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Sonny Gray had arguably the best start of his Boston Red Sox<\/a> tenure on Monday in the team\u2019s 3-1 win over the Kansas City Royals.<\/p>\n Gray was dominant as he went six-plus innings, allowing one run on five hits, while striking out nine. It was a stellar outing from the right-hander, and Royals slugger Vinnie Pasquantino was impressed with how the veteran right-hander pitched in the series opener.<\/p>\n \u201cHe spins the crap out of the ball, and he had the breaking ball working all night, running underneath the zone, and we were biting on it,\u201d Pasquantino said<\/a> postgame on Monday. “He was able to throw the cutter in to lefties. He was backing up the sinker with two strikes. He just did a nice job. We didn\u2019t do enough.\u201d<\/p>\n Pasquantino finished the game going 0-for-4, while he struck out twice, but only once to Gray. The slugger felt like Gray did a good job with the way he sequenced and the spin on the ball was stellar.<\/p>\n Red Sox\u2019s interim manager Chad Tracy was also impressed with how Gray pitched on Monday to lead Boston to the series opener win.<\/p>\n \u201cThe same as we’ve seen the last two outings,\u201d Tracy said. \u201cJust in complete control, in and out, up, down, changing speeds. Had a nice front-door sinker, running it back on lefties, catching the inside corner. He was sensational.\u201d<\/p>\n Since coming back from the injured list, Gray is 3-0 with a 1.06 ERA in three starts.<\/p>\n