Overview

• The Red Sox defeated the Royals 6-2 on Tuesday night to run their Fenway Park winning streak to seven games.
• Garrett Crochet dominated over seven innings, allowing four hits, walking one and striking out eight after a nine-day layoff.
• Boston broke the game open with a three-run rally in the seventh inning against John Schreiber.
• Rookie Ryan Bergert made his Kansas City debut, yielding two runs on two hits over 5⅔ innings after arriving in a trade from the Padres.
• Outfielder Roman Anthony was rested for a second straight day as the club managed his back tightness.