Boston Red Sox at Kansas City Royals
Final
Recap
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Willson Contreras hit his team-leading 10th homer and Sonny Gray outdueled Seth Lugo as the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Monday night. The first pitch was moved up 30 minutes because heavy thunderstorms were forecast for later Monday. Gray (5-1) allowed one run on five hits in six-plus innings. He struck out nine and walked one. He has given up two runs over 16 innings (1.13 ERA) since returning from the injured list on May 6. Three relievers followed Gray, with Aroldis Chapman working the ninth for his 11th save in as many opportunities.
Team stats
9Hits6
1Home runs0
3Walks1
8Strikeouts13
0Stolen bases1
123Pitches thrown132
13Pitching strikeouts8
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey GasperDH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcelo Mayer2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Sogard3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Connor WongC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wilyer AbreuRF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Andruw MonasterioSS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Masataka YoshidaLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willson Contreras1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarren DuranCF-LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett WhitlockP | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Justin SlatenP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Aroldis ChapmanP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sonny GrayP | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |