Red Sox Shutout Royals 5-0 on Saturday [VIDEO]

The Boston Red Sox shutout the Kansas City Royals 5-0 on Saturday afternoon at Fenway Park.

Kutter Crawford improved to 6-7 on the season, tossing a 2-hitter in 7.0 innings. He struck out 4 and walked 1. He has not allowed a run over his last 15 innings pitched, and in July has allowed just 1 run in his 3 starts.

Zack Kelly pitched the last 2.0 innings, holding the Royals to just 2 hits while striking out 2.

Rafael Devers was 2-4 hitting his 22nd homer of the season in the 5th inning. The home run was his 194th of his career, moving him past Jason Varitek for sole possession of 11th-most homers in Red Sox history.

Dominic Smith was 2-4 with a 2-run single in the 3rd inning.

Wilyer Abreu was 1-4 with a double and run batted in. He has 7 RBI in his last 5 games.

Jarren Duran was 2-4 with a double

Boston is 52-42, 10 games over .500

The Red Sox and Royals play the final game of the 3-game series on Sunday afternoon. The pregame starts at 12:35 p.m. with the 1st pitch at 1:35 p.m. on AM 1370 WDEA.

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