Red Sox 3-1 Royals (May 18, 2026) Final Score

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Boston Red SoxBOS

3–1

Final

Kansas City RoyalsKC

Kauffman Stadium

Team Season Averages

Boston Red SoxLeads 6 of 18

Kansas City RoyalsLeads 12 of 18

Batting

3.63Runs per game4.02
0.235Batting average0.240
0.310On-base percentage0.318
0.356Slugging percentage0.386
0.666OPS0.704
0.72Home runs per game0.98
7.83Hits per game7.91
33Home runs46
35Stolen bases31

Pitching

3.81ERA4.28
1.25WHIP1.37
8.20Strikeouts per nine8.48
3.26Walks per nine4.31
3.74Runs allowed per game4.21
0.237Opponent batting average0.239
370Pitching strikeouts392
16Quality starts23
10Saves14

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (KC)	Total	BOS ML	KC ML
DDraftKings	+1.5	7.5	-115	-113
FFanDuel	+1.5	7.5	-118	-108
BBetMGM	+1.5	7.5	-120	-105
BBetOnline	+1.5	9	-110	+100
BBetRivers	+1	8	-114	-120
BBetus	+1.5	9	-108	-102
BBovada	+1	8	-120	-110
FFanatics	+1.5	8.5	-120	-110
LLowVig	+1.5	9	-110	+100
MMyBookie	+1.5	8.5	-105	-125

Game Information

Kauffman Stadium

Stadium

May 18, 2026

7:10 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Lineups

BOS

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
BOS	29th	8th
KC	24th	17th

Matchup

BOSKC

19-27Record20-27
41.3%Win %42.6%
8-14Home record13-10
11-13Road record7-17
4-6Last 103-7
-1Streak1
-20Run diff-21
4-8Division9-14
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
BOS	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	3
KC	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1

Team Stats

BOSStatKC

3Runs1
9Hits6
0Errors0
1Home runs0
3RBI1
0Stolen bases1
8K (bat)13
13K (pit)8
1BB (pit)3

Player Stats

BOS — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Wilyer AbreuRF	5	0	0	0	0	0
Mickey GasperC	5	1	2	0	0	0
Connor WongC	4	1	1	0	0	0
Marcelo Mayer2B	4	0	1	0	0	0
Masataka YoshidaDH	4	0	1	0	0	0
Andruw MonasterioSS	4	0	2	0	0	0
Willson Contreras1B	4	1	1	1	2	0
Nick Sogard1B	3	0	1	0	0	1
Jarren DuranLF	2	0	0	0	1	2
Ceddanne RafaelaCF	0	0	0	0	0	0

BOS — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Sonny GraySP	6.0	5	1	1	1	9
Justin SlatenRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
Aroldis ChapmanRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
Garrett WhitlockRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1

KC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	0	1	0	0
Isaac CollinsLF	4	0	0	0	0
Maikel Garcia3B	4	0	1	0	0
Jac CaglianoneRF	4	0	2	1	0
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	4	0	0	0	0
Kyle IsbelCF	3	0	1	0	0
Michael Massey2B	3	0	1	0	0
Salvador PerezC	3	0	0	0	0
Carter JensenC	2	1	0	0	1
Starling MarteRF	1	0	0	0	0

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Seth LugoSP	6.0	5	2	2	2	5
Alex LangeRP	1.0	3	1	1	0	1
Steven CruzRP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0
John SchreiberRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	2

Scoring Summary

82 events · 3 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Duran grounded out to second.
0-0
Top
Gasper struck out looking.
0-0
Top
Abreu struck out looking.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Garcia grounded out to shortstop.
0-0
Bottom
Witt Jr. struck out swinging.
0-0
Bottom
Pasquantino fouled out to third.
0-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Contreras grounded out to third.
0-0
Top
Yoshida flied out to center.
0-0
Top
Monasterio singled to left.
0-0
Top
Mayer struck out looking.
0-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Perez hit by pitch.
0-0
Bottom
Jensen struck out looking.
0-0
Bottom
Caglianone doubled to right, Perez to third.
0-0
Bottom
Collins struck out looking.
0-0
Bottom
Massey grounded out to second.
0-0

