Kansas City Royals vs. Boston Red Sox, at Kauffman Stadium, May 9, 2025 Matchups, Preview

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Boston Red Sox

Team Summary
Team Page 2025 Boston Red Sox
Record 20-19
Manager Alex Cora
Game # 40
On This Date 50-52
Standing 2nd (2.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 5-5
Last 20 11-9
Last 30 15-15
Home 11-9
Away 9-10
Extra Innings 3-2
vs. RHP 17-16
vs. LHP 3-3
1-Run Games 4-9
vs. East 6-7
vs. Central 7-6
vs. West 4-6
Inter-League 3-0

BOS Last 10 Games

Hunter Dobbins (#73, 25, RHP, 2-1, 3.78)

Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2025 Kansas City Royals
Record 23-16
Manager Matt Quatraro
Game # 40
On This Date 22-28
Standing 2nd (2.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 9-1
Last 20 15-5
Last 30 19-11
Home 15-5
Away 8-11
Extra Innings 2-2
vs. RHP 20-15
vs. LHP 3-1
1-Run Games 7-2
vs. East 7-5
vs. Central 10-8
vs. West 2-1
Inter-League 4-2

KCR Last 10 Games

Michael Lorenzen (#24, 33, RHP, 3-3, 4.23)

Season Series

All times ET
DateAwayHomeTime
Fri, May 09, 2025BOS@KCR7:40pm
Sat, May 10, 2025BOS@KCR7:10pm
Sun, May 11, 2025BOS@KCR2:10pm
Mon, Aug 04, 2025KCR@BOS7:10pm
Tue, Aug 05, 2025KCR@BOS7:10pm
Wed, Aug 06, 2025KCR@BOS7:10pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

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BOS Batters vs KCR Pitchers
BOS Batters Stats
KCR Pitchers Stats

Red Sox Batters (4.90 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (3.15 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Red Sox Batters (4.90 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (3.15 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 24. Lorenzen 45. Clarke 64. Cruz 60. Erceg 53. Estévez 41. Lynch* 46. Schreiber 35. Stratton 61. Zerpa*
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
52. Abreu* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/ 2/.500 ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 1/.000
2. Bregman G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.679 ··· 1/.000 3/1.334 5/.400 ··· 1/.000 6/2.000 2/.000
28. Campbell G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
11. Devers* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· 4/.000 3/.666 3/.000 ··· 1/ 2/1.000
16. Duran* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/.333 ··· 2/1.500 1/.000 ··· ··· 2/.000 3/2.667
23. Gonzalez G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· 1/5.000
17. Hamilton* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 2/.500 1/2.000
75. Narváez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
3. Rafaela G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/2.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 2/2.000 1/.000
30. Refsnyder G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 3/.666 3/.666 1/.000 ··· ···
10. Story G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.000 12/1.060 1/.000 1/2.000 ··· ··· ··· 15/1.005 ···
29. Toro# G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 3/.666 1/2.000 ··· ···
12. Wong G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 4/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 1/3.000

BOS Batters

BOS Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
52. Abreu* G ·  S ·  vP 144 .285 .389 .561 .950 126 .999 18 .600 1.119 94 .858 4 0 9 1
2. Bregman G ·  S ·  vP 171 .318 .392 .596 .988 131 1.008 40 .894 1.009 107 1.104 1 1 9 5
28. Campbell G ·  S ·  vP 139 .277 .374 .445 .819 111 .830 28 .744 1.098 85 .728 2 1 4 3
11. Devers* G ·  S ·  vP 177 .255 .379 .455 .834 127 .892 50 .698 .705 113 .853 1 0 6
16. Duran* G ·  S ·  vP 180 .259 .311 .398 .709 129 .769 51 .561 .744 113 .744 11 3 2 3
23. Gonzalez G ·  S ·  vP 58 .308 .362 .423 .785 35 .828 23 .707 .741 42 .634 3 1 0 2
17. Hamilton* G ·  S ·  vP 47 .159 .196 .250 .446 44 .478 3 .000 .438 28 .644 5 0 1 1
75. Narváez G ·  S ·  vP 97 .222 .278 .378 .656 74 .628 23 .748 .457 68 .635 0 1 3 1
3. Rafaela G ·  S ·  vP 125 .239 .298 .345 .644 93 .656 32 .607 .470 82 .728 7 0 2 1
30. Refsnyder G ·  S ·  vP 40 .324 .350 .568 .918 21 .833 19 1.015 .860 27 1.013 2 0 2 1
10. Story G ·  S ·  vP 155 .253 .297 .370 .667 127 .584 28 1.044 .611 100 .655 8 0 5 4
29. Toro# G ·  S ·  vP 9 .111 .111 .111 .222 7 .286 2 .000 9 .222 0 0 0 0
12. Wong G ·  S ·  vP 38 .147 .237 .147 .384 33 .345 5 .650 .195 12 .606 1 0 0 1
TOTAL .254 .329 .420 .749 .749 .747 .735 .767 45 7 46 31

