September 11, 2026 · AL East
Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Salvador Perez | Salvador Perez singles on a ground ball to left fielder Roman Anthony. Carter Jensen scores. | KC 1, BOS 0 |
| T3 | Carter Jensen | Carter Jensen doubles (31) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Roman Anthony. Isaac Collins scores. | KC 2, BOS 0 |
| T3 | Vinnie Pasquantino | Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a ground ball to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. Carter Jensen scores. | KC 3, BOS 0 |
| B5 | Mickey Gasper | Mickey Gasper homers (9) on a fly ball to right center field. | KC 3, BOS 1 |
| B5 | Wilyer Abreu | Wilyer Abreu doubles (35) on a fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Adley Rutschman scores. | KC 3, BOS 2 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Royals
AWAY
3
Seth Lugo started for Royals, leaving with a 3–2 lead.
workload · innings pitched
-
Seth Lugo
Starter
5.0
95
2
7
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Seth Lugo threw
CSW 35% 1st-pitch strike 67% 4.0 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 26 27% 1 8 6 6 5 Sinker 16 17% 2 5 2 6 1 Changeup 14 15% 0 3 0 8 3 Cutter 11 12% 1 3 1 3 3 Curveball 11 12% 1 1 4 5 0 Sweeper 9 9% 1 3 1 3 1 Slider 8 8% 1 3 0 2 2 - Nolan Hoffman Middle 1.0 11 0 1 HLD
- Connor Thomas Middle 1.0 13 0 0 HLD
- Nate Pearson Middle 1.0 17 0 1 HLD
- Steven Cruz Middle 1.0 10 0 1 SV
Red Sox
HOME
2
Sonny Gray started for Red Sox, leaving trailing 2–3.
workload · innings pitched
-
Sonny Gray
Starter
6.0
90
3
5
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Sonny Gray threw
CSW 26% 1st-pitch strike 56% 3.6 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 24 27% 1 5 4 9 5 Sweeper 22 24% 5 0 9 6 2 Cutter 15 17% 0 3 4 5 3 Curveball 12 13% 0 3 2 4 3 Four-Seam Fastball 11 12% 0 5 0 4 2 Changeup 6 7% 0 1 0 2 3 - Erik Miller Setup 1.0 12 0 1
- Greg Weissert Middle 0.2 18 0 0
- Jovani Morán Middle 1.1 23 0 2 inherited 2, stranded 2
Where the game turned
1 run
- Perez 1B (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · KC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jensen C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .231 | .319 | .447 | .766 | 2 2B |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .280 | .360 | .451 | .811 | |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .239 | .328 | .383 | .711 | |
| Tyler Tolbert DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .299 | .366 | .419 | .785 | |
| Michael Massey 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .315 | .439 | .754 | |
| John Rave RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .229 | .314 | .448 | .762 | SB |
| Nick Loftin 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .235 | .321 | .382 | .703 | 2B |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .226 | .274 | .336 | .610 | |
| Isaac Collins LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .223 | .325 | .339 | .664 | 2B, SB |
| Salvador Perez DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .230 | .274 | .384 | .658 |
HOME · BOS
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Anthony LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .235 | .340 | .377 | .717 | |
| Jahmai Jones DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 | .314 | .388 | .702 | |
| Adley Rutschman C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .236 | .317 | .421 | .738 | |
| Wilyer Abreu RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .257 | .338 | .467 | .805 | 2B |
| Trevor Story SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .233 | .262 | .338 | .600 | 2B |
| Nick Sogard 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 | .355 | .394 | .749 | |
| Caleb Durbin 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .248 | .327 | .378 | .705 | |
| Jarren Duran CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .207 | .263 | .366 | .629 | SB |
| Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .268 | .340 | .348 | .688 | |
| Mickey Gasper DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .265 | .376 | .494 | .870 | HR (9) |
Pitching lines
AWAY · KC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth Lugo | 5.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 95 | 4.99 | W |
| Nolan Hoffman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4.50 | HLD |
| Connor Thomas | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9.72 | HLD |
| Nate Pearson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1.98 | HLD |
| Steven Cruz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4.04 | SV |
HOME · BOS
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonny Gray | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 90 | 2.76 | L |
| Erik Miller | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2.11 | |
| Greg Weissert | 0.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3.60 | |
| Jovani Morán | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 3.34 |
Manager comparison
AWAY · KC
Lineup 4.6 R
Bunts 3.1 R
IBBs 2.5 R
HOME · BOS
Lineup 2.7 R
Bunts 3.1 R
IBBs 1.5 R
Interim
Recent form
AWAY · KC
3-7
L4
-11 run diff
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HOME · BOS
4-6
L2
-4 run diff
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Season series: 1-2 with KC listed first across 3 prior meetings.
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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.