Boston Red Sox vs. Kansas City Royals

May 19, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
BOS	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	7	15	0	7
KC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	1	6

loss:

B. Falterwin: Boston Red Sox logo

G. Whitlock

Game Recap

KANSAS CITY -- The way things have gone lately for the Red Sox on offense, Jarren Duran wasn’t above a little praying when it came right down to it in the top of the ninth inning on Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium. Once again, Boston was in a tightly fought...

Scoring Summary

BOSKC

1
Willson Contreras singles on a line drive to left fielder Starling Marte. Jarren Duran scores. Wilyer Abreu to 2nd. [1 run]
10
1
Lane Thomas doubles (2) on a line drive to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd. [1 run]
11
2
Caleb Durbin singles on a line drive to center fielder Lane Thomas. Carlos Narvaez scores. Isiah Kiner-Falefa to 3rd. Fielding error by center fielder Lane Thomas. [1 run]
21
8
Willson Contreras grounds out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Ceddanne Rafaela scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
31
9
Jarren Duran homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. Isiah Kiner-Falefa scores. Marcelo Mayer scores. [3 runs]
61
9
Willson Contreras singles on a line drive to left fielder Starling Marte. Ceddanne Rafaela scores. Wilyer Abreu to 2nd. [1 run]
71

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jarren DuranLF	2	3	2	3	1	2	1	0	.189
2Ceddanne RafaelaCF	2	5	2	0	2	0	0	4	.288
3Wilyer AbreuRF	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	4	.294
4Willson Contreras1B	2	5	0	3	1	0	0	0	.258
5Andruw MonasterioDH	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250
Masataka YoshidaPH-DH	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	.262
6Nick Sogard2B-3B	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.273
7Carlos NarvaezC	0	3	1	0	2	1	0	2	.217
8Isiah Kiner-FalefaSS	3	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.267
9Caleb Durbin3B	1	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	.169
Mickey GasperPH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.355
Marcelo MayerPR-2B	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.219
TOTAL	15	37	7	7	9	4	1	17	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Ranger SuarezLHP	4.1	4	1	1	3	3	81	2.40
Zack KellyRHP	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	8	3.31
Tyler SamaniegoLHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	10	1.10
Justin SlatenRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	12	0.00
Garrett WhitlockRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	7	2.79
Jovani MoranLHP	1.0	0	0	0	3	0	17	2.84
TOTAL	9.0	6	1	1	10	3	135	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Maikel Garcia3B	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.262
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.301
3Salvador PerezDH	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	.199
4Lane ThomasCF	2	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	.212
5Jac CaglianoneRF	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	3	.246
6Starling MarteLF	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.292
7Vinnie Pasquantino1B	0	3	0	0	2	1	0	1	.194
8Nick Loftin2B	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	.240
Michael MasseyPH-2B	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.217
9Carter JensenC	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236


TOTAL	6	31	1	1	10	3	0	10	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Bailey FalterLHP	2.0	4	2	2	2	3	0	39	9.82
Luinder AvilaRHP	3.0	1	0	0	3	1	0	51	4.42
John SchreiberRHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	18	3.26
Nick MearsRHP	2.0	2	1	1	2	0	0	27	3.06
Eli MorganRHP	1.0	7	4	4	0	0	1	26	5.56

TOTAL	9.0	15	7	7	9	4	1	161	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningBOSKC

TOP 1
WALK — Jarren Duran walks.
00
STRIKEOUT — Ceddanne Rafaela strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
STOLEN BASE 2B — Jarren Duran steals (10) 2nd base.
00
SINGLE — Wilyer Abreu singles on a ground ball to second baseman Nick Loftin. Jarren Duran to 3rd.
00
SINGLE — Willson Contreras singles on a line drive to left fielder Starling Marte. Jarren Duran scores. Wilyer Abreu to 2nd. [1 run]
10
GROUNDED INTO DP — Andruw Monasterio grounds into a double play, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to second baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Willson Contreras out at 2nd. Andruw Monasterio out at 1st. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Maikel Garcia grounds out, third baseman Caleb Durbin to first baseman Willson Contreras. [1 out]
10
SINGLE — Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to right fielder Wilyer Abreu.
10
STOLEN BASE 2B — Bobby Witt Jr. steals (15) 2nd base.
10
WALK — Salvador Perez walks.
10
DOUBLE — Lane Thomas doubles (2) on a line drive to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd. [1 run]
11
GROUNDOUT — Royals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Jac Caglianone grounds out, first baseman Willson Contreras to pitcher Ranger Suarez. [2 outs]
11
GROUNDOUT — Starling Marte grounds out, shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa to first baseman Willson Contreras. [3 outs]
11

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Team Stats

BOS

7Runs1

15Hits6

0Errors1

.405Batting Avg.194

37At Bats31

4Extra-base Hits2

1Home Runs0

7Runs-Batted-In1

4Walks3

2Stolen Bases1

9Strikeouts10

7Left on Base6

21Total Bases8

Game Details

Tuesday, May 19, 2026 · 7:40 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 14,047 (37.1%)

weather: 58 degrees, overcast

spread: BOS -136

over/under: 7.5