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Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals

MLB
Red Sox
20-27
3-1
Final
Royals
20-28
Kauffman Stadium
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Red Sox 3-1

The Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Monday, May 18, 2026 at Kauffman Stadium. The Red Sox win the series 3-0. The Red Sox outscored the Royals 2-0 in the 6th inning. Willson Contreras went 1-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Red Sox. Jac Caglianone went 2-for-4 with 1 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · May 18
Red Sox beat Royals 3-1 behind Willson Contreras' homer and Sonny Gray's strong outing

Willson Contreras hit his team-leading 10th homer and Sonny Gray outdueled Seth Lugo as the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Monday night.

What it means

  • Season series: BOS wins series 3-0.
  • Red Sox 12-13 on the road; Royals 13-11 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 6d ago
Breslow, Tracy: Red Sox not overly reliant on analytics
ESPN · Oct 2
Red Sox's Mickey Gasper has surgery to repair right biceps tendon
ESPN · Oct 1
Red Sox's Sonny Gray not happy for being lifted after 70 pitches
Recap · Oct 1
Fried, Bellinger and García lead Yankees over Red Sox 9-2 for 2-game Wild Card Series sweep
ESPN · Oct 1
Yankees send Red Sox home again, move on to face Rays in ALDS
ESPN · Sep 30
Red Sox's Roman Anthony ruled out of ALWC with injuries
ESPN · Sep 30
Red Sox OF Anthony (hand) exits early; Game 2 status unclear
Recap · Sep 30
Schlittler and Rice torment hometown team as Yankees beat rival Red Sox 9-0 in playoff opener

Injuries and inactives

Red Sox3rd in AL East
  • Caleb Durbin 3B
    Finger, Surgery, left
    Out
  • Garrett Whitlock RP
    Leg, Fracture, right
    Out
  • Masataka Yoshida DH
    Hamstring, Strain, left
    Out
  • Roman Anthony LF
    Hand, Strain, right
    Out
  • Tyron Guerrero RP
    Shoulder, Strain, right
    Out
Royals5th in AL Cent
  • Steven Cruz RP
    Personal
    Out
  • Mitch Spence RP
    Undisclosed
    Day-To-Day
  • Connor Seabold RP
    Lat, Strain, right
    60-Day-IL
  • Nick Loftin 3B
    Personal
    paternity
  • Tony Gonsolin SP
    Illness
    15-Day-IL

Probable starters

Red Sox3rd in AL East
Sonny Gray SP
Probable starter · 18-5, 2.72 ERA, 149 K, 1.15 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Jarren DuranLF
  2. 2Mickey GasperDH
  3. 3Wilyer AbreuRF
  4. 4Willson Contreras1B
  5. 5Masataka YoshidaLF
  6. 6Andruw MonasterioSS
  7. 7Marcelo Mayer2B
  8. 8Connor WongC
  9. 9Nick Sogard3B
Royals5th in AL Cent
Seth Lugo SP
Probable starter · 7-9, 5.17 ERA, 134 K, 1.47 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Maikel Garcia3B
  2. 2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
  3. 3Vinnie Pasquantino1B
  4. 4Salvador PerezC
  5. 5Carter JensenDH
  6. 6Jac CaglianoneRF
  7. 7Isaac CollinsLF
  8. 8Michael Massey2B
  9. 9Kyle IsbelCF

The series

BOS wins series 3-0

Last 5

BOS
  • W@ KC3-1
  • L@ ATL1-8
  • W@ ATL3-2
  • L@ ATL2-3
  • Lvs PHI1-3
KC
  • No games yet this season.

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Game info

Venue
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 15,531
Officials
Laz Diaz (Home Plate Umpire), James Jean (First Base Umpire), Erich Bacchus (Second Base Umpire), Malachi Moore (Third Base Umpire)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesBOS wins series 3-0

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