Boston Red Sox
20 - 27 .426
F
May 18, 2026, 7:10 PM
Kauffman Stadium
Kauffman Stadium
One Royal Way, Kansas City, MO, 64129
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Kansas City Royals
20 - 28 .417| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| KAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
W: Sonny Gray
(W, 5-1)
6.0 IP, ER, 9 K, BB
L: Seth Lugo
(L, 1-4)
6.0 IP, 2 ER, 5 K, 2 BB
S: Aroldis Chapman
(S, 11)
1.0 IP, 0 ER, K, 0 BB
Top Performers
Gray, S
(W, 5-1)
6.0 IP, ER, 9 K, BB
Lugo, S
(L, 1-4)
6.0 IP, 2 ER, 5 K, 2 BB
Contreras, Wn
1-4 | HR, 2 RBI, R
Boston Red Sox Batting
| # | Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | 2B | 3B | SB | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jarren Duran CF-LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .181 |
| 2 | Mickey Gasper DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| 3 | Wilyer Abreu RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .291 |
| 4 | Willson Contreras 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 |
| 5 | Masataka Yoshida LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 |
| Ceddanne Rafaela CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .284 | |
| 6 | Andruw Monasterio SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .256 |
| 7 | Marcelo Mayer 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .219 |
| 8 | Connor Wong C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 |
| 9 | Nick Sogard 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .235 |
BATTING
2B Wong (6, Lange).
3B Yoshida (1, Lugo, S).
HR Contreras, Wn (10, 6th inning off Lugo, S, 1 on, 1 out).
TB Contreras, Wn 4 Gasper 2 Mayer Monasterio 2 Sogard Wong 2 Yoshida 3.
RBI Contreras, Wn 2 (27) Duran, Ja (19).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Contreras, Wn Abreu, W Monasterio.
SF Duran, Ja.
Team RISP 1-for-5.
Team LOB 9.
FIELDING
Outfield assists Yoshida (Massey at home).
Boston Red Sox Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | S | B | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonny Gray(W, 5-1) | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 80 | 54 | 26 | 2.93 |
| Justin Slaten(H, 4) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0.00 |
| Garrett Whitlock(H, 9) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2.95 |
| Aroldis Chapman(S, 11) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0.54 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 123 | 84 | 39 | 3.75 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
HBP Perez, S (by Gray, S).
ABS Challenge Perez, S 2 (Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Overturned to Strike) Gray, S (Ball-Confirmed) Marte, S (Strike-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes Gray, S 80-54 Slaten 17-11 Whitlock 12-9 Chapman 14-10 Lugo, S 93-57 Lange 15-11 Schreiber 13-11 Cruz 11-6.
Groundouts-flyouts Gray, S 3-3 Slaten 1-0 Whitlock 2-0 Chapman 2-0 Lugo, S 5-5 Lange 1-1 Schreiber 1-0 Cruz 2-0.
Batters faced Gray, S 24 Slaten 3 Whitlock 4 Chapman 3 Lugo, S 25 Lange 6 Schreiber 4 Cruz 4.
Inherited runners-scored Slaten 1-0.
Umpires HP: Laz Diaz. 1B: James Jean. 2B: Erich Bacchus. 3B: Malachi Moore.
Weather 82 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind 10 mph, R To L.
First pitch 6:10 PM.
T 2:25.
Att 15,531.
Venue Kauffman Stadium.
May 18, 2026