Red Sox beat Royals 3-1 behind Willson Contreras' homer and Sonny Gray's strong outing
The Boston Red Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals 3-1, with Willson Contreras hitting his team-leading 10th home run. Sonny Gray had a strong performance, allowing only one run over six-plus innings. The Royals have struggled recently, losing seven of their last eight games.
- ▪Willson Contreras hit a 435-foot home run to give the Red Sox a 2-0 lead.
- ▪Sonny Gray struck out nine batters and improved his record to 5-1.
- ▪The Royals' scheduled starter, Kris Bubic, was placed on the injured list prior to the game.
Opening excerpt (first ~120 words) tap to expand
{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","mainEntityOfPage":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/red-sox-beat-royals-3-015103390.html","headline":"Red Sox beat Royals 3-1 behind Willson Contreras' homer and Sonny Gray's strong outing","datePublished":"2026-05-19T01:51:03.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-19T01:51:03.000Z","keywords":["Sonny Gray","Willson Contreras","Boston Red Sox","Kansas City Royals","The Royals","Seth Lugo","Michael Massey","heavy thunderstorms","KANSAS CITY, Mo","Aroldis Chapman","Masataka Yoshida","Kyle Isbel","Jac Caglianone","Jarren Duran","Ranger Suarez","Kris Bubic","Mickey Gasper"],"description":"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.
…
Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at Yahoo Sports.