Manager Trey Hillman shifted his outfield around Thursday, with David DeJesus starting in center field for the first time since Sept. 23.
In Fenway Park with the Green Monster in left, Hillman moved DeJesus from left to center. Jose Guillen, who has been playing right, started in left. Ryan Freel, who had started in center the first two games since arriving in a trade with the Cubs, switched to right.
DeJesus provided the big hit, a two-run homer, in the Royals' come-from-behind, 8-6 victory over the Red Sox.
Guillen's speed has slowed, and he has been hampered recently by tightness in both sides of his groin. There is less room to cover in left at Fenway Park. Guillen played two games last year in left for the Royals at Fenway. He has played six games in left at Fenway in his career.
"Jose has played left field here before," Hillman said. "He's fairly familiar with it, and it will be less taxing on his lower half. Hopefully, that will be better for his legs. David has played center here before, and he may need a little help, depending on how well we pitch, with balls in right-center.
"Ryan's played more center, but plenty of right. I'm just trying to do the smartest thing, not only for our bodies but with coverage in the outfield. It's tricky no matter where you put them and no matter who you've got out there."
Guillen said his groin is not sore enough to put him on the disabled list.
If Guillen makes it through Sunday, the Royals are off four days next week for the All-Star break, giving him a break. With the club generating little offense, Hillman wants to keep Guillen's bat in the middle of the lineup.
ROYALS 8, RED SOX 6: The Royals rallied from deficits of 4-0 and 5-3 to win the opener of a four-game series at Fenway Park. David DeJesus hit a two-run homer with two outs in the Royals' four-run sixth to snatch the lead for good.
Ryan Freel's run-producing single tied the score at 5-5 before DeJesus homered. Alberto Callaspo contributed two doubles and drove in two runs, but he committed a throwing error in the eighth that led to an unearned run.
Willie Bloomquist added three hits, including an RBI triple. Right-hander Luke Hochevar picked up the victory, although he allowed five runs and nine hits, including a pair of home runs, in six innings. Joakim Soria was summoned for a four-out save.
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A good streak of baseball coming. Call me crazy but I think we are going to finally see some consistency in our bats. If they can establish consistent hitting then the 2nd half of the season has the potential to be relatively entertaining. I'm not going to completely jump off the bridge and say we are going to finish 1st or 2nd place, but if we could finish 3rd I would be
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