Major League Baseball: Red Sox 5, Royals 4
BOSTON With the sun beating down on an 86-degree Wednesday afternoon in Boston, the Royals all stood with their backs to home plate as they watched a replay of Mookie Betts second home run of the game soaring over Fenway Parks left-field wall.
All, anyway, but Royals left-handed pitcher Danny Duffy, who watched it live, muttering to himself and shaking his head.
As the ball cut through the air at 98 mph, it hugged the third-base line. It had the launch angle for a home run 31 degrees but it almost didnt seem Betts got enough of the pitch to drive