The Red Sox win their seventh in a row behind Garrett Crochet's strong start. Subscribe to MLB Morning Lineup wherever you ...

Kansas City Royals (56-58, third in the AL Central) vs. Boston Red Sox (64-51, second in the AL East) Boston; Wednesday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Michael Wacha (5-9, 3.38 ERA, 1.17 ...

Crochet retired the first 10 Royals batters before Bobby Witt Jr. tripled in the fourth and scored on Maikel Garcia’s double.

The Red Sox decided to cut ties with a struggling reliever ahead of Tuesday's win over the Royals at Fenway Park.

New York's seven-game American League East lead through late May has evaporated and then some. They improved to 42-25 after defeating the Kansas City Royals on June 12, but have gone 18-28 since then.