BOS 8, KC 0 | Jun 5, 2019 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, June 6, 2019•Kauffman Stadium•90°F, Cloudy

BOS

Red Sox

Royals

Final

WIN

Chris Sale

LOSS

Jakob Junis

The Red Sox cruised past the Royals 8-0 in a dominant performance.

★Brock Holt3-for-5, 1 RBI

★Rafael Devers3 RBI

★Andrew Benintendi3-for-4, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Rafael Devers homers (9) on a fly ball to center field.

Weather: 90°F, CloudyWind: 7 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 12:15 AM UTCT: 2:39Att: 15,523Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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93.7%B

10 missed calls

+25.1% KC

+0.34 runs KC

Win Probability

KC WinBOS Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	2	0	0	0	4	0	2	0	0	8	11	0
KC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Game 565731 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Boston Red Sox

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Mookie BettsRF	4	1	0	0	1	1	.270/.384/.451	96.2	.194	.174
Andrew BenintendiLF	4	1	3	0	1	0	.268/.364/.423	103.2	.428	.517
J.D. MartinezDH	5	0	0	0	0	0	.294/.370/.523	109.4	.177	.173
Rafael Devers3B	5	3	2	3	0	0	.316/.374/.513	106.7	.270	.448
Xander BogaertsSS	4	1	0	0	1	1	.298/.379/.535	99.5	.338	.530
Brock Holt2B	5	2	3	1	0	1	.293/.356/.341	98.2	.294	.277
Michael Chavis1B	5	0	1	0	0	3	.255/.345/.477	107	.329	.306
Jackie Bradley Jr.CF	2	0	1	3	2	1	.190/.290/.316	103.2	.473	.492
Sandy LeónC	3	0	1	1	0	1	.222/.306/.370	108.6	.417	.780
Bench
Chris SaleP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Totals	37	8	11	8	5	8	-	-	-	-

HR:Devers (7th off López, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Devers; Benintendi; Jr.; León

TB:18

RBI:Holt; Devers 3; Jr. 3; León

SB:Devers

SF:León

GIDP:Martinez

Team LOB:8

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Terrance GoreRF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.314/.333/.400	-	-	-

Pitching

Boston Red Sox

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Chris SaleW	9.0	3	0	0	0	12	0	102-73	86.5	3.84
Totals	9.0	3	0	0	0	12	0	102-73	-	-

Pitches-strikes:Sale 102-73

Groundouts-flyouts:Sale 10-4

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jakob JunisL	4.2	8	6	5	3	5	0	99-59	86.3	5.63

Game Notes

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T1Replay review: Red Sox challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Xander Bogaerts reaches on a fielding error by first baseman Cheslor Cuthbert. Rafael Devers to 3rd.

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B3Replay review: Red Sox challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: catcher Sandy Leon picks off Whit Merrifield at on throw to first baseman Michael Chavis.

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T1Wild pitch by Jakob Junis

Top 1 • BOS

2-0

Brock Holt singles on a ground ball to right fielder Whit Merrifield. Rafael Devers scores. Xander Bogaerts to 2nd.

EV: 98.2 mph57 ftLA: 1°

1-0

Rafael Devers grounds into a force out, pitcher Jakob Junis to shortstop Adalberto Mondesi. Mookie Betts scores. Andrew Benintendi out at 2nd. Rafael Devers to 1st.

Top 5 • BOS

6-0

Jackie Bradley Jr. doubles (10) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Alex Gordon. Rafael Devers scores. Xander Bogaerts scores. Brock Holt scores.

EV: 103.2 mph356 ftLA: 17°

3-0

Rafael Devers doubles (17) on a line drive to right fielder Whit Merrifield. Andrew Benintendi scores.

EV: 99.0 mph333 ftLA: 18°

Top 7 • BOS

8-0

Sandy Leon out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Billy Hamilton. Brock Holt scores. Michael Chavis to 3rd.

EV: 101.7 mph408 ftLA: 30°

7-0

Rafael Devers homers (9) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 106.7 mph💣 425 ftLA: 34°

WP:Junis

Inherited runners-scored:Boxberger 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Junis 99-59; Boxberger 4-3; López 37-22; Peralta 11-4; Kennedy 18-10

Groundouts-flyouts:Junis 6-4; Boxberger 0-1; López 2-3; Peralta 1-1; Kennedy 1-0

Bench
Whit MerrifieldRF	3	0	1	0	0	2	.294/.347/.492	84.3	.693	.682
Alex GordonLF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.277/.363/.488	85.7	.337	.314
Jakob JunisP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Brad BoxbergerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jorge LópezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Wily PeraltaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ian KennedyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-