May 18, 2026

Boston Red Sox at Kansas City Royals: Game Time, TV Channel and Probable Pitchers

Check the Boston Red Sox at Kansas City Royals matchup with start time, TV and streaming listings, probable pitchers, venue, score status and same-date MLB games.

7:10 PM ETStart time
FinalStatus
NESN, Royals.TVTV
Kauffman StadiumVenue

Boston Red Sox at Kansas City Royals Game Summary

A quick matchup view with teams, score status, first pitch time and local-time conversion.
Boston Red Sox 3 20-27
Final 3-1 Mon, May 18 路 7:10 PM ET
Kansas City Royals 1 20-28

Linescore

Runs by inning with final runs, hits and errors.
Team123456789RHE
BOS000002100390
KC000000100160
W: Sonny Gray L: Seth Lugo SV: Aroldis Chapman
Show inning-by-inning hits, errors and runners left on base
InningBOS RHELeft On BaseKC RHELeft On Base
1st 0000 0000
2nd 0101 0102
3rd 0001 0101
4th 0101 0000
5th 0001 0201
6th 2301 0000
7th 1302 1101
8th 0101 0101
9th 0001 0000

Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals Game Highlights

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Game Info: Date, Time and Venue

DateMay 18, 2026
Time7:10 PM ET
VenueKauffman Stadium
Game TypeRegular Season
SeriesRegular Season 路 Game 1 of 3
Day/Nightnight
Attendance15,531
Game Duration2h 25m
First Pitch2026-05-18T23:10:00.000Z
Game Data RefreshedAug 9, 2026
Date Schedule MLB Gameday

Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals Probable Pitchers

BOSSonny Gray
Stats10-1 路 ERA 2.61 路 82 SO 路 WHIP 1.10 路 89.2 IP
KCSeth Lugo
Stats3-6 路 ERA 4.56 路 80 SO 路 WHIP 1.43 路 100.2 IP

TV Channel and Streaming

NESN TV 路 EN 路 away 路 Streaming
Royals.TV TV 路 EN 路 home 路 Streaming
96.5 The Fan FM 路 EN 路 home 路 Streaming
WEEI 93.7 FM 路 EN 路 away 路 Streaming
Royals Radio Network AM 路 EN 路 home
WCCM 1490 AM (SP) AM 路 ES 路 away 路 Streaming
WESX 1230 AM (SP) AM 路 ES 路 away

Scoring Plays

Every run-scoring play in game order.
Top 6 路 Home Run2-0

Willson Contreras homers (10) on a fly ball to left center field. Mickey Gasper scores.

RBI: 2 Batter: Willson Contreras Pitcher: Seth Lugo
Top 7 路 Sac Fly3-0

Jarren Duran out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Isaac Collins. Connor Wong scores.

RBI: 1 Batter: Jarren Duran Pitcher: Alex Lange
Bottom 7 路 Double3-1

Jac Caglianone doubles (9) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. Carter Jensen scores.

RBI: 1 Batter: Jac Caglianone Pitcher: Sonny Gray

Boston Red Sox Box Score

OrderBattersPOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOStolen Bases
1
Jarren Duran#16
LF2000001210
2
Mickey Gasper#30
DH5120000010
3
Wilyer Abreu#52
RF5000000020
4
Willson Contreras#40
1B4110012000
5
Masataka Yoshida#7
LF4010100000
5
Ceddanne Rafaela#3
CF0000000000
6
Andruw Monasterio#32
SS4020000020
7
Marcelo Mayer#11
2B4010000010
8
Connor Wong#12
C4111000010
9
Nick Sogard#20
3B3010000100
PitchersIPHRERBBSOHRPitches / Strikes
Aroldis Chapman#44
1.000001014 / 10
Garrett Whitlock#22
1.010001012 / 9
Justin Slaten#63
1.000002017 / 11
Sonny Gray#54
6.051119080 / 54

