Devers leads Red Sox against the Royals following 4-hit game
Boston Red Sox (21-20, second in the AL East) vs. Kansas City Royals (24-17, third in the AL Central)
Kansas City, Missouri; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Lucas Giolito (0-1, 8.38 ERA, 1.86 WHIP, nine strikeouts); Royals: Seth Lugo (3-3, 2.84 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 37 strikeouts)
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox play the Kansas City Royals after Rafael Devers had four hits against the Royals on Saturday.
Kansas City has a 16-6 record in home games and a 24-17 record overall. The Royals are 7-0 in games when they scored at least five runs.
Boston has a 21-20 record overall and a 10-11 record in road games. The Red Sox rank sixth in the AL with 48 total home runs, averaging 1.2 per game.
The teams square off Sunday for the third time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bobby Witt Jr. has 17 doubles, five home runs and 23 RBIs for the Royals. Vinnie Pasquantino is 15 for 44 with two doubles, two home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games.
Wilyer Abreu leads the Red Sox with nine home runs while slugging .523. Carlos Narvaez is 11 for 35 with three home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 8-2, .289 batting average, 2.35 ERA, outscored opponents by 19 runs
Red Sox: 4-6, .256 batting average, 2.96 ERA, outscored opponents by 10 runs
INJURIES: Royals: Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hunter Harvey: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Sam Long: 15-Day IL (elbow), Dairon Blanco: 10-Day IL (achilles), Kyle Wright: 15-Day IL (shoulder)
Red Sox: Romy Gonzalez: 10-Day IL (back), Triston Casas: 10-Day IL (knee), Walker Buehler: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Richard Fitts: 15-Day IL (pectoral), Zach Penrod: 60-Day IL (elbow), Masataka Yoshida: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Kutter Crawford: 15-Day IL (knee), Chris Murphy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.