Red Sox 8, Royals 5

 

Boston wins it's sixth consecutive game with an 8-5 victory over Kansas City. 

That new guy, Bailey Falter, that the Royals got from Pittsburgh? He gave up five runs on two homers in the first inning, one to Refsnyder and the other to Duran. Bet Royals fans are wishing they could send him back to the Pirates. In any event, he lasted only four innings but still gave up seven of the eight Red Sox runs.

K.C. put a scare in Fenway fans in the 8th, though, scoring five runs off the Boston bullpen, including a back-to-back pair of solo home runs. Still, we were finally able to get out of that hellhole of an inning and held on for the win, thank you very much, Aroldis Chapman.

The Blue Jays appear to be cruising over the pitiful Rockies, so Boston will most likely remain three games back in the AL East.

It's Crochet Day tomorrow!  Garrett Crochet (12-4, 2.23) will takes the mound for Boston against Ryan Bergert, who, like Falter today, is another recent trade acquisition by the Royals. With 11 starts this season for the Padres (62-50), it's a little bewildering how he could have such a low ERA (2.78) but such a poor win-loss record (1-0). I mean, he must have been pitching well for that low ERA, and his team has generally been winning, so why only one win? Perhaps we'll know a little more after tomorrow's game.