FINAL: Red Sox 7, Royals 5 - Benintendi, Devers power Sox without Martinez (back)

LIVE GAME COVERAGE

Ninth inning

• Workman do or die.


• Strikeout.


• Merrifield doubles to left to bring the tying run to the plate in Alex Gordon. ... 3 to 1. Two outs.


• Workman gets a kind called strike three. Red Sox win. Our long regional nightmare is over.

• Mookie Betts (shin contusion, day to day) has left the game after fouling a ball off his ankle.


• Barnes into the game.


• A Dozier single and catcher's interference gets two on to start the inning. Barnes gets the next two out but then allows a 1-0 home run. Uh oh. RED SOX 7, ROYALS 5.

• Chavis walks to lead off the Sox half of the 8th.


• Bradley lines out to center.


• Leon lines out.


• Holt lines out as we go to the 9th. Brandon Workman coming on. Hold onto your butts.