Crochet, Story lead Red Sox past Royals for 7th straight win

BOSTON (AP) — Garrett Crochet scattered 4 hits over seven innings and Trevor Story hit a blooper into heart subject to interrupt a sixth-inning tie on Tuesday evening and led the Boston Pink Sox to their seventh straight win, 6-2 over the Kansas Metropolis Royals.

Crochet (13-4) struck out eight to win his ninth consecutive resolution and assist Boston win for the ninth time in 10 video games. Story drove in two runs within the sixth and and added one other RBI single within the three-run seventh, when the Pink Sox took a 6-2 lead.

Ryan Bergert (1-1) gave up two runs on two hits and two walks, putting out two in 5 2/3 innings. He walked Alex Bregman with two outs within the sixth, then Angel Zerpa got here in and gave up a double to Wilyer Abreu earlier than Story lofted one over the second baseman’s head to make it 3-1.

The Pink Sox loaded the bases with two outs within the seventh on two walks and Jarren Duran’s single off the shortstop’s glove. Abreu hit a popup that fell between the out-sprinting second baseman and hard-charging proper fielder to attain two runs, then Story singled in one other run to make it 6-2.

Crochet retired the primary 10 Royals batters earlier than Bobby Witt Jr. tripled within the fourth and scored on Maikel Garcia’s double. The Pink Sox ace allowed only one extra hit earlier than Garcia walked to guide off the seventh after which scored on Randal Grichuk’s double off the tip of left fielder Duran’s glove to make it 3-2.

However Crochet struck out Nick Loftin for the second out after which acquired Luke Maile on a 97 mph fastball to finish the inning.

Garcia had two hits for the Royals.

The Pink Sox are 13 video games above .500 for the primary time for the reason that finish of the 2021 season.

The groups end the sequence and the Pink Sox go for his or her second straight sweep when commerce deadline acquisition Dustin Might (6-7, 4.85 ERA) makes his Pink Sox debut towards Kansas Metropolis’s Michael Wacha (5-9, 3.38).