Triston Casas' homer, Alex Verdugo’s 3 hits lead the Red Sox to a 9-5 win over the Royals

— Triston Casas hit a two-run homer and Alex Verdugo finished a homer short of hitting for the cycle as the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 9-5 on Saturday night.
Sep 2, 2024, 11:37 pm - AP
BOS
KC
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T. Houck
win

T. Houck4-8

5.0 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 5 K, 1 BB
A. Marsh
loss

A. Marsh0-8

2.2 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 1 K, 2 BB
N. Pivetta
save

N. Pivetta1

3.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 5 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

BOSKC
1stDevers doubled to right, Verdugo scored.10
1stCasas homered to right center (407 feet), Devers scored.30
2ndVelázquez doubled to left, Massey scored, Beaty to third.31
3rdStory grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Turner scored, Yoshida out at second, Duvall to third.41
3rdValdez singled to center, Duvall scored and Story scored, McGuire to third.61
4thTurner singled to left, Devers scored.71
4thYoshida grounded out to first, Turner scored, Casas to third.81
6thStory doubled to center, Casas scored.91
6thVelázquez singled to left, Massey scored, Beaty to second, Waters to third.92
6thGarcia singled to right, Waters scored, Velázquez to second, Beaty to third.93
6thMelendez walked, Beaty scored, Garcia to second, Velázquez to third.94
9thMelendez homered to right (404 feet).95
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