Kansas City Royals
38 - 56 .404
F
July 09, 2026, 1:10 PM
Citi Field
Citi Field
Citi Field, Flushing, NY, 11368
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New York Mets
40 - 54 .426| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| NEW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 1 |
W: Sean Manaea
(W, 2-4)
7.0 IP, 2 ER, 6 K, BB
L: Michael Wacha
(L, 5-7)
4.2 IP, 6 ER, 5 K, 3 BB
Top Performers
Soto, J
1-2 | HR, 2 BB, K
Taylor, T
2-3 | HR, 2B, RBI
Benge
2-3 | BB, RBI, 2 R
Kansas City Royals Batting
| # | Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | 2B | 3B | SB | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lane Thomas CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .233 |
| 2 | Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 |
| 3 | Salvador Perez 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .209 |
| 4 | Starling Marte DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .268 |
| b- Josh Rojas PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .154 | |
| 5 | Nick Loftin 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .254 |
| 6 | Jac Caglianone RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .257 |
| 7 | Isaac Collins LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .237 |
| 8 | Tyler Tolbert 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .370 |
| 9 | Luke Maile C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 |
| a- Carter Jensen PH-C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .246 | |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .247 |
a-Struck out for Maile in the 8th.
b-Struck out for Marte, S in the 9th.
BATTING
2B Caglianone (15, Manaea).
HR Thomas, L (7, 1st inning off Manaea, 0 on, 0 out) Witt Jr. (13, 4th inning off Manaea, 0 on, 0 out).
TB Caglianone 2 Loftin 2 Marte, S Thomas, L 4 Tolbert Witt Jr. 4.
RBI Caglianone (34) Thomas, L (30) Witt Jr. (39).
2-out RBI Caglianone.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Tolbert Caglianone.
Team RISP 1-for-3.
Team LOB 3.
BASERUNNING
CS Marte, S (2, 2nd base by Manaea/Torrens).
PO Tolbert (1st base by Manaea).
FIELDING
E Thomas, L (2, throw).
DP 2 (Tolbert-Witt Jr.-Perez, S Witt Jr.-Tolbert-Perez, S).
Kansas City Royals Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | S | B | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Wacha(L, 5-7) | 4.2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 104 | 67 | 37 | 3.77 |
| Lucas Erceg | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5.00 |
| Beck Way | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3.38 |
| Jose Cuas | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 2.84 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 145 | 93 | 52 | 4.89 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
HBP Vientos (by Wacha).
ABS Challenge Alvarez, F (Strike-Confirmed) Soto, J (Strike-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes Wacha 104-67 Erceg 15-10 Way 8-6 Cuas 18-10 Manaea 97-68 Brazobán 11-10 Williams, D 17-11.
Groundouts-flyouts Wacha 2-4 Erceg 4-0 Way 1-1 Cuas 1-0 Manaea 6-5 Brazobán 0-1 Williams, D 2-0.
Batters faced Wacha 23 Erceg 5 Way 4 Cuas 5 Manaea 26 Brazobán 3 Williams, D 4.
Inherited runners-scored Erceg 1-0.
Umpires HP: Manny Gonzalez. 1B: Tom Hanahan. 2B: Ron Kulpa. 3B: Tyler Jones.
Weather 83 degrees, Cloudy.
Wind 11 mph, In From CF.
First pitch 1:10 PM.
T 2:24.
Att 33,868.
Venue Citi Field.
July 9, 2026