Royals vs Red Sox

Final · Sun Sep 13 · 3:05 PM ET · Fenway Park

Kansas City RoyalsRoyals66-84

FinalSep 13, 2026

Boston Red SoxRed Sox82-68

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Closing line

US sportsbook at first pitch

Moneyline

KC+159

BOS−194

Run line

KC +1.5−137

BOS −1.5+114

Total O/U

Over 7.5−107

Under 7.5−113

Run line: Red Sox −1.5 covered.
Total O/U: under 7.5 (5 runs).

Recap

The Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 4-1 at Fenway Park in Boston on Sep 13, 2026 to move to 82-68.

The game was played before 34,966.

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	0	1	0	0	1
BOS	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	x	4

W: Whitlock (7-1) · L: Kimbrel (1-5) · S: Chapman (3-4)

Scoring plays

Bottom 2

BOSHome runDurbin homered to left center (372 feet).0-1

Top 7

KCSingleJensen singled to right, Rave scored, Tolbert to third.1-1

Bottom 7

BOSSingleAnthony singled to left, Durbin scored, Sogard to third.1-2

Bottom 8

BOSSingleStory singled to left, Contreras scored and Rutschman scored.1-4

Team stats

KCBOS

Hits: 5; 8
Home Runs: 0; 1
Runs Batted In: 1; 4
Walks: 5; 3
Strikeouts: 12; 8
Runners Left On Base: 25; 15
Errors: 2; 0

Player stats

Royals · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Nick Loftin 3B	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	13	.231	.316	.375
Carter Jensen C	1-2	2	0	1	1	0	1	6	.232	.319	.452
Bobby Witt Jr. SS	1-4	4	0	1	0	1	3	26	.280	.360	.448
Jac Caglianone DH	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	2	8	.281	.331	.491
Vinnie Pasquantino DH	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.239	.326	.383
Salvador Perez 1B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	1	14	.229	.274	.381
Michael Massey 2B	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	2	18	.280	.314	.437
Matthew Lugo RF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	15	.143	.200	.143
Josh Rojas 3B	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	.237	.275	.340
Isaac Collins LF	0-2	2	0	0	0	2	0	16	.221	.326	.337
Luke Maile C	1-2	2	0	1	0	1	0	8	.162	.244	.270
John Rave RF	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6	.222	.311	.435
Tyler Tolbert CF	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	1	18	.298	.363	.413

Royals · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Noah Cameron P	6.0	4	1	1	1	4	1	85-57	3.84	85
Craig Kimbrel P	0.1	0	1	1	2	0	0	16-7	4.60	16
Connor Thomas P	0.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	11-7	9.35	11
Nate Pearson P	1.0	3	2	2	0	2	0	22-16	2.36	22

Red Sox · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Roman Anthony LF	1-4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	9	.241	.342	.376
Jahmai Jones DH	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	17	.210	.306	.377
Wilyer Abreu RF	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	23	.257	.336	.466
Willson Contreras 1B	2-3	3	1	2	0	0	1	0	17	.277	.387	.517
Adley Rutschman C	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	15	.239	.318	.423
Trevor Story SS	2-4	4	0	2	2	0	0	1	10	.239	.266	.344
Caleb Durbin 3B	1-1	1	2	1	1	1	1	0	10	.250	.332	.386
Nick Sogard 2B	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	19	.263	.360	.402
Nate Eaton CF	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	.132	.267	.263
Mickey Gasper PH	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.373	.488
Andruw Monasterio PH	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	.240	.300	.385
Jarren Duran CF	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.205	.260	.362

Red Sox · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Payton Tolle P	6.0	4	0	0	1	7	96-70	3.02	96
Erik Miller P	0.1	0	1	1	2	0	16-5	2.28	16
Garrett Whitlock P	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	9-7	1.81	9
Greg Weissert P	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	11-9	3.54	11
Aroldis Chapman P	1.0	0	0	0	2	3	25-13	1.95	25

Game info

VenueFenway Park, Boston, MA

Attendance34,966

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

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