The Royals avoided a crucial sweep with an 8-4 win over the Red Sox from Kauffman Stadium. Bobby Witt Jr. slugged two solo homers and finished with four RBI. Vinnie Pasquantino also went deep and Cole Ragans won after giving up one earned run over six-plus innings. Kansas City now leads Boston for the last AL Wild Card spot by one-and-a-half games. The Royals snapped a two-game losing skid and sit third in the AL Central at 64-and-52. They remain home to host the St. Louis Cardinals tomorrow night.
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