Kansas City Royals Box Score

OrderBattersPOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOStolen Bases
1
Maikel Garcia#11
3B4010000010
2
Bobby Witt Jr.#7
SS4010000021
3
Vinnie Pasquantino#9
1B4000000020
4
Salvador Perez#13
C3000000010
5
Carter Jensen#22
DH2100000110
5
Starling Marte#0
PH1000000010
6
Jac Caglianone#14
RF4022001000
7
Isaac Collins#1
LF4000000030
8
Michael Massey#19
2B3011000000
9
Kyle Isbel#28
CF3010000020
PitchersIPHRERBBSOHRPitches / Strikes
Alex Lange#56
1.031101015 / 11
John Schreiber#46
1.010002013 / 11
Seth Lugo#67
6.052225193 / 57
Steven Cruz#64
1.000010011 / 6

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More MLB Games on May 18, 2026

Other games loaded for the same date, with TV listings, probable pitchers and game details.
Date / Time Matchup Status TV / Streaming Probable Pitchers Venue Links
Mon, May 18 6:40 PM ET
Baltimore Orioles logo Baltimore Orioles at Tampa Bay Rays logo Tampa Bay Rays
6-16
Final
MASNRays.TV
BAL: Trevor Rogers
6-7 路 ERA 4.70 路 65 SO 路 WHIP 1.32 路 84.1 IP
TB: Shane McClanahan
8-5 路 ERA 2.83 路 82 SO 路 WHIP 1.13 路 86.0 IP
Tropicana Field
Details
Mon, May 18 6:40 PM ET
Cincinnati Reds logo Cincinnati Reds at Philadelphia Phillies logo Philadelphia Phillies
4-5
Final
Gray MediaNBCSPReds.TV
CIN: Nick Lodolo
3-2 路 ERA 4.68 路 46 SO 路 WHIP 1.46 路 57.2 IP
PHI: Andrew Painter
1-8 路 ERA 7.06 路 53 SO 路 WHIP 1.66 路 65.0 IP
Citizens Bank Park
Details
Mon, May 18 6:40 PM ET
Atlanta Braves logo Atlanta Braves at Miami Marlins logo Miami Marlins
0-12
Final
BravesVisionGray TVMarlins.TV presented by Werner, Hoffman, Greig & Garcia
ATL: JR Ritchie
1-2 路 ERA 4.53 路 41 SO 路 WHIP 1.42 路 43.2 IP
MIA: Max Meyer
9-1 路 ERA 2.58 路 116 SO 路 WHIP 1.11 路 108.0 IP
loanDepot park
Details
Mon, May 18 6:40 PM ET
Cleveland Guardians logo Cleveland Guardians at Detroit Tigers logo Detroit Tigers
8-2
Final
FS1Detroit SportsNetGuardians.TV Presented by Progressive
CLE: Slade Cecconi
4-6 路 ERA 4.55 路 77 SO 路 WHIP 1.41 路 99.0 IP
DET: Framber Valdez
4-6 路 ERA 4.29 路 78 SO 路 WHIP 1.38 路 100.2 IP
Comerica Park
Details
Mon, May 18 6:45 PM ET
New York Mets logo New York Mets at Washington Nationals logo Washington Nationals
16-7
Final
Nationals.TVSNY
NYM: Christian Scott
2-1 路 ERA 3.17 路 65 SO 路 WHIP 1.30 路 54.0 IP
WSH: Jake Irvin
2-4 路 ERA 5.23 路 58 SO 路 WHIP 1.35 路 51.2 IP
Nationals Park
Details
Mon, May 18 7:05 PM ET
Toronto Blue Jays logo Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees logo New York Yankees
6-7
Final
SN1YES
TOR: Patrick Corbin
3-4 路 ERA 5.07 路 59 SO 路 WHIP 1.48 路 76.1 IP
NYY: Ryan Weathers
3-7 路 ERA 4.29 路 104 SO 路 WHIP 1.25 路 92.1 IP
Yankee Stadium
Details
Mon, May 18 7:10 PM ET
Boston Red Sox logo Boston Red Sox at Kansas City Royals logo Kansas City Royals
3-1
Final
NESNRoyals.TV
BOS: Sonny Gray
10-1 路 ERA 2.61 路 82 SO 路 WHIP 1.10 路 89.2 IP
KC: Seth Lugo
