar flied to center; Mondesi lined to second (second
to first) [Duda scored]; Merrifield lined to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Royals 2.
RED SOX 8TH: BUTERA REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING C ); Holt grounded
out (second to first); Nunez doubled to third; Leon flied to
center [Nunez to third]; Bradley doubled to right [Nunez
scored]; Betts grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Red Sox 9, Royals 2.
ROYALS 8TH: SWIHART REPLACED BENINTENDI (PLAYING LF); WORKMAN
REPLACED THORNBURG (PITCHING); R. Herrera singled to right;
Moustakas homered to right [R. Herrera scored]; Butera grounded
out (shortstop to first); Bonifacio popped to catcher; Dozier
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red
Sox 9, Royals 4.
RED SOX 9TH: Swihart singled to second; Martinez was called out
on strikes; Pearce doubled to left [Swihart scored]; MAURER
REPLACED FLYNN (PITCHING); Bogaerts walked; Holt lined to
center; Maurer threw a wild pitch [Pearce to third, Bogaerts to
second]; Nunez popped to pitcher; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox
10, Royals 4.
ROYALS 9TH: VELAZQUEZ REPLACED WORKMAN (PITCHING); Duda grounded
out (second to first); Escobar grounded out (third to first);
Mondesi singled to center; Mondesi advanced to second because of
defensive indifference [Mondesi to second]; Merrifield singled
to left [Mondesi scored]; R. Herrera grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 10, Royals 5.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Red Sox 10 15 1 6
Royals 5 10 0 6
