Boston Red Sox @ Kansas City Royals

20-27, 12-13 Away

Final

20-28, 13-11 Home


BOS
KC

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

Red SoxTop 1st
- S. Lugo pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Sinker 89
  2
  Strike Swinging
  Cutter 88
  3
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 91
  4
  Strike Looking
  Sinker 92
  5
  Ground Out
  Four-seam FB 90
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- S. Gray pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 2nd
- S. Lugo pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- S. Gray pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 3rd
- S. Lugo pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- S. Gray pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 4th
- S. Lugo pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- S. Gray pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 5th
- S. Lugo pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- S. Gray pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 6th
- S. Lugo pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- S. Gray pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 7th
- A. Lange pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- S. Gray pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- J. Slaten pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 8th
- J. Schreiber pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- G. Whitlock pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 9th
- S. Cruz pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- A. Chapman pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- Duran in left field.
  3
  1
- Marte hit for Jensen
  3
  1
- Rafaela in center field.
  3
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Sinker	89
2 Strike Swinging	Cutter	88
3 Ball	Four-seam FB	91
4 Strike Looking	Sinker	92
5 Ground Out	Four-seam FB	90

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

Kauffman Stadium

7:10 PM, May 18, 2026Coverage: MLB.TV

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 15,531

Game Time:2:25

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

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Tampa Bay	48	33	.593	-	W5
New York	48	36	.571	1.5	L5
Toronto	40	45	.471	10	W1
Baltimore	39	47	.453	11.5	L3
Boston	37	46	.446	12	W5

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	44	39	.530	-	W1
Cleveland	44	41	.518	1	L1
Minnesota	41	45	.477	4.5	W2
Detroit	36	49	.424	9	W1
Kansas City	35	50	.412	10	W1

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Boston Red Sox @ Kansas City Royals

S. Gray5-1

S. Lugo1-4

A. Chapman11

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