Red Sox 6-2 Royals (Aug 5, 2025) Play-by-Play

Boston Red Sox

64-51, 39-21 home


KC
BOS

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

G. Crochet13-4

7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 8 K, 1 BB

R. Bergert1-1

5.2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 K, 2 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- G. Crochet pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 98
  2
  Foul Ball
  Cutter 88
  3
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 98
  4
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 98
  5
  Ground Out
  Sinker 98
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 1st
- R. Bergert pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- G. Crochet pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 2nd
- R. Bergert pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- G. Crochet pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 3rd
- R. Bergert pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- G. Crochet pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 4th
- R. Bergert pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- G. Crochet pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 5th
- R. Bergert pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- G. Crochet pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 6th
- R. Bergert pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- A. Zerpa pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- Rafaela ran for Yoshida
  1
  3
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- G. Crochet pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- Duran in left field.
  1
  3
- Rafaela in center field.
  1
  3
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 7th
- J. Schreiber pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- D. Lynch IV pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- G. Weissert pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
Red SoxBottom 8th
- D. Lynch IV pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- J. Hicks pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- Garcia to second on wild pitch by Hicks.
  2
  6
- Yastrzemski hit for Grichuk
  2
  6
- Frazier hit for Loftin
  2
  6
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	98
2 Foul Ball	Cutter	88
3 Ball	Four-seam FB	98
4 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	98
5 Ground Out	Sinker	98

Royals
5
Red Sox
8

Game 1

8/4

Royals
2
Red Sox
6

Game 2

8/5

Royals
Red Sox

Game 3

8/6

Fenway Park

7:10 PM, August 5, 2025

Boston, Massachusetts

Attendance: 37,013

Game Time:2:20

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Edwin Moscoso
First Base Umpire - David Rackley
Second Base Umpire - Chris Guccione
Third Base Umpire - Chad Whitson

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Detroit	66	49	.574	-	L1
Cleveland	58	55	.513	7	W2
Kansas City	56	58	.491	9.5	L2
Minnesota	53	60	.469	12	W1
Chicago	42	71	.372	23	L2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Toronto	67	48	.583	-	W2
Boston	64	51	.557	3	W7
New York	60	54	.526	6.5	L5
Tampa Bay	56	59	.487	11	W1
Baltimore	51	63	.447	15.5	L3

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