MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT BOSTON RED SOX
05/26/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 1386 - TUESDAY, MAY 26TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (27-27) 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 6 9 0
Boston Red Sox (26-29) 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 5 9 0
Royals Take Down Red Sox, 6-5
Adalberto Mondesi impressed in the 6-5 Kansas City win over Boston. Mondesi, who is tied for 2nd in the AL in stolen bases with 21, went 3 for 4 with a triple and a double. He scored 2 runs. Richard Lovelady earned the save for Kansas City, his 6th. The win puts Kansas City at 27-27 this season.

Kansas City relied on the hitting of Whit Merrifield to pick up the win. The right fielder clubbed a run-scoring single in the top of the eighth inning to put the Royals on top, 6-5. For the game, Merrifield had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

Merrifield called the triumph "a good team win."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield RF 5 1 2 3 0 1 4 .333 5 25
A. Dean LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .211 4 14
J. Soler DH 4 0 0 0 1 3 0 .232 9 30
H. Dozier 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .237 2 23
R. O'Hearn 1B 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 .247 6 17
A. Mondesi SS 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .284 4 24
N. Lopez 2B 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .286 3 26
B. Phillips CF 3 0 0 0 1 3 4 .188 4 14
C. Gallagher C 3 1 2 2 0 0 2 .304 2 9
Totals 35 6 9 6 5 13 16      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Mondesi (11, 4th Inning off J. Nelson, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: A. Mondesi (3, 8th Inning off J. Taylor, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Merrifield (5, 3rd Inning off J. Nelson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Dozier , A. Mondesi 6 , C. Gallagher 2 , W. Merrifield 5 , N. Lopez
2-out RBI: , C. Gallagher 2 , W. Merrifield
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Dean , W. Merrifield 2 , N. Lopez
Hit by Pitch: C. Gallagher
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Mondesi (21) , N. Lopez (4)
CS: A. Mondesi (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Mondesi-Lopez-O'Hearn, Lopez-Mondesi-O'Hearn)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Peraza 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .269 3 17
J. Martinez RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .295 11 35
R. Devers 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .252 7 23
X. Bogaerts SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .300 9 45
A. Benintendi LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .305 3 16
M. Chavis DH 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .222 7 19
M. Moreland 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .241 5 21
K. Pillar CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .265 2 19
C. Vazquez C 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .255 6 21
Totals 33 5 9 5 2 3 5      
BATTING
Home Runs: M. Chavis (7, 6th Inning off B. Singer, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Peraza (3, 6th Inning off B. Singer, 0 on, 0 outs) K. Pillar (2, 5th Inning off B. Singer, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Martinez (11, 6th Inning off B. Singer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Chavis 4 , R. Devers , J. Peraza 5 , K. Pillar 4 , M. Moreland , C. Vazquez 2 , J. Martinez 4
2-out RBI: M. Chavis , K. Pillar
GIDP: J. Peraza , J. Martinez
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Vazquez (1)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Singer 5.2 8 5 5 1 2 4 72 45 5.18   
K. McCarthy W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 22 11 9.16   
S. Barlow H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3.20   
R. Lovelady SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 8 5.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Singer 34
Batters Faced: B. Singer 24, K. McCarthy 7, S. Barlow 1, R. Lovelady 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Singer 6-7, K. McCarthy 1-4, S. Barlow 0-1, R. Lovelady 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Singer 72-45, K. McCarthy 22-11, S. Barlow 1-1, R. Lovelady 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Barlow 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Nelson 5.2 6 4 4 3 9 1 107 69 7.15   
J. Gustave 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 0 24 15 7.00   
J. Taylor L (0-2), BS (1) 2.0 2 1 1 1 3 0 32 22 3.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Nelson 47
Batters Faced: J. Nelson 26, J. Gustave 6, J. Taylor 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Nelson 7-0, J. Gustave 1-2, J. Taylor 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Nelson 107-69, J. Gustave 24-15, J. Taylor 32-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Gustave 2-1 , J. Taylor 1-1
WP: J. Nelson
Hit Batsmen: J. Nelson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Adalberto Mondesi
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 33413
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