After a walk-off win over the Boston Red Sox in the 12th inning of Friday night's game, the Royals were defeated 10-1 and 3-1 for their first series loss since Apr. 17-20 against the Detroit Tigers. But another trend continued,

Rafael Devers’ 440-foot homer snapped a 1-1 tie and Lucas Giolito pitched into the seventh inning for his first win since 2023 as the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Sunday.

Giolito delivered, pitching 6⅔ strong innings as the Red Sox beat the Royals, 3-1, before a crowd of 25,785 at Kauffman Stadium.