Major League Baseball
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Boston 7,
Kansas City 6
When: 7:10 PM ET, Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Where: Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
Temperature: 95°
Umpires: Home - Jim Reynolds, 1B - Shane Livensparger, 2B - Tony Randazzo, 3B - Todd Tichenor
Attendance: 25180
Where: Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
Temperature: 95°
Umpires: Home - Jim Reynolds, 1B - Shane Livensparger, 2B - Tony Randazzo, 3B - Todd Tichenor
Attendance: 25180
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Kansas City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 1 |
| Boston | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 7 | 12 | 1 |
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Whit Merrifield | 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .287 |
| Jorge Soler | RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .181 |
| Carlos Santana | 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .243 |
| Salvador Perez | C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .272 |
| Ryan O'Hearn | DH | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .244 |
| Emmanuel Rivera | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .400 |
| Hanser Alberto | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .264 |
| Hunter Dozier | LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .163 |
| Michael A. Taylor | CF | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .239 |
| Nicky Lopez | SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .263 |
| Totals | 38 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 18 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Carlos Santana (7), Hunter Dozier 2 (12) | |||||||||
| HR - Whit Merrifield (8), Ryan O'Hearn (6), Michael A. Taylor (7) | |||||||||
| TB - Whit Merrifield 5, Carlos Santana 2, Salvador Perez, Ryan O'Hearn 6, Hunter Dozier 4, Michael A. Taylor 6, Nicky Lopez | |||||||||
| RBI - Whit Merrifield (45), Ryan O'Hearn 2 (13), Michael A. Taylor 3 (29) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jorge Soler 3 (24), Carlos Santana (18), Emmanuel Rivera (1), Hanser Alberto (18) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Jorge Soler (7) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 8 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Whit Merrifield (22, 2nd off Ottavino/Vazquez), Michael A. Taylor (5, 2nd off Ottavino/Vazquez) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Emmanuel Rivera (2) | |||||||||
| Outfield Assists - Hunter Dozier (Martinez at 2nd), Michael A. Taylor (Dalbec at 3rd) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Brad Keller | 5.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.67 |
| Jake Brentz (L 2-1; BS 2) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.70 |
| Greg Holland | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.02 |
| HBP - Enrique Hernandez (by Keller) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Brad Keller 102-60, Jake Brentz 22-13, Greg Holland 30-20 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Brad Keller 7-2, Jake Brentz 0-0, Greg Holland 2-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Brad Keller 27, Jake Brentz 5, Greg Holland 8 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Jake Brentz 1-1 | ||||||||
Boston
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Enrique Hernandez | 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .238 |
| Alex Verdugo | LF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .277 |
| J.D. Martinez | DH | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .302 |
| Xander Bogaerts | SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .327 |
| Rafael Devers | 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .278 |
| Hunter Renfroe | RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .273 |
| Christian Vazquez | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .266 |
| Danny Santana | CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .151 |
| Bobby Dalbec | 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .218 |
| Michael Chavis | PR-1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .245 |
| Totals | 30 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - J.D. Martinez (20) | |||||||||
| TB - Enrique Hernandez 2, Alex Verdugo, J.D. Martinez 3, Xander Bogaerts, Rafael Devers, Hunter Renfroe, Christian Vazquez, Danny Santana, Bobby Dalbec 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Enrique Hernandez (24), J.D. Martinez 4 (51), Xander Bogaerts (47), Hunter Renfroe (41) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Rafael Devers (35), Christian Vazquez (24), Danny Santana (7), Michael Chavis (7) | |||||||||
| SF - J.D. Martinez (3), Hunter Renfroe (4) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Xander Bogaerts (5), Hunter Renfroe (5) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 9 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Christian Vazquez (8, 2nd off Holland/Perez) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Nick Pivetta (2) | |||||||||
| Outfield Assists - Alex Verdugo (Perez at 3rd) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Nick Pivetta | 4.1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4.43 |
| Yacksel Rios (W 2-0) | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.66 |
| Darwinzon Hernandez (H 10) | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.84 |
| Adam Ottavino (H 15) | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.73 |
| Matt Barnes (SV 18) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.65 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Nick Pivetta 89-57, Yacksel Rios 25-13, Darwinzon Hernandez 17-13, Adam Ottavino 20-16, Matt Barnes 13-9 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Nick Pivetta 1-2, Yacksel Rios 2-1, Darwinzon Hernandez 0-0, Adam Ottavino 1-1, Matt Barnes 0-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Nick Pivetta 23, Yacksel Rios 6, Darwinzon Hernandez 4, Adam Ottavino 5, Matt Barnes 3 | ||||||||