KANSAS CITY -- Major League Baseball's best offense was held in check the first two times around on Saturday. It was the third time around when the Red Sox finally broke through.
Three big rallies powered the Red Sox to a 15-4 victory over the Royals at Kauffman Stadium, giving them a 2-0 lead in the three-game series. Boston, with its MLB-best 61st win, maintained its two-game lead over the second-place Yankees in the American League East.
Royals rookie starter Brad Keller was cruising with a 3-0 lead and yielded just four hits through four innings, but a third time through the Red Sox lineup turned the tide.