Boston Red Sox at Kansas City Royals
Final
Recap
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Jarren Duran’s opposite-field two-run homer in the seventh inning rallied the Boston Red Sox to a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night. With one on and one out in the seventh, Duran sent reliever Steven Cruz’s fastball 366 feet into the bullpen in left for his sixth homer, helping the Red Sox complete a series sweep of the faltering Royals. Boston's three-game winning streak matched its season high. Connelly Early (4-2) allowed three runs on two swings Salvador Perez’s solo homer in the first and Elias Díaz’s two-run shot in the fifth. The 24-year-old left-hander allowed six hits and struck out five in 6 1/3 innings.
Team stats
11Hits8
1Home runs2
3Walks1
10Strikeouts8
0Stolen bases0
134Pitches thrown176
8Pitching strikeouts10
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos NarvaezC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ceddanne RafaelaCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Masataka YoshidaDH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilyer AbreuRF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mickey GasperPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Isiah Kiner-FalefaSS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jarren DuranLF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Caleb Durbin3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willson Contreras1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcelo Mayer2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Sogard3B-SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jovani MoranP | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg WeissertP | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aroldis ChapmanP | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Connelly EarlyP | 6.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 |