Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox, May 18, 2026

Red SoxBOS
3-1
Final
RoyalsKC

May 18, 2026, 7:10 PM ET | Kauffman Stadium

Last 5 Form

Boston Red Sox

2-3

Last 5
L 1-3
vs PHI
L 2-3
@ ATL
W 3-2
@ ATL
L 1-8
@ ATL
W 3-1
@ KC

Kansas City Royals

1-4

Last 5
L 2-6
@ CWS
L 4-5
@ STL
L 2-4
@ STL
W 2-0
@ STL
L 1-3
vs BOS

Starting Pitchers

Boston Red Sox

Sonny Gray headshot
Sonny Gray
Recorded starter

Kansas City Royals

Seth Lugo headshot
Seth Lugo
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of May 18, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Boston Red Sox20-27.426#5#811.5
Kansas City Royals20-28.417#5#106.5
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Boston Red SoxKansas City Royals
.717
OPS
.718
163
HR
170
689
Runs
690
3.54
ERA
4.77
1.23
WHIP
1.41
1398
Strikeouts by pitchers
1173

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Boston Red Sox

Hitters

Willson Contreras headshot
Willson Contreras

5 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Mickey Gasper headshot
Mickey Gasper

5 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI

Marcelo Mayer headshot
Marcelo Mayer

2 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Pitchers

Ranger Suarez headshot
Ranger Suarez

5.1 IP, 8 SO, 0.00 ERA

Aroldis Chapman headshot
Aroldis Chapman

3.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Sonny Gray headshot
Sonny Gray

6.0 IP, 9 SO, 1.50 ERA

Kansas City Royals

Hitters

Salvador Perez headshot
Salvador Perez

5 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Jac Caglianone headshot
Jac Caglianone

5 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Maikel Garcia headshot
Maikel Garcia

4 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI

Pitchers

Stephen Kolek headshot
Stephen Kolek

6.1 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Seth Lugo headshot
Seth Lugo

6.0 IP, 5 SO, 3.00 ERA

Lucas Erceg headshot
Lucas Erceg

3.0 IP, 3 SO, 3.00 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Sonny Gray headshot
Sonny Gray
Boston Red Sox, MLBDB pick
Seth Lugo headshot
Seth Lugo
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Willson Contreras headshot
Willson Contreras
Boston Red Sox, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Boston Red Sox 3, Kansas City Royals 1: BOS 9 hits, KC 6 hits; BOS 0 errors, KC 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Boston Red Sox000002100390
Kansas City Royals000000100160

Box Score

Batting

Mickey Gasper and Andruw Monasterio led Boston Red Sox with 2 hits each.

Boston Red Sox batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Jarren DuranCF/LF2001210
Mickey GasperDH5120010
Wilyer AbreuRF5000020
Willson Contreras1B4112001
Masataka YoshidaLF4010000
Ceddanne RafaelaCF0000000
Andruw MonasterioSS4020020
Marcelo Mayer2B4010010
Connor WongC4110010
Nick Sogard3B3010100
Totals35393381

Jac Caglianone led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits and 1 RBI.

Kansas City Royals batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Maikel Garcia3B4010010
Bobby Witt Jr.SS4010020
Vinnie Pasquantino1B4000020
Salvador PerezC3000010
Carter JensenDH2100110
Starling MartePH1000010
Jac CaglianoneRF4021000
Isaac CollinsLF4000030
Michael Massey2B3010000
Kyle IsbelCF3010020
Totals321611130

Pitching

Sonny Gray went 6.0 innings for Boston Red Sox (9 SO, 1 ER); Seth Lugo went 6.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (5 SO, 2 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Boston Red Sox
Sonny Gray6.0511190
Justin Slaten1.0000020
Garrett Whitlock1.0100010
Aroldis Chapman1.0000010
Kansas City Royals
Seth Lugo6.0522251
Alex Lange1.0311010
John Schreiber1.0100020
Steven Cruz1.0000100
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • T6

    Home Run Willson Contreras homers (10) on a fly ball to left center field. Mickey Gasper scores. BOS 2, KC 0

