Ranger Suarez goes 7 innings, Wilyer Abreu hits key 2-run double as Red Sox beat Royals 5-1

BOSTON (AP) — Ranger Suarez struck out eight in seven innings of one-run ball, Wilyer Abreu hit a tiebreaking two-run double and the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 5-1 on Saturday to halt a three-game skid.

Nick Sogard had an RBI double, and Adley Rutschman and Caleb Durbin each added a run-scoring single for the Red Sox, who are comfortably in the second of the AL’s three wild-card spots.

Carter Jensen hit his 24th homer for Kansas City, which won the series opener Friday night.

Coming off a scoreless start over seven innings in a 1-0 victory at Baltimore on Sept. 4, Suarez (7-4) gave up five hits and didn’t walk a batter.

Continuing his solid run since being inserted in the rotation in mid-July, Royals right-hander Randy Dobnak (3-4) held the Red Sox to a run and four singles before he was lifted with two on and two outs in the sixth.

Abreu greeted reliever Anthony Gose with his double off a garage door in deep center.

In his previous 10 starts, Dobnak gave up one run or zero seven times. He was charged with three on Saturday.

Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. reached 40 stolen bases for the second time in his career when he swiped second in the first inning.

Boston second baseman Anthony Seigler left the game in the top of the seventh after appearing to hurt his right wrist or hand on a swing an inning earlier.

Jensen’s high fly ball hooked around the Pesky Pole in right field and tied it 1-1 in the sixth.

Royals LHP Noah Cameron (9-8, 3.93 ERA) is slated to face Red Sox LHP Payton Tolle (9-6, 3.15) in Sunday’s series finale that was moved from a 1:35 p.m. EDT first pitch to 3:05 p.m. with the forecast of rain.

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Kansas City Royals' Carter Jensen celebrates after his solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in Boston, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Randy Dobnak delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Ranger Suarez delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Boston Red Sox's Wilyer Abreu celebrates after his two RBI double during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Ranger Suarez is congratulated by teammates following the top of the seventh inning of a baseball game after his outing against the Kansas City Royals, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A former CIA official found with $40 million of gold bars in his home has reached a tentative plea agreement after being charged with theft for fraudulently inflating his salary, according to court records.

A federal judge on Friday extended a deadline to formally indict defendant David J. Rush until Oct. 8, giving time for federal prosecutors and his attorney to finalize the plea deal and avoid a public trial that the parties said could involve significant litigation over classified material.

A joint court filing Thursday by the U.S. Attorney's Office of the Eastern District of Virginia and Rush's lawyer did not outline the details of the tentative plea deal. The U.S. attorney's office declined to comment Saturday, and Rush's attorney did not not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Rush was charged with theft of public money in May. He was accused of fraudulently claiming 744 hours of military leave on his timecards after he was honorably discharged from the Navy in 2015 and of inflating his salary by falsely claiming degrees from Clemson University in South Carolina and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York, according to an FBI agent's affidavit filed in court.

That same document also revealed that investigators searched Rush's home and seized about 300 gold bars worth more than $40 million, plus about $2 million in U.S. currency and about 35 luxury watches.

The FBI affidavit said Rush had obtained the gold bars from the U.S. government for “work-related expenses.” Rush's attorney has said the charge against him isn't related to the gold bars, which she described as "a sensational tidbit.”

A Justice Department attorney said during a June court proceeding that Rush wasn’t supposed to have the gold bars at his home.

FILE - The seal of the Central Intelligence Agency is displayed on April 13, 2016, at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)