Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox Final — September 12, 2026
Last 10 games
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Rest & travelAbout these numbers
Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.
Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.
The pre-game matchup
The Royals visited the Red Sox on Saturday, September 12 at 4:11 PM ET.
The total closed 8.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Royals +190, Red Sox -225) prices the Royals at 33% and the Red Sox at 67%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Kansas City Royals 1, Boston Red Sox 5
Boston Red Sox won by 4.
- Against the closing spread (Boston Red Sox -1.5): Boston Red Sox covered.
- Combined score 6 vs the closing total of 8.5: Under.
- Boston Red Sox closed at -225 on the moneyline (a 67% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
Royals +1.5 (-125)
Royals +1.5 (-115)
Red Sox -190 63%
Red Sox -225 67%
Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.
Matchup
Head-to-head
The teams have met 23 times since 2023: the Royals won 7 and the Red Sox 16.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | Royals 3, Red Sox 2 Royals won | ||
| May 20, 2026 | Red Sox 4, Royals 3 Red Sox won | ||
| May 19, 2026 | Red Sox 7, Royals 1 Red Sox won | ||
| May 18, 2026 | Red Sox 3, Royals 1 Red Sox won | ||
| Aug 6, 2025 | Royals 7, Red Sox 3 Royals won |
Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
Kansas City Royals
- Kansas City Royals team stats
- Cleveland Guardians 2, Kansas City Royals 3 (Sep 27)
- Cleveland Guardians 11, Kansas City Royals 5 (Sep 26)
- Cleveland Guardians 12, Kansas City Royals 9 (Sep 25)
Boston Red Sox
- Boston Red Sox team stats
- Boston Red Sox 2, New York Yankees 9 (Sep 30)
- Boston Red Sox 0, New York Yankees 9 (Sep 29)
- Chicago Cubs 6, Boston Red Sox 2 (Sep 27)
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More MLB games on September 12, 2026
- Colorado Rockies 7, Detroit Tigers 11 (Sep 12)
- New York Mets 12, New York Yankees 2 (Sep 12)
- Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Chicago Cubs 4 (Sep 12)
- Baltimore Orioles 3, Toronto Blue Jays 7 (Sep 12)
- San Diego Padres 7, San Francisco Giants 6 (Sep 12)
- Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Miami Marlins 4 (Sep 12)
- Houston Astros 2, Tampa Bay Rays 3 (Sep 12)
- Philadelphia Phillies 2, Atlanta Braves 12 (Sep 12)
- Texas Rangers 6, Arizona Diamondbacks 2 (Sep 12)
- Seattle Mariners 19, Athletics 1 (Sep 12)
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