Wade Miley is king of the hill against Royals

The flurry erased any frustration wrought by the curious managerial tactics of manager Ned Yost from earlier in the day.

Blake Swihart led the barrage with a 4-for-4 performance with three runs scored, two doubles and two RBIs.

Matt Barnes is next in line and can give the Red Sox (56-66) their first five-game win streak this year, as well as an 11th win in 13 games against Kansas City since the start of last season. While it’s been feast after feast for Shaw of late, the first baseman completed his first 0-for in a week by popping up to end the game.

Ventura said through an interpreter that “he has that same confidence that he had for most of last season, “. The Royals are 17-35 in the last 52 meetings in Boston.

Mookie Betts and Xander Bogaerts also had two hits apiece for Boston. He is 12-for-19 (.632) during a five-game hitting streak.The Red Sox have collected 66 runs on 98 hits while going 5-2 on their current 10-game homestand – all played since bench coach Torey Lovullo took over as the interim manager when John Farrell began chemotherapy for lymphoma. I don’t know if he can work any harder behind the scenes. “Still a little nicked up – his left oblique is giving him some problems, but he is available today if needed in an emergency situation, and we’re looking to get him in the lineup tomorrow”. Designated hitter David Ortiz walked, and left fielder Hanley Ramirez took a third strike, but Shaw walked with the bases loaded and it was 1-0. The Dominican product tossed seven innings, allowing two runs on five hits while striking out seven. He homered into the Green Monster seats.

Barnes (3-3, 6.59 ERA) gave up six runs and six hits with three walks and seven strikeouts in five innings of his first major league start – an 8-2 home loss to Cleveland on Monday.

“I was hoping that it would get to me”, Moustakas said. “Just a bad outing. But he had a pretty good swing on it”. Gordon was with the Royals for the series opener Thursday and said the plan is to start as DH and alternate games with limited time in the outfield. He’s been out since July 9 with a strained groin. Hosmer tied the game on the two-error goof, and set the stage for a revival by Mike Moustakas. After an enormous ninth-inning rally, they wound up winning by…two runs. Ortiz fouled a ball off his right foot in his first at-bat, and limped a bit…. Lovullo said RHP Rick Porcello (soreness, right triceps) could return on the upcoming road trip after he said he “felt great” at the end of a rehab start for Triple-A Pawtucket Friday. Alex Rios built on the previous night’s three-hit game with another single. The Red Sox made it 4-0 in the third when Hanigan singled with runners on second and third, then scored on Bradley’s triple. On Friday, he made a diving grab in left when he came in as a defensive replacement. 291 at home this year – best in the AL, and second best in Major League Baseball overall (Rockies -.299).