Boston Red Sox vs. Kansas City Royals

May 18, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

S. Lugowin: Boston Red Sox logo

S. Graysave: Boston Red Sox logo

A. Chapman

Game Recap

KANSAS CITY -- While the Red Sox spent the first five innings of Monday night’s opener of a three-game series against the Royals continuing that prolonged search to find some offense, Sonny Gray, the ultimate craftsman, went to work. The offense eventually did have a moment to savor, and Willson...

Scoring Summary

BOSKC

6
Willson Contreras homers (10) on a fly ball to left center field. Mickey Gasper scores. [2 runs]
20
7
Jarren Duran out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Isaac Collins. Connor Wong scores. [1 run] [1 out]
30
7
Jac Caglianone doubles (9) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. Carter Jensen scores. [1 run]
31

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jarren DuranCF-LF	0	2	0	1	1	2	0	1	.181
2Mickey GasperDH	2	5	1	0	1	0	0	2	.333
3Wilyer AbreuRF	0	5	0	0	2	0	0	4	.291
4Willson Contreras1B	1	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	.253
5Masataka YoshidaLF	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259
Ceddanne RafaelaCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284
6Andruw MonasterioSS	2	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.256
7Marcelo Mayer2B	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.219
8Connor WongC	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	1	.255
9Nick Sogard3B	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.286
TOTAL	9	35	3	3	8	3	1	13	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Sonny GrayRHP	6.0	5	1	1	9	1	80	2.93
Justin SlatenRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	17	0.00
Garrett WhitlockRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	12	2.95
Aroldis ChapmanLHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	14	0.54
TOTAL	9.0	6	1	1	13	1	123	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Maikel Garcia3B	1	4	0	0	1	0	1	.262
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	1	4	0	0	2	0	1	.302
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B	0	4	0	0	2	0	2	.198
4Salvador PerezC	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	.201
5Carter JensenDH	0	2	1	0	1	1	1	.234
Starling MartePH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.295
6Jac CaglianoneRF	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	.254
7Isaac CollinsLF	0	4	0	0	3	0	3	.221
8Michael Massey2B	1	3	0	0	0	0	3	.220
9Kyle IsbelCF	1	3	0	0	2	0	1	.275
TOTAL	6	32	1	1	13	1	13	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Seth LugoRHP	6.0	5	2	2	5	2	1	93	3.68
Alex LangeRHP	1.0	3	1	1	1	0	0	15	5.40
John SchreiberRHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	13	3.44
Steven CruzRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11	7.45
TOTAL	9.0	9	3	3	8	3	1	132	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningBOSKC

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Jarren Duran grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. [1 out]
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STRIKEOUT — Mickey Gasper called out on strikes. [2 outs]
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STRIKEOUT — Wilyer Abreu called out on strikes. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Maikel Garcia grounds out, shortstop Andruw Monasterio to first baseman Willson Contreras. [1 out]
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STRIKEOUT — Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
00
POP OUT — Vinnie Pasquantino pops out to third baseman Nick Sogard in foul territory. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

BOS

3Runs1

9Hits6

0Errors0

.257Batting Avg.188

35At Bats32

3Extra-base Hits3

1Home Runs0

3Runs-Batted-In1

3Walks1

0Stolen Bases1

8Strikeouts13

9Left on Base6

15Total Bases9

Game Details

Monday, May 18, 2026 · 7:10 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 15,531 (41.0%)

weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: BOS -112

over/under: 9