KC 3, BOS 4 | Aug 9, 2023 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, August 9, 2023•Fenway Park•79°F, Clear

Royals

BOS

Red Sox

Final

WIN

Nick Pivetta

LOSS

Jordan Lyles

SAVE

Kenley Jansen

The Red Sox edged the Royals 4-3 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★MJ Melendez2 HR, 2 RBI

★Pablo Reyes3-for-3, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: Freddy Fermin homers (9) on a fly ball to left center field.

Weather: 79°F, ClearWind: 3 mph, VariesFirst pitch: 11:10 PM UTCT: 2:24Att: 35,495Venue: Fenway Park

Ump Audit

Emil Jimenez

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89.6%C

13 missed calls

+11.6% KC

+0.50 runs KC

Win Probability

BOS WinKC Win

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

Game 717059 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Maikel GarciaDH	3	0	1	0	1	1	.278/.325/.379	104.5	.466	.613
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	3	0	1	0	1	0	.269/.311/.474	95	.254	.284
Michael Massey2B	4	0	1	0	0	2	.223/.280/.378	97.4	.520	.503
Salvador Perez1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.246/.292/.421	96.1	.358	.434
MJ MelendezLF	4	2	2	2	0	1	.223/.300/.382	107.2	.525	.1024
Freddy FerminC	4	1	1	1	0	1	.303/.339/.542	99	.209	.340
Dairon BlancoPR	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237/.293/.395	-	-	-
Matt Duffy3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.259/.314/.322	100	.416	.403
Kyle IsbelCF	3	0	1	0	0	1	.225/.254/.380	103.8	.173	.213
Bench
Drew WatersRF	3	0	0	0	0	3	.237/.297/.405	90.1	-	-
Jordan LylesP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	32	3	7	3	3	12	-	-	-	-

HR:Melendez (2nd off Pivetta, 0 on, 0 out); Melendez (4th off Pivetta, 0 on, 0 out); Fermin (9th off Jansen, 0 on, 1 out)

2B:Massey; Isbel

TB:18

RBI:Fermin; Melendez 2

CS:Blanco; Garcia

GIDP:Jr.

Team LOB:5

Boston Red Sox

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jarren DuranLF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.302/.350/.498	94.4	.309

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jordan LylesL	8.0	7	4	4	1	6	1	102-70	86.2	6.13
Totals	8.0	7	4	4	1	6	1	102-70	-	-

Pitches-strikes:Lyles 102-70

Groundouts-flyouts:Lyles 10-5

Boston Red Sox

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Nick PivettaW	5.0	4	2	2	2	8	2	90-59	88.9	4.16

Game Notes

📺

T4Replay review: Umpire reviewed (home run), call on the field was overturned: MJ Melendez homers (12) on a fly ball to left center field.

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B4Luis Urias reaches on catcher interference by Freddy Fermin. Luis Urias to 1st.

Top 2 • KC

1-0

MJ Melendez homers (11) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 107.2 mph💣 445 ftLA: 34°

Bot 2 • BOS

1-1

Triston Casas homers (18) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 108.7 mph💣 431 ftLA: 27°

Top 4 • KC

2-1

Umpire reviewed (home run), call on the field was overturned: MJ Melendez homers (12) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 98.7 mph💣 369 ftLA: 30°

Bot 4 • BOS

2-3

Alex Verdugo doubles (29) on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel, deflected by left fielder MJ Melendez. Masataka Yoshida scores. Rafael Devers scores.

EV: 94.1 mph289 ftLA: 16°

2-4

Reese McGuire singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Alex Verdugo scores. Luis Urias out at home on the throw, center fielder Kyle Isbel to catcher Freddy Fermin to second baseman Michael Massey to catcher Freddy Fermin.

EV: 93.3 mph179 ftLA: 9°

Top 9 • KC

3-4

Freddy Fermin homers (9) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 99.0 mph💣 398 ftLA: 28°

Bench
Masataka YoshidaLF	4	1	1	0	0	0	.304/.362/.477	100.4	.223	.208
Nick PivettaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
John SchreiberP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Josh WinckowskiP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Chris MartinP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Kenley JansenP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-