Sunday, September 13, 2026
Kansas City Royals at Boston Red Sox
KC
Kansas City Royals
65-84 · L1
BOS
Boston Red Sox
78-71 · W1
Boston Red Sox beat Kansas City Royals 4-1 at Fenway Park. Garrett Whitlock earned the win; Craig Kimbrel took the loss. Aroldis Chapman recorded the save.
Boston beat Kansas City 4-1 at Fenway Park, pulling away with a three-run eighth inning. The Red Sox led 2-1 entering the frame before Trevor Story's bases-loaded single plated Willson Contreras and Adley Rutschman to put the game away. Tolle worked six scoreless innings for Boston, punching out seven on 96 pitches. His ERA fell to 3.02. Across the diamond, Cameron gave Kansas City six innings of one-run ball, allowing just four strikeouts on 85 pitches. His ERA now sits at 3.84. Caleb Durbin provided the early offense. He homered to left center in the bottom of the second, giving Boston a 1-0 lead. Kansas City answered in the seventh when Carter Jensen singled to right, scoring John Rave, but Roman Anthony's RBI single in the bottom half restored the cushion. Story finished the night 2-for-4 with two RBI. The K model tracked both starters closely. Cameron recorded four punchouts against his projection. Tolle logged seven. The NRFI model carried a neutral lean, but the first inning included scoring, so the no-run bet missed.
Tolle threw six scoreless frames with seven strikeouts on 96 pitches, lowering his ERA to 3.02.
Caleb Durbin's second-inning solo homer and Roman Anthony's seventh-inning RBI single set up Trevor Story's decisive eighth-inning knock.
The NRFI model leaned neutral but missed when the first inning featured scoring.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| BOS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | 4 | 8 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
Caleb Durbin homers (13) on a fly ball to left center field.
Carter Jensen singles on a ground ball to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. John Rave scores. Tyler Tolbert to 3rd.
Roman Anthony singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Caleb Durbin scores. Nick Sogard to 3rd.
Trevor Story singles on a ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins. Willson Contreras scores. Adley Rutschman scores.
Key Performers
Caleb Durbin
BOS
1-1, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R
Trevor Story
BOS
2-4, 2 RBI
Carter Jensen
KC
1-2, 1 RBI
Roman Anthony
BOS
1-4, 1 RBI
Batting
| KC | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jensen C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Tyler Tolbert CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Josh Rojas 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Isaac Collins LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Salvador Perez 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Nick Loftin 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| John Rave RF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Matthew Lugo RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Michael Massey 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Luke Maile C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Vinnie Pasquantino DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jac Caglianone DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| BOS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Anthony LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Willson Contreras 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Jahmai Jones DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Adley Rutschman C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Trevor Story SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Wilyer Abreu RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Andruw Monasterio PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Mickey Gasper PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Caleb Durbin 3B | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Nate Eaton CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jarren Duran CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nick Sogard 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 31 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
Pitching
| KC | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 85-57 | 3.84 |
| Kimbrel (L, 1-5) | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16-7 | 4.60 |
| Thomas | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11-7 | 9.35 |
| Pearson | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22-16 | 2.36 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| BOS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tolle | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 96-70 | 3.02 |
| Miller, E (H, 14) | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16-5 | 2.28 |
| Whitlock (W, 7-1)(BS, 4) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9-7 | 1.81 |
| Weissert (H, 7) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11-9 | 3.54 |
| Chapman (S, 34) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 25-13 | 1.95 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 |