Royals at Red Sox: September 12, 2026

The Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 5-1 at Fenway Park on September 12, 2026 (2026 regular season).

Final · Played September 12, 2026 · Updated October 14, 2026 at 7:57 AM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most hits: Bobby Witt Jr. and Carter Jensen and Michael Massey (Royals, 1 each); Adley Rutschman and Nick Sogard and Roman Anthony (Red Sox, 2 each). Most strikeouts: Randy Dobnak (Royals, 4); Ranger Suarez (Red Sox, 8).

Line score

Team123456789Final
Kansas City Royals0000010001
Boston Red Sox0001021105

Team comparison

Team statsKCBOS
Hits510
Errors01

What stood out

  • Hits: Royals 5, Red Sox 10.
  • Errors: Royals 0, Red Sox 1.
  • The Red Sox's biggest edge came in the 4th inning (1-0).

Player lines

  • Alex Lange (KC RP): 1.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 25 PIT
  • Anthony Gose (KC RP): 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, 9 PIT
  • Bobby Witt Jr. (KC SS): 4 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 1 SB, 1 TB
  • Carter Jensen (KC C): 4 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0 SB, 4 TB
  • Isaac Collins (KC LF): 1 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Jac Caglianone (KC RF): 1 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • John Rave (KC RF): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Josh Rojas (KC 3B): 0 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 TB
  • Kyle Isbel (KC CF): 2 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Michael Massey (KC 2B): 3 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Nick Loftin (KC 3B): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 3 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Randy Dobnak (KC SP): 5.2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 0 HR, 81 PIT
  • Salvador Perez (KC DH): 3 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Vinnie Pasquantino (KC 1B): 4 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 2 TB
  • Adley Rutschman (BOS C): 4 AB, 2 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 2 TB
  • Anthony Seigler (BOS 2B): 2 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Aroldis Chapman (BOS RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 16 PIT
  • Caleb Durbin (BOS 3B): 3 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Garrett Whitlock (BOS RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 0 HR, 11 PIT
  • Isiah Kiner-Falefa (BOS 2B): 0 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Jarren Duran (BOS LF): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Mickey Gasper (BOS DH): 4 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Nick Sogard (BOS 2B): 3 AB, 2 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 4 TB
  • Ranger Suarez (BOS SP): 7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, 1 HR, 96 PIT
  • Roman Anthony (BOS LF): 4 AB, 2 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 2 TB
  • Trevor Story (BOS SS): 4 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0 SB, 2 TB
  • Wilyer Abreu (BOS RF): 4 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 2 TB

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Head-to-head

Full Red Sox vs Royals head-to-head (12 meetings).

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