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
24. Lorenzen G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 38.1 4.23 7.7 168 .261 .805 73 .808 95 .803 .641 121 .871 8 2 0
50. Bubic* G ·  S ·  vP X····X·····X·· 48.0 1.69 8.8 194 .219 .581 143 .558 51 .647 .530 145 .649 2 0 0
45. Clarke G ·  S ·  vP ··o·o·o······· 3.1 .00 5.4 11 .091 .182 4 .000 7 .286 .000 11 .182 0 0 0
64. Cruz G ·  S ·  vP o··oo·o·····o· 10.0 .00 6.3 36 .094 .288 16 .259 20 .311 .125 36 .288 0 0 0
60. Erceg G ·  S ·  vP ·X··oX··oX···o 15.1 .59 7.6 52 .140 .313 23 .221 29 .385 .175 33 .338 0 0 0
53. Estévez G ·  S ·  vP ·X·o····XX··o· 17.0 2.65 7.9 74 .194 .557 35 .614 39 .503 .561 47 .573 0 0 0
67. Lugo G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X·····X 50.2 2.84 6.6 200 .225 .671 83 .615 117 .712 .603 134 .647 7 1 2
41. Lynch* G ·  S ·  vP ···o·X·o······ 17.1 1.04 4.7 66 .186 .527 39 .562 27 .470 .587 42 .668 1 0 0
55. Ragans* G ·  S ·  vP ···X·········· 35.2 3.79 14.4 148 .226 .669 109 .710 39 .539 .688 81 .649 4 2 0
46. Schreiber G ·  S ·  vP ···o·o··o···o· 15.1 1.76 8.8 58 .212 .685 34 .670 24 .705 .715 33 .560 3 0 0
35. Stratton G ·  S ·  vP o······X···X·· 13.0 7.62 7.6 67 .367 .968 33 1.039 34 .889 .902 37 .989 2 0 0
52. Wacha G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X·····X· 45.1 2.98 6.8 185 .225 .602 92 .516 93 .687 .587 122 .534 2 0 0
61. Zerpa* G ·  S ·  vP ··X·X··o·X·X·· 14.0 4.50 7.7 65 .350 .950 36 1.034 29 .841 .947 47 .848 2 0 0
TOTAL 2.91 8.2 .227 .648 .606 .639 33 8 2
KCR Batters vs BOS Pitchers
KCR Batters Stats
BOS Pitchers Stats

Royals Batters (3.56 RS/G) vs. Red Sox Pitchers (4.41 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (3.56 RS/G) vs. Red Sox Pitchers (4.41 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 73. Dobbins 83. Bernardino* 44. Chapman* 31. Hendriks 19. Newcomb* 63. Slaten 57. Weissert 22. Whitlock 32. Wilson*
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
18. Biggio* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 6/.200 ··· 7/.762 ··· 3/1.000 4/.833 1/.000
21. Canha G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 4/.250 4/.000 ··· 1/.000 2/1.000 2/1.500 2/.000
34. Fermin G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
11. Garcia G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 ··· 1/.000
6. India G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 3/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 2/2.500 ··· ···
28. Isbel* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 3/1.334 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000
15. Maile G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 3/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/ ···
19. Massey* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/2.000 ··· ··· 1/ ··· 1/.000
9. Pasquantino* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/5.000 1/.000 2/1.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/2.000 2/.000 12/1.834 ··· ··· ··· 3/1.000 3/.000
16. Renfroe G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 6/2.167 3/.666 12/1.071 ··· 3/.000 4/.500 4/.250
8. Waters# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/ ··· ··· ··· ···
7. Witt G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 2/.500 2/1.000 2/1.000

