Royals Edge Red Sox at Fenway Behind Jensen, Lugo

BOSTON (Interstat) — Carter Jensen had two hits and drove in a run, and Seth Lugo pitched five innings of two-run ball as the Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 3-2 on Friday night at Fenway Park. Jensen opened the scoring in the first with a double and came home on Salvador Perez’s single. In the third, Jensen doubled to left to score Isaac Collins, then scored on Vinnie Pasquantino’s single. Boston answered with two runs in the fifth when Wilyer Abreu doubled home Adley Rutschman. Lugo allowed seven hits, two earned runs and struck out seven to earn the win. Steven Cruz worked a scoreless inning for the save. Sonny Gray took the loss after giving up three runs on six hits over six innings with five strikeouts. Jensen extended his on-base streak to 15 games. The game took 2:41 and drew 36,890 fans. Kansas City improved to 67-82, while Boston fell to 83-68.