TNK - Boston Red Sox Franchise
Game #57 of Season
Kansas City Royals (18-37) @ Boston Red Sox (35-21)
Pitching Matchup - Eduardo Rodriguez vs Glenn Sparkman
The Red Sox took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the 2nd inning when Mitch Moreland took Brad Keller deep to RF for a solo HR over the Royals bullpen. The Royals were forced to go with a bullpen game as Brad Keller was unable to make his scheduled start forcing KC to go with Glenn Sparkman to start the game. Boston would extend the lead with 2 outs in the bottom of the 4th when Christian Vazquez blooped a ball into shallow CF just out of the reach of Mondesi for a RBI single that scored two runs to make it 3-0. The Red Sox added 2 more runs with 2 outs in the bottom of the 5th when Moreland doubled to drive in two runs and push the lead to 5-0. Hunter Dozier would get the Royals on the board in the top of the 6th with a RBI double to make it a 5-1 game. Kansas City would put runners on the corners with 1 out in the top of the 7th and that would be all for Rodriguez as Heath Hembree came on to face Nicky Lopez. Hembree would need just one pitch to get out of the jam as he ran a fastball in on Lopez who grounded to Bogaerts at SS to start the inning ending 6-4-3 double play. The Red Sox would put the game out of reach in the bottom of the 7th as Mitch Moreland launched his 2nd HR of the game to make it 7-1 and RBI singles by Verdugo and Pillar increased the lead to 9-1. Trevor Hildenberger would pitch a scoreless 9th to put the wrap on a 9-1 victory for the Red Sox
* The Red Sox cruise to a 9-1 victory and have taken the first 3 games of this 4 game series with the Royals
* The Red Sox push their win streak to 5 games and improve to 36-21 while the Royals slide continues as they fall to 18-38
* Eduardo Rodriguez alllowed 1 run in 6.1 innings on 6 hits with 1 walk and 8 ks to earn the win and improve to 6-4 with a 3.52 ERA
* Glenn Sparkman made the emergency start for KC and lasted 3.1 innings as the Royals had to use the bullpen exclusively tonight after scheduled starter Brad Keller was unable to pitch
* Mitch Moreland had a monster night going 4 for 5 with 2 doubles, 2 HR & 5 RBI for Boston. Moreland has overcome a terrible start to the season and been red hot over the last 35 to 40 games and is now hitting .297 with 13 HR & 37 RBI on the season
* Christian Vazquez went 3 for 3 for 2 RBI for Boston to raise his average to .318 on the season
* Hunter Dozier was 2 for 3 with a double & 1 RBI and Ryan O'Hearn went 3 for 4 for the Royals
* The Red Sox will look to complete the 4 game sweep tomorrow as they send Nathan Eovaldi to the mound in the series finale against Danny Duffy for Kansas City
<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn" width="575"><tr class="masthead"><td align="center" colspan="13">Kansas City Royals at Boston Red Sox</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="40%">May 27, 2020</td><td align="right" width="5%">1</td><td align="right" width="5%">2</td><td align="right" width="5%">3</td><td align="right" width="5%">4</td><td align="right" width="5%">5</td><td align="right" width="5%">6</td><td align="right" width="5%">7</td><td align="right" width="5%">8</td><td align="right" width="5%">9</td><td align="right" width="5%">R</td><td align="right" width="5%">H</td><td align="right" width="5%">E</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Kansas City (18-38)</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">1</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Boston (36-21)</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">X</td><td align="right" class="active">9</td><td align="right">16</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" colspan="13"><b>W:</b> Eduardo Rodriguez (6-4) <b>L:</b> Glenn SParkman (1-2)</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead"><td colspan="5">Scoring Summary</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="3" width="84%">SCORING DETAILS</td><td align="right" width="8%">KAN</td><td align="right" width="8%">BOS</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="7%">BOS</td><td align="center" width="7%">2</td><td width="70%">Mitch Moreland solo HR to RF</td><td align="right" width="8%">0</td><td align="right" width="8%">1</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="7%">BOS</td><td align="center" width="7%">4</td><td width="70%">Christian Vazquez singled to CF (Martinez & Moreland score)</td><td align="right" width="8%">0</td><td align="right" width="8%">3</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="7%">BOS</td><td align="center" width="7%">5</td><td width="70%">Mitch Moreland doubled to RF (Bogaerts & Martinez score)</td><td align="right" width="8%">0</td><td align="right" width="8%">5</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="7%">KAN</td><td align="center" width="7%">6</td><td width="70%">Hunter Dozier doubled to CF (Soler scores)</td><td align="right" width="8%">1</td><td align="right" width="8%">5</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="7%">BOS</td><td align="center" width="7%">7</td><td width="70%">Mitch Moreland 2-run HR to CF (Bogaerts scores)</td><td align="right" width="8%">1</td><td align="right" width="8%">7</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="7%">BOS</td><td align="center" width="7%">7</td><td width="70%">Alex Verdugo singled to RF (Chavis scores)</td><td align="right" width="8%">1</td><td align="right" width="8%">8</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="7%">BOS</td><td align="center" width="7%">7</td><td width="70%">Kevin Pillar singled to CF (Vazquez scores)</td><td align="right" width="8%">1</td><td align="right" width="8%">9</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#004A8D" colspan="9"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Kansas City