Kansas City Royals - Boston Red Sox 05-20-2026

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Boston Red Sox

P: Connelly Early · 3.21 ERA

Finished

Wed, May 20

Kansas City Royals

P: Michael Wacha · 2.83 ERA

Team

Boston Red Sox

BOS

Kansas City Royals

Game Details

• Kauffman Stadium

Probable Starting Pitchers

Connelly Early

Boston Red Sox Away

ERA

3.21

WHIP

1.196

K/9

8.50

BB/9

3.40

47.7

Last 3 Starts ERA 3.39 WHIP —

Michael Wacha

Kansas City Royals Home

ERA

2.83

WHIP

0.994

K/9

7.38

BB/9

2.83

57.3

Last 3 Starts ERA 2.84 WHIP —

Betting Odds

Team	Moneyline	Run Line	Total
Boston Red Sox	+101	+1.5 (-214)	O 7.5 (-103)
Kansas City Royals	-110	-1.5 (+189)	U 7.5 (-109)

Closing line · May 20

Weather & Conditions

Temp63°F

Wind 12 mphNE · in

Gusts18 mph

Humidity54%

SkyPartially cloudy

Away Batting

Boston Red Sox

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG
LFJarren Duran HR 3B	5	1	2	2	0	2	0	.195
DHMasataka Yoshida	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	.258
RFWilyer Abreu	5	0	1	0	0	3	2	.292
1BWillson Contreras 3B	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	.269
CFCeddanne Rafaela 2B	4	1	1	0	0	1	5	.287
SSNick Sogard	3	0	1	1	1	1	1	.286
2BMarcelo Mayer	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	.221
CCarlos Narváez	3	1	1	0	1	1	3	.221
SSIsiah Kiner-Falefa	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	.255
PHMickey Gasper	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.344
3BCaleb Durbin	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.168
Totals	36	4	11	3	3	10	17	—

Away Pitching

Boston Red Sox

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P‑S	ERA
Connelly Early (W, 4-2)	6.1	6	3	3	1	5	2	93-63	3.33
Greg Weissert (H, 4)	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	21-16	4.50
Jovani Morán (H, 1)	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4-3	2.81
Aroldis Chapman (S, 12)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	16-10	0.51
Totals	9.0	8	3	3	1	8	2	—	—

Home Batting

Kansas City Royals

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG
3BMaikel Garcia	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	.255
SSBobby Witt Jr. 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.299
1BSalvador Perez HR	4	1	3	1	0	0	1	.211
2BMichael Massey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217
LFIsaac Collins	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.215
1BNick Loftin	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	.222
RFJac Caglianone	4	0	2	0	0	2	1	.253
DHStarling Marte	3	1	1	0	1	1	3	.294
CElias Díaz HR	3	1	1	2	0	1	1	.227
CCarter Jensen	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.234
CFKyle Isbel	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.268
PHLane Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.209
Totals	36	3	8	3	1	8	16	—

Home Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Pitcher	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 (L, 0-2)(BS, 1)	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
Totals	9.0	11	4	3	3	10	1	—	—

Scoring Plays

Inn	Score (A-H)	Play
B1	0–1	Salvador Perez homers (8) on a fly ball to left field.
T2	1–1	Nick Sogard singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Willson Contreras scores. Ceddanne Rafaela to 3rd.
T2	2–1	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.
B5	2–3	Elias Díaz homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. Starling Marte scores.
T7	4–3	Jarren Duran homers (6) on a fly ball to left field. Carlos Narváez scores.

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