  • T7

    Sac Fly Jarren Duran out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Isaac Collins. Connor Wong scores. BOS 3, KC 0

  • B7

    Double Jac Caglianone doubles (9) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. Carter Jensen scores. BOS 3, KC 1

Play-by-Play

All 73 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Groundout Isaac Collins grounds out, third baseman Nick Sogard to first baseman Willson Contreras. BOS 3, KC 1

  • B9

    Groundout Jac Caglianone grounds out to first baseman Willson Contreras. BOS 3, KC 1

  • B9

    Strikeout Starling Marte challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Starling Marte called out on strikes. BOS 3, KC 1

  • T9

    Lineout Wilyer Abreu lines out to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. BOS 3, KC 1

  • T9

    Groundout Mickey Gasper grounds out sharply, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Jarren Duran to 2nd. BOS 3, KC 1

  • T9

    Walk Jarren Duran walks. BOS 3, KC 1

  • T9

    Groundout Nick Sogard grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. BOS 3, KC 1

  • B8

    Groundout Salvador Perez grounds out, third baseman Nick Sogard to first baseman Willson Contreras. BOS 3, KC 1

  • B8

    Strikeout Vinnie Pasquantino strikes out swinging. Bobby Witt Jr. steals (14) 2nd base. BOS 3, KC 1

  • B8

    Single Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jarren Duran. BOS 3, KC 1

  • B8

    Groundout Maikel Garcia grounds out softly, shortstop Andruw Monasterio to first baseman Willson Contreras. BOS 3, KC 1

  • T8

    Strikeout Connor Wong strikes out swinging. BOS 3, KC 1

  • T8

    Single Marcelo Mayer singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. BOS 3, KC 1

  • T8

    Strikeout Andruw Monasterio strikes out swinging. BOS 3, KC 1

  • T8

    Groundout Masataka Yoshida grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. BOS 3, KC 1

  • B7

    Strikeout Kyle Isbel strikes out swinging. BOS 3, KC 1

  • B7

    Groundout Michael Massey grounds out, second baseman Marcelo Mayer to pitcher Justin Slaten. Jac Caglianone to 3rd. BOS 3, KC 1

  • B7

    Strikeout Isaac Collins strikes out swinging. BOS 3, KC 1

  • B7

    Double Jac Caglianone doubles (9) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. Carter Jensen scores. BOS 3, KC 1

  • B7

    Walk Sonny Gray challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Carter Jensen walks. BOS 3, KC 0

  • T7

    Groundout Willson Contreras grounds out softly, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. BOS 3, KC 0

  • T7

    Strikeout Wilyer Abreu strikes out swinging. BOS 3, KC 0

  • T7

    Single Mickey Gasper singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone, deflected by first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Nick Sogard to 3rd. BOS 3, KC 0

  • T7

    Sac Fly Jarren Duran out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Isaac Collins. Connor Wong scores. BOS 3, KC 0

  • T7

    Single Nick Sogard singles on a bunt ground ball to third baseman Maikel Garcia. Connor Wong to 3rd. BOS 2, KC 0

  • T7

    Double Connor Wong doubles (6) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. BOS 2, KC 0

  • B6

    Flyout Salvador Perez flies out to left fielder Masataka Yoshida. BOS 2, KC 0

  • B6

    Flyout Vinnie Pasquantino flies out to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. BOS 2, KC 0

  • B6

    Strikeout Bobby Witt Jr. called out on strikes. BOS 2, KC 0

  • T6

    Flyout Marcelo Mayer flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel. BOS 2, KC 0

  • T6

    Single Andruw Monasterio singles on a fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. BOS 2, KC 0

  • T6

    Lineout Masataka Yoshida lines out to right fielder Jac Caglianone. BOS 2, KC 0

  • T6

    Home Run Willson Contreras homers (10) on a fly ball to left center field. Mickey Gasper scores. BOS 2, KC 0

  • T6

    Flyout Wilyer Abreu flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins. BOS 0, KC 0

