Kansas City Royals vs. Boston Red Sox

Sep 11, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	0	10
BOS	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	8	0	8

loss:

S. Gray(17-5)win: Kansas City Royals logo

S. Lugo(7-8)save: Kansas City Royals logo

S. Cruz(7)

Game Recap

Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox game highlights

BOSTON -- Fenway Park can be an unforgiving place for players unfamiliar with its quirky dimensions, which can at times seem to make its boisterous fans almost a part of the playing field. Rookie catcher Carter Jensen, though, showed no sign of intimidation in his first appearance at the ancient...

Scoring Summary

KCBOS

1Salvador Perez singles on a ground ball to left fielder Roman Anthony. Carter Jensen scores. [1 run] 10
3Carter Jensen doubles (31) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Roman Anthony. Isaac Collins scores. [1 run] 20
3Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a ground ball to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. Carter Jensen scores. [1 run] 30
5Mickey Gasper homers (9) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run] 31
5Wilyer Abreu doubles (35) on a fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Adley Rutschman scores. [1 run] 32

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Carter JensenC	2	5	2	1	1	0	2	.231
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	0	3	0	0	1	2	2	.280
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B	1	5	0	1	2	0	5	.239
4Salvador PerezDH	2	4	0	1	0	0	1	.230
Tyler TolbertPR-DH	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	.299
5Michael Massey2B	2	4	0	0	0	0	1	.280
6John RaveRF	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	.229
7Nick Loftin3B	1	4	0	0	1	0	3	.235
8Kyle IsbelCF	1	4	0	0	1	0	3	.226
9Isaac CollinsLF	1	2	1	0	1	1	0	.223
TOTAL	10	34	3	3	8	5	20	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Seth LugoRHP	5.0	7	2	2	7	2	1	95	4.99
Nolan HoffmanRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	4.50
Connor ThomasLHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	9.72
Nate PearsonRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	17	1.98
Steven CruzRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	10	4.04
TOTAL	9.0	8	2	2	10	2	1	146	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Roman AnthonyLF	1	5	0	0	2	0	0	2	.235
2Mickey GasperDH	1	3	1	1	1	0	1	1	.265
Jahmai JonesPH-DH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216
3Adley RutschmanC	0	2	1	0	1	2	0	1	.236
4Wilyer AbreuRF	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.257
5Trevor StorySS	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	4	.233
6Nick Sogard1B	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.261
7Caleb Durbin3B	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.248
8Jarren DuranCF	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.207
9Isiah Kiner-Falefa2B	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.268
TOTAL	8	35	2	2	10	2	1	14	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Sonny GrayRHP	6.0	6	3	3	5	2	0	90	2.76
Erik MillerLHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	12	2.11
Greg WeissertRHP	0.2	3	0	0	0	0	0	18	3.60
Jovani MoranLHP	1.1	0	0	0	2	2	0	23	3.34

TOTAL	9.0	10	3	3	8	5	0	143	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCBOS

TOP 1
DOUBLE — Carter Jensen doubles (30) on a fly ball to center fielder Jarren Duran.
00
GROUNDOUT — Bobby Witt Jr. grounds out, shortstop Trevor Story to first baseman Nick Sogard. Carter Jensen to 3rd. [1 out]
00
STRIKEOUT — Vinnie Pasquantino strikes out swinging, catcher Adley Rutschman to first baseman Nick Sogard. [2 outs]
00
SINGLE — Salvador Perez singles on a ground ball to left fielder Roman Anthony. Carter Jensen scores. [1 run]
10
GROUNDOUT — Michael Massey grounds out, shortstop Trevor Story to first baseman Nick Sogard. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Roman Anthony singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder John Rave.
10
FORCEOUT — Mickey Gasper grounds into a force out, second baseman Michael Massey to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Roman Anthony out at 2nd. Mickey Gasper to 1st. [1 out]
10
STRIKEOUT — Adley Rutschman strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
10
SINGLE — Wilyer Abreu singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Mickey Gasper to 2nd.
10
POP OUT — Trevor Story pops out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino in foul territory. [3 outs]
10

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Team Stats

BOS

3Runs2

10Hits8

0Errors0

.294Batting Avg.229

34At Bats35

4Extra-base Hits3

0Home Runs1

3Runs-Batted-In2

5Walks2

2Stolen Bases1

8Strikeouts10

10Left on Base8

14Total Bases13

Game Details

Friday, September 11, 2026 · 7:10 PM

Fenway Park · Boston, MA

attendance: 36,890 (97.7%)

weather: 72 degrees, clear

spread: BOS -207

over/under: 8.5