Behind 2-for-4 efforts and a combined five RBIs from Wilyer Abreu and Trevor Story, the Boston Red Sox scored five runs across the sixth and seventh innings en route to a 6-2 win over the visiting Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.

The middle-of-the-order duo supported starter Garrett Crochet (13-4), who earned his sixth consecutive win after dealing seven innings of four-hit, two-run ball with eight strikeouts.

Story drove in three with RBI hits in each of those multi-run innings, including a go-ahead, two-run single into center field in the sixth.

Jarren Duran and Romy Gonzalez also had 2-for-4 nights for Boston, which has won seven straight games and four straight series.

Maikel Garcia went 2-for-3 with an RBI double and a run for Kansas City. Ryan Bergert (1-1) lost his Royals de

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