BOS 15, KC 4 | Jul 7, 2018 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, July 7, 2018•Kauffman Stadium•87°F, Clear

BOS

Red Sox

Royals

Final

WIN

Heath Hembree

LOSS

Jason Adam

The Red Sox cruised past the Royals 15-4 in a dominant performance.

★Mookie Betts4-for-6, 1 RBI

★Xander Bogaerts3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Christian Vazquez singles on a line drive to center fielder Alcides Escobar. J.D. Martinez scores. Xander Bogaerts scores. Rafael Devers to 3rd.

Weather: 87°F, ClearWind: 9 mph, In From RFFirst pitch: 11:15 PM UTCT: 4:03Att: 30,347Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

Sam Holbrook

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93.4%B

14 missed calls

+19.5% BOS

+0.49 runs KC

Win Probability

KC WinBOS Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	0	0	0	0	4	0	3	1	7	15	16	1
KC	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0

Game 530733 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Boston Red Sox

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Mookie BettsRF	6	2	4	1	0	2	.343/.433/.679	106.4	.643	.613
Andrew BenintendiLF	2	4	2	2	4	0	.286/.373/.508	102.6	.387	.690
Blake SwihartDH	1	1	1	1	0	0	.185/.250/.210	76.1	.980	.897
Mitch Moreland1B	3	2	1	1	2	0	.289/.358/.530	107.2	.722	.752
Xander BogaertsSS	3	2	1	3	3	0	.277/.351/.514	107.6	.567	.605
Brock Holt2B	4	0	1	1	2	0	.296/.376/.401	92.5	.236	.230
Rafael Devers3B	4	1	1	1	2	1	.245/.293/.433	99.2	.076	.068
Sandy LeónC	2	0	2	1	0	0	.260/.303/.407	103.5	.400	.370
Jackie Bradley Jr.CF	6	1	0	1	0	2	.198/.289/.327	107.6	.482	.485
Bench
J.D. MartinezDH	5	2	2	1	0	2	.329/.392/.646	107.4	.595	.822
Christian VázquezC	4	0	1	2	0	1	.213/.249/.300
Totals	40	15	16	15	13	8	-	-	-	-

HR:Benintendi (8th off McCarthy, 0 on, 1 out)

2B:Benintendi; Betts 2; Bogaerts; Martinez

TB:24

RBI:Devers; Swihart; Benintendi 2; Moreland; Betts; Bogaerts 3; Holt; Jr.; León; Vázquez 2; Martinez

SB:Betts; Holt; Vázquez

SF:Moreland

GIDP:Devers

Team LOB:12

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield2B	4	2	2	0	1	0	.293/.362/.415	99.4	.577

Pitching

Boston Red Sox

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
David Price	4.2	6	4	4	1	9	1	102-69	90.7	4.44
Heath HembreeW	1.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	22-13	90.2	3.58
Matt BarnesH	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	19-12	91.9	2.39
Joe Kelly	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	6-4	89.6	3.41
Brandon Workman	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5-3	84.6	2.03
Hector Velázquez	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12-9	89.4	2.76
Totals	9.0	6	4	4	2	13	1	166-110	-	-

WP:Barnes

HBP:Moustakas (by Price); Perez (by Price); Duda (by Price)

Inherited runners-scored:Hembree 3-0

Pitches-strikes:Price 102-69; Hembree 22-13; Barnes 19-12; Kelly 6-4; Workman 5-3; Velázquez 12-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Price 3-2; Hembree 1-3; Barnes 1-1; Kelly 1-0; Workman 1-0; Velázquez 2-1

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Brad Keller	4.2	6	4	4	5	2	0	89-46	91.7	2.52

Scoring Plays

Bot 2 • KC

0-1

Lucas Duda homers (7) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 98.2 mph💣 380 ftLA: 31°

Bot 3 • KC

0-2

Mike Moustakas singles on a line drive to pitcher David Price. Whit Merrifield scores. Jorge Bonifacio to 3rd.

EV: 97.8 mph126 ftLA: 5°

0-3

Salvador Perez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Mookie Betts. Jorge Bonifacio scores.

EV: 96.8 mph343 ftLA: 30°

Top 5 • BOS

4-3

Xander Bogaerts doubles (24) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Alcides Escobar. Andrew Benintendi scores. J.D. Martinez scores. Mitch Moreland scores. Xander Bogaerts to 3rd.

EV: 107.6 mph359 ftLA: 15°

1-3

J.D. Martinez singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Alex Gordon. Mookie Betts scores. Andrew Benintendi to 3rd.

EV: 105.9 mph182 ftLA: 9°

Bot 5 • KC

4-4

Lucas Duda hit by pitch. Whit Merrifield scores. Mike Moustakas to 3rd. Salvador Perez to 2nd.

Top 7 • BOS

7-4

Christian Vazquez singles on a line drive to center fielder Alcides Escobar. J.D. Martinez scores. Xander Bogaerts scores. Rafael Devers to 3rd.

EV: 82.7 mph204 ftLA: 15°

5-4

Mitch Moreland out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Alex Gordon. Andrew Benintendi scores.

EV: 93.4 mph309 ftLA: 44°

Top 8 • BOS

8-4

Andrew Benintendi homers (14) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 102.6 mph💣 382 ftLA: 34°

Top 9 • BOS

15-4

Sandy Leon singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Jorge Bonifacio. Xander Bogaerts scores. Brock Holt to 3rd. Rafael Devers to 2nd.

EV: 103.5 mph37 ftLA: -3°

14-4

Rafael Devers walks. Mitch Moreland scores. Xander Bogaerts to 3rd. Brock Holt to 2nd.

13-4

Brock Holt walks. Blake Swihart scores. Mitch Moreland to 3rd. Xander Bogaerts to 2nd.

12-4

Blake Swihart singles on a line drive to right fielder Jorge Bonifacio. Andrew Benintendi scores.

EV: 76.1 mph215 ftLA: 20°

11-4

Andrew Benintendi doubles (21) on a line drive to center fielder Alcides Escobar. Mookie Betts scores.

EV: 94.2 mph364 ftLA: 22°

10-4

Mookie Betts doubles (23) on a ground ball to left fielder Alex Gordon. Jackie Bradley Jr. scores. Mookie Betts to 3rd.

EV: 95.9 mph71 ftLA: 3°

9-4

Jackie Bradley Jr. grounds into a force out, first baseman Mike Moustakas to shortstop Adalberto Mondesi. Rafael Devers scores. Sandy Leon out at 2nd. Jackie Bradley Jr. to 1st.

IBB:Romero

Inherited runners-scored:Hill 1-0; Romero 2-2; Butera 1-1

Pitches-strikes:Keller 89-46; Hill 12-6; Adam 22-13; Romero 16-7; McCarthy 22-13; Maurer 30-18; Butera 24-10

Groundouts-flyouts:Keller 4-6; Hill 0-0; Adam 0-0; Romero 1-2; McCarthy 1-0; Maurer 2-0; Butera 0-1

Bench
Jorge BonifacioRF	3	1	1	0	1	1	.296/.367/.407	105.9	.600	.802
Brad KellerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tim HillP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jason AdamP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Enny RomeroP							1.000/1.000/2.000	-	-	-
Kevin McCarthyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Brandon MaurerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Drew ButeraP							.152/.234/.222	-	-	-