Royals 2-1 Red Sox (May 9, 2025) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

24-16, 16-5 home


BOS
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	8	0

S. Cruz1-0

0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

S. Newcomb0-4

0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

Red SoxTop 1st
- M. Lorenzen pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 95
  2
  Ground Out
  Cutter 91
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- H. Dobbins pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 2nd
- M. Lorenzen pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- H. Dobbins pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 3rd
- M. Lorenzen pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- H. Dobbins pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 4th
- M. Lorenzen pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- Devers to second on wild pitch by Lorenzen.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- H. Dobbins pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 5th
- M. Lorenzen pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- H. Dobbins pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 6th
- M. Lorenzen pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- H. Dobbins pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 7th
- M. Lorenzen pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- G. Weissert pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- Garcia stole second.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 8th
- J. Schreiber pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- L. Erceg pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- J. Wilson pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- Waters ran for India
  0
  0
- J. Slaten pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 9th
- L. Erceg pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- Waters in right field.
  0
  0
- Canha in left field.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- J. Slaten pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- Biggio hit for Canha
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 10th
- C. Estevez pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- Waters in left field.
  0
  0
- Biggio in right field.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 10th
- A. Chapman pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- Renfroe hit for Isbel
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 11th
- D. Lynch IV pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- Waters in center field.
  0
  0
- Biggio in left field.
  0
  0
- Renfroe in right field.
  0
  0
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 11th
- G. Whitlock pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- Waters to third on wild pitch by Whitlock.
  1
  0
- B. Bernardino pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 12th
- D. Lynch IV pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- Hamilton ran for Campbell
  1
  1
- S. Cruz pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 12th
- S. Newcomb pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- Hamilton at second base.
  1
  1
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Four-seam FB	95
2 Ground Out	Cutter	91

0:45

Freddy Fermin walks it off for the Royals in the 12th inning

0:45

Vinnie Pasquantino drives in a run in the 10th inning

0:27

Regular Season Series

KC leads 1-0

Red Sox
1
Royals
2

Game 1

5/9

Red Sox
Royals

Game 2

5/10

Red Sox
Royals

Game 3

5/11

Royals
Red Sox

Game 4

8/4

Royals
Red Sox

Game 5

8/5

Royals
Red Sox

Game 6

8/6

Kauffman Stadium

7:40 PM, May 9, 2025

Kansas City, Missouri

Line: KC -110

Over/Under: 8.5

Attendance: 30,348

Game Time:3:07

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Alex Tosi
First Base Umpire - Ron Kulpa
Second Base Umpire - Cory Blaser
Third Base Umpire - Manny Gonzalez

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	22	16	.579	-	W3
Boston	20	20	.500	3	L1
Toronto	18	20	.474	4	W2
Tampa Bay	17	21	.447	5	W1
Baltimore	14	23	.378	7.5	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Detroit	26	13	.667	-	W5
Cleveland	23	15	.605	2.5	W3
Kansas City	24	16	.600	2.5	W7
Minnesota	19	20	.487	7	W6
Chicago	11	28	.282	15	W1

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S. Cruz1-0

S. Newcomb0-4

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Freddy Fermin walks it off for the Royals in the 12th inning

Regular Season Series

KC leads 1-0

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