BOS 7, KC 1 | May 19, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Tuesday, May 19, 2026•Kauffman Stadium•58°F, Overcast

BOS

Red Sox

Royals

Final

WIN

Garrett Whitlock

LOSS

Bailey Falter

The Red Sox cruised past the Royals 7-1 in a dominant performance.

★Willson Contreras3 RBI

★Isiah Kiner-Falefa3-for-3, 0 RBI

★Jarren Duran3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: Jarren Duran homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. Isiah Kiner-Falefa scores. Marcelo Mayer scores.

Weather: 58°F, OvercastWind: 6 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 11:40 PM UTCT: 2:44Att: 14,047Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

James Jean

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96.3%A

6 missed calls

+9.9% BOS

+0.27 runs BOS

Win Probability

KC WinBOS Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	7	15	0
KC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Game 824112 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Boston Red Sox

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jarren DuranLF	3	2	2	3	2	1	.189/.262/.331	106	.569	.954
Ceddanne RafaelaCF	5	2	2	0	0	2	.288/.355/.438	106	.442	.412
Wilyer AbreuRF	5	0	2	0	0	0	.294/.363/.444	97.2	.281	.282
Willson Contreras1B	5	0	2	3	0	1	.258/.361/.479	97.3	.669	.636
Masataka YoshidaDH	3	0	1	0	0	1	.262/.364/.345	100.5	.342	.354
Nick Sogard3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.273/.333/.364	100.7	.514	.488
Carlos NarváezC	3	1	0	0	1	2	.217/.287/.337	89.6	.031	.045
Isiah Kiner-FalefaSS	3	1	3	0	1	0	.267/.327/.289	108.1	.460	.420
Marcelo Mayer2B	0	1	0	0	0	0	.219/.284/.313	-	-	-
Bench
Andruw MonasterioDH	2	0	0	0	0	0	.250/.294/.388	75.6	.051	.048
Caleb Durbin3B	3	0	1	1	0	1	.169/.248/.246
Totals	37	7	15	7	4	9	-	-	-	-

HR:Duran (9th off Morgan, 3 on, 2 out)

2B:Duran; Rafaela; Yoshida

TB:21

RBI:Contreras 3; Durbin; Duran 3

SB:Duran; Mayer

CS:Kiner-Falefa

GIDP:Monasterio; Durbin

Team LOB:7

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Maikel Garcia3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.262/.327/.390	92.8	.330

Pitching

Boston Red Sox

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Ranger Suarez	4.1	4	1	1	3	3	81-46	86.5	2.40
Zack Kelly	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	8-5	87.9	3.31
Tyler SamaniegoH	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	10-7	91.1	1.10
Justin SlatenH	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	12-8	90.8	0.00
Garrett WhitlockW	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	7-7	90.8	2.79
Jovani Morán	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	17-13	88	2.84
Totals	9.0	6	1	1	3	10	135-86	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Kelly 1-0; Samaniego 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Suarez 81-46; Kelly 8-5; Samaniego 10-7; Slaten 12-8; Whitlock 7-7; Morán 17-13

Groundouts-flyouts:Suarez 5-4; Kelly 0-2; Samaniego 0-1; Slaten 1-0; Whitlock 0-2; Morán 0-0

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Bailey FalterL	2.0	4	2	2	3	2	0	39-22	88.1	9.82

Game Notes

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B1Replay review: Royals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Jac Caglianone grounds out, first baseman Willson Contreras to pitcher Ranger Suarez.

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B4Replay review: Nick Loftin challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Nick Loftin called out on strikes.

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T6Wild pitch by John Schreiber

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B6Passed ball

Top 1 • BOS

1-0

Willson Contreras singles on a line drive to left fielder Starling Marte. Jarren Duran scores. Wilyer Abreu to 2nd.

EV: 84.0 mph243 ftLA: 20°

Bot 1 • KC

1-1

Lane Thomas doubles (2) on a line drive to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd.

EV: 75.3 mph213 ftLA: 23°

Top 2 • BOS

2-1

Caleb Durbin singles on a line drive to center fielder Lane Thomas. Carlos Narváez scores. Isiah Kiner-Falefa to 3rd. Fielding error by center fielder Lane Thomas.

EV: 81.7 mph230 ftLA: 17°

Top 8 • BOS

3-1

Willson Contreras grounds out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Ceddanne Rafaela scores.

EV: 92.8 mph80 ftLA: 3°

Top 9 • BOS

7-1

Willson Contreras singles on a line drive to left fielder Starling Marte. Ceddanne Rafaela scores. Wilyer Abreu to 2nd.

EV: 97.3 mph261 ftLA: 14°

6-1

Jarren Duran homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. Isiah Kiner-Falefa scores. Marcelo Mayer scores.

EV: 106.0 mph💣 366 ftLA: 38°

Bench
Nick Loftin2B	2	0	0	0	0	1	.240/.365/.360	95.8	.523	.504
Bailey FalterP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Luinder AvilaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
John SchreiberP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Nick MearsP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Eli MorganP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-