MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
05/18/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1283 - MONDAY, MAY 18TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (23-25) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 12 0
Kansas City Royals (20-28) 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 4 8 0
Boston Nets 5-4 Win Versus Royals
Led by Dan Combs, the Boston Red Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals, 5-4. Combs went 3-5 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 2 for the Red Sox. Earning his 13th save of the year was Terence McCray. The Red Sox improved their record to 23-25 by beating Kansas City.

Rafael Devers, who finished 4th in the AL in on-base percentage with .390 in 2021, helped out the Boston cause in the top of the eighth inning with a run-scoring single. For the game, the third baseman went 2-4 with 2 singles and a walk.

"I just tried to put the barrel on it," said Combs.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Dawson RF 5 2 2 0 1 1 1 .287 6 11
D. Combs C 5 2 3 2 0 2 3 .224 7 18
R. Devers 3B 4 0 2 1 1 2 3 .264 6 22
P. Vitzhum 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 6 .300 1 15
X. Bogaerts 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .197 2 10
S. Potter CF 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 .245 6 23
E. Dennis DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .179 4 11
   a-M. Pérez DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .146 1 6
F. Mallen SS 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .205 6 18
S. Pratt LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .240 0 10
Totals 39 5 12 5 6 8 26      
a - M. Pérez inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Pratt (5, 4th Inning off S. Mercedes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Combs (7, 2nd Inning off S. Mercedes, 1 on, 2 outs) , F. Mallen (6, 9th Inning off C. Rodgers, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Dawson 2 , D. Combs 6 , R. Devers 2 , X. Bogaerts , S. Potter , E. Dennis , F. Mallen 4 , S. Pratt 2
2-out RBI: D. Combs , X. Bogaerts , F. Mallen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Vitzhum , X. Bogaerts 2 , E. Dennis , S. Pratt
Hit by Pitch: F. Mallen
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Dawson (5) , S. Potter (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Bejaran 2B 5 1 3 0 0 2 0 .283 0 15
J. Fok DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .357 1 2
   a-H. Masson DH 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .323 3 21
R. La Arena CF 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 .297 0 4
   b-F. Wall PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .257 2 16
   c-J. Reeves CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .229 0 7
D. García RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .278 13 33
D. Carlisle LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .261 1 7
W. Burgess 3B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .308 0 2
   d-C. Jones PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .203 3 8
D. Moon 1B 3 1 1 3 0 1 2 .234 4 18
I. Rodriguez SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .188 0 12
S. Núñez C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .147 0 5
Totals 34 4 8 4 4 12 18      
a - H. Masson inserted as DH in the 7th
b - F. Wall pinch hit for R. La Arena in the 7th
c - J. Reeves substituted for F. Wall in the 8th
d - C. Jones pinch hit for W. Burgess in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Moon (4, 6th Inning off J. Hornsby, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Bejaran 3 , J. Fok , R. La Arena , D. Carlisle , W. Burgess , D. Moon 4
2-out RBI: R. La Arena
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Carlisle 2 , I. Rodriguez
Sac Fly: D. Moon
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Bejaran 2 (8)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
P. Christopher 5.1 5 3 3 3 7 0 24 98 4.86   
J. Hornsby BS (1) 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 1 5 23 6.00   
S. Bell 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 11 5.40   
T. Robinson W (3-3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 10 3.90   
T. McCray SV (13) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 20 5.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Christopher 50
Batters Faced: P. Christopher 24, J. Hornsby 5, S. Bell 3, T. Robinson 3, T. McCray 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Christopher 4-5, J. Hornsby 0-2, S. Bell 0-1, T. Robinson 0-2, T. McCray 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Christopher 98-63, J. Hornsby 23-12, S. Bell 11-8, T. Robinson 10-7, T. McCray 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hornsby 1-1 , S. Bell 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Mercedes 4.2 6 3 3 5 4 1 25 94 4.53   
T. Lawson 2.1 4 1 1 0 1 0 12 36 4.45   
C. Rodgers L (2-5), BS (1) 2.0 2 1 1 1 3 1 9 43 6.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Mercedes 39
Batters Faced: S. Mercedes 25, T. Lawson 12, C. Rodgers 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Mercedes 6-4, T. Lawson 2-4, C. Rodgers 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Mercedes 94-51, T. Lawson 36-24, C. Rodgers 43-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Lawson 1-0 , C. Rodgers 1-1
WP: S. Mercedes
Hit Batsmen: T. Lawson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dan Combs
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:56
Attendance: 31232
Monday, May 18th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 60