| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 6-7 | 13-14 | 12-11 |
| Game 2 | 6-6 | 17-8 | 13-12 |
| Game 3 | 6-6 | 17-13 | 9-10 |
| Game 4 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 2-2 |
| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 8-5 | 14-17 | 9-10 |
| Game 2 | 7-5 | 12-11 | 10-17 |
| Game 3 | 6-6 | 9-13 | 19-9 |
| Game 4 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 4-0 |
Boston @ Kansas City Game Overview
BOS vs KCRecords
BOS vs KCHead To Head
Win / Loss
6-4
Over / Under
5-4-1
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | BOS Starter (IP) | KC Starter (IP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 09, '25 | KC |
2 - 1
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KC -105 | u9.0 | H. Dobbins (6.0) | M. Lorenzen (7.0) |
| 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) |
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Last Meeting ( May 9, 2025 ) Boston 1, Kansas City 2
While a grind at times, Garrett Crochet's start to his Boston Red Sox tenure has been relatively solid.
Meanwhile, budding Kansas City star Cole Ragans has been exceptional against the Red Sox during his career.
With Ragans on the mound, the Royals will aim for an eighth consecutive victory on Saturday night when they face the visiting Red Sox.
Kansas City's Michael Lorenzen tossed seven scoreless innings in Friday's series opener, while Boston rookie Hunter Dobbins did the same through six. Neither allowed a walk in a game in which the teams combined for just 14 hits, the first run wasn't scored until the 11th and the Royals won 2-1 in 12 innings.
Runs could again be at a premium Saturday as Kansas City tries for its 17th win in 19 games.
Crochet (3-2, 2.02 ERA), who despite having allowed five walks, yielded just three runs off two homers over 12 innings of his last two starts. He surrendered only a solo homer during a gritty five-inning effort in Sunday's 5-4 loss to Minnesota.
"I'm working on my mechanics, trying to just clean up command as a whole, velocity, as well," Crochet said.
Crochet is 0-1 with a 1.86 ERA in seven appearances versus Kansas City.
Crochet, then with the Chicago White Sox, allowed a two-run homer to Hunter Renfroe, two other hits and struck out five without a walk over five innings in a 5-3 loss to the Royals on April 7, 2024.
Ragans (2-1, 3.79 ERA), meanwhile, was an AL Cy Young finalist last year, but has battled with inconsistency in 2025. However, the left-hander is 2-0 with a 1.35 ERA in three career starts against the Red Sox - over the last two seasons, with both wins coming in 2024.
After giving up nine runs in seven innings from his previous two starts, then missing his next scheduled outing due to a groin issue, Ragans allowed three hits, two walks and struck out 11 over five innings of Monday's 3-0 win over the White Sox.
"I feel like I'm in a good spot," Ragans said. "Really close to where I want to be. Still some tweaks to be made, but overall, felt like I'm in a good spot."
Boston star Rafael Devers is 2-for-8 with a double against Ragans. Devers, who singled and drove in the game's first run with an RBI groundout Friday, is batting .365 with 12 RBIs in his last 13 games.
On Thursday, Devers said he would not oblige a club request to move from designated hitter to first base, in the wake of Triston Casas' season-ending injury. Devers, who already switched to designated hitter from third base after Boston acquired Alex Bregman to begin the season, reportedly met with Red Sox owner John Henry, who flew to Kansas City on Friday.
"We felt it was important, based on the situation that unfolded (Thursday), to come out here and have an honest conversation about what we value as an organization and what we believe is important to the Boston Red Sox," Red Sox CEO Craig Breslow said.
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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
Garrett Crochet (L)Last 5
Win / Loss
3-2
ERA
2.37
Avg. IP
6.0
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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
BOS 4 - MIN 5
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L -196 | o8.5 | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 89 | 17.8 | 2.5 |
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Apr 29, '25
TOR 2 - BOS 10
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W -130 | o7.5 | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 94 | 13.4 | 2.3 |
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Apr 24, '25
BOS 3 - SEA 4
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L -170 | u8.0 | 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 110 | 22.0 | 5.0 |
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Apr 19, '25
BOS 4 - CHW 3
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W -337 | u9.5 | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 96 | 16.0 | 1.7 |
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Apr 13, '25
CHW 1 - BOS 3
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W -227 | u7.0 | 7.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 13.1 | 2.5 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 6.0 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 7.8 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 97.0 | 16.5 | 2.8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Apr 07, '24
KC 5 - CHW 3
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L +112 | u9.0 | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 15.4 | 1.0 |
| Last 1 Avg. | 5.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 77.0 | 15.4 | 1.0 |
Cole Ragans (L)Last 5
Win / Loss
4-1
ERA
3.86
Avg. IP
5.0
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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 05, '25
KC 3 - CHW 0
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W -218 | u7.5 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 94 | 18.8 | 3.0 |
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Apr 24, '25
KC 7 - COL 4
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W -288 | o8.0 | 3.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 62 | 20.7 | 1.0 |
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Apr 18, '25
DET 7 - KC 3
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L -140 | o7.5 | 4.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 96 | 24.0 | 1.0 |
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Apr 13, '25
CLE 2 - KC 4
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W -136 | u7.0 | 7.2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 11.6 | 2.5 |
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Apr 08, '25
KC 2 - MIN 1
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W -114 | u7.5 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 16.0 | 1.5 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 5.0 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 8.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 87.4 | 18.2 | 1.8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Aug 07, '24
KC 8 - BOS 4
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W -134 | o8.5 | 6.1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 106 | 16.7 | 3.5 |
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Jul 12, '24
BOS 1 - KC 6
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W -107 | u9.0 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 14.6 | 2.7 |
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Aug 07, '23
BOS 6 - KC 2
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L +176 | u9.5 | 6.2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 15.6 | 3.0 |
| Last 3 Avg. | 6.2 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 104.0 | 15.6 | 3.1 |
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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3.79 | .250 | .316 | 1.28 | 8.2 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 8.4 |
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Kansas City
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2.81 | .224 | .286 | 1.14 | 8.2 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 8.1 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Boston
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4.25 | 3.84 | .259 | .329 | 1.34 | 5.1 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
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Kansas City
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3.07 | 2.84 | .224 | .285 | 1.14 | 5.2 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 5.5 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Boston
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4.53 | 3.70 | .234 | .295 | 1.18 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 3.4 |
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Kansas City
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3.19 | 2.76 | .224 | .288 | 1.13 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.7 |