Alex Verdugo drives in 2 runs in 4-3 Pink Sox victory over the Royals

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Alex Verdugo excessive fives Masataka Yoshida after a 4-3 win over the Royals at Fenway Park. Photograph by Brian Fluharty/Getty Pictures

By MAUREEN MULLEN, Related Press

BOSTON (AP) — Alex Verdugo had a two-run double to assist the Boston Pink Sox beat the Kansas Metropolis Royals 4-3 on Wednesday night time in a recreation with one of many strangest ground-rule doubles in Fenway Park historical past.

Within the high of the second inning with two out and Matt Duffy on first base, Kyle Isbel lashed a drive to left discipline that seemed to be caught by Masataka Yoshida, who lunged and clasped his glove. However Yoshida missed the ball, crashing into the wall. He acquired up, clearly confused, wanting round for the ball.

The ball was not on the sphere. It had smashed via one of many pink lights on the wall that denote the variety of outs. Yoshida picked the ball via the outlet within the gentle, with the play dominated a ground-rule double.

The Pink Sox scored three runs in fourth to erase a one-run deficit. Masataka Yoshida led off with a double and Rafael Devers had a one-out stroll, with Verdugo driving in each together with his double. Luis Urias reached on catcher’s interference, and Reese McGuire’s singled to attain Verdugo.

Proper-hander Nick Pivetta (8-6) went 5 innings, permitting two runs — on MJ Melendez’s residence runs — with eight strikeouts. Kenley Jansen acquired the save, his twenty fifth of the season, after giving up a homer to Freddy Fermin within the ninth.

Jordan Lyles (3-13) was the loser. He went eight innings, giving up 4 runs on seven hits with six strikeouts.

Melendez hit his first homer of the night time within the second.

Triston Casas’ residence run within the backside of the second tied it at 1. Melendez’s leadoff homer within the fourth, his twelfth of the season for his second profession multi-homer recreation, gave the Royals the lead once more.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Pink Sox: RHP Garrett Whitlock, out since July 3 with elbow irritation, made his first rehab begin Wednesday, going 2 1/3 scoreless innings with three strikeouts for Triple-A Worcester.

ON THE MOVE

Boston made a number of roster strikes earlier than the sport. RHP Kyle Barraclough was chosen to the main league roster and LHP Brandon Walter was recalled from Worcester. RHP Nick Robertson was optioned to Worcester, and RHP Dinelson Lamet was designated for task.

UP NEXT

The Royals and Pink Sox wrap up their sequence Thursday. Proper-hander Alec Marsh (0-5, 6.75 ERA) is scheduled to start out for Kansas Metropolis towards left-hander James Paxton (6-3, 3.60).