| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 6-7 | 13-14 | 12-11 |
| Game 2 | 7-6 | 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 | 7-6 | 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
7-3
Over / Under
5-4-1
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | BOS Starter (IP) | KC Starter (IP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, '25 | KC |
10 - 1
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BOS +101 | o7.0 | G. Crochet (7.0) | C. Ragans (5.0) |
| 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) |
Kansas City
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Last Meeting ( May 10, 2025 ) Boston 10, Kansas City 1
The Kansas City Royals will try to accomplish something they haven't been able to do in nearly three years when they face the visiting Boston Red Sox in the rubber game of their three-game series on Sunday.
Win a series.
Boston has won five consecutive series against the Royals dating back to Aug. 4-8, 2022, when Kansas City took three of four games.
The Royals won Friday's series opener in walk-off fashion, 2-1, on Freddy Fermin's line-drive RBI single with one out in the bottom of the 12th inning. For the Royals, that was their 16th win in 18 games and seventh in a row.
Boston, behind the pitching of Garrett Crochet and a 15-hit attack led by Rafael Devers, evened the series with a 10-1 victory on Saturday night.
Seth Lugo (3-3, 2.84 ERA), the runner-up for the American League's Cy Young Award last season, gets the start for Kansas City on Sunday and will be opposed by fellow right-hander Lucas Giolito (0-1, 8.38 ERA).
Lugo has struggled in his career against the Red Sox, compiling an 0-3 record and 7.24 ERA in five career appearances (two starts). Both of those starts came last season when he lost 5-0 at Boston on July 13 and then garnered another loss on Aug. 6 in Kansas City, 6-5.
Giolito is 11-6 with a 3.60 ERA in 23 career starts against the Royals. He hasn't faced them since 2023 because he underwent a surgical procedure for a partial tear of his right ulnar collateral ligament, which sidelined him for the 2024 season.
This will be Giolito's third start since the surgery after beginning the season on the 15-day injured list with a left hamstring strain. He allowed three runs on five hits over six innings while striking out seven in his first start at Toronto on April 30 but struggled against the Texas Rangers on Tuesday at Fenway Park, allowing six runs on 10 hits in 3 2/3 innings of a 6-1 loss.
"It was terrible," Giolito said. "I gave up a bunch of hits in a row, just not doing my job. I didn't have command; that was what probably did me in. I threw one slider, I bounced it, led to scoring a run and we kind of shied away from it. ... They didn't let me get away with mistakes."
"It's a tough one," Boston manager Alex Cora said of the outing. "Just turn the page and be ready for the next one."
Devers, who made headlines after reportedly calling out the front office for the suggestion he give a move to first base a try, went 4-for-4 with a double and three RBIs in Saturday's win. It was his second four-hit game of the season and came just hours after Boston principal owner John Henry, team president Sam Kennedy and chief baseball officer Craig Breslow flew to Kansas City to meet with him.
Cora didn't seemed too concerned about any lingering issues with his star.
"He knows how to cancel the noise," Cora said.
Kansas City is looking forward to moving on from its most lopsided loss of the season after Crochet limited the Royals to just one run on seven hits over seven innings while striking out nine.
"He had it tonight. He's an ace for a reason," said Kansas City first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino, who had two hits. "He did a really nice job mixing speeds, mixing locations. I thought we fought against him, but it wasn't enough tonight."
--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
Lucas Giolito (R)Last 5
Win / Loss
0-2
ERA
8.49
Avg. IP
4.2
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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 06, '25
BOS 1 - TEX 6
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L +105 | u8.5 | 3.2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 20.2 | 1.0 |
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Apr 30, '25
TOR 7 - BOS 6
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L -101 | o9.5 | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 90 | 15.0 | 1.0 |
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Oct 01, '23
DET 5 - CLE 2
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L +110 | u8.0 | 5.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 106 | 21.2 | 2.5 |
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Sep 26, '23
CLE 7 - CIN 11
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W +103 | o7.5 | 3.1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 98 | 29.4 | 1.0 |
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Sep 20, '23
KC 6 - CLE 2
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L -140 | u8.5 | 5.1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 105 | 19.7 | 4.0 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 4.2 | 6.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 94.6 | 21.1 | 1.9 |
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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Sep 20, '23
KC 6 - CLE 2
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L -140 | u8.5 | 5.1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 105 | 19.7 | 4.0 |
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May 20, '23
CHW 5 - KC 1
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W -189 | u8.5 | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 89 | 14.8 | 0.5 |
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May 09, '23
KC 2 - CHW 4
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W -140 | u9.0 | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 93 | 15.5 | 1.0 |
| Last 3 Avg. | 5.2 | 6.0 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 95.7 | 16.7 | 1.8 |
Seth Lugo (R)Last 5
Win / Loss
3-2
ERA
2.65
Avg. IP
6.2
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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 06, '25
KC 4 - CHW 3
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W -238 | u8.5 | 6.2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 98 | 14.7 | 1.8 |
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May 01, '25
TB 2 - KC 8
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W +146 | o8.5 | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 15.5 | 7.0 |
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Apr 25, '25
KC 2 - HOU 0
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W +102 | u8.0 | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 11.8 | 1.4 |
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Apr 19, '25
DET 3 - KC 1
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L +121 | u8.0 | 6.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 105 | 15.8 | 0.9 |
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Apr 14, '25
NYY 4 - KC 1
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L +131 | u9.0 | 6.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 98 | 14.7 | 1.8 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 6.2 | 5.4 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 97.6 | 14.5 | 2.6 |
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 06, '24
KC 5 - BOS 6
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L -122 | o8.5 | 5.1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 101 | 18.9 | 0.7 |
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Jul 13, '24
BOS 5 - KC 0
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L +123 | u9.0 | 5.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 93 | 18.6 | 6.0 |
| Last 2 Avg. | 5.0 | 8.0 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 97.0 | 18.8 | 3.3 |
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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3.72 | .250 | .315 | 1.27 | 8.2 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 8.4 |
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Kansas City
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2.99 | .228 | .290 | 1.16 | 8.2 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 8.2 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Boston
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4.16 | 3.76 | .259 | .327 | 1.33 | 5.1 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 5.0 |
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Kansas City
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3.16 | 2.93 | .226 | .288 | 1.15 | 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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4.47 | 3.65 | .234 | .295 | 1.18 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 3.4 |
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Kansas City
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3.50 | 3.09 | .231 | .295 | 1.18 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.7 |