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

Freddy Fermin hit a line drive RBI single into left center in the bottom of the 12th inning to give the Kansas City Royals a 2-1 win over the Boston Red So.

Freddy Fermin singed to center to drive in the winning run in the bottom of the 12th inning as the Royals beat the Sox, 2-1, before a crowd of 30,348 at Kauffman Stadium. Kansas City has won seven straight, 10 of 11 and 16 of their last 18. They are 16-5 at home.

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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.

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,

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