Mookie Betts belted three solo homers and J.D. Martinez also went deep, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 5-4 victory over Danny Duffy and the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday. Cheslor Cuthbert homered for Kansas City, and Drew Butera had a two-run double. The Royals were trying for consecutive wins for just the second time this season.
Kansas City closed to 5-4 on Cuthbert’s homer in the eighth.
