In a Wednesday matinee game at legendary Fenway Park, outfielder Mookie Betts powered the Boston Red Sox to a 5-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals.
For the first three innings, Royals starting pitcher Danny Duffy cruised like a missile. The traditionally inefficient lefty was nevertheless extraordinarily efficient, and finished the third frame having only released 30 total pitches. Through those three innings, he notched a trio of strikeouts and didn’t walk anyone.
But Duffy ran into some serious trouble in the fourth inning, where the stacked Red Sox lineup made some loud noise.