Royals vs. Red Sox Game Highlights (7/14/24) | MLB Highlights

Starts with the man on the mound has just been hit hard of late and this season in 83 and a third innings, 12 home runs. This is his first start ever against the Kansas City Royals. Adam Frazier steps to home plate. He digs in from the left side. Frazier rips it high in the air deep to right field. Turns around, looks up. It's out of here in the bleachers behind the Royals bullpen. Adam Frazier starts the game with a bang. It's a leadoff home run and the Royals lead one nothing in the top of the 1st 3rd home run of the season for Adam Frazier, a 414 ft shot into the first row of seats in right. I don't know what's going on with the in the bullpen or his mental preparation, but the day game has been a huge problem for him to lift a high fly ball in the center of the sunshine Durant out there today will put that away for the first out raft to the right side. Don Smith at first base will feed bao for the out and to swing and a miss on the slider. He strikes out the home run makes it 1 to 0. Kansas City, Brady singer Brady takes a 2.93 a into today and has pitched very well over his last four starts. That's going to streak through a base hit Durant. He wants second. Here's the throw in and it gets away and he's got a double, he had that look in his eye on that chopper up the middle and the Red Sox have a man in scoring position. That might be the one thing that's been missing for him in the first half. He had a ton of these last year. Brady Singer was thinking, oh man, I made a good pitch. Got a rollover, did not go get that thing to center and Isbell runs it, that was an eight pitch at bat, rolled up the first base line. A fair ball passino charges scoop steps on first Yoshi out to gone. Durant moves over to third Rafi 2 91 22 home runs and another one yesterday he hit eight of them in his last 15 games swinging a this one 23 here is some kind of hot heading into the all star break 430 that is going to one of these days that you do not want to throw him. Just keep the meal on for the day. I say slider low and outside o'neill tried to check his swing , couldn't hold up, strike three and that ends the bottom of the first one. Second. Baseman grounds out to another one away. There's a line drive down the left field line to the corner hits Lowe off the wall off the bat of red throw. He's well on his way to second to throw a chance to get him with a, he's a great pad there by the second baseman Hamilton. The throw is a little behind the bag and Hamilton grabbed the throw from o'neill. I think he slid through the back. Joe. I think he was safe. Initially, went through the bag and Then Hamilton went and got him top hand came off and he tried to reach with a right hand and too late you with a home run hitting 264 leads in several rookie categories in the American League for a double. That will be two bases for that slider in too close right in his wheelhouse and that is his 20th double. It's Dominic smith who's had some big hits lately. That's a and kiss it. Goodbye. The Red Sox launching right away against KC smith with number five, a two run shot in airborne and out at Fenway on Sunday. There's not much wind either. I mean, it's not out, that's where the ball flies do Smith going up and getting that pitch and he's got himself a base hit into right mcguire in the second and the Red Sox swinging the bat here against singer right away six Boston hits and that pitch is hit to Massey who makes a nice backhand stop. He didn't get Bobby a great feed but the Royals will turn a double play and they will not challenge Massey comes up big as Frazier is out. That's number two lined into right center field and that will get Isbel first to third and that major league leading base hit number 125 for Bobby Wood jr tries to get out of this. He's up 4 to 1 line in the center. Durant leaping up because that took off and makes the catch for out. Number three, the adjustment in the nick of time he took off running at first. I was like, oh, where are you going? Good job by Durant to get up and Salvy stops at second, back to back singles to get things started here in the Royals fourth inning bounding ball. Rafi up with it and the second for out on the first base. No, he hangs on that took David head off. They going to be safe at the corners and not in time at first. And if that call stands with his hustle MJ Melendez will get an RBI I but he might be hurt solid effort. He wanted to beat that out and get that run home and he did if it's in another spot or the dreaded lunge for the bases, thinking might have twisted his ankle a little bit Yeah, he's because he's hopping up and down the line trying to test it. It looks like it's something with his ankle does not look good. And now MJ is being escorted off the field as he's hobbling. It's going to be Garrett Hampson who is a great baserunner and he will come on now, run for MJ and a ground ball softly hit up with a bale guns and a nice play and he got him at first another run in 4 to 2. The sox in front for Bobby Witt junior has flied to center and single to right center with the changeup. He strikes him out and they go 123 singled and scored a run in the fourth inning. He's also struck out today. He's now recorded hits in every game on this road trip, eight straight breaking ball, fly ball hit well deep left center way back and that's gone into the monster seats for Salvador Perez and the Royals are within one. Salvador Perez hits his 17th of the year. The all star does it again and the offense is slowly coming back to life and they're within a run now. It's 43 swung on and Misty puts him away. So a home run by Perez makes it a one run contest. Durant with a double and two singles already today, hard hit base hit and he's four for four. Boy. Is he closing this first half in style and he's jammed and Schreiber will get the job done. So the Red Sox Strand two, they have left eight on base for in line for the win, but responsible for the tying run at second, who homered walked and flied to center chance for insurance and a liner in a right center field down for a base hit Devers will score. That is a giant run on a day like today. Red Sox and Kansas City three. This is Tom Smith's day two. He's got the two run homer back in the second. Now his third RB I came in a huge situation. They needed a knock there to try to get the two run lead. He comes through Jansen fans. He was the 23 and four hitters, all three Red Sox Kenley Jansen trying to put the finishing touches on a Sunday afternoon with hard hit. He took away a base hit that was a smash by Massy but Hamilton equal to the task. That's a huge play right there because that's a knock you one swing away from tying this up. Renfroe is one for three with a single first pitch cutter hit on the ground left side, backhand sliding stop Gonzalez long throw to first off line. Smith had come off the back to make the scoop to keep it in front. The Royals have a baserunner and it's high ball four. Garrett Hampson draws a four pitch walk. He represents the potential tying run at first Hunter Renfroe goes to second and now freddie comes to the plate and a base hit in left center field, the pinch runner will score. He has cut down for number two. The throw on the money to me, this is a really bad base running mistake from Hanson here , Hampson cut down what a big play, a beautiful one, hot pro and they got him. Well, that looked like a sure 1st and 3rd situation. If not 2nd and 3rd, a bullet lined by Fermin in left center run his score to make it 54, two ground ball up the middle, scooped up by Hamilton and gets him at first base. The Red Sox win it and they take the series and what an entertaining, surprising and fun and intriguing. First half comes to an end. Red Sox do with defense here at the tail end of the game and they win it by four.