Royals</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">HITTERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">AB</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">RBI</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">AVG</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Merrifield, CF</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.269</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Mondesi, SS</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.206</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Soler, DH</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.285</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Dozier, RF</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.298</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Gordon, LF</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.259</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Perez, C</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.240</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Franco, 3B</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.282</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>O'Hearn, 1B</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.198</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Lopez, 2B</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.211</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td>TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">34</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9"><b><u>BATTING:</u></b><br /><b>2B:</b> Dozier (9)<br /><b>RBI:</b> Dozier (26)<br /><b>GIDP:</b> Lopez</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#ee1422" colspan="9"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Boston Red Sox</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">HITTERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">AB</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">RBI</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">AVG</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Benintendi, LF</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.301</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Devers, 3B</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.268</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Bogaerts, SS</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.322</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Martinez, DH</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.287</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Moreland, 1B</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right" class="active">.297</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Chavis, 2B</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.254</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Vazquez, C</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.318</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Verdugo, RF</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.228</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Pillar, CF</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.211</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td>TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">39</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">16</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9"><b><u>BATTING:</u></b><br /><b>2B:</b> Moreland 2 (22), Martinez (14)<br /><b>HR:</b> Moreland 2 (13)<br /><b>RBI:</b> Moreland 5 (37), Vazquez 2 (17), Verdugo (11), Pillar (8)</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9"><b><u>BASERUNNING:</u></b><br /><b>CS:</b> Benintendi</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#004A8D" colspan="9"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Kansas City Royals</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">PITCHERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">IP</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">ER</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">ERA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Glenn Spakrman</td><td align="right">3.1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">4.19</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Josh Staumont</td><td align="right">0.2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">5.50</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Randy Rosario</td><td align="right">1.0</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">4.09</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Tim Hill</td><td align="right">1.0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">2.34</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Trevor Rosenthal</td><td align="right">0.1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">8.04</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Scott Barlow</td><td align="right">1.2</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">3.98</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td>TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">8.0</td><td align="right">16</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9"><b><u>PITCHING:</u></b><br /><b>Pitches-Strikes:</b> Sparkman - 40 Pitches / 63% Strikes</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#ee1422" colspan="9"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Boston Red Sox</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">PITCHERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">IP</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">ER</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">ERA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Eduardo Rodriguez (W, 6-4)</td><td align="right">6.1</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">3.52</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Heath Hembree (H, 4)</td><td align="right">1.2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">3.60</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Trevor HIldenberger</td><td align="right">1.0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">6.75</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td>TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">9.0</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9"><b><u>PITCHING:</u></b><br /><b>Pitches-Strikes:</b> Rodriguez - 98 Pitches / 70% Strikes</td></tr></table></body></html>
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