May 20, 2026 · AL Cent
Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals
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Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | Salvador Perez | Salvador Perez homers (8) on a fly ball to left field. | BOS 0, KC 1 |
| T2 | Nick Sogard | Nick Sogard singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Willson Contreras scores. Ceddanne Rafaela to 3rd. | BOS 1, KC 1 |
| T2 | Carlos Narváez | 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. | BOS 2, KC 1 |
| B5 | Elias Díaz | Elias Díaz homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. Starling Marte scores. | BOS 2, KC 3 |
| T7 | Jarren Duran | Jarren Duran homers (6) on a fly ball to left field. Carlos Narváez scores. | BOS 4, KC 3 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| KC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Red Sox
AWAY
4
Connelly Early started for Red Sox, leaving with a 4–3 lead.
workload · innings pitched
-
Connelly Early
Starter
6.1
93
3
5
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Connelly Early threw
CSW 32% 1st-pitch strike 63% 3.4 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 27 29% 6 2 5 12 2 Sinker 25 27% 1 9 4 4 7 Changeup 21 23% 1 2 1 10 7 Sweeper 9 10% 2 3 0 3 1 Curveball 8 9% 1 3 2 1 1 Slider 3 3% 0 0 0 0 3 - Greg Weissert Middle 1.1 21 0 1 HLD inherited 1, stranded 1
- Jovani Morán Reliever 0.1 4 0 1 HLD inherited 1, stranded 1
- Aroldis Chapman Closer 1.0 16 0 1 SV
Royals
HOME
3
Michael Wacha started for Royals, leaving with a 3–2 lead. Out of the bullpen, Steven Cruz took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Michael Wacha
Starter
6.0
105
2
8
Pitch-by-pitch: what Michael Wacha threw
CSW 30% 1st-pitch strike 60% 4.2 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 31 30% 5 2 9 11 4 Sinker 18 17% 1 3 6 7 1 Changeup 17 16% 6 1 1 7 2 Cutter 15 14% 1 4 3 5 2 Curveball 15 14% 2 4 3 2 4 Slider 9 9% 0 2 1 4 2 - Steven Cruz Middle 0.2 18 2 1 L
- Daniel Lynch IV Setup 1.0 32 0 0
- Alex Lange Middle 1.1 21 0 1 inherited 1, stranded 1
Where the game turned
2 runs
- Duran HR (2)
Batting lines
AWAY · BOS
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarren Duran LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .195 | .266 | .362 | .628 | HR (6), 3B |
| Masataka Yoshida DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .356 | .337 | .693 | |
| Wilyer Abreu RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .292 | .359 | .438 | .797 | |
| Willson Contreras 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .369 | .497 | .866 | 3B |
| Ceddanne Rafaela CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .287 | .353 | .439 | .792 | 2B |
| Nick Sogard SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .286 | .375 | .357 | .732 | |
| Marcelo Mayer 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .221 | .290 | .313 | .603 | |
| Carlos Narváez C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .221 | .295 | .337 | .632 | |
| Caleb Durbin 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .168 | .247 | .245 | .492 | |
| Isiah Kiner-Falefa SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 | .314 | .277 | .591 | |
| Mickey Gasper PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .344 | .364 | .406 | .770 |
HOME · KC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .319 | .380 | .699 | |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .299 | .369 | .482 | .851 | 2B |
| Isaac Collins LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .215 | .329 | .319 | .648 | |
| Nick Loftin 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 | .343 | .333 | .676 | |
| Jac Caglianone RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .253 | .319 | .432 | .751 | |
| Starling Marte DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .294 | .351 | .353 | .704 | |
| Carter Jensen C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .234 | .325 | .404 | .729 | |
| Lane Thomas PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .209 | .352 | .267 | .619 | |
| Salvador Perez 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .259 | .368 | .627 | HR (8) |
| Elias Díaz C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .227 | .261 | .591 | .852 | HR (2) |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .323 | .407 | .730 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · BOS
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connelly Early | 6.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 93 | 3.33 | W |
| Greg Weissert | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4.50 | HLD |
| Jovani Morán | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2.81 | HLD |
| Aroldis Chapman | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0.51 | SV |
HOME · KC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Wacha | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 105 | 2.70 | |
| Steven Cruz | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8.71 | L |
| Daniel Lynch IV | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1.71 | |
| Alex Lange | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5.09 |
Manager comparison
AWAY · BOS
Lineup 1.2 R
Bunts 0.9 R
IBBs 0.2 R
Interim
HOME · KC
Lineup 3.1 R
Bunts 1.6 R
IBBs 1.5 R
Recent form
AWAY · BOS
4-6
L2
+6 run diff
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HOME · KC
5-5
W1
+7 run diff
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.