MLB

Boston 3, at Kansas City 1

Monday, May 18, 2026 · Final

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Boston Red Sox

87-77 · L3 · #9 (1328 ELO +2)

0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 90

Kansas City Royals

69-93 · W1 · #26 (1255 ELO -2)

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 60

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

Attendance: 15,531

Umpires: Laz Diaz [HP], James Jean [1B], Erich Bacchus [2B], Malachi Moore [3B]

Gray, Contreras lead Red Sox past Royals 3‑1

KANSAS CITY (Interstat) — Sonny Gray struck out nine over six strong innings and Willson Contreras delivered a two-run homer in the sixth inning as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Monday night at Kauffman Stadium. Gray allowed five hits and one earned run while walking none for his fifth win of the season against one loss. The right-hander retired the side in order in the first, third and fourth innings and worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the second. He is 2-0 in his past two starts after wins against Philadelphia and Detroit.… Read more...

Top Statlines

Sonny Gray BOS 6.0ip 5h 1er 9k
Seth Lugo KCR 6.0ip 5h 2er 5k
Aroldis Chapman BOS 1.0ip 0h 0er 1k

Forecasting

ELO Probability BOS 50.9%

Spread BOS -1.5

Projected Score BOS 4 KCR 2

Over/Under 9 (Under)