Inning 3 Top

Top
Wong flied out to left.
0-0
Top
Sogard grounded out to first.
0-0
Top
Duran walked.
0-0
Top
Gasper flied out to center.
0-0

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Isbel struck out swinging.
0-0
Bottom
Garcia singled to center.
0-0
Bottom
Witt Jr. grounded into fielder's choice to third, Garcia out at second.
0-0
Bottom
Pasquantino struck out swinging.
0-0

Inning 4 Top

Top
Abreu grounded out to second.
0-0
Top
Contreras popped out to first.
0-0
Top
Yoshida tripled to left.
0-0
Top
Monasterio struck out swinging.
0-0

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Perez struck out swinging.
0-0
Bottom
Jensen flied out to center.
0-0
Bottom
Caglianone lined out to third.
0-0

Inning 5 Top

Top
Mayer grounded out to second.
0-0
Top
Wong lined out to left.
0-0
Top
Sogard walked.
0-0
Top
Duran struck out swinging.
0-0

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Collins struck out swinging.
0-0
Bottom
Massey doubled to center.
0-0
Bottom
Isbel singled to left, Massey thrown out at home.
0-0
Bottom
Garcia struck out swinging.
0-0

Inning 6 Top

Top
Gasper singled to left.
0-0
Top
Abreu flied out to left.
0-0
Top
Contreras homered to left center (435 feet), Gasper scored.
2-0
Top
Yoshida lined out to right.
2-0
Top
Monasterio singled to center.
2-0
Top
Mayer flied out to center.
2-0

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Witt Jr. struck out looking.
2-0
Bottom
Pasquantino flied out to right.
2-0
Bottom
Perez flied out to left.
2-0

Inning 7 Top

Top
Lange relieved Lugo
2-0
Top
Wong doubled to left.
2-0
Top
Sogard reached on bunt single to third, Wong to third.
2-0
Top
Duran hit sacrifice fly to left, Wong scored.
3-0
Top
Gasper singled to right, Sogard to third.
3-0
Top
Abreu struck out swinging.
3-0
Top
Contreras grounded out to third.
3-0

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Sonny Gray challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Carter Jensen walks.
3-0
Bottom
Caglianone doubled to right, Jensen scored.
3-1
Bottom
Slaten relieved Gray
3-1
Bottom
Collins struck out swinging.
3-1
Bottom
Massey grounded out to second, Caglianone to third.
3-1
Bottom
Isbel struck out swinging.
3-1

Inning 8 Top

Top
Schreiber relieved Lange
3-1
Top
Yoshida grounded out to shortstop.
3-1
Top
Monasterio struck out swinging.
3-1
Top
Mayer singled to center.
3-1
Top
Wong struck out swinging.
3-1

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Whitlock relieved Slaten
3-1
Bottom
Garcia grounded out to shortstop.
3-1
Bottom
Witt Jr. singled to center.
3-1
Bottom
Pasquantino struck out swinging, Witt Jr. stole second.
3-1
Bottom
Perez grounded out to third.
3-1

Inning 9 Top

Top
Cruz relieved Schreiber
3-1
Top
Sogard grounded out to second.
3-1
Top
Duran walked.
3-1
Top
Gasper grounded out to shortstop, Duran to second.
3-1
Top
Abreu lined out to shortstop.
3-1

Inning 9 Bottom

Bottom
Chapman relieved Whitlock
3-1
Bottom
Marte hit for Jensen
3-1
Bottom
Duran in left field.
3-1
Bottom
Rafaela in center field.
3-1
Bottom
Starling Marte challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Starling Marte called out on strikes.
3-1
Bottom
Caglianone grounded out to first.
3-1
Bottom
Collins grounded out to third.
3-1

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