KC 4, BOS 5 | May 2, 2018 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, May 2, 2018•Fenway Park•86°F, Sunny

Royals

BOS

Red Sox

Final

WIN

Drew Pomeranz

LOSS

Danny Duffy

SAVE

Craig Kimbrel

The Red Sox edged the Royals 5-4 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Mookie Betts3 HR, 3 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 7: Mookie Betts homers (11) on a fly ball to center field.

Weather: 86°F, SunnyWind: 14 mph, Out To CFFirst pitch: 5:05 PM UTCT: 2:45Att: 32,267Venue: Fenway Park

Ump Audit

Brian O'Nora

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94.0%B

8 missed calls

+3.1% BOS

+0.57 runs BOS

Win Probability

BOS WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	10	0
BOS	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	0

Game 529860 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield2B	4	1	0	0	1	2	.252/.328/.378	98.4	.443	.402
Jorge SolerRF	4	0	2	0	0	0	.315/.436/.517	102.1	.392	.380
Mike Moustakas3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.298/.331/.562	93	.171	.166
Salvador PerezDH	3	0	0	1	0	1	.286/.311/.405	98	.026	.288
Cheslor Cuthbert1B	3	1	2	1	1	1	.221/.306/.349	100.7	.760	.842
Jon JayLF	3	0	1	0	0	0	.266/.347/.303	93.8	.327	.321
Alcides EscobarSS	4	1	1	0	0	2	.226/.288/.349	86.3	.236	.217
Alex GordonCF	4	1	2	0	0	1	.274/.328/.371	95.7	.527	.532
Lucas DudaPH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.214/.287/.316	81.3	-	-
Bench
Drew ButeraC	3	0	1	2	0	1	.185/.286/.259	92.6	.100	.128
Danny DuffyP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	33	4	10	4	2	10	-	-	-	-

HR:Cuthbert (8th off Barnes, 0 on, 2 out)

2B:Soler 2; Butera

TB:16

RBI:Perez; Butera 2; Cuthbert

SF:Perez

GIDP:Jay 2

Team LOB:6

Boston Red Sox

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Mookie BettsRF	4	3	4	3	0	0	.365/.451/.823	107.2	.680

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Danny DuffyL	6.2	10	5	5	1	6	4	111-73	89.7	5.63
Brad Keller	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16-9	94.2	3.09
Totals	8.0	10	5	5	1	6	4	127-82	-	-

Pitches-strikes:Duffy 111-73; Keller 16-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Duffy 3-9; Keller 4-0

Boston Red Sox

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Drew PomeranzW	6.0	8	3	3	2	3	0	89-55	83.7	6.14

Game Notes

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T3Replay review: Royals challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Jorge Soler doubles (9) on a ground ball to third baseman Rafael Devers.

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T6Replay review: Red Sox challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Jon Jay grounds into a double play, second baseman Eduardo Nunez to shortstop Xander Bogaerts to first baseman Hanley Ramirez. Cheslor Cuthbert out at 2nd. Jon Jay out at 1st.

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T9Replay review: Red Sox challenged (hit by pitch), call on the field was overturned: Lucas Duda strikes out swinging.

Scoring Plays

Top 1 • KC

1-0

Salvador Perez flies into a sacrifice double play, center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. to second baseman Eduardo Nunez to shortstop Xander Bogaerts. Whit Merrifield scores. Jorge Soler out at 2nd.

EV: 98.0 mph385 ftLA: 30°

Top 2 • KC

3-0

Drew Butera doubles (4) on a fly ball to right fielder Mookie Betts. Alcides Escobar scores. Alex Gordon scores.

EV: 92.6 mph371 ftLA: 24°

Bot 4 • BOS

3-1

Mookie Betts homers (9) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 107.2 mph💣 452 ftLA: 27°

3-3

J.D. Martinez homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field. Hanley Ramirez scores.

EV: 108.8 mph💣 443 ftLA: 27°