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
18. Biggio* G ·  S ·  vP 63 .192 .323 .250 .573 57 .566 6 .650 .586 40 .542 1 0 1 1
21. Canha G ·  S ·  vP 40 .294 .375 .353 .728 23 .648 17 .840 .633 23 .554 0 0 0 0
34. Fermin G ·  S ·  vP 73 .265 .306 .324 .629 53 .694 20 .461 .499 57 .717 0 0 1 1
11. Garcia G ·  S ·  vP 149 .326 .392 .508 .899 126 .893 23 .935 .773 104 .944 9 5 4 1
6. India G ·  S ·  vP 153 .237 .340 .313 .653 132 .639 21 .741 .667 97 .651 0 2 1 5
28. Isbel* G ·  S ·  vP 98 .250 .253 .391 .644 90 .696 8 .000 .833 66 .633 1 1 3 1
15. Maile G ·  S ·  vP 7 .333 .429 .833 1.262 6 1.500 1 .000 .667 7 1.262 0 0 1 0
19. Massey* G ·  S ·  vP 134 .206 .218 .270 .488 110 .528 24 .304 .430 88 .448 0 0 1 0
9. Pasquantino* G ·  S ·  vP 160 .216 .269 .385 .654 131 .676 29 .549 .649 110 .690 0 0 6 0
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 148 .241 .286 .380 .665 124 .704 24 .469 .706 95 .734 0 0 2 0
16. Renfroe G ·  S ·  vP 87 .152 .218 .190 .408 63 .390 24 .450 .520 52 .403 0 0 0 1
8. Waters# G ·  S ·  vP 90 .286 .333 .417 .750 75 .776 15 .619 1.022 87 .753 3 1 1 2
7. Witt G ·  S ·  vP 171 .325 .392 .530 .922 147 .896 24 1.077 .966 114 .977 13 4 5 2
TOTAL .245 .304 .369 .673 .684 .620 .691 .704 35 13 27 14

BOS Pitchers

BOS Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
73. Dobbins G ·  S ·  vP ·····X········ 16.2 3.78 7.0 74 .265 .766 42 .714 32 .813 50 .664 2 0 1
66. Bello G ·  S ·  vP X·····X····X·· 22.1 2.01 5.2 94 .228 .736 34 .649 60 .790 .860 94 .736 3 2 2
83. Bernardino* G ·  S ·  vP ·oX··o···o··o· 14.0 1.93 9.0 59 .192 .515 42 .472 17 .610 .774 46 .668 1 1 0
44. Chapman* G ·  S ·  vP ·X······o···o· 12.1 2.19 13.1 50 .178 .593 40 .614 10 .500 .377 28 .712 2 2 0
35. Crochet* G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 49.0 2.02 10.3 196 .183 .517 170 .565 26 .197 .419 121 .499 3 4 2
54. Giolito G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····· 9.2 8.38 8.4 45 .366 .961 23 .865 22 1.045 .758 45 .961 2 0 0
31. Hendriks G ·  S ·  vP X···o·o····X·· 8.0 2.25 6.8 31 .192 .630 18 .690 13 .558 .250 31 .630 1 1 0
89. Houck G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X····X· 41.1 6.10 7.0 183 .294 .845 79 .617 104 1.028 .962 116 .844 8 6 1
19. Newcomb* G ·  S ·  vP ··X········X·· 27.1 3.62 10.9 126 .330 .784 102 .755 24 .917 .810 85 .721 1 3 2
63. Slaten G ·  S ·  vP o···X··Xo···X· 13.2 5.93 5.9 57 .212 .588 32 .701 25 .423 .771 37 .661 1 1 0
57. Weissert G ·  S ·  vP ·o···Xo·····o· 16.0 2.81 10.1 66 .226 .547 35 .737 31 .331 .330 38 .515 1 4 0
22. Whitlock G ·  S ·  vP X···X···X··o·· 20.2 3.48 10.5 87 .231 .619 45 .689 42 .546 .611 50 .619 1 1 0
32. Wilson* G ·  S ·  vP ·X···oo·····X· 11.1 3.18 7.9 46 .268 .650 30 .910 16 .192 .364 26 .547 0 0 1
TOTAL 3.91 8.3 .251 .688 .686 .679 36 30 9

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