Royals vs Red Sox

Final · Sat Sep 12 · 4:10 PM ET · Fenway Park

Kansas City RoyalsRoyals66-83

FinalSep 12, 2026

Boston Red SoxRed Sox81-68

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Closing line

US sportsbook at first pitch

Moneyline

KC+183

BOS−225

Run line

KC +1.5−114

BOS −1.5−105

Total O/U

Over 8.5−118

Under 8.5−102

Run line: Red Sox −1.5 covered.
Total O/U: under 8.5 (6 runs).

Recap

The Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 5-1 at Fenway Park in Boston on Sep 12, 2026 to move to 81-68.

The game was played before 36,877.

Score by inning

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

W: Suarez (7-4) · L: Dobnak (3-4)

Scoring plays

Bottom 4

BOSSingleRutschman singled to center, Anthony scored.0-1

Top 6

KCHome runJensen homered to right (386 feet).1-1

Bottom 6

BOSDoubleAbreu doubled to right, Rutschman scored and Gasper scored.1-3

Bottom 7

BOSSingleDurbin singled to left, Sogard scored, Durbin out stretching at second.1-4

Bottom 8

BOSDoubleSogard doubled to center, Story scored.1-5

Team stats

KCBOS

Hits: 5; 10
Home Runs: 1; 0
Runs Batted In: 1; 5
Walks: 1; 1
Strikeouts: 11; 5
Runners Left On Base: 9; 10
Errors: 0; 1

Player stats

Royals · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Carter Jensen C	1-4	4	1	1	1	1	0	2	14	.231	.318	.452
Bobby Witt Jr. SS	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	18	.280	.359	.450
Salvador Perez DH	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	13	.231	.276	.384
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	16	.239	.327	.384
Nick Loftin RF	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	16	.233	.318	.378
Michael Massey 2B	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	9	.281	.315	.439
Isaac Collins PH	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.222	.324	.338
John Rave CF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	15	.222	.306	.435
Matthew Lugo LF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	.182	.250	.182
Kyle Isbel CF	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.225	.272	.333
Jac Caglianone PH	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.282	.331	.493
Josh Rojas 3B	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.277	.344

Royals · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Randy Dobnak P	5.2	4	3	3	0	4	81-51	2.73	81
Anthony Gose P	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	9-6	0.00	9
Alex Lange P	1.0	3	1	1	1	0	25-13	6.04	25
Easton McGee P	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	17-12	7.15	17

Red Sox · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Roman Anthony LF	2-4	4	1	2	0	0	1	14	.241	.344	.380
Mickey Gasper DH	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	13	.265	.373	.488
Adley Rutschman C	2-4	4	1	2	1	0	1	20	.239	.319	.422
Wilyer Abreu RF	1-4	4	0	1	2	0	0	19	.257	.337	.467
Trevor Story SS	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	2	15	.234	.262	.341
Nick Sogard 1B	2-3	3	1	2	1	0	0	14	.267	.362	.408
Jarren Duran CF	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	1	14	.205	.261	.363
Caleb Durbin 3B	1-3	3	0	1	1	0	0	8	.248	.327	.378
Anthony Seigler 2B	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	9	.247	.327	.400
Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2B	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	.268	.344	.348

Red Sox · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Ranger Suarez P	7.0	5	1	1	0	8	1	96-69	3.33	96
Garrett Whitlock P	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	11-10	1.84	11
Aroldis Chapman P	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	16-11	1.99	16

Game info

VenueFenway Park, Boston, MA

Attendance36,877

OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Jim Wolf · First Base Umpire: Roberto Ortiz · Second Base Umpire: Alex MacKay · Third Base Umpire: Alan Porter

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