3-6 路 ERA 4.56 路 80 SO 路 WHIP 1.43 路 100.2 IP
Kauffman Stadium
Details
Mon, May 18 7:40 PM ET
Houston Astros logo Houston Astros at Minnesota Twins logo Minnesota Twins
3-6
Final
Space City Home NetworkTwins.TV Presented by Progressive
HOU: Tatsuya Imai
5-4 路 ERA 6.06 路 63 SO 路 WHIP 1.50 路 52.0 IP
MIN: Kendry Rojas
1-0 路 ERA 1.65 路 18 SO 路 WHIP 1.53 路 16.1 IP
Target Field
Details
Mon, May 18 7:40 PM ET
Milwaukee Brewers logo Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs logo Chicago Cubs
9-3
Final
Brewers.TV Presented by Potawatomi SportsbookMarquee Sports Network
MIL: Brandon Sproat
3-4 路 ERA 5.13 路 84 SO 路 WHIP 1.37 路 79.0 IP
CHC: Shota Imanaga
5-7 路 ERA 4.28 路 100 SO 路 WHIP 1.10 路 103.0 IP
Wrigley Field
Details
Mon, May 18 8:40 PM ET
Texas Rangers logo Texas Rangers at Colorado Rockies logo Colorado Rockies
6-7
Final
Rangers Sports Network, presented by ProgressiveRockies.TV
TEX: MacKenzie Gore
5-8 路 ERA 4.72 路 111 SO 路 WHIP 1.31 路 101.0 IP
COL: Jose Quintana
2-3 路 ERA 5.27 路 20 SO 路 WHIP 1.51 路 41.0 IP
Coors Field
Details
Mon, May 18 9:38 PM ET
Athletics logo Athletics at Los Angeles Angels logo Los Angeles Angels
1-2
Final
ABTV, presented by Pechanga Resort CasinoKCOP 13NBCSCA
ATH: J.T. Ginn
7-5 路 ERA 3.10 路 86 SO 路 WHIP 1.22 路 98.2 IP
LAA: Walbert Ure帽a
5-7 路 ERA 2.88 路 78 SO 路 WHIP 1.32 路 81.1 IP
Angel Stadium
Details
Mon, May 18 9:40 PM ET
Chicago White Sox logo Chicago White Sox at Seattle Mariners logo Seattle Mariners
1-6
Final
Chicago Sports NetworkMariners.TV
CWS: Noah Schultz
2-6 路 ERA 6.00 路 43 SO 路 WHIP 1.42 路 48.0 IP
SEA: Bryan Woo
7-6 路 ERA 4.23 路 102 SO 路 WHIP 1.07 路 104.1 IP
T-Mobile Park
Details
Mon, May 18 9:40 PM ET
Los Angeles Dodgers logo Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres logo San Diego Padres
0-1
Final
Padres.TV Presented by UC San Diego HealthSportsNet LA
LAD: Yoshinobu Yamamoto
9-5 路 ERA 2.49 路 100 SO 路 WHIP 0.88 路 104.2 IP
SD: Michael King
6-7 路 ERA 3.41 路 92 SO 路 WHIP 1.15 路 108.1 IP
Petco Park
Details
Mon, May 18 9:40 PM ET
San Francisco Giants logo San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks logo Arizona Diamondbacks
2-12
Final
DBACKS.TVNBCS BA
SF: Robbie Ray
8-6 路 ERA 3.45 路 86 SO 路 WHIP 1.23 路 101.2 IP
AZ: Zac Gallen
3-9 路 ERA 6.34 路 61 SO 路 WHIP 1.56 路 98.0 IP
Chase Field
Details

Boston Red Sox at Kansas City Royals FAQ

Common questions for this MLB matchup.

What time is Boston Red Sox at Kansas City Royals?

The listed start time is 7:10 PM ET. Times are shown in Eastern Time.

What channel is Boston Red Sox at Kansas City Royals on?

The current TV listing is NESN, Royals.TV. Broadcast and streaming availability can vary by market.

Who are the probable pitchers?

The listed probable pitchers are Sonny Gray and Seth Lugo. Probable starters can change before first pitch.

Where is the game being played?

The listed venue is Kauffman Stadium.