Royals right fielder Mike Yastrzemski matched a Major League Baseball record that was done by a Hall of Famer.

The Kansas City Royals are still hanging around in the American League Wild Card race with time to spare in the 2025 regular season. They are 62-61 and are just

The Red Sox continued their run of good play winning their sixth straight with an 8-5 win last night to open the series. Jarren Duran ripped his twelfth home run of the season and drove in three to pace the attack. Brayan Bello pitched six innings and allowed just one unearned run on the way to his eighth win of the season.

The Red Sox blitzed Falter in the first inning. Boston scored five runs, buoyed by outfielder Jarren Duran’s three-run homer, as the Royals fell 8-5. Falter threw 38 pitches in the opening frame. He left a few pitches over the plate and the Red Sox took advantage.

Look, it's fair to say that every series is critical for the Kansas City Royals for the rest of the season. But this trip to Fenway Park to face the Boston Red Sox feels extra consequential. For one,

Old friend Michael Wacha is in town for this series and will square off against Dustin May making his Red Sox debut. Wacha is coming off an excellent start - 1 run in 8 innings against the hot Blue Jays. The Royals at 9.0 games back of the Detroit Tigers but just 3.5 from a Wild Card and fancy themselves in the playoff hunt.

Zerpa inherited a runner in his relief appearance. Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman got aboard with a walk as Bergert was taken out of the game. From there, the Red Sox recorded three hits against Zerpa, including Trevor Story’s two-run single to regain the lead.

Crochet retired the first 10 Royals batters before Bobby Witt Jr. tripled in the fourth and scored on Maikel Garcia’s double. The Red Sox ace allowed just one more hit before Garcia walked to lead off the seventh and then scored on Randal Grichuk’s double off the tip of left fielder Duran’s glove to make it 3-2.

Despite the Red Sox' victory, one of the main storylines was around rookie outfielder Roman Anthony, who was a late scratch on Monday due to back tightness. Ahead of their game against Kansas City on Tuesday, the Red Sox made an official decision regarding the 21-year-old after missing Monday's game.