Boston Red Sox vs. Kansas City Royals

May 20, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
BOS	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	11	1	8
KC	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	8	1	7

loss:

S. Cruz(0-2)win: Boston Red Sox logo

C. Early(4-2)save: Boston Red Sox logo

A. Chapman(12)

Game Recap

Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals game highlights

KANSAS CITY -- The Jarren Duran show at Kauffman Stadium had an encore, and a much-needed one for the Red Sox. While Duran broke the game open with a huge swing in the ninth inning on Tuesday, he put his team ahead again on Wednesday, belting a two-run homer to...

Scoring Summary

BOSKC

1Salvador Perez homers (8) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run] 01
2Nick Sogard singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Willson Contreras scores. Ceddanne Rafaela to 3rd. [1 run] 11
2Carlos Narvaez grounds into a double play, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Salvador Perez. Ceddanne Rafaela scores. Nick Sogard out at 3rd. Marcelo Mayer to 2nd. Carlos Narvaez out at 1st. [1 run] [2 outs] 21
5Elias Diaz homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. Starling Marte scores. [2 runs] 23
7Jarren Duran homers (6) on a fly ball to left field. Carlos Narvaez scores. [2 runs] 43

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jarren DuranLF	2	5	1	2	2	0	1	0	.195
2Masataka YoshidaDH	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	.258
3Wilyer AbreuRF	1	5	0	0	3	0	0	2	.292
4Willson Contreras1B	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.269
5Ceddanne RafaelaCF	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	5	.287
6Nick Sogard3B-SS	1	3	0	1	1	1	0	1	.286
7Marcelo Mayer2B	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.221
8Carlos NarvaezC	1	3	1	0	1	1	0	3	.221
9Isiah Kiner-FalefaSS	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	.255
Mickey GasperPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.344
Caleb Durbin3B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.168

TOTAL	11	36	4	3	10	3	1	17	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Connelly EarlyLHP	6.1	6	3	3	5	1	2	93	3.33
Greg WeissertRHP	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	21	4.50
Jovani MoranLHP	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	2.81
Aroldis ChapmanLHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	16	0.51
TOTAL	8.3	8	3	3	8	1	2	134	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Maikel Garcia3B	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	.255
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.299
3Salvador Perez1B	3	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	.211
Michael MasseyPR-2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217
4Isaac CollinsLF	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.215
5Nick Loftin2B-1B	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.222
6Jac CaglianoneRF	2	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.253
7Starling MarteDH	1	3	1	0	1	1	0	3	.294
8Elias DiazC	1	3	1	2	1	0	1	1	.227
Carter JensenPR-C	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.234
9Kyle IsbelCF	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.268
Lane ThomasPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.209
TOTAL	8	36	3	3	8	1	2	16	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Michael WachaRHP	6.0	6	2	1	8	2	0	105	2.70
Steven CruzRHP	0.2	2	2	2	1	0	1	18	8.71
Daniel Lynch IVLHP	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	32	1.71
Alex LangeRHP	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	21	5.09
TOTAL	9.0	11	4	3	10	3	1	176	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningBOSKC

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Jarren Duran strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
GROUNDOUT — Masataka Yoshida grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Salvador Perez. [2 outs]
00
STRIKEOUT — Wilyer Abreu strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Maikel Garcia grounds out softly, pitcher Connelly Early to first baseman Willson Contreras. [1 out]
00
GROUNDOUT — Bobby Witt Jr. grounds out, shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa to first baseman Willson Contreras. [2 outs]
00
HOME RUN — Salvador Perez homers (8) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
01
FLYOUT — Isaac Collins flies out to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. [3 outs]
01

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Team Stats

BOS

4Runs3

11Hits8

1Errors1

.306Batting Avg.222

36At Bats36

4Extra-base Hits3

1Home Runs2

3Runs-Batted-In3

3Walks1

0Stolen Bases0

10Strikeouts8

8Left on Base7

19Total Bases15

Game Details

Wednesday, May 20, 2026 · 7:40 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 14,091 (37.2%)

weather: 65 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: KC -114

over/under: 7.5