Red Sox top Royals 3-1.

Final · MLB · Mon May 18, 6:10 PM CDT

Probable pitchers: Sonny Gray (BOS) vs Seth Lugo (KC)
TV: Royals.TV, NESN
Where: Kauffman Stadium

Red Sox top Royals 3-1. Red Sox took the lead for good in the 6th.

	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

Win: Sonny Gray. Loss: Seth Lugo. Save: Aroldis Chapman. Home runs: Contreras, Wn (BOS).

By the numbers: Hits BOS 9, KC 6; Errors BOS 0, KC 0; Left on base BOS 13, KC 13.

Team stats

	BOS	KC
Hits	9	6
Errors	0	0
Left on base	13	13
Home runs	1	0
Walks	3	1
Strikeouts	8	13

Box score

Boston Red Sox

Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	HR
Duran, Ja LF	2	0	0	1	2	1	0
Gasper DH	5	1	2	0	0	1	0
Abreu, W RF	5	0	0	0	0	2	0
Contreras, Wn 1B	4	1	1	2	0	0	1
Yoshida LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
Rafaela CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Monasterio SS	4	0	2	0	0	2	0
Mayer 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	0
Wong C	4	1	1	0	0	1	0
Sogard 3B	3	0	1	0	1	0	0
Totals	35	3	9	3	3	8	1

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	NP
Gray, S (W)	6.0	5	1	1	1	9	80
Slaten	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	17
Whitlock	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	12
Chapman (S)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	14
Totals	9.0	6	1	1	1	13	123

Kansas City Royals

Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Garcia, M 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1
Witt Jr. SS	4	0	1	0	0	2
Pasquantino 1B	4	0	0	0	0	2
Perez, S C	3	0	0	0	0	1
Jensen DH	2	1	0	0	1	1
Marte, S PH	1	0	0	0	0	1
Caglianone RF	4	0	2	1	0	0
Collins LF	4	0	0	0	0	3
Massey 2B	3	0	1	0	0	0
Isbel CF	3	0	1	0	0	2
Totals	32	1	6	1	1	13

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	NP
Lugo, S (L)	6.0	5	2	2	2	5	1	93
Lange	1.0	3	1	1	0	1	0	15
Schreiber	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	13
Cruz	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	11
Totals	9.0	9	3	3	3	8	1	132

Play-by-play

Top 1st 3

1 out BOS Jarren Duran grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
2 out BOS Mickey Gasper called out on strikes.
3 out BOS Wilyer Abreu called out on strikes.

Bottom 1st 3

1 out KC Maikel Garcia grounds out, shortstop Andruw Monasterio to first baseman Willson Contreras.
2 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out swinging.
3 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino pops out to third baseman Nick Sogard in foul territory.

Top 2nd 4

1 out BOS Willson Contreras grounds out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
2 out BOS Masataka Yoshida flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
2 out BOS Andruw Monasterio singles on a fly ball to left fielder Isaac Collins.
3 out BOS Marcelo Mayer called out on strikes.

Bottom 2nd 5

0 out KC Salvador Perez hit by pitch.
1 out KC Carter Jensen called out on strikes.
1 out KC Jac Caglianone doubles (8) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. Salvador Perez to 3rd.
2 out KC Isaac Collins called out on strikes.
3 out KC Michael Massey grounds out, second baseman Marcelo Mayer to first baseman Willson Contreras.

Top 3rd 4

1 out BOS Connor Wong flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins.
2 out BOS Nick Sogard grounds out, first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino to pitcher Seth Lugo.
2 out BOS Jarren Duran walks.
3 out BOS Mickey Gasper flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.

Bottom 3rd 4

1 out KC Kyle Isbel strikes out swinging.
1 out KC Maikel Garcia singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jarren Duran.
2 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. grounds into a force out, third baseman Nick Sogard to second baseman Marcelo Mayer. Maikel Garcia out at 2nd. Bobby Witt Jr. to 1st.
3 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino strikes out swinging.

