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.

Their second straight loss, following a seven-game winning streak, dropped the Royals to 24-18. Strong pitching — KC’s 2.99 team ERA ranks second in baseball — has helped the Royals to a major league-best 17 victories when scoring four or fewer runs. They totaled four in the three-game series against the Red Sox.

Its Friday, May 9 and the Red Sox (19-19) are in Kansas City to take on the Royals (22-16). Hunter Dobbins is slated to take the mound for Boston against Michael Lorenzen for Kansas City.

Dustin Pedroia got a chance to catch up with the Red Sox this weekend and see Bobby Witt Jr. Read more on Boston.com.

Hill, 45, will enter his 21st season and play for his 14th team. The veteran pitcher had four separate stints with his hometown Boston Red Sox, including in 2024. Hill made four appearances before he was designated for assignment in September.

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,