Royals 6, Red Sox 3

Boston led 6-4 going into the ninth.

Chris Young (9-6) retired one batter and Wade Davis got the final three outs for his 11th save. Shaw is batting. 434 since his August. 1 call-up, and Bradley is hitting.

Boston trailed 4-2, but scored twice in both the sixth and seventh. Then he allowed a succession: A double by third baseman Pablo Sandoval, a sacrifice fly by slugger David Ortiz, a double by first baseman Travis Shaw, a game-tying single by outfielder Rusney Castillo. Volquez would not give up another hit until the sixth. The Royals also committed two errors, leading to another run. Second baseman Josh Rutledge booted a grounder and center fielder Mookie Betts’ throw bounced into the Royals’ dugout for the first run.

Moustakas’ four RBI’s are a season-high.

Miley allowed one run on six hits while striking out six in 71/3 innings. The AL Central leaders had won 10 of its last 12 to open a 141/2-game lead in the AL Central.

The real damage came from lower in the Red Sox’s lineup. He struck out two. Junichi Tazawa pitched the ninth for his second save. He was off his game, and the Red Sox pounded the ace for 13 hits and seven runs.

Morton (8-4) scattered four hits over 6-2/3 innings while striking out eight and walking two.

Boston left field Hanley Ramirez snapped an 0-for-16 spell with a two-out, eighth-inning double that put two runners in scoring position, but Swihart popped out to end the threat. After sitting on Friday, he hit an opposite-field single and walked on Saturday.

2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Sabathia departed in the third inning with right knee pain. They managed a 6-1 record when playing as the favorite and an SU record of 7-3.

Cueto, though, assured that he has his teammates’ backs. Plouffe followed with his hit, giving closer Zach Britton his third blown save of the season.

Tazawa came in to save the game with a two-run lead, but ultimately gave up four earned runs runs on six hits and one walk. “You can’t go safety-first all the time”.

Red Sox LHP Henry Owens (1-1) makes his fourth career start.

Royals: C Salvador Perez had the day off. He took a hard foul tip off the mask and one off the right leg Saturday night, but was feeling fine. The woman was carried off on a stretcher and taken to a hospital.

The Royals entered the series against last-place Boston with a 14½-game lead in the division. At last, Yost turned to lefty Franklin Morales, who threw away a swinging bunt by Sandoval, which allowed a second run to score. His health and the potential for age-related decline have to be considered significant risks, so the Red Sox will need to bring in reinforcements with the expectation that they won’t be able to rely on Koji for a full season.

According to oddsmakers from online sports book GT Bets, the Royals are -107 money line favorites to win today’s game while the Red Sox now have odds of -103. The report indicated that even folks within the game aren’t sure what moves were the masterstroke of the Meriden, N.H., product and which were pulled off by the collaborative. Philadelphia is 21-12 since the All-Star break.

Royals: 2B Omar Infante returned to the lineup after missing three straight games with back spasms.