Boston Red Sox 3, Kansas City Royals 1: final score and stats
Boston Red Sox beat Kansas City Royals, Boston Red Sox 3 to Kansas City Royals 1, on Monday, May 18, 2026 at Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox.
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarren Duran | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21 | .181 | .247 | .301 |
| Mickey Gasper | 2-5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .333 | .355 | .400 |
| Wilyer Abreu | 0-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .291 | .362 | .446 |
| Willson Contreras | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .253 | .360 | .481 |
| Masataka Yoshida | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .259 | .365 | .333 |
| Ceddanne Rafaela | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .284 | .354 | .432 |
| Andruw Monasterio | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .256 | .301 | .397 |
| Marcelo Mayer | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .219 | .284 | .313 |
| Connor Wong | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .255 | .328 | .364 |
| Nick Sogard | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .286 | .375 | .429 |
| Team | 9-35 | 35 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 132 |
Boston Red Sox
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonny Gray | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 80-54 | 2.93 | 80 |
| Justin Slaten | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17-11 | 0.00 | 17 |
| Garrett Whitlock | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-9 | 2.95 | 12 |
| Aroldis Chapman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-10 | 0.54 | 14 |
| Team | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 123-84 | 123 |
Kansas City Royals
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .262 | .328 | .393 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .302 | .374 | .487 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .198 | .279 | .331 |
| Salvador Perez | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .201 | .244 | .346 |
| Carter Jensen | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | .234 | .327 | .401 |
| Starling Marte | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .295 | .347 | .364 |
| Jac Caglianone | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .254 | .322 | .442 |
| Isaac Collins | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .221 | .338 | .328 |
| Michael Massey | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .220 | .240 | .407 |
| Kyle Isbel | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .275 | .331 | .417 |
| Team | 6-32 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 123 |
Kansas City Royals
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth Lugo | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 93-57 | 3.68 | 93 |
| Alex Lange | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-11 | 5.40 | 15 |
| John Schreiber | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-11 | 3.44 | 13 |
| Steven Cruz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11-6 | 7.45 | 11 |
| Team | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 132-85 | 132 |
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Who won Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals?
Boston Red Sox won, 3-1, on Monday, May 18, 2026.
What was the final score of Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals?
Boston Red Sox 3, Kansas City Royals 1.
Who were the top performers?
Boston Red Sox: Andruw Monasterio (2-4, 2 K batting average). Kansas City Royals: Jac Caglianone (2-4, 2 2B, RBI batting average).
Where is Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals played?
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri.
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