Red Sox 5-4 Royals (May 2, 2018) Play-by-Play

Boston Red Sox

22-8, 11-4 home


KC
BOS

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	10	0
0	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	-	5	10	0

RoyalsTop 1st
- D. Pomeranz pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Changeup 65
  2
  Strike Looking
  Knuckle Curve 76
  3
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 89
  4
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 89
  5
  Ball
  Knuckle Curve 76
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 1st
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- D. Pomeranz pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 2nd
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- D. Pomeranz pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 3rd
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- D. Pomeranz pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 4th
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- D. Pomeranz pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 5th
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- D. Pomeranz pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 6th
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- Núñez picked off first.
  3
  4
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- J. Kelly pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 7th
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- B. Keller pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- M. Barnes pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 8th
- B. Keller pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- B. Keller pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- Duda hit for Butera.
  4
  5
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Changeup	65
2 Strike Looking	Knuckle Curve	76
3 Ball	Four-seam FB	89
4 Ball	Four-seam FB	89
5 Ball	Knuckle Curve	76

Royals
6
Red Sox
10

Game 1

4/30

Royals
7
Red Sox
6

Game 2

5/1

Royals
4
Red Sox
5

Game 3

5/2

Fenway Park

1:05 PM, May 2, 2018

Boston, Massachusetts

Attendance: 32,267

Game Time:2:45

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Brian O'Nora
First Base Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth
Second Base Umpire - CB Bucknor
Third Base Umpire - Chris Conroy

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Detroit	4	4	.500	-	W2
Cleveland	3	4	.429	0.5	W1
Minnesota	3	5	.375	1	W1
Kansas City	3	5	.375	1	L1
Chicago	2	6	.250	2	L4

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	6	2	.750	-	W3
Toronto	5	4	.556	1.5	L2
Tampa Bay	4	4	.500	2	L3
Boston	4	4	.500	2	W3
Baltimore	4	5	.444	2.5	W1

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Kansas City Royals

Boston Red Sox

D. Pomeranz1-1

D. Duffy0-4

C. Kimbrel8

Game Information

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