The Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 2-1 on May 9, 2025 at Kauffman Stadium.
Final · Kauffman Stadium
Top performers
- Rafael Devers went 1-for-5 with 1 RBI for the Red Sox.
- Hunter Dobbins pitched 6.0 innings for the Red Sox, allowing 0 earned runs with 6 strikeouts.
- Vinnie Pasquantino went 1-for-5 with 1 RBI for the Royals.
- Michael Lorenzen pitched 7.0 innings for the Royals, allowing 0 earned runs with 7 strikeouts.
Boston Red Sox box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Story | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rafael Devers | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jarren Duran | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wilyer Abreu | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Bregman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Connor Wong | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ceddanne Rafaela | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Dobbins | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Justin Slaten | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aroldis Chapman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Greg Weissert | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Wilson | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Garrett Whitlock | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Sean Newcomb | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brennan Bernardino | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 11.1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvador Perez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Freddy Fermin | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jonathan India | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Massey | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Maikel Garcia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mark Canha | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Isbel | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Hunter Renfroe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cavan Biggio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 38 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Lorenzen | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Daniel Lynch IV | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Erceg | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Estevez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Schreiber | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steven Cruz | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 12.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Before and after
- Red Sox · 2025 season · Previous May 8, 2025: TEX 0, BOS 5 · Next May 10, 2025: BOS 10, KC 1
- Royals · 2025 season · Previous May 8, 2025: CHW 0, KC 10 · Next May 10, 2025: BOS 10, KC 1