  • T6

    Single Mickey Gasper singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. BOS 0, KC 0

  • B5

    Strikeout Maikel Garcia strikes out swinging. BOS 0, KC 0

  • B5

    Single Kyle Isbel singles on a ground ball to left fielder Masataka Yoshida. Michael Massey out at home on the throw, left fielder Masataka Yoshida to catcher Connor Wong. BOS 0, KC 0

  • B5

    Double Michael Massey doubles (8) on a fly ball to center fielder Jarren Duran, deflected by left fielder Masataka Yoshida. BOS 0, KC 0

  • B5

    Strikeout Isaac Collins strikes out swinging. BOS 0, KC 0

  • T5

    Strikeout Jarren Duran strikes out swinging. BOS 0, KC 0

  • T5

    Walk Nick Sogard walks. BOS 0, KC 0

  • T5

    Lineout Connor Wong lines out sharply to left fielder Isaac Collins. BOS 0, KC 0

  • T5

    Groundout Marcelo Mayer grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. BOS 0, KC 0

  • B4

    Lineout Jac Caglianone lines out to third baseman Nick Sogard. BOS 0, KC 0

  • B4

    Flyout Carter Jensen flies out to center fielder Jarren Duran. BOS 0, KC 0

  • B4

    Strikeout Salvador Perez strikes out swinging. BOS 0, KC 0

  • T4

    Strikeout Andruw Monasterio strikes out swinging. BOS 0, KC 0

  • T4

    Triple Masataka Yoshida triples (1) on a fly ball to left fielder Isaac Collins. BOS 0, KC 0

  • T4

    Pop Out Willson Contreras pops out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. BOS 0, KC 0

  • T4

    Groundout Wilyer Abreu grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. BOS 0, KC 0

  • B3

    Strikeout Vinnie Pasquantino strikes out swinging. BOS 0, KC 0

  • B3

    Forceout Bobby Witt Jr. grounds into a force out, third baseman Nick Sogard to second baseman Marcelo Mayer. Maikel Garcia out at 2nd. Bobby Witt Jr. to 1st. BOS 0, KC 0

  • B3

    Single Maikel Garcia singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jarren Duran. BOS 0, KC 0

  • B3

    Strikeout Kyle Isbel strikes out swinging. BOS 0, KC 0

  • T3

    Flyout Mickey Gasper flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel. BOS 0, KC 0

  • T3

    Walk Jarren Duran walks. BOS 0, KC 0

  • T3

    Groundout Nick Sogard grounds out, first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino to pitcher Seth Lugo. BOS 0, KC 0

  • T3

    Flyout Connor Wong flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins. BOS 0, KC 0

  • B2

    Groundout Michael Massey grounds out, second baseman Marcelo Mayer to first baseman Willson Contreras. BOS 0, KC 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Isaac Collins called out on strikes. BOS 0, KC 0

  • B2

    Double Jac Caglianone doubles (8) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. Salvador Perez to 3rd. BOS 0, KC 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Carter Jensen called out on strikes. BOS 0, KC 0

  • B2

    Hit By Pitch Salvador Perez hit by pitch. BOS 0, KC 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Marcelo Mayer called out on strikes. BOS 0, KC 0

  • T2

    Single Andruw Monasterio singles on a fly ball to left fielder Isaac Collins. BOS 0, KC 0

  • T2

    Flyout Masataka Yoshida flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel. BOS 0, KC 0

  • T2

    Groundout Willson Contreras grounds out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. BOS 0, KC 0

  • B1

    Pop Out Vinnie Pasquantino pops out to third baseman Nick Sogard in foul territory. BOS 0, KC 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out swinging. BOS 0, KC 0

  • B1

    Groundout Maikel Garcia grounds out, shortstop Andruw Monasterio to first baseman Willson Contreras. BOS 0, KC 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Wilyer Abreu called out on strikes. BOS 0, KC 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Mickey Gasper called out on strikes. BOS 0, KC 0

  • T1

    Groundout Jarren Duran grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. BOS 0, KC 0