The Boston Red Sox waited out the Kansas City Royals for a 6-2 win Wednesday night.
Salvador Perez hit a solo home run in the 2nd inning to give the Royals the early lead for the 3rd straight game. Perez would finish the game going 4 for 4 at the plate.
Boston scored 3 runs in the 3rd inning to take a lead they would not give up.
Boston added 2 runs in the bottom of the 5th.
An almost 2-hour rain delay after the 5th inning did not help the Royals who were trailing 5-1 at the time.
The Royals scored a run in the 6th, Whit Merrifield scoring on a Carlos Santana groundout.
The Red Sox with their win are the 1st team to 50 wins for the season. The Royals have now lost 8 in a row.
The Royals and Red Sox wrap up their 4 game series this afternoon. Kris Bubic will be the starting pitcher with the first pitch at 12:10p.
The Royals made another roster move Wednesday. They have placed Emmanuel Rivera on the 10-day injured list with a fractured bone in his hand.
They have called up Edward Olivares from Omaha for the 4th time this season.
Two of the Royals top prospects have been selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game.
Bobby Witt Jr the Royals Top prospect and number 7 overall along with Nick Prado the Royals number 5 prospect and 100th overall have been selected to play in the Futures Game on July 11th in Denver.
Bobby Witt Jr the Royals Top prospect and number 7 overall along with Nick Prado the Royals number 5 prospect and 100th overall have been selected to play in the Futures Game on July 11th in Denver.
