| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 6-6 | 14-14 | 14-11 |
| Game 2 | 6-6 | 18-9 | 13-12 |
| Game 3 | 6-6 | 17-14 | 10-10 |
| Game 4 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 2-2 |
| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 7-5 | 14-18 | 10-10 |
| Game 2 | 7-5 | 12-12 | 11-17 |
| Game 3 | 6-6 | 10-13 | 20-9 |
| Game 4 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 4-0 |
Boston @ Kansas City Game Overview
BOS vs KCRecords
BOS vs KCHead To Head
Win / Loss
7-3
Over / Under
5-4-1
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | BOS Starter (IP) | KC Starter (IP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 07, '24 | KC |
8 - 4
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KC -134 | o8.5 | K. Crawford (3.2) | C. Ragans (6.1) |
| Aug 06, '24 | KC |
6 - 5
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BOS +112 | o8.5 | B. Bello (4.2) | S. Lugo (5.1) |
| Aug 05, '24 | KC |
9 - 5
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BOS +114 | o10.0 | J. Paxton (6.0) | B. Singer (5.2) |
| Jul 14, '24 | BOS |
5 - 4
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BOS -136 | u9.5 | B. Bello (6.1) | B. Singer (2.2) |
| Jul 13, '24 | BOS |
5 - 0
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BOS -133 | u9.0 | K. Crawford (7.0) | S. Lugo (5.0) |
| Jul 12, '24 | BOS |
6 - 1
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KC -107 | u9.0 | C. Criswell (6.0) | C. Ragans (7.0) |
| Sep 03, '23 | KC |
7 - 3
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BOS -179 | P10.0 | C. Sale (5.0) | T. Clarke (1.0) |
| Sep 02, '23 | KC |
9 - 5
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BOS -166 | o10.5 | T. Houck (5.0) | A. Marsh (2.2) |
| Sep 01, '23 | KC |
13 - 2
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KC +178 | o10.0 | J. Paxton (1.1) | J. Lyles (8.0) |
| Aug 10, '23 | BOS |
2 - 0
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BOS -248 | u10.5 | J. Paxton (5.1) | A. Cox (2.0) |
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Last Meeting ( Aug 7, 2024 ) Boston 4, Kansas City 8
Bobby Witt Jr. had the eighth four-hit game of his career and the Kansas City Royals tied a season high with 17 hits while completing a four-game sweep of the Chicago White Sox on Thursday. However, the topic in the locker room afterward was the team's pitching.
Heading into the Friday series opener against the visiting Boston Red Sox, the Royals have earned shutout victories in six of their past 13 games, including a 10-0 win over the White Sox on Thursday.
The Royals outscored Chicago 19-4 in the series with Michael Wacha and Kris Bubic tossing seven shutout innings in the final two games. Kansas City starters gave up just two runs (one earned) and 19 hits over 25 2/3 innings in the series while striking out 26 and walking seven.
"It's remarkable," Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. "Credit to (pitching coach Brian Sweeney) and the pitching guys for the plan they put together, and for the guys for executing. ... We believe in this pitching staff. We know these guys have a high ceiling, and right now they're executing at a high level."
"With the guys on the mound, we're just trying to put up some runs because we know what they're doing," Witt said. "It's incredible."
The Royals bring their second six-game winning streak of the season into the three-game series with Boston. They have won nine of their past 10 games and 15 of their past 17.
"We're firing on all cylinders right now, and it's fun," said left fielder/third baseman Jonathan India, who had two hits, two RBIs and three runs.
Witt added, "We knew what we can do. I don't feel like it's 'on a roll.' We're playing Royals baseball, and that's just how it's going to be."
Veteran right-hander Michael Lorenzen (3-3, 4.23 ERA) will start against the Red Sox for the first time in his career on Friday. He will be opposed by rookie right-hander Hunter Dobbins (2-1, 3.78).
Lorenzen has faced Boston once in his career, in relief for the Cincinnati Reds in 2017, and he allowed two runs in one-third of an inning.
Dobbins will be making just the fourth start of his career, his first against Kansas City, and he comes in off his first loss. He allowed four runs, including a two-run homer by Kody Clemens, son of former Red Sox ace Roger Clemens, during a 4-3 defeat against the Minnesota Twins on Saturday. Dobbins lasted 5 2/3 innings.
The Red Sox are starting a six-game road trip, with three games against the American League Central-leading Detroit Tigers to follow the visit to Kansas City.
Boston rebounded from a 6-1 loss to Texas on Tuesday to win take the final two games of the series from the Rangers, including a 5-0 win in the Thursday afternoon finale.
Rafael Devers led the way with a solo home run and two RBIs. Trevor Story scored two runs and stole a base, and four pitchers combined for a five-hit shutout for the Red Sox, who moved back above the .500 mark at 20-19.
"Really good sign that we bounced back, especially after losing the first game against a tough Texas team that pitches really well," Story said. "They've got a lot of great players. To be able to bounce back and get these last two, hopefully we can ride that momentum into Kansas City and Detroit."
