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Boston Red Sox at Kansas City Royals

MLBregular • 2026 Season
completed
Royals logo
Royals
Kansas City
3
vs
Red Sox logo
Red Sox
Boston
4
KC 55%45% BOS
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Kansas City Royals 55% to win. The biggest signal favoring Royals:

  • Home Field Advantage. Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the home-field edge were neutral: KC 52% (−3)

Win probability movement

KC home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement60%55%50%May 17May 20

Labels mark updates of 5 points or more, named by the factor that moved most.

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VenueKauffman Stadium
Kansas City, Missouri

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Red Sox (away)
Royals (home)
45%
Win probability
55%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Red Sox defeated the Royals 4-3.

Our model predicted the Royals would win with 55% confidence, but the Red Sox won against the model's expectation. Results like this help us refine the model.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Home Field Advantage favored the Royals and was a notable factor: Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
  • Recent Form was neutral and a contributing factor: No recent form data available
  • Rest Days was neutral and a contributing factor: Similar rest: Royals (1 day rest) vs Red Sox (1 day rest)

This analysis was generated from our model's pre-game assessment compared against the actual result. Factor accuracy helps improve future predictions.

Red Sox won 3-4

Red Sox won in a close game

Prediction IncorrectWe predicted Royals at 55%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Kansas City Royals
  • Recent FormNeutral
  • Rest DaysNeutral
  • Weather ImpactNeutral
  • ELO RatingNeutral
  • Offensive EfficiencyNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

BOS
KC
Home Field Advantage
Favours BOS|Favours KC

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Understanding the win probability calculation

1 factor not shown (insufficient data)

Model version: 1.1.0 • Calculated: 5/20/2026, 8:45:00 AM

Key Players

Red Sox

Connelly EarlySP
Sonny GraySP
Tanner HouckSP
Brayan BelloSP
Eduardo RiveraSP

Royals

Noah CameronSP
Michael WachaSP
Stephen KolekSP
Randy DobnakSP
Seth LugoSP

Learn About Our Analysis

Learn about the factors behind our predictions

Frequently Asked Questions

Royals has a 55% win probability, while Red Sox has a 45% win probability based on our analysis.

Our model considers weather conditions, offensive and defensive efficiency, rest days, injury impact, and historical performance.

This game is being played at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.

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