Boston Red Sox @ Kansas City Royals — May 20, 2026

MLB Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City·May 20, 2026
Boston Red Sox BOS 22-27, 14-13 Away
4
Final
3
Kansas City Royals KC 20-30, 13-13 Home
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T
BOS 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4
KC 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3
Umpires HP Erich Bacchus 1B Malachi Moore 2B Laz Diaz 3B James Jean
Leaders
Hits
W.
W. Contreras 1B BOS
3 H
S.
S. Perez DH KC
3 H
Home Runs
J.
J. Duran LF BOS
1 HR
S.
S. Perez DH KC
1 HR
RBI
J.
J. Duran LF BOS
2 RBI
E.
E. Díaz C KC
2 RBI
Batting
Red Sox
Royals
AB — At Bats · R — Runs · H — Hits · RBI — Runs Batted In · HR — Home Runs · BB — Walks · SO — Strikeouts · LOB — Left on Base
Pitching
Red Sox
Royals
IP — Innings Pitched · H — Hits Allowed · R — Runs · ER — Earned Runs · BB — Walks · K — Strikeouts · HR — Home Runs Allowed · PC-ST — Pitches-Strikes
Play-by-Play
Top 7th 2 - 0 4 - 3
HR RBI 2 Jarren Duran Jarren Duran homers to left field. Carlos Narváez scores.
4 - 3
Bot 5th 0 - 2 2 - 3
2 - 3
Elias Díaz Elias Díaz homers to left field. Starling Marte scores. HR RBI 2
Top 2nd 2 - 0 2 - 1
RBI Carlos Narváez Carlos Narváez grounds out to third base. Marcelo Mayer to second. Nick Sogard out at third. Ceddanne Rafaela scores.
2 - 1
RBI Nick Sogard Nick Sogard singles to right field. Ceddanne Rafaela to third. Willson Contreras scores.
1 - 1
Bot 1st 0 - 1 0 - 1
0 - 1
Salvador Perez Salvador Perez homers to left field. HR RBI
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 2 Biggest Lead: KC +1 Times Tied: 1
Team Statistics
Red Sox
Royals
Batting
11 Hits 8
4 Runs 3
1 Home Runs 2
3 RBI 3
10 Strikeouts 8
3 Walks 1
1 Doubles 1
2 Triples 0
17 Left on Base 16
Pitching
3 Runs Allowed 4
3 Earned Runs 3
8 Hits Allowed 11
8 Strikeouts 10
1 Walks 3
2 HR Allowed 1
37 Batters Faced 39
Fielding
27 Put Outs 27
6 Assists 8
Head-to-Head
Red Sox leads 2-0
Final
Red Sox
7
Royals
1
Final
Red Sox
3
Royals
1
Highlights
Red Sox 4 - 3 Royals
May 20, 2026
Kauffman Stadium
Kansas City, US · 38,053 capacity
League
MLB
Season
MLB 2026
Date
May 20, 2026
Time
11:40 pm