MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
07/17/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1779 - FRIDAY, JULY 17TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Boston Red Sox (40-57) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 10 1
Kansas City Royals (55-43) 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 0
Red Sox Need Extra Frames to Get Past Royals
The Boston Red Sox faced a tough opponent in Kansas City pitcher Chris Sale, but did just enough to pull out the victory at Kauffman Stadium by a final score of 6-3. Sale went 7.1 innings and allowed 3 runs. Boston pitcher Kyle Keller got the win, upping his record to 4-2. Jose Alvarado got the loss. The loss makes Kansas City 55-43.

In the top of the 12th, Boston second baseman Willi Castro had a productive at-bat. With runners on 1st and 2nd and no one out, Castro stroked a run-scoring single to left. It made the score 4-3, Boston. For the game, he went 1 for 1.

"There's no quit in this team," said Red Sox manager Matt Spencer.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Desmond 1B 5 1 2 3 1 1 0 .308 4 8
J. Gyorko DH 6 1 3 2 0 2 1 .333 3 11
M. Trout CF 6 0 0 0 0 4 4 .262 11 23
X. Bogaerts SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .260 3 26
M. Gonzalez RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .229 8 28
W. Ramos C 5 1 1 0 0 4 2 .275 19 48
J. Panik 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .237 5 14
   a-T. Federowicz PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 4 5
   b-W. Castro 2B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .225 7 22
   c-V. Fernandez LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .140 4 8
K. Cowart 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .188 3 17
Z. McKinstry LF, 2B 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 .320 7 20
Totals 45 6 10 6 1 22 14      
a - T. Federowicz pinch hit for J. Panik in the 9th
b - W. Castro substituted for T. Federowicz in the 9th
c - V. Fernandez substituted for W. Castro in the 12th

BATTING
Home Runs: I. Desmond (4, 3rd Inning off C. Sale, 1 on, 0 outs) J. Gyorko (3, 6th Inning off C. Sale, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Ramos , I. Desmond 5 , Z. McKinstry , J. Gyorko 6 , M. Gonzalez 2 , W. Castro
2-out RBI: I. Desmond , J. Gyorko
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Trout 2
Sac Bunt: K. Cowart
Hit by Pitch: X. Bogaerts
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: W. Ramos (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Panik-Ramos-Desmond)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Winker LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .274 7 42
H. Kendrick DH 5 0 2 1 1 1 1 .273 10 40
N. Arenado 3B 5 0 1 0 1 0 3 .280 18 64
A. Rizzo 1B 5 0 0 0 1 2 2 .240 17 54
A. Aquino RF 6 0 0 0 0 3 4 .241 18 52
T. Grisham CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .298 22 61
D. Swanson SS 4 0 2 1 1 1 0 .276 2 36
J. Profar 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269 4 33
   a-N. Goodrum 2B 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .239 9 23
S. Murphy C 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .244 14 41
Totals 44 3 10 3 5 12 20      
a - N. Goodrum substituted for J. Profar in the 3rd

BATTING
Doubles: J. Winker (23, 11th Inning off K. Keller, 0 on, 2 outs) S. Murphy (14, 8th Inning off T. Layne, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: T. Grisham (6, 6th Inning off M. Gonzales, 0 on, 2 outs) N. Arenado (2, 4th Inning off M. Gonzales, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Kendrick 2 , J. Winker 3 , T. Grisham 3 , N. Arenado 3 , D. Swanson 2 , S. Murphy 3
2-out RBI: D. Swanson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Kendrick , J. Winker , T. Grisham , N. Arenado , S. Murphy
GIDP: T. Grisham
Sac Fly: J. Winker
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Winker (2)

FIELDING
PB: S. Murphy
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Gonzales 5.2 6 2 2 3 2 0 84 50 2.80   
S. Selman BS (2) 0.2 2 1 1 2 1 0 31 18 3.04   
T. Layne 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 11 4.15   
E. Diaz 2.0 0 0 0 0 5 0 27 19 2.35   
K. Keller W (4-2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 14 10 4.07   
C. Kimbrel SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 7 4.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Gonzales 48
Batters Faced: M. Gonzales 26, S. Selman 6, T. Layne 5, E. Diaz 6, K. Keller 4, C. Kimbrel 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Gonzales 4-11, S. Selman 0-1, T. Layne 1-2, E. Diaz 0-1, K. Keller 1-0, C. Kimbrel 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Gonzales 84-50, S. Selman 31-18, T. Layne 19-11, E. Diaz 27-19, K. Keller 14-10, C. Kimbrel 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Selman 2-0 , T. Layne 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Sale 7.1 5 3 3 0 13 2 96 74 3.82   
J. Diaz 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 18 11 3.63   
T. Guilbeau 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 35 24 2.70   
J. Alvarado L (3-2) 1.0 3 3 3 0 2 0 30 19 2.73   
C. Edwards Jr. 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 16 10 1.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sale 69
Batters Faced: C. Sale 27, J. Diaz 3, T. Guilbeau 7, J. Alvarado 6, C. Edwards Jr. 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sale 3-6, J. Diaz 0-0, T. Guilbeau 0-3, J. Alvarado 0-1, C. Edwards Jr. 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sale 96-74, J. Diaz 18-11, T. Guilbeau 35-24, J. Alvarado 30-19, C. Edwards Jr. 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Edwards Jr. 2-2
Hit Batsmen: T. Guilbeau
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Sale
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Rain (79 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:27
Attendance: 39895
Special Notes: 2B Jurickson Profar was injured while throwing the ball.
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