Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox Final — September 13, 2026
Last 10 games
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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 Sunday, September 13 at 4:56 PM ET.
The total closed 7.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Royals +160, Red Sox -195) prices the Royals at 37% and the Red Sox at 63%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Kansas City Royals 1, Boston Red Sox 4
Boston Red Sox won by 3.
- Against the closing spread (Boston Red Sox -1.5): Boston Red Sox covered.
- Combined score 5 vs the closing total of 7.5: Under.
- Boston Red Sox closed at -195 on the moneyline (a 63% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
Royals +1.5 (-148)
Royals +1.5 (-137)
Red Sox -185 62%
Red Sox -195 63%
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 24 times since 2023: the Royals won 7 and the Red Sox 17.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2026 | Royals 1, Red Sox 5 Red Sox won | ||
| 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 |
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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- Cleveland Guardians 9, Minnesota Twins 2 (Sep 13)
- Chicago White Sox 1, St. Louis Cardinals 3 (Sep 13)
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