The Red Sox had a tough task ahead of them on Friday night when they had rookie Henry Owens on the mound vs. Johnny Cueto for the Royals. The Royals acquired Cueto at the trade deadline in hopes of his stellar pitching boosting their post season chances. Cueto has also been on the Red Sox radar as a possible option in the off season when he becomes a free agent. Last night though, Cueto didn’t do much to impress as the Sox offense got all over him early and often.
The Red Sox were the first ones to get on the scoreboard in the game.