--Field Level Media
BOS vs KCInjury report
Boston's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V. Grissom | 2B | Sixty Day IL - Foot( Sep 08, '25) | Sep 08, '25 | |
| The Boston Red Sox placed INF Vaughn Grissom on the 60-day injured list with plantar fasciitis. | ||||
| M. Mayer | 3B | Sixty Day IL - Wrist( Aug 31, '25) | Aug 31, '25 | |
| The Boston Red Sox transferred INF Marcelo Mayer from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list due to a sprained right wrist. | ||||
| L. Guerrero | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Aug 01, '25) | Aug 01, '25 | |
| The Boston Red Sox transferred RHP Luis Guerrero to the 60-day injured list due to a right elbow strain. | ||||
| T. Houck | SP | Sixty Day IL - Flexor( Aug 01, '25) | Aug 01, '25 | |
| The Boston Red Sox reported on Saturday (Aug. 2) that RHP Tanner Houck will undergo Tommy John surgery due to a right flexor pronator strain. | ||||
| H. Dobbins | SP | Sixty Day IL - ACL( Jul 30, '25) | Jul 30, '25 | |
| The Boston Red Sox transferred RHP Hunter Dobbins from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with a right ACL tear. | ||||
| L. Hendriks | RP | Sixty Day IL - Hip( Jul 07, '25) | Jul 07, '25 | |
| The Boston Red Sox transferred RHP Liam Hendriks to the 60-day injured list with right hip inflammation. | ||||
| J. Winckowski | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Jun 06, '25) | Jun 06, '25 | |
| The Boston Red Sox placed RHP Josh Winckowski on the 60-day injured list as he recovers from elbow inflammation in mid-May. | ||||
| T. Casas | 1B | Sixty Day IL - Knee( Jun 02, '25) | Jun 02, '25 | |
| The Boston Red Sox transferred INF Triston Casas to the 60-day injured list due to a left patellar tendon rupture. Casas will be off crutches in two weeks and expects to be ready for Opening Day next season, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports. | ||||
| K. Crawford | SP | Sixty Day IL - Knee( May 15, '25) | May 15, '25 | |
| The Boston Red Sox placed RHP Kutter Crawford on the 60-day injured list as he recovers from right patellar tendinopathy. Crawford will undergo what will likely be season-ending surgery on his right wrist as reported on (Jun. 25) Wednesday. | ||||
| P. Sandoval | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Feb 14, '25) | Feb 14, '25 | |
| The Boston Red Sox placed LHP Patrick Sandoval on the 60-day injured list as he recovers from his Tommy John surgery. | ||||
Kansas City's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No injuries to report. | ||||
BOS vs KC Starters Recent Games
Hunter Dobbins (R)Last 5
Win / Loss
2-1
ERA
3.78
Avg. IP
5.1
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Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 03, '25
BOS 3 - MIN 4
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L -113 | u9.5 | 5.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 92 | 16.2 | 1.3 |
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Apr 18, '25
BOS 10 - CHW 3
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W -222 | o9.5 | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 13.2 | 3.0 |
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Apr 06, '25
BOS 18 - STL 7
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W -124 | o9.5 | 5.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 93 | 18.6 | 0.0 |
| Last 3 Avg. | 5.1 | 6.0 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 88.0 | 16.0 | 1.4 |
Last Vs Kansas City
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Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Dobbins has not played against KC Royals. | ||||||||||||
Michael Lorenzen (R)Last 5
Win / Loss
3-2
ERA
4.67
Avg. IP
5.1
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Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 04, '25
BAL 6 - KC 11
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W +129 | o9.5 | 4.2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 85 | 18.2 | 0.8 |
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Apr 29, '25
TB 1 - KC 3
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W +139 | u8.0 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 88 | 14.7 | 1.8 |
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Apr 24, '25
KC 6 - COL 2
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W -177 | u9.0 | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 96 | 16.0 | 0.5 |
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Apr 17, '25
DET 6 - KC 1
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L +134 | u7.5 | 4.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 102 | 21.9 | 1.0 |
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Apr 12, '25
CLE 6 - KC 3
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L +120 | o8.0 | 5.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 85 | 15.0 | 4.5 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 5.1 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 91.2 | 17.1 | 1.7 |
Last Vs Boston
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Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Lorenzen has not played against BOS Red Sox. | ||||||||||||
BOS vs KCStats
BOS vs KC Stats Analysis
| Team | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Boston
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3.91 | .252 | .318 | 1.29 | 8.2 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 8.3 |
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Kansas City
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2.91 | .227 | .290 | 1.16 | 8.2 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 8.1 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Boston
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4.37 | 3.95 | .260 | .331 | 1.35 | 5.1 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 4.9 |
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Kansas City
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3.17 | 2.93 | .226 | .289 | 1.16 | 5.2 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 5.4 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Boston
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4.58 | 3.85 | .237 | .296 | 1.19 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 3.3 |
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Kansas City
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3.25 | 2.88 | .226 | .293 | 1.16 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.6 |