Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
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Kansas City 13,
Boston 2
When: 8:10 PM ET, Friday, September 1, 2023
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 87°
Umpires: Home - Sean Barber, 1B - Alan Porter, 2B - Jim Wolf, 3B - Nate Tomlinson
Attendance: 15470
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 87°
Umpires: Home - Sean Barber, 1B - Alan Porter, 2B - Jim Wolf, 3B - Nate Tomlinson
Attendance: 15470
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Kansas City | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | 13 | 17 | 0 |
Boston
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Alex Verdugo | RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .277 |
| Rafael Devers | 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .267 |
| Enmanuel Valdez | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 |
| Justin Turner | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .285 |
| Triston Casas | 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .263 |
| Adam Duvall | CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .274 |
| Ceddanne Rafaela | PH-CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .429 |
| Masataka Yoshida | LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .294 |
| Wilyer Abreu | PH-LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| Trevor Story | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .184 |
| Luis Urias | 2B-3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 |
| Connor Wong | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .248 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| HR - Alex Verdugo (13) | |||||||||
| TB - Alex Verdugo 4, Rafael Devers, Triston Casas, Ceddanne Rafaela, Connor Wong | |||||||||
| RBI - Alex Verdugo 2 (53) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Alex Verdugo 2 (18) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Trevor Story (16) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 5 | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| James Paxton (L 7-5) | 1.1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4.50 |
| Mauricio Llovera | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.41 |
| Brandon Walter | 4.0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5.79 |
| Joe Jacques | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.40 |
| WP - James Paxton, Brandon Walter | ||||||||
| HBP - Freddy Fermin (by Jacques) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - James Paxton 36-19, Mauricio Llovera 11-6, Brandon Walter 82-56, Joe Jacques 27-15 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - James Paxton 3-0, Mauricio Llovera 1-0, Brandon Walter 3-1, Joe Jacques 2-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - James Paxton 10, Mauricio Llovera 3, Brandon Walter 21, Joe Jacques 9 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Mauricio Llovera 2-2 | ||||||||
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Maikel Garcia | 3B-SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .279 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. | SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .279 |
| Samad Taylor | PR-3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .207 |
| Salvador Perez | 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 |
| Michael Massey | 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .220 |
| Freddy Fermin | C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .289 |
| Nelson Velazquez | LF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .232 |
| Drew Waters | RF-CF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .228 |
| Nick Loftin | DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| Kyle Isbel | CF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .236 |
| Dairon Blanco | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .235 |
| Totals | 39 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 13 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Nelson Velazquez (2), Nick Loftin (1), Kyle Isbel (19) | |||||||||
| HR - Bobby Witt Jr. (28), Salvador Perez 2 (21), Nelson Velazquez (6) | |||||||||
| TB - Maikel Garcia 2, Bobby Witt Jr. 6, Salvador Perez 9, Michael Massey, Freddy Fermin 2, Nelson Velazquez 6, Drew Waters, Nick Loftin 3, Kyle Isbel 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Maikel Garcia 2 (46), Bobby Witt Jr. 2 (84), Salvador Perez 4 (61), Nelson Velazquez 2 (10), Nick Loftin (1), Kyle Isbel 2 (29) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Salvador Perez (24), Nelson Velazquez 2 (5), Nick Loftin (1) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Salvador Perez (38), Drew Waters (25), Kyle Isbel (28) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Freddy Fermin (8) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 6 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| CS - Bobby Witt Jr. (10, 2nd by Walter/Wong) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Jordan Lyles (W 4-15) | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6.29 |
| Steven Cruz | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21.60 |
| HBP - Luis Urias (by Lyles) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Jordan Lyles 114-76, Steven Cruz 26-14 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jordan Lyles 5-7, Steven Cruz 0-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Jordan Lyles 29, Steven Cruz 5 | ||||||||