MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT BOSTON RED SOX
08/05/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 2278 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (59-54) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Boston Red Sox (67-47) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 X 4 7 0
Boston Tacks 4-1 Loss on Kansas City
The first-place Boston Red Sox took on the Kansas City Royals in front of a spirited crowd.

The Kansas City Royals went down to defeat to Tony Nava and his Boston teammates. The final score was 4-1, in favor of the Red Sox. Nava yielded 1 run over 7 innings to notch the win. He scattered 3 hits, walked 1, and struck out 6. His record improves to 8-8.

Boston left fielder Jim Williamson made an impact. He drilled a single in the bottom of the third. In the contest, Williamson went 3 for 4 with 3 singles.

"I felt good. I felt like I was locating the ball well and I was able to keep them off-balance," said Nava.

The first-place Red Sox, at 67-47, lead the American League East Division by 5 games.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. García RF 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .278 9 60
F. Wall 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .320 5 40
H. Masson LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .323 7 58
J. Washington 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .287 11 69
J. Martínez CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280 7 53
C. Jones DH 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0
R. Mondesi 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252 3 41
S. Núñez C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 3
I. Rodriguez SS 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .249 4 28
Totals 30 1 3 1 1 8 6      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Wall (20, 3rd Inning off T. Nava, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Núñez (6, 5th Inning off T. Nava, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Wall 2 , H. Masson , S. Núñez 2
2-out RBI: F. Wall
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Wall , H. Masson
Hit by Pitch: D. García
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Mondesi-Rodriguez-Washington, Núñez-Rodriguez-Washington, Rodriguez-Mondesi-Washington)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Williamson LF 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .347 7 66
Y. Moncada 3B 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .278 5 48
C. Colón RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .278 15 78
D. Combs C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262 13 52
P. Vitzhum 1B 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .339 4 30
A. Rizzo DH 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .228 2 21
X. Bogaerts 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .266 7 53
   a-N. Martínez 2B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 2 21
C. Tucker SS, 2B 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 .261 7 42
D. Watkins CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .267 0 2
Totals 27 4 7 4 3 5 9      
a - N. Martínez substituted for X. Bogaerts in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: X. Bogaerts (28, 5th Inning off M. Long, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Watkins (1, 8th Inning off M. Long, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Vitzhum (4, 7th Inning off M. Long, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Williamson 3 , P. Vitzhum 4 , X. Bogaerts 2 , C. Tucker , D. Watkins 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Colón , D. Combs
GIDP: C. Colón , X. Bogaerts , D. Watkins
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Williamson (8)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Long L (4-4) 7.0 6 4 4 3 5 1 96 4.88   
G. Llanes 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Long 51
Batters Faced: M. Long 27, G. Llanes 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Long 10-3, G. Llanes 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Long 96-59, G. Llanes 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Llanes 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Nava W (8-8) 7.0 3 1 1 1 6 0 97 4.30   
T. Robinson H (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 2.66   
J. Hornsby SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Nava 72
Batters Faced: T. Nava 26, T. Robinson 3, J. Hornsby 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Nava 2-13, T. Robinson 1-1, J. Hornsby 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Nava 97-66, T. Robinson 11-8, J. Hornsby 13-8
Hit Batsmen: T. Nava
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tony Nava
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 37026
Tuesday, August 5th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.5 Build 70