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Boston Red Sox @ 
Kansas City Royals
2026-05-20 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 14091 · 65°F, Partly Cloudy · Wind 4 mph, In From RF · 2:48
Boston Red Sox defeated Kansas City Royals 4–3. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 1st — Salvador Perez homers (8) on a fly ball to left field. Boston Red Sox took the lead in the 2nd — Carlos 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. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 5th — Elias Díaz homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. Starling Marte scores. Boston Red Sox took the lead in the 7th — Jarren Duran homers (6) on a fly ball to left field. Carlos Narváez scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 7th: Jarren Duran homers (6) on a fly ball to left field. Carlos Narváez scores — worth 32% in win probability.
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Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| KCA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jarren Duran LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Masataka Yoshida DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Wilyer Abreu RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Willson Contreras 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ceddanne Rafaela CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Sogard SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Marcelo Mayer 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Carlos Narvaez C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Isiah Kiner-Falefa SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mickey Gasper PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Caleb Durbin 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Maikel Garcia 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Witt SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Salvador Perez 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Michael Massey 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Collins LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nick Loftin 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jac Caglianone RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Starling Marte DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Carter Jensen C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Elias Diaz C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Kyle Isbel CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lane Thomas PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Connelly Early | 6.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
 Greg Weissert | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jovani Moran | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Aroldis Chapman | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Daniel Lynch | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Michael Wacha | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
 Alex Lange | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Steven Cruz | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |