The Boston Red Sox brought a franchise legend to Kansas City over the weekend, and he got to meet Bobby Witt Jr.

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Taking their biggest test of the season in this weekend’s road series with the Kansas City Royals, the Red Sox passed with flying colors.

Freddy Fermin played the part of hero Friday night. The Royals catcher drove in the winning run in the 12th inning as the Kansas City opened a weekend series against the Boston Red Sox with a 2-1 victory in 12 innings at Kauffman Stadium.

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The Kansas City Royals fattened up on the Colorado Rockies and Chicago White Sox over the past two weeks, but their bats couldn't live up to the challenge of facing a quality pitching staff. In a three-game weekend series against the Boston Red Sox,

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Garrett Crochet (3-2, 2.02 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 56 strikeouts); Royals: Cole Ragans (2-1, 3.79 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 57 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals will try to keep their five-game home win streak alive when they play the Boston Red Sox.