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BOS
Boston Red Sox20-27, 12-13
3–1
FinalKauffman Stadium, Kansas City
KC
Kansas City Royals20-28, 13-11
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Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, Odds and MLB Picks for Monday, 05/18/26

🔥 Win Probability

49.3%BOS
Win probability chart
BOS
KC
50.7%KC

Probable Pitchers

BOS
BOS
Pitchers
KC
KC
Sonny GraySP, #54
Sonny Gray
vs
Seth Lugo
Seth LugoSP, #67
PLAYERW-LERAWHIPIPHKBBHR
S. Gray5-12.931.1340.0363094
S. Lugo1-43.681.4058.26151212

Team Stats

BOS
BOS
KC
KC
Batting
.257AVG.188
.736OPS.517
1HR0
3RBI1
9H6
3R1
0SB1
3BB1
Pitching
1.00ERA3.00
0.78WHIP1.33
1W0
0L1
13K8
1BB3
0HR1
1SV0
9.0IP9.0
Fielding
1.000FP1.000
0E0
0DP0
8A9
0PO0

Season Series

Current SeriesBOS leads series 1-0
May 18
BOS
BOS3
@
KC
KC1
Final
May 19
BOS
BOS-
@
KC
KC-
5/19
May 20
BOS
BOS-
@
KC
KC-
5/20
Regular Season SeriesBOS leads series 1-0
May 18
BOS
BOS3
@
KC
KC1
Final
May 19
BOS
BOS-
@
KC
KC-
5/19
May 20
BOS
BOS-
@
KC
KC-
5/20
Sep 11
KC
KC-
@
BOS
BOS-
9/11
Sep 12
KC
KC-
@
BOS
BOS-
9/12
Sep 13
KC
KC-
@
BOS
BOS-
9/13

Injury Report

KC
KC
PlayerPosInjuryReturn
C. Ragans
SPLeft ElbowMay 21
M. Strahm
RPRight KneeMay 30
J. McArthur
RPRight ElbowMay 31
A. Simonelli
SPUndisclosedMay 31
J. Vaz
2BUndisclosedMay 31
BOS
BOS
PlayerPosInjuryReturn
C. Rafaela
CFHamstringMay 18
C. Narvaez
CRight FingerMay 18
D. Coulombe
RPNeckMay 18
R. Gonzalez
1BLeft ShoulderMay 25
G. Crochet
SPLeft ShoulderMay 27

Standings

2026 American League East Standings

TeamWLGBSTRKPCT
Tampa Bay3115-W2.674
New York29193W1.604
Toronto212610.5L1.447
Baltimore212711L1.438
Boston202711.5W1.426

2026 American League Central Standings

TeamWLGBSTRKPCT
Cleveland2722-W3.551
Chicago24232L1.511
Minnesota22264.5W2.458
Detroit20286.5L3.417
Kansas City20286.5L1.417