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    Boston Red Sox @ Kansas City Royals

    BOS
    Boston Red SoxRed SoxBOS
    20-27, 12-13 Away
    3
    20-27, 12-13 Away
    Final
    KC
    Kansas City RoyalsRoyalsKC
    20-28, 13-11 Home
    1
    20-28, 13-11 Home
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    hittersH-ABRHRRBIAVG
    J. DuranCF-LF
    0-2001.181
    M. GasperDH
    2-5100.333
    W. AbreuRF
    0-5000.291
    W. Contreras1B
    1-4112.253
    M. YoshidaLF
    1-4000.259
    C. RafaelaCF
    0-0000.284
    A. MonasterioSS
    2-4000.256
    M. Mayer2B
    1-4000.219
    C. WongC
    1-4100.255
    N. Sogard3B
    1-3000.286
    pitchersIPHERBBKPC-STERA
    S. Gray
    6.0511980-542.93
    J. Slaten
    1.0000217-110.00
    G. Whitlock
    1.0100112-92.95
    A. Chapman
    1.0000114-100.54
    Full Box Score

    Win Probability

    According to ESPN Analytics

    BOSKC
    Hits
    9
    6
    Home Runs
    1
    0
    Total Bases
    15
    9
    Runners LOB
    9
    6

    Game Information

    Kauffman Stadium
    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
    123456789RHE
    000002100390
    000000100160
    S. Gray
    win

    S. Gray5-1

    6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 9 K, 1 BB
    S. Lugo
    loss

    S. Lugo1-4

    6.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 5 K, 2 BB
    A. Chapman
    save

    A. Chapman11

    1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

    Scoring Summary

    Inning

    BOSKC
    6thContreras homered to left center (435 feet), Gasper scored.20
    7thDuran hit sacrifice fly to left, Wong scored.30
    7thCaglianone doubled to right, Jensen scored.31
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    Game Odds
    Odds by

    OpenMLTotalRL
    Boston Red SoxRed SoxBOS
    (20-27)
    (20-27, 12-13 Away)
    (20-27)
    Sonny Gray
    (5-1, 2.93)
    -112
    ML
    -111
    o9
    -113
    -1.5
    +143
    Kansas City RoyalsRoyalsKC
    (20-28)
    (20-28, 13-11 Home)
    (20-28)
    Seth Lugo
    (1-4, 3.68)
    u9
    -115
    -108
    u9
    -106
    +1.5
    -174
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    BOS wins 3-0

    • 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

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    Tampa Bay3315.688-W4
    New York3020.6004L1
    Toronto2227.44911.5W1
    Boston2227.44911.5W3
    Baltimore2129.42013L3
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    TeamWLPCTGBSTRK
    Cleveland2922.569-W5
    Chicago2524.5103L1
    Minnesota2327.4605.5W1
    Detroit2030.4008.5L5
    Kansas City2030.4008.5L3
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