KC 16 — 12 NYM
Final — 2026-07-07
MVP: A.J. Ewing 4-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 SB, 1 BB

Kansas City Royals defeated New York Mets 16-12. A.J. Ewing led the way with 4-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 SB, 1 BB. Beck Way earned the win and M. Seelinger took the loss.

123456789 RHE
KC 020250700 16193
NYM 320400210 12130
WP Beck Way (1-0)
LP M. Seelinger (0-1)

Scoring Plays

Bot 1: Benge reached on infield single to pitcher, Ewing scored on throwing error by P Lugo, Bichette scored on throwing error by 1B Caglianone and Benge scored on throwing error by 3B Loftin. (0-3)
Top 2: Tolbert homered to left (377 feet), Massey scored. (2-3)
Bot 2: Ewing homered to right (402 feet), Torrens scored. (2-5)
Top 4: Thomas doubled to left, Massey scored and Tolbert scored, Witt Jr. to third. (4-5)
Bot 4: Ewing singled to center, Baty scored, Torrens to third. (4-6)
Bot 4: Soto homered to center (415 feet), Torrens scored and Ewing scored. (4-9)
Top 5: Collins doubled to left, Caglianone scored, Loftin to third. (5-9)
Top 5: Massey doubled to right, Collins and Loftin scored. (7-9)
Top 5: Witt Jr. grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Massey scored, Jensen out at second, Tolbert to third. (8-9)
Top 5: Perez singled to center, Tolbert scored, Thomas to third. (9-9)
Top 7: Perez doubled to center, Thomas scored. (10-9)
Top 7: Loftin homered to left center (387 feet), Perez scored. (12-9)
Top 7: Jensen walked, Collins scored, Tolbert to second, Massey to third. (13-9)
Top 7: Witt Jr. grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Massey scored, Jensen out at second, Tolbert to third. (14-9)
Top 7: Thomas doubled to left, Tolbert scored and Witt Jr. scored. (16-9)
Bot 7: Polanco doubled to right, Benge scored. (16-10)
Bot 7: Baty hit sacrifice fly to center, Polanco scored. (16-11)
Bot 8: Benge singled to right, Ewing scored, Lindor to third. (16-12)

KC — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
Jensen C5010001220 .247.312.438.750
Witt SS6110002110 .290.362.462.824
Thomas CF4132004210 .232.341.379.720
Perez DH5121002120 .211.254.350.604
Caglianone 1B6111000030 .258.322.455.777
Loftin 3B5232012010 .247.342.420.762
Collins LF3211001300 .239.348.351.699
Massey 2B4421002210 .262.300.430.730
Tolbert RF6450012001 .396.434.542.976

NYM — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
Ewing CF4440013101 .276.359.431.790
Soto LF5110013010 .299.410.575.985
Bichette 3B5110000000 .259.303.383.686
Lindor SS4000000110 .210.297.355.652
Benge RF3220001211 .262.322.408.730
Polanco DH4111001110 .183.258.300.558
Young 1B5020000000 .231.299.400.699
Baty 2B4111001000 .218.296.306.602
Torrens C5210000000 .218.278.321.599

KC — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Lugo 4.1996242 94-59 4.561.42
Lynch 1.1000100 18-10 2.410.96
Schreiber 0.2222100 24-14 3.531.29
Way 0.2000000 10-6 3.061.53W, 1-0
Strahm 1.0211100 24-14 5.461.33
Erceg 1.0000000 5-4 5.191.67

NYM — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Perez 1.0200010 14-9 5.351.44
Senga 3.0544441 61-31 8.921.80
Warren 0.0455100 26-16 4.631.49
Brazoban 2.0300220 37-22 2.861.16
Seelinger 2.0577421 52-31 31.504.50L, 0-1
Minter 1.0000020 13-8 0.530.59

Venue: Citi Field, Queens, New York (32,734)

Umpires: Home Plate Umpire: Ron Kulpa, First Base Umpire: Tyler Jones, Second Base Umpire: Manny Gonzalez, Third Base Umpire: Tom Hanahan

Broadcast: RYTV | SNY

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