September 12, 2026 · AL East
Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| B4 | Adley Rutschman | Adley Rutschman singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Roman Anthony scores. | KC 0, BOS 1 |
| T6 | Carter Jensen | Carter Jensen homers (24) on a fly ball to right field. | KC 1, BOS 1 |
| B6 | Wilyer Abreu | Wilyer Abreu doubles (36) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder John Rave. Mickey Gasper scores. Adley Rutschman scores. | KC 1, BOS 3 |
| B7 | Caleb Durbin | Caleb Durbin singles on a fly ball to left fielder Matthew Lugo. Nick Sogard scores. Caleb Durbin out at 2nd on the throw, left fielder Matthew Lugo to second baseman Michael Massey. | KC 1, BOS 4 |
| B8 | Nick Sogard | Nick Sogard doubles (13) on a line drive to center fielder John Rave. Trevor Story scores. | KC 1, BOS 5 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
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
1
Randy Dobnak started for Royals, leaving trailing 1–3. Out of the bullpen, Alex Lange took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Randy Dobnak
Starter
5.2
81
3
4
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Randy Dobnak threw
CSW 30% 1st-pitch strike 50% 3.7 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 30 37% 0 8 6 9 7 Sweeper 19 23% 2 7 1 8 1 Changeup 19 23% 3 1 3 8 4 Four-Seam Fastball 11 14% 0 2 1 5 3 Slider 2 2% 1 0 0 0 1 - Anthony Gose Middle 0.1 9 0 1 inherited 2, all 2 scored
- Alex Lange Middle 1.0 25 1 0
- Easton McGee Middle 1.0 17 1 0
Red Sox
HOME
5
Ranger Suarez started for Red Sox, leaving with a 3–1 lead.
workload · innings pitched
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Ranger Suarez
Starter
7.0
96
1
8
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Ranger Suarez threw
CSW 38% 1st-pitch strike 73% 3.7 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 37 39% 3 12 7 6 9 Curveball 18 19% 4 5 3 5 1 Slider 14 15% 4 2 3 3 2 Four-Seam Fastball 13 14% 2 4 1 4 2 Cutter 8 8% 0 0 1 5 2 Changeup 6 6% 0 0 0 4 2 - Garrett Whitlock Setup 1.0 11 0 3 HLD
- Aroldis Chapman Closer 1.0 16 0 0
Where the game turned
2 runs
- Abreu 2B (2)
Batting lines
AWAY · KC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jensen C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .231 | .318 | .452 | .770 | HR (24) |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .280 | .359 | .450 | .809 | SB |
| Salvador Perez DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .231 | .276 | .384 | .660 | |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .239 | .327 | .384 | .711 | 2B |
| Nick Loftin RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .233 | .318 | .378 | .696 | |
| Isaac Collins PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .324 | .338 | .662 | |
| John Rave CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .306 | .435 | .741 | |
| Matthew Lugo LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .182 | .250 | .182 | .432 | |
| Michael Massey 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .315 | .439 | .754 | |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 | .272 | .333 | .605 | |
| Jac Caglianone PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .282 | .331 | .493 | .824 |
HOME · BOS
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Anthony LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 | .344 | .380 | .724 | |
| Mickey Gasper DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 | .373 | .488 | .861 | |
| Adley Rutschman C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .239 | .319 | .422 | .741 | |
| Wilyer Abreu RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .257 | .337 | .467 | .804 | 2B |
| Trevor Story SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .234 | .262 | .341 | .603 | 2B |
| Nick Sogard 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .362 | .408 | .770 | 2 2B |
| Jarren Duran CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .205 | .261 | .363 | .624 | |
| Caleb Durbin 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .248 | .327 | .378 | .705 | |
| Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .268 | .344 | .348 | .692 | |
| Anthony Seigler 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 | .327 | .400 | .727 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · KC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Dobnak | 5.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 81 | 2.73 | L |
| Anthony Gose | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0.00 | |
| Alex Lange | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6.04 | |
| Easton McGee | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7.15 |
HOME · BOS
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranger Suarez | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 96 | 3.33 | W |
| Garrett Whitlock | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1.84 | HLD |
| Aroldis Chapman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1.99 |
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.