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Boston Red Sox
22 - 27 .449
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May 20, 2026, 7:40 PM
Kauffman Stadium
One Royal Way, Kansas City, MO, 64129
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
BOS 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 11 1
KAN 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 8 1
W: Connelly Early (W, 4-2)
6.1 IP, 3 ER, 5 K, BB
L: Steven Cruz (L, 0-2)(BS, 1)
0.2 IP, 2 ER, K, 0 BB
S: Aroldis Chapman (S, 12)
1.0 IP, 0 ER, K, 0 BB
Top Performers
Salvador Perez
Perez, S
3-4 | HR, RBI, R
Michael Wacha
Wacha
6.0 IP, ER, 8 K, 2 BB
Jarren Duran
Duran, Ja
2-5 | HR, 3B, 2 K
Boston Red Sox Batting
# Player AB R H HR RBI 2B 3B SB BB K AVG
1 Jarren Duran LF 5 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 .195
2 Masataka Yoshida DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
3 Wilyer Abreu RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .292
4 Willson Contreras 1B 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .269
5 Ceddanne Rafaela CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .287
6 Nick Sogard 3B-SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 .286
7 Marcelo Mayer 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .221
8 Carlos Narváez C 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .221
9 Isiah Kiner-Falefa SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255
a- Mickey Gasper PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .344
Caleb Durbin 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .168
Totals 36 4 11 1 3 1 2 0 3 10 .240
a-Struck out for Kiner-Falefa in the 7th.
BATTING
2B Rafaela (8, Wacha).
3B Contreras, Wn (1, Wacha) Duran, Ja (1, Lange).
HR Duran, Ja (6, 7th inning off Cruz, 1 on, 1 out).
TB Abreu, W Contreras, Wn 5 Duran, Ja 7 Mayer Narváez Rafaela 2 Sogard Yoshida.
RBI Duran, Ja 2 (24) Sogard (2).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Mayer Rafaela 2 Kiner-Falefa.
GIDP Narváez.
Team RISP 2-for-11.
Team LOB 8.
FIELDING
E Abreu, W (2, fielding).
PB Narváez (2).
Boston Red Sox Pitching
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PC S B ERA
Connelly Early(W, 4-2) 6.1 6 3 3 1 5 2 93 63 30 3.33
Greg Weissert(H, 4) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 16 5 4.50
Jovani Morán(H, 1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 1 2.81
Aroldis Chapman(S, 12) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 10 6 0.51
Totals 9.0 8 3 3 1 8 2 134 92 42 3.68
Pitching/Game Notes:
ABS Challenge Narváez (Ball-Overturned to Strike) Sogard (Strike-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes Early 93-63 Weissert 21-16 Morán 4-3 Chapman 16-10 Wacha 105-69 Cruz 18-10 Lynch IV 32-19 Lange 21-15.
Groundouts-flyouts Early 5-8 Weissert 0-2 Morán 0-0 Chapman 1-1 Wacha 4-2 Cruz 1-0 Lynch IV 2-1 Lange 2-0.
Batters faced Early 27 Weissert 5 Morán 1 Chapman 4 Wacha 25 Cruz 4 Lynch IV 6 Lange 4.
Inherited runners-scored Weissert 1-0 Morán 1-0 Lange 1-0.
Umpires HP: Erich Bacchus. 1B: Malachi Moore. 2B: Laz Diaz. 3B: James Jean.
Weather 65 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind 4 mph, In From RF.
First pitch 6:41 PM.
T 2:48.
Att 14,091.
Venue Kauffman Stadium.
May 20, 2026