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Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox Recap - Red Sox Over Royals 2-0

Boston got a shutout performance from its pitching staff en route to a 2-0 victory over Kansas City on Thursday at Fenway Park.

The Red Sox were a -230 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 10.5.

Boston got 1 innings from Kenley Jansen, who gave up 0 earned runs on 0 hits, while striking out 2. James Paxton earned the victory, while the Red Sox got 1 RBIs from Adam Duvall in the win.

Kansas City got a 1-inning outing from Taylor Hearn in the loss. He gave up 0 earned runs, 0 walks and 1 hits in his time on the mound, while Maikel Garcia had 2 hits in the loss for the Royals.

The battle of the bats favored Boston as they had 8 hits, while Kansas City only had 7.

Kenley Jansen pitched the final 1 innings for the save. He struck out 2 and allowed 0 hits in his outing.

Boston heads into a battle against Detroit. Kansas City, meanwhile, will have their next action against St. Louis.