Red Sox @ Royals · May 20, 2026 — MLB Central

Pre-Game Game 50 · Wed, May 20, 2026

Kauffman Stadium Regular Season

Boston Red Sox Red Sox 0

6:40 PM CDT

NIGHT game

0 Kansas City Royals Royals

Away starter

Connelly Early

Home starter

Michael Wacha

Game state Pre-Game · 6:40 PM CDT

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Wed, May 20, 2026 · 6:40 PM CDT

Red SoxAway

21–27

Record 21–27Last 10 5–5Streak W2RD -12Div 4th

OPS 0.675HR 35ERA 3.690WHIP 1.230

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RoyalsHome

20–29

Record 20–29Last 10 2–8Streak L2RD -29Div 5th

OPS 0.697HR 46ERA 4.310WHIP 1.380

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Probable starter

Connelly Early3–2 · ERA 3.210 · WHIP 1.200 · 45 SO

Probable starter

Michael Wacha4–2 · ERA 2.830 · WHIP 0.990 · 47 SO

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First pitch6:40 PM CDT VenueKauffman Stadium ConditionsPartly Cloudy · 64F · 9 mph, In From RF Hits / Errors0-0 · 0-0

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Kauffman Stadium

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Bullpen availability for Kansas City, May 20 vs Red Sox