Top 4th 4

1 out BOS Wilyer Abreu grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
2 out BOS Willson Contreras pops out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
2 out BOS Masataka Yoshida triples (1) on a fly ball to left fielder Isaac Collins.
3 out BOS Andruw Monasterio strikes out swinging.

Bottom 4th 3

1 out KC Salvador Perez strikes out swinging.
2 out KC Carter Jensen flies out to center fielder Jarren Duran.
3 out KC Jac Caglianone lines out to third baseman Nick Sogard.

Top 5th 4

1 out BOS Marcelo Mayer grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
2 out BOS Connor Wong lines out sharply to left fielder Isaac Collins.
2 out BOS Nick Sogard walks.
3 out BOS Jarren Duran strikes out swinging.

Bottom 5th 4

1 out KC Isaac Collins strikes out swinging.
1 out KC Michael Massey doubles (8) on a fly ball to center fielder Jarren Duran, deflected by left fielder Masataka Yoshida.
2 out KC Kyle Isbel singles on a ground ball to left fielder Masataka Yoshida. Michael Massey out at home on the throw, left fielder Masataka Yoshida to catcher Connor Wong.
3 out KC Maikel Garcia strikes out swinging.

Top 6th 6

0 out BOS Mickey Gasper singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins.
1 out BOS Wilyer Abreu flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins.
1 out BOS Willson Contreras homers (10) on a fly ball to left center field. Mickey Gasper scores. BOS 2, KC 0
2 out BOS Masataka Yoshida lines out to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
2 out BOS Andruw Monasterio singles on a fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
3 out BOS Marcelo Mayer flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.

Bottom 6th 3

1 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. called out on strikes.
2 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino flies out to right fielder Wilyer Abreu.
3 out KC Salvador Perez flies out to left fielder Masataka Yoshida.

Top 7th 6

0 out BOS Connor Wong doubles (6) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins.
0 out BOS Nick Sogard singles on a bunt ground ball to third baseman Maikel Garcia. Connor Wong to 3rd.
1 out BOS Jarren Duran out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Isaac Collins. Connor Wong scores. BOS 3, KC 0
1 out BOS Mickey Gasper singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone, deflected by first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Nick Sogard to 3rd.
2 out BOS Wilyer Abreu strikes out swinging.
3 out BOS Willson Contreras grounds out softly, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.

Bottom 7th 5

0 out KC Sonny Gray challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Carter Jensen walks.
0 out KC Jac Caglianone doubles (9) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. Carter Jensen scores. BOS 3, KC 1
1 out KC Isaac Collins strikes out swinging.
2 out KC Michael Massey grounds out, second baseman Marcelo Mayer to pitcher Justin Slaten. Jac Caglianone to 3rd.
3 out KC Kyle Isbel strikes out swinging.

Top 8th 4

1 out BOS Masataka Yoshida grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
2 out BOS Andruw Monasterio strikes out swinging.
2 out BOS Marcelo Mayer singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
3 out BOS Connor Wong strikes out swinging.

Bottom 8th 4

1 out KC Maikel Garcia grounds out softly, shortstop Andruw Monasterio to first baseman Willson Contreras.
1 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jarren Duran.
2 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino strikes out swinging. Bobby Witt Jr. steals (14) 2nd base.
3 out KC Salvador Perez grounds out, third baseman Nick Sogard to first baseman Willson Contreras.

Top 9th 4

1 out BOS Nick Sogard grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
1 out BOS Jarren Duran walks.
2 out BOS Mickey Gasper grounds out sharply, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Jarren Duran to 2nd.
3 out BOS Wilyer Abreu lines out to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.

Bottom 9th 3

1 out KC Starling Marte challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Starling Marte called out on strikes.
2 out KC Jac Caglianone grounds out to first baseman Willson Contreras.
3 out KC Isaac Collins grounds out, third baseman Nick Sogard to first baseman Willson Contreras.