MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT BOSTON RED SOX
09/13/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 2808 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (65-84) 2 0 0 0 4 2 4 0 0 12 22 1
Boston Red Sox (88-62) 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 12 0
Royals Drop Red Sox, 12-5
The performance of Gilberto Encarnación proved critical in helping Kansas City beat Boston, 12-5. The Royals first baseman was 3-4 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. The winner was Kansas City reliever Tim Lawson, now 7-0. The loser was Les Hampson. Kansas City is now 65-84, while Boston is 88-62.

Zak Phillips had a timely hit in the top of the fifth inning. With no one out and the bases loaded, the Kansas City right fielder hit a run-scoring single. That put the Royals in front, 5-4.

"We hit the ball on the barrel," said Kansas City manager Jim Tracy.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Lópes CF 5 1 2 0 1 2 3 .294 6 40
L. Bejaran SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 .249 0 18
   b-I. Rodriguez PR, SS 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .194 3 29
J. Washington 1B 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .304 10 44
   a-G. Encarnación PR, 1B 4 2 3 2 0 0 3 .312 2 3
R. La Arena LF 5 2 2 0 1 1 4 .266 13 55
D. Moon DH 5 3 3 2 0 0 2 .304 12 57
C. Jones 2B 3 1 2 2 2 0 1 .259 12 45
W. Burgess 3B 6 0 2 2 0 3 5 .172 2 13
Z. Phillips RF 6 0 2 2 0 1 2 .400 0 2
J. Fok C 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .261 1 11
Totals 46 12 22 12 4 9 26      
a - G. Encarnación pinch ran for J. Washington in the 2nd
b - I. Rodriguez pinch ran for L. Bejaran in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Encarnación (1, 5th Inning off L. Hampson, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Moon (22, 6th Inning off D. Bergeron, 1 on, 0 outs) , W. Burgess (3, 6th Inning off D. Bergeron, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: G. Lópes (4, 7th Inning off S. Taylor, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Encarnación (2, 7th Inning off S. Taylor, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Lópes 4 , L. Bejaran , I. Rodriguez , J. Washington 2 , G. Encarnación 7 , R. La Arena 2 , D. Moon 4 , C. Jones 2 , W. Burgess 3 , Z. Phillips 2 , J. Fok 2
2-out RBI: C. Jones , Z. Phillips
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Encarnación , R. La Arena , W. Burgess , J. Fok 2
GIDP: G. Lópes
Sac Fly: D. Moon , C. Jones
Hit by Pitch: L. Bejaran
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
Errors: J. Washington (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Bejaran-Jones-Washington, Bejaran-Jones-Encarnación)
PB: J. Fok
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Williamson DH 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .259 14 51
D. Combs C 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .268 30 86
D. Hopper LF 1 1 1 1 4 0 0 .327 8 25
P. Vitzhum 1B 3 0 0 1 2 0 6 .279 18 75
C. Colón RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .261 7 42
   a-R. Devers PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 16 78
   b-M. Burns RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
B. Dawson 2B 5 1 1 1 0 1 5 .253 19 46
D. Robertson 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .270 8 57
F. Mallen SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .257 16 58
S. Potter CF 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .256 9 61
Totals 38 5 12 5 7 7 28      
a - R. Devers pinch hit for C. Colón in the 8th
b - M. Burns substituted for R. Devers in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Hopper (8, 1st Inning off K. Walker, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Williamson (31, 2nd Inning off K. Walker, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Combs (22, 8th Inning off M. Long, 0 on, 2 outs) , F. Mallen (19, 9th Inning off E. Escoboza, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Dawson (19, 7th Inning off M. Long, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Williamson 3 , D. Combs 4 , D. Hopper 2 , C. Colón 2 , B. Dawson 4 , F. Mallen 3 , S. Potter
2-out RBI: J. Williamson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , P. Vitzhum 2 , R. Devers , F. Mallen 2 , S. Potter
GIDP: D. Combs , B. Dawson
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Colón (20)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Dawson-Combs-Vitzhum)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Walker 4.2 9 4 3 3 4 0 25 88 3.88   
T. Lawson W (7-0) 1.2 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 30 4.41   
M. Long 1.2 2 1 1 2 2 1 9 39 3.10   
E. Escoboza 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 8 2.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Walker 33
Batters Faced: K. Walker 25, T. Lawson 7, M. Long 9, E. Escoboza 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Walker 6-2, T. Lawson 2-3, M. Long 1-2, E. Escoboza 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Walker 88-56, T. Lawson 30-15, M. Long 39-20, E. Escoboza 8-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Lawson 3-0
WP: T. Lawson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
L. Hampson L (3-3) 4.0 10 6 6 3 3 0 25 104 5.10   
D. Bergeron 2.0 5 2 2 0 1 0 11 47 7.79   
S. Taylor 0.2 5 4 4 1 2 1 8 32 3.38   
C. Perez 2.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 9 35 3.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Hampson 18
Batters Faced: L. Hampson 25, D. Bergeron 11, S. Taylor 8, C. Perez 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Hampson 6-3, D. Bergeron 1-3, S. Taylor 0-0, C. Perez 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Hampson 104-65, D. Bergeron 47-28, S. Taylor 32-21, C. Perez 35-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Bergeron 3-2 , C. Perez 2-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Bergeron
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gilberto Encarnación
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 4:19
Attendance: 37126
Special Notes: 1B Joe Washington was injured while running the bases. 2B Leonel Bejaran was injured being hit by a pitch. RP Tim Lawson was injured while pitching. Dave Hopper ties the BOS regular season game record for bases on balls with 4.
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