20-27, 12-13 Away

Final

20-28, 13-11 Home

Boston Red Sox @ Kansas City Royals

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
J. DuranCF-LF	0-2	0	0	1	.181
M. GasperDH	2-5	1	0	0	.333
W. AbreuRF	0-5	0	0	0	.291
W. Contreras1B	1-4	1	1	2	.253
M. YoshidaLF	1-4	0	0	0	.259
C. RafaelaCF	0-0	0	0	0	.284
A. MonasterioSS	2-4	0	0	0	.256
M. Mayer2B	1-4	0	0	0	.219
C. WongC	1-4	1	0	0	.255
N. Sogard3B	1-3	0	0	0	.286

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
S. Gray	6.0	5	1	1	9	80-54	2.93
J. Slaten	1.0	0	0	0	2	17-11	0.00
G. Whitlock	1.0	1	0	0	1	12-9	2.95
A. Chapman	1.0	0	0	0	1	14-10	0.54

According to ESPN Analytics

BOS

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Kauffman Stadium

7:10 PM, May 18, 2026Coverage: MLB.TV

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 15,531

Game Time:2:25

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Laz Diaz
First Base Umpire - James Jean
Second Base Umpire - Erich Bacchus
Third Base Umpire - Malachi Moore

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.

May 18, 2026, 09:51 pm - AP


BOS
KC

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

Scoring Summary

		BOS	KC
6th	Contreras homered to left center (435 feet), Gasper scored.	2	0
7th	Duran hit sacrifice fly to left, Wong scored.	3	0
7th	Caglianone doubled to right, Jensen scored.	3	1

Data is currently unavailable.

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Boston Red SoxRed SoxBOS

(20-27)

(20-27, 12-13 Away)

(20-27)

Sonny Gray

(18-5, 2.72)

-112

Kansas City RoyalsRoyalsKC

(20-28)

(20-28, 13-11 Home)

(20-28)

Seth Lugo

(7-9, 5.17)

-115

Red Sox
3
Royals
1

Game 1

5/18

Red Sox
7
Royals
1

Game 2

5/19

Red Sox
4
Royals
3

Game 3

5/20

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Tampa Bay	98	64	.605	-	L1
New York	93	68	.578	4.5	W1
Boston	87	75	.537	11	L1
Baltimore	79	82	.491	18.5	L1
Toronto	79	83	.488	19	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	85	77	.525	-	L1
Chicago	84	78	.519	1	W1
Minnesota	77	85	.475	8	W1
Detroit	76	86	.469	9	L1
Kansas City	69	93	.426	16	W1

Jose Ramirez takes blame as miscues sink Guardians in Game 2 of ALCS vs. Rays

Guardians star Jose Ramirez expressed regret for a pair of costly fourth-inning miscues that led to three unearned runs for the Rays, who evened the series with a 3-1 win in Game 2.

Freddy Peralta shuts down Guardians as Rays even ALCS with Game 2 win

The Guardians knew what was coming but still couldn't touch Rays starter Freddy Peralta, who topped 99 mph on his fastball and threw six scoreless innings as the Rays took Game 2 of the ALCS.

Rays bounce back and win Game 2 over Guardians 3-1

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Boston Red Sox @ Kansas City Royals

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

S. Gray5-1

S. Lugo1-4

A. Chapman11

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