Carter Jensen Has a 2-Run Double in the Royals’ 3-2 Victory over the Red Sox
- On Friday, the Kansas City Royals defeated the Boston Red Sox 3-2, with rookie Carter Jensen delivering a two-run double and Salvador Perez adding an RBI single.
- Kansas City established an early 3-0 lead against Red Sox veteran Sonny Gray, who allowed 11 hard-hit balls at 95 mph or faster according to Statcast despite recording his 18th quality start.
- Mickey Gasper's ninth home run sparked a two-run rally in the fifth inning, and Wilyer Abreu followed with an RBI double off the Green Monster; Boston went 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position.
- Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy said, "They were very aggressive on him early in counts," as Trevor Story doubled off reliever Nate Pearson in the eighth, leaving Boston 1-3 on their homestand.
- The Red Sox look to snap their three-game skid on Saturday when Ranger Suarez faces Kansas City right-hander Randy Dobnak in a crucial matchup.
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Royals make early lead hold, take series opener in Boston
Carter Jensen has a 2-run double in the Royals’ 3-2 victory over the Red Sox
BOSTON (AP) — Carter Jenson had a two-run double, Salvador Perez added an RBI and the Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 3-2 on Friday night.
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Key takeaways: Royals 3, Red Sox 2
BOSTON — For the final four innings on Friday night at Fenway Park, the Red Sox were looking for that one big hit to turn the game — and their week — around. But it proved to elude them, as the Sox dropped their third straight game in a 3-2 loss to the Royals in the opener of a three-game series. Get tickets to see the Red Sox battle for postseason position at Fenway this week! After losing the final two games of a three-game set to the Angels, …
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