Red Sox vs Royals Game (May 20, 2026)

Final · May 20, 2026 at 7:40 p.m.

Kauffman Stadium

Summary

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston Red SoxBOS	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	11	1
Kansas City RoyalsKC	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	8	1

Decisions

WinnerConnelly Early
LoserSteven Cruz
SaveAroldis Chapman

Scoring plays

Bot 1Salvador Perez homers (8) on a fly ball to left field.0-1
Top 2Nick Sogard singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Willson Contreras scores. Ceddanne Rafaela to 3rd.1-1
Top 2Carlos Narváez grounds into a double play, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Salvador Perez. Ceddanne Rafaela scores. Nick Sogard out at 3rd. Marcelo Mayer to 2nd. Carlos Narváez out at 1st.2-1
Bot 5Elias Díaz homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. Starling Marte scores.2-3
Top 7Jarren Duran homers (6) on a fly ball to left field. Carlos Narváez scores.4-3

Box score

Boston Red Sox

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
Jarren DuranLF	5	1	2	2	0	2	.195
Masataka YoshidaDH	5	0	1	0	0	0	.258
Wilyer AbreuRF	5	0	1	0	0	3	.292
Willson Contreras1B	4	1	3	0	0	0	.269
Ceddanne RafaelaCF	4	1	1	0	0	1	.287
Nick SogardSS	3	0	1	1	1	1	.286
Marcelo Mayer2B	3	0	1	0	1	0	.221
Carlos NarváezC	3	1	1	0	1	1	.221
Isiah Kiner-FalefaSS	2	0	0	0	0	1	.255
Mickey GasperPH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.344
Caleb Durbin3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.168
Totals	36	4	11	3	3	10

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Connelly Early	6.1	6	3	3	1	5	2	93-63	3.33
Greg Weissert	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	21-16	4.50
Jovani Morán	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4-3	2.81
Aroldis Chapman	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	16-10	0.51

Kansas City Royals

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
Maikel Garcia3B	5	0	0	0	0	0	.255
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	0	1	0	0	1	.299
Salvador Perez1B	4	1	3	1	0	0	.211
Michael Massey2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217
Isaac CollinsLF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.215
Nick Loftin1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.222
Jac CaglianoneRF	4	0	2	0	0	2	.253
Starling MarteDH	3	1	1	0	1	1	.294
Elias DíazC	3	1	1	2	0	1	.227
Carter JensenC	1	0	0	0	0	1	.234
Kyle IsbelCF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.268
Lane ThomasPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.209
Totals	36	3	8	3	1	8

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Michael Wacha	6.0	6	2	1	2	8	0	105-69	2.70
Steven Cruz	0.2	2	2	2	0	1	1	18-10	8.71
Daniel Lynch IV	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	32-19	1.71
Alex Lange	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	21-15	5.09

Game info

Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 14,091
Duration: 2 h 48
Weather: 65 °F, Partly Cloudy · wind 4 mph, In From RF
Umpires: Erich Bacchus (Home plate) · Malachi Moore (First base) · Laz Diaz (Second base) · James Jean (Third base)

About this game

Who won Red Sox vs Royals?

Red Sox won 4-3 over Royals on Wednesday, May 20, 2026.

When was Red Sox vs Royals played?

On Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 7:40 PM ET at Kauffman Stadium.

Where was Red Sox vs Royals played?

At Kauffman Stadium.

Team

Boston Red SoxBOS

Kansas City RoyalsKC

Scoring plays

Bot 1Salvador Perez homers (8) on a fly ball to left field.0-1

Top 2Nick Sogard singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Willson Contreras scores. Ceddanne Rafaela to 3rd.1-1

Top 2Carlos Narváez grounds into a double play, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Salvador Perez. Ceddanne Rafaela scores. Nick Sogard out at 3rd. Marcelo Mayer to 2nd. Carlos Narváez out at 1st.2-1

Bot 5Elias Díaz homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. Starling Marte scores.2-3

Top 7Jarren Duran homers (6) on a fly ball to left field. Carlos Narváez scores.4-3

Batters

RBI

AVG

.195

.258

.292

.269

.287

.286

.221

.221

.255

.344

.168

Totals

Pitchers

P-S

ERA

Connelly Early

6.1

93-63

3.33

Greg Weissert

1.1

21-16

4.50

Jovani Morán

0.1

4-3

2.81

Aroldis Chapman

1.0

16-10

0.51

Batters

RBI

AVG

.255

.299

.211

.217

.215

.222

.253

.294

.227

.234

.268

.209

Totals

Pitchers

P-S

ERA

Michael Wacha

6.0

105-69

2.70

Steven Cruz

0.2

18-10

8.71

Daniel Lynch IV

1.0

32-19

1.71

Alex Lange

1.1

21-15

5.09