Melendez posts 6-RBI game as Royals smash Red Sox 13-5


              Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora, left, argues with third base umpire Junior Valentine, right, after a balk call on Red Sox pitcher Kutter Crawford, scoring a Kansas City Royals runner, during the third inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)
            
              Kansas City Royals' Bobby Witt Jr. (7) congratulates Kyle Isbel (28) after scoring off a MJ Melendez single during the third inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)
            
              Kansas City Royals third baseman Hunter Dozier (17) looks on as Boston Red Sox' Rafael Devers (11) rounds the bases after hitting a home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)
            
              Boston Red Sox' Rafael Devers (11) is congratulated at home plate by Xander Bogaerts, right, after hitting a home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)
            
              Kansas City Royals' Salvador Perez (13) congratulates Michael Massey (19) after Massey scored on a balk by Boston Red Sox pitcher Kutter Crawford during the third inning of a baseball game in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)
Melendez posts 6-RBI game as Royals smash Red Sox 13-5