MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT BOSTON RED SOX
10/04/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 14979 - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0
Boston Red Sox 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 X 3 6 2
League Divisional Series Game 1 Victory for Nava and Boston
The Boston Red Sox powered past the visiting Kansas City Royals, 3-1, in the opener of the League Divisional Series at Fenway Park. Boston starting pitcher Tony Nava threw 5.1 innings allowing 1 run, to lead the charge. The Red Sox now lead the series 1-0.

Patrick Vitzhum helped out the Boston cause in the bottom of the fifth inning with a run-scoring sacrifice fly. For the game, the first baseman drew 1 walk in 4 plate appearances.

"It was a good night for them and a bad night for us," said Kansas City manager Jim Tracy.

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Fenway Park in Boston.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. García RF 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .273 1 1
F. Wall DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .222 1 1
   a-J. Palmeiro DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
J. Washington 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .167 0 2
H. Masson LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .100 0 0
J. Martínez CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .100 0 0
C. Groza 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 0 3
R. Mondesi 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .167 0 0
W. Rodriguez C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .200 0 0
I. Rodriguez SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .091 0 1
Totals 35 1 8 1 2 8 19      
a - J. Palmeiro inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Mondesi (1, 4th Inning off T. Nava, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. García (1, 1st Inning off T. Nava, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. García 4 , F. Wall , J. Palmeiro , J. Washington , J. Martínez , C. Groza , R. Mondesi 2 , W. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. García , F. Wall , H. Masson , J. Martínez
GIDP: H. Masson
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Martínez (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Williamson LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .500 0 1
R. Devers 3B 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .500 0 2
P. Vitzhum 1B 2 0 0 1 1 1 4 .556 0 2
C. Colón RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .417 1 2
D. Combs C 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .091 0 2
X. Bogaerts 2B 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .200 0 2
C. Tucker SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .000 0 1
S. Potter CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .200 1 3
S. Pratt DH 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
Totals 27 3 6 3 6 5 19      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Pratt (1, 5th Inning off C. Rodgers, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Potter (1, 7th Inning off M. Long, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Williamson , R. Devers , C. Colón , X. Bogaerts , S. Potter 2 , S. Pratt 2
2-out RBI: X. Bogaerts
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Vitzhum , C. Colón , C. Tucker
Sac Fly: P. Vitzhum
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Colón (1) , C. Tucker (1)

FIELDING
Errors: X. Bogaerts , C. Tucker
Double Plays: 1 (Bogaerts-Tucker-Vitzhum)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Rodgers L (0-1) 4.1 5 3 3 3 4 0 88 6.23   
M. Long 3.2 1 0 0 3 1 0 42 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Rodgers 42
Batters Faced: C. Rodgers 20, M. Long 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Rodgers 2-6, M. Long 4-5
Pitches - Strikes: C. Rodgers 88-56, M. Long 42-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Long 3-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Nava W (1-0) 5.1 7 1 1 2 5 1 91 1.69   
D. Bergeron H (1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0.00   
E. Goodwin H (1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 27 0.00   
T. McCray SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Nava 53
Batters Faced: T. Nava 24, D. Bergeron 4, E. Goodwin 6, T. McCray 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Nava 5-5, D. Bergeron 1-2, E. Goodwin 1-1, T. McCray 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Nava 91-55, D. Bergeron 14-8, E. Goodwin 27-17, T. McCray 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Bergeron 1-0
WP: T. Nava
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tony Nava
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 38368
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