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FinalFinal lineupsAL East / AL Central

Boston Red Sox 3, Kansas City Royals 1

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:10 PM ET · Kauffman StadiumStats availableFinal lineups locked
T-Score56
Boston Red Sox
83–70 · 3rd AL East · T-Score 56
3
3–1
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
67–86 · 5th AL Central · T-Score 35
1
T-Score35
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Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherSoxBoston has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Gray leads in P-Score, WHIP and K/9.
Offense vs handEvenThe handedness splits are nearly even, with less than a .006 difference in OPS.
Team strengthSoxBoston leads 56–35 in T-Score.

Starting pitchers

BOS
Sonny Gray RHP
Sonny Gray
Boston Red Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.82
19th
WHIP
1.16
54th
K/9
8.06
117th
BB/9
2.48
46th
P-Score67i
FIP
3.45
HR/9
0.88
42nd
OPS/R
0.675
IP
163.0
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA2.91
Road ERA2.62
Last 5 starts
KC
Seth Lugo RHP
Seth Lugo
Kansas City Royals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.06
159th
WHIP
1.46
172nd
K/9
6.98
164th
BB/9
2.88
85th
P-Score48i
FIP
4.16
HR/9
1.22
113th
OPS/R
0.745
IP
169.0
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA4.07
Road ERA6.03
Last 5 starts
How the starters differ
·Gray allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.16 WHIP compared with 1.46.
·Gray enters with a 2.82 ERA compared with Lugo's 5.06.
·Gray owns a 8.1 K/9 compared with Lugo's 7.0.
·Gray allows the lower home-run rate: 0.88 vs 1.22 per nine.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricGrayLugoNote
ERA−65117Park- and league-adjusted; 100 is average.
FIP3.454.16
WAR3.22.1Season value.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Gray arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker22%92.0
Sweeper20%84.8
Cutter19%88.3
Four-seam17%91.6
Curveball16%79.6
Changeup6%86.2
Slow Curve0%74.1
Lugo arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker19%91.4
Four-seam16%91.6
Cutter16%89.8
Curveball15%77.2
Sweeper11%79.1
Slider9%84.2
Changeup9%85.1
Slow Curve2%69.2
Slurve1%77.3

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Sox vs RHP (Seth Lugo)
17th
in MLB
0.715OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Royals vs RHP (Sonny Gray)
14th
in MLB
0.721OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Lineups not announced

Neither club has posted a batting order. Handedness composition, H-Score leaders and batter-vs-pitcher samples appear here as soon as the first order is filed — typically two to three hours before first pitch.

Team comparison

ResultsBOSBOS·KCKC
+2758th
Run differential
+12527th
83–70 Record67–86
Last 10 games
Boston Red Sox (0–0)
Kansas City Royals (0–0)
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
0—0
0 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Sox?+
Sonny Gray is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Royals?+
Seth Lugo is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:10 PM ET at Kauffman Stadium.
Where is the game being played?+
Kauffman Stadium, home of the Kansas City Royals.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not yet. Orders appear here when they are posted.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Sonny Gray is at 67; Seth Lugo is at 48. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.