Boston Red Sox @ Kansas City Royals

21-27, 13-13 Away

Final

20-29, 13-12 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
J. DuranLF	2-3	2	1	3	.189
C. RafaelaCF	2-5	2	0	0	.288
W. AbreuRF	2-5	0	0	0	.294
W. Contreras1B	2-5	0	0	3	.258
A. MonasterioDH	0-2	0	0	0	.250
M. YoshidaPH-DH	1-3	0	0	0	.262
N. Sogard2B-3B	1-4	0	0	0	.273
C. NarvaezC	0-3	1	0	0	.217
I. Kiner-FalefaSS	3-3	1	0	0	.267
C. Durbin3B	1-3	0	0	1	.169
M. GasperPH	1-1	0	0	0	.355
M. MayerPR-2B	0-0	1	0	0	.219

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
R. Suarez	4.1	4	1	3	3	81-46	2.40
Z. Kelly	0.2	1	0	0	0	8-5	3.31
T. Samaniego	1.0	1	0	0	1	10-7	1.10
J. Slaten	1.0	0	0	0	2	12-8	0.00
G. Whitlock	1.0	0	0	0	1	7-7	2.79
J. Moran	1.0	0	0	0	3	17-13	2.84

According to ESPN Analytics

BOS

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Kauffman Stadium

7:40 PM, May 19, 2026Coverage: MLB.TV

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 14,047

Game Time:2:44

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - James Jean
First Base Umpire - Erich Bacchus
Second Base Umpire - Malachi Moore
Third Base Umpire - Laz Diaz

Duran and Contreras drive in 3 runs apiece as Red Sox beat Royals 7-1

— Jarren Duran hit a home run, doubled and drove in three runs, Willson Contreras added two hits and three RBI, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 7-1 on Tuesday night.

May 19, 2026, 10:55 pm - AP


BOS
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	7	15	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	1

G. Whitlock3-1

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

B. Falter0-1

2.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 K, 3 BB

Scoring Summary

		BOS	KC
1st	Contreras singled to left, Duran scored, Abreu to second.	1	0
1st	Thomas doubled to right, Witt Jr. scored, Perez to third.	1	1
2nd	Durbin singled to center, Narváez scored, Kiner-Falefa to second, Kiner-Falefa safe at third on fielding error by center fielder Thomas.	2	1
8th	Contreras grounded out to third, Rafaela scored.	3	1
9th	Duran homered to right (366 feet), Kiner-Falefa scored and Mayer scored.	6	1
9th	Contreras singled to left, Rafaela scored, Abreu to second.	7	1

Data is currently unavailable.

Game Odds
Odds by

OpenMLTotalRL

Boston Red SoxRed SoxBOS

(21-27)

(21-27, 13-13 Away)

(21-27)

Ranger Suarez

(4-3, 3.15)

-115

Kansas City RoyalsRoyalsKC

(20-29)

(20-29, 13-12 Home)

(20-29)

Bailey Falter

(0-2, 13.97)

u7.5

-102

Red Sox
3
Royals
1

Game 1

5/18

Red Sox
7
Royals
1

Game 2

5/19

Red Sox
4
Royals
3

Game 3

5/20

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Tampa Bay	57	42	.576	-	W1
New York	56	44	.560	1.5	W2
Boston	51	48	.515	6	W14
Baltimore	49	52	.485	9	L1
Toronto	46	54	.460	11.5	L2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	53	46	.535	-	W2
Cleveland	53	48	.525	1	W1
Minnesota	49	52	.485	5	L3
Detroit	47	53	.470	6.5	W1
Kansas City	41	60	.406	13	W1

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Boston Red Sox @ Kansas City Royals

Duran and Contreras drive in 3 runs apiece as Red Sox beat Royals 7-1

G. Whitlock3-1

B. Falter0-1

Inning