KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Andrew Benintendi homered, doubled, walked a career-high four times and scored four runs, and the Boston Red Sox routed the Kansas City Royals 15-4 on Saturday night. Mookie Betts had four hits, raising his American League-leading average to .343. Ten Red Sox players had RBIs as they scored a season […]
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What a month: Red Sox complete best April with win over Kansas City
BOSTON — Xander Bogaerts hit a grand slam over the Green Monster and the Boston Red Sox finished April with their most wins ever by beating the Kansas City Royals 10-6 on Monday night. Mitch Moreland hit a solo homer and had three hits along with Bogaerts for the Red Sox, who posted their 19th […]
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Duchess of Cambridge gives birth to boy
LONDON (AP) — For Kate, the wait is over. The Duchess of Cambridge gave birth Monday to a healthy baby boy — a third child for Kate and Prince William and fifth in line to the British throne. The couple’s Kensington Palace office announced news of the birth around lunchtime, about five hours after the […]
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Gordon’s triple caps Royals’ rally in 5-3 win over Red Sox
Kansas City Royals’ Eric Hosmer, left, scores on a hit by Alcides Escobar as Boston Red Sox’s Christian Vazquez, right, tries to get his glove on the ball in the eighth inning Sunday, July 30, 2017, in Boston. BOSTON — Knowing they’ve completely recovered from their rough first two months of the season, the Kansas […]
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Red Sox walk off in 10th inning on Sandy Leon's amazing slide
Boston Red Sox’s Sandy Leon scores behind Kansas City Royals’ Drew Butera on a ground-out by Eduardo Nunez during the 10th inning of a baseball game in Boston, Saturday, July 29, 2017. The Red Sox won 9-8. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) BOSTON (AP) — Sandy Leon slid into home plate and avoided catcher Drew Butera’s tag […]
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Perez’s grand slam lifts Royals to 6-4 win over Red Sox
Kansas City Royals’ Salvador Perez watches his grand slam during the eighth inning against the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday, June 21, 2017, in Kansas City, Mo. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Salvador Perez borrowed a Miguel Cabrera bat from Kansas City Royals teammate Drew Butera for the first time Wednesday. “It’s a magic stick,” Butera […]
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World Series Game 1: Royals walk off on Mets
Making his Series debut at age 42, Colon escaped a bases-loaded jam in the 12th, then got out of trouble again after allowing a leadoff hit in the 13th. Alcides Escobar, who hit an inside-the-park home run on Matt Harvey’s first pitch of the night, reached leading off the 14th on an error by third […]
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ALCS: Royals hold off Blue Jays in ninth
There was Eric Hosmer, hugging anyone in sight. And curmudgeonly manager Ned Yost, finally cracking a smile. And stoic closer Wade Davis, who let out a fierce roar Friday night when the Royals recorded the final out in Game 6 of the AL Championship Series, a white-knuckle, 4-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. A […]
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Royals rally in 9th to top Red Sox, 8-6
BOSTON (AP) — Mike Moustakas kept fouling off good pitches. He finally saw one he could handle and didn’t miss it. Moustakas’ two-run double capped a wild four-run ninth inning that carried the AL Central-leading Kansas City Royals to an 8-6 comeback victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday. The Royals had two runners […]
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Perez, Royals handle Sox
BOSTON (AP) — Salvador Perez hit a three-run homer, Yordano Ventura pitched six effective innings and the AL Central-leading Kansas City Royals beat the Red Sox 6-3 Saturday night, ending Boston’s four-game winning streak. Kendrys Morales added a two-run double and Alex Rios had three singles and an RBI for Kansas City. Following losses the […]