After sweeping the Yankees and taking the first game of this Royals series, the Red Sox were looking for their fifth win in a row on Tuesday. They didn’t get much help from Nick Pivetta, who followed a no-hit outing up with an everything-is-a-hit outing. The righty got hit around all night by the Royals and couldn’t complete five innings, but it wouldn’t matter. The offense was able to pick up Pivetta, but not with the power we’ve gotten used to. Instead, they were grinding out at bats and smacked enough singles to keep pace and eventually eke out the victory.
Red Sox 7, Royals 6: The offense grinds out a win
