Boston has already won the season series with Kansas City, taking four of the first six meetings, with Sunday’s game the last one of the year (barring an unlikely playoff berth for the Sox). “And didn’t miss it”.
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Salvador Perez hit a three-run home run in the fifth inning and Yordano Ventura tossed six quality innings to cool off the Boston Red Sox’s hot bats as the Kansas City Royals ended a two-game skid with a 6-3 win Saturday night at Fenway Park. Moustakas doubled to center, K.Morales scored.
Jirschele said he asked Yost after the inning if he was sacked.
Matt Barnes is next in line and can give the Red Sox (56-66) their first five-game win streak this year, as well as an 11th win in 13 games against Kansas City since the start of last season. After an enormous ninth-inning rally, they wound up winning by…two runs.
Royals eighth. Moustakas walked on a full count. Despite opening the season with out a confirmed No. 1 starter, they hoped to remain close sufficient within the AL East in that they might beat the trade deadline by acquiring a pitcher to place atop the rotation. From my point of view, there’s three or four different areas that I’ve got to run into, to have that bench coach there to challenge some of my thoughts, to endorse some of my thoughts is going to be nice to have, especially given Dana’s background.
Tazawa gave him everything he had.
“It all depends on, because I haven’t played in a game, it’s my feedback, it’s how I feel”, Gordon said. “Fouling off a lot of pitches and I was dealing with a slippery ball”.
“I felt really good out there”.
With two outs in the second inning, Volquez let Boston’s No. 8 and No. 9 hitters to hound him for two runs.
Kendrys Morales added a two-run double and Alex Rios had three singles and an RBI for Kansas City. Shaw is batting. 434 since his August. 1 call-up, and Bradley is hitting. “What’s not to say about what he did?” said interim manager Torey Lovullo.
Boston trailed 4-2, but scored twice in both the sixth and seventh.
Cueto (2-2) had allowed just six runs in four previous starts for the AL Central-leading Royals.
Amid a stretch run in which the Red Sox are making evaluations for the future, nights like Friday are the most gratifying. Second baseman Josh Rutledge booted a grounder and center fielder Mookie Betts’ throw bounced into the Royals’ dugout for the first run.
Moustakas credited a subtle tweak in his approach. Betts homered over the Monster off Ryan Madson.
Barnes (3-4) gave up five runs and eight hits in 5 1-3 innings.
Cueto, who came into the game with a 2.46 ERA, ranked 10th in the majors, wasn’t helped by the Royals’ so-so defense that made two errors among many adventures on the night.
The Red Sox losing Sunday’s game doesn’t really matter much. He was set to play Saturday, but was taken out of lineup after batting practice with a strained left oblique…. “We don’t ever take any days off”.
“I didn’t know any of that until afterwards when the media was telling me”, he said.
Yost walked by and said, “You do interviews every day?”
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“But he threw home with the great arm that he has and it was one of the best plays he’s had”.
