Jarrod Dyson, the ninth man in Kansas City's order, tripled and scored the go-ahead run in the sixth inning, then gunned down Xander Bogaerts at third base as the Red Sox shortstop tried to take an extra base with one out in the top of the eighth. Bogaerts's foolish gamble, his second baserunning mistake of the game, cut short a possible rally.
Jackie Bradley singled in the ninth inning to extend his hitting streak to 23 games.
Steven Wright (8-5-3-1-6, 101) pitched a complete game, but again had trouble in the first inning. Alcides Escobar singled and took second on a wild pitch.