KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Mookie Betts and company jumped all over Jason Hammel.
It was more than enough with Chris Sale on the mound.
Sale struck out 12 in six innings, Betts, J.D. Martinez and Xander Bogaerts homered, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 10-5 on Friday night.
Betts’ 100th career homer sparked the AL East leaders to four runs in each of the first two innings. Sale earned his 100th win.
“If you get four runs before you take the mound it’s nice,” he said. “Just go out there and you’re able to pitch and not worry about being too cute or too fine, just throwing strikes.