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Early on, the Red Sox were smacking the ball all over Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday night—but mostly those balls were landing in Royals gloves. After overcoming a 2-0 deficit in the sixth,
Alex Cora sent up
Eduardo Nunez to pinch-hit for
Brock Holt (who had earlier knocked in a run) with Boston up 3-2 in the eighth inning. Like clockwork, Nunez delivered a three-run blast to put Boston comfortably in the lead in
the eventual 8-3 win.
Rafael Devers added two RBIs, while
J.D. Martinez knocked in one with a triple.
Eduardo Rodriguez went 5.2 solid innings—yielding just two earned runs, while striking out seven and walking none. It was the lefty's sixth win of 2019. The victory pulled Boston within 7.5 games of
The Evil Ones in the American League East.
