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Boston Red Sox
20 - 27 .426
3
F
May 18, 2026, 7:10 PM
Kauffman Stadium
One Royal Way, Kansas City, MO, 64129
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Kansas City Royals
20 - 28 .417
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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
Sonny Gray
Gray, S
(W, 5-1)
6.0 IP, ER, 9 K, BB
Seth Lugo
Lugo, S
(L, 1-4)
6.0 IP, 2 ER, 5 K, 2 BB
Willson Contreras
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