Red Sox vs Royals

Final · Mon May 18 · 7:10 PM ET · Kauffman Stadium

Boston Red SoxRed Sox20-27

FinalMay 18, 2026

Kansas City RoyalsRoyals20-28

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Closing line

US sportsbook at first pitch

Moneyline

BOS−111

KC−108

Run line

BOS −1.5+143

KC +1.5−174

Total O/U

Over 9−113

Under 9−106

Run line: Red Sox −1.5 covered.
Total O/U: under 9 (4 runs).

Recap

The Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City on May 18, 2026 to move to 20-27.

The game was played before 15,531.

Score by inning

Boston Red Sox and Kansas City Royals, score by inning
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
BOS	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	3
KC	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1

W: Gray (5-1) · L: Lugo (1-4) · S: Chapman (0-1)

Scoring plays

Top 6

BOSHome runContreras homered to left center (435 feet), Gasper scored.2-0

Top 7

BOSSacrifice flyDuran hit sacrifice fly to left, Wong scored.3-0

Bottom 7

KCDoubleCaglianone doubled to right, Jensen scored.3-1

Team stats

BOSKC

Hits: 9; 6
Home Runs: 1; 0
Runs Batted In: 3; 1
Walks: 3; 1
Strikeouts: 8; 13
Runners Left On Base: 13; 13
Errors: 0; 0

Player stats

Red Sox · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Jarren Duran LF	0-2	2	0	0	1	0	2	1	21	.181	.247	.301
Mickey Gasper DH	2-5	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	21	.333	.355	.400
Wilyer Abreu RF	0-5	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	21	.291	.362	.446
Willson Contreras 1B	1-4	4	1	1	2	1	0	0	10	.253	.360	.481
Masataka Yoshida LF	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	10	.259	.365	.333
Ceddanne Rafaela CF	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.354	.432
Andruw Monasterio SS	2-4	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	13	.256	.301	.397
Marcelo Mayer 2B	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	12	.219	.284	.313
Connor Wong C	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	15	.255	.328	.364
Nick Sogard 3B	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	9	.286	.375	.429

Red Sox · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Sonny Gray P	6.0	5	1	1	1	9	80-54	2.93	80
Justin Slaten P	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	17-11	0.00	17
Garrett Whitlock P	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	12-9	2.95	12
Aroldis Chapman P	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	14-10	0.54	14

Royals · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Maikel Garcia 3B	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	1	9	.262	.328	.393
Bobby Witt Jr. SS	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	2	12	.302	.374	.487
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	2	15	.198	.279	.331
Salvador Perez C	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	12	.201	.244	.346
Carter Jensen DH	0-2	2	1	0	0	1	1	12	.234	.327	.401
Starling Marte PH	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	7	.295	.347	.364
Jac Caglianone RF	2-4	4	0	2	1	0	0	18	.254	.322	.442
Isaac Collins LF	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	3	15	.221	.338	.328
Michael Massey 2B	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	0	11	.220	.240	.407
Kyle Isbel CF	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	2	12	.275	.331	.417

Royals · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Seth Lugo P	6.0	5	2	2	2	5	1	93-57	3.68	93
Alex Lange P	1.0	3	1	1	0	1	0	15-11	5.40	15
John Schreiber P	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	13-11	3.44	13
Steven Cruz P	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	11-6	7.45	11

Game info

VenueKauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO

Attendance15,531

OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Laz Diaz · First Base Umpire: James Jean · Second Base Umpire: Erich Bacchus · Third Base Umpire: Malachi Moore

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