The Royals look to win the last series before the All-Star break with one of the league's best on the hill.
The All-Star break is now firmly around the corner, and if things go the way the Royals want them to on Saturday, Kansas City can take home the series win in its second-to-last game of the pre-break slate. Despite the two teams being in third place in their respective divisions, the Royals and Boston Red Sox are playing good baseball.
On Friday night at Fenway Park, Kansas City won 6-1 and Red Sox hitters couldn't get much going off All-Star pitcher Cole Ragans. There's no rest for the weary, though, as Boston's reward for facing one All-Star is facing another on Saturday: Seth Lugo. Lugo and Ragans are both first timers to the Midsummer Classic, and Lugo is having a career season with an 11-3 record and 2.21 earned run average.
The series also has American League Wild Card implications, as the visiting Royals sit just one game back of the AL's final postseason spot, behind Boston. Friday's win was a strong start, and it always helps when a team holds its opponent's offense to one run across nine innings. First pitch Saturday is set for 3:10 p.m. CT.Kansas City lineup: 1. Adam Frazier, second base; 2. Bobby Witt Jr., shortstop; 3. Vinnie Pasquantino, third base; 4. Salvador Perez, designated hitter; 5.
Boston lineup: 1. Jarren Duran, center field; 2. David Hamilton, second base; 3. Masataka Yoshida, designated hitter; 4. Rafael Devers, third base; 5. Rob Refsnyder, left field; 6. Wilyer Abreu, right field; 7. Dominic Smith, first base; 8. Reese McGuire, catcher; 9. Ceddane Rafaela, center field; P: Kutter Crawford
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