Boston Red Sox vs. Kansas City Royals - Final Score - May 18, 2026

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
KC	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	3	9	0
KC	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	6	0

Gray strikes out 9 over 6 innings as Red Sox defeat Royals

KEY PLAYERS

Sonny Gray BOS · #54 P

(W, 5-1) 6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 9 K

Willson Contreras BOS · #40 1B

1-4, R, HR (10), 2 RBI

Seth Lugo KC · #67 P

(L, 1-4) 6.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 5 K

Jac Caglianone KC · #14 RF

2-4, RBI

RUN LINE

The Red Sox needed to win by 2 runs or more to cover the spread. They did cover, so people who took the Red Sox won.

TOTAL

The over/under was 9 and the teams scored 4 runs, so people who bet the under won

UNDER

TEAM TO WIN

The Red Sox won at -115 odds so a bet of $115 won $215 total

KEY PLAYS

KC KEY PLAY

BOS 0 KC 0

End 2 - Royals fail to score after getting runner to third with 1 out.

BOS SCORE

BOS 2 KC 0

Top 6, 1 out - W. Contreras homered (10) off S. Lugo to drive in 2 runs.

KC KEY PLAY

BOS 2 KC 0

Top 7, 0 on, 0 out - A. Lange has replaced S. Lugo at pitcher for Royals.

BOS SCORE

BOS 3 KC 0

Top 7, 1 out - J. Duran drove in 1 run with a sac fly off A. Lange.

KC SCORE

BOS 3 KC 1

Bot 7, 0 out - J. Caglianone doubled off S. Gray to drive in 1 run.

BOS KEY PLAY

BOS 3 KC 1

Bot 7, 1 on, 0 out - J. Slaten has replaced S. Gray at pitcher for Red Sox.

KC KEY PLAY

BOS 3 KC 1

Top 8, 0 on, 0 out - J. Schreiber has replaced A. Lange at pitcher for Royals.

BOS KEY PLAY

BOS 3 KC 1

Bot 8, 0 on, 0 out - G. Whitlock has replaced J. Slaten at pitcher for Red Sox.

KC KEY PLAY

BOS 3 KC 1

Top 9, 0 on, 0 out - S. Cruz has replaced J. Schreiber at pitcher for Royals.

BOS KEY PLAY

BOS 3 KC 1

Bot 9, 0 on, 0 out - A. Chapman has replaced G. Whitlock at pitcher for Red Sox.

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

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