Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals Final Score

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Baltimore OriolesBAL

5–6

Final

Kansas City RoyalsKC

Kauffman Stadium

Team Season Average

BALKC

Batting

4.26

R/G

3.30

0.226

AVG

0.223

0.317

OBP

0.302

0.367

SLG

0.342

0.684

OPS

0.644

0.96

HR/G

0.78

7.48

H/G

7.26

Pitching

3.81

ERA

4.56

1.34

WHIP

1.38

9.17

K/9

8.86

3.60

BB/9

4.65

3.78

RA/G

4.43

0.248

OPP AVG

0.234

209

198

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (KC)	Total	BAL ML	KC ML
DDraftKings	-1.5	9	+109	-131
FFanDuel	-1.5	9	+106	-124
BBetMGM	-1.5	9	+105	-125
CCaesars	-1.5	9	+110	-130
BBetOnline	-1.5	9	+113	-125
BBetRivers	-1.5	9	+102	-127
BBetus	-1.5	9	+114	-125
BBovada	-1.5	9	+106	-126
FFanatics	-1.5	9	+105	-125
LLowVig	-1.5	9	+113	-125
MMyBookie	-1.5	9	+109	-128

Game Information

Kauffman Stadium

Stadium

Apr 21, 2026

11:40 PM UTC

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Lineups

BAL

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
BAL	17th	15th
KC	29th	21st

Matchup

BALKC

11-12Record7-16
47.8%Win %30.4%
6-6Home record5-6
5-6Road record2-10
5-5Last 102-8
1Streak-8
-5Run diff-34
0-0Division5-8
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
BAL	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5
KC	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	1	1	6

Team Stats

BALStatKC

5Runs6
8Hits10
0Errors0
2Home runs1
5RBI5
0Stolen bases1
4K (bat)7
7K (pit)4
4BB (pit)5

Player Stats

BAL — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Pete Alonso1B	4	0	2	0	0	0
Taylor WardLF	4	0	0	0	0	1
Leody TaverasCF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Adley RutschmanC	4	1	2	1	2	0
Gunnar HendersonSS	4	1	1	0	0	0
Coby Mayo3B	3	1	1	1	3	0
Weston WilsonLF	3	1	1	0	0	1
Jeremiah Jackson2B	3	1	1	0	0	1
Blaze AlexanderSS	2	0	0	0	0	1
Colton CowserLF	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sam BasalloC	0	0	0	0	0	1

BAL — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Shane BazSP	6.1	8	4	4	2	4
Rico GarciaRP	1.0	1	1	1	0	2
Grant WolframSP	0.2	1	0	0	0	0
Ryan HelsleyRP	0.1	0	1	1	2	1

KC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Kyle IsbelCF	4	2	3	0	0	0
Isaac CollinsLF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jac Caglianone1B	4	0	0	0	0	0
Salvador PerezC	4	0	1	0	0	0
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	4	0	0	0	1	0
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	3	0	1	0	1	1
Carter JensenC	3	1	2	0	0	1
Maikel Garcia3B	3	2	1	0	1	2
Michael Massey2B	3	1	2	1	2	0

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Kris BubicRP	6.0	5	3	3	3	3
Nick MearsRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Lucas ErcegRP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0
Matt StrahmRP	1.0	3	2	2	1	1

Scoring Summary

91 events · 9 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Ward grounded out to first.
0-0
Top
Henderson lined out to center.
0-0
Top
Rutschman singled to left.
0-0
Top
Alonso grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Rutschman out at second.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Garcia lined out to left.
0-0
Bottom
Witt Jr. grounded out to third.
0-0
Bottom
Pasquantino fouled out to third.
0-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Jackson singled to left.
0-0
Top
Wilson walked, Jackson to second.
0-0
Top
Taveras lined out to center.
0-0
Top
Mayo homered to left (439 feet), Jackson scored and Wilson scored.
3-0
Top
Alexander struck out swinging.
3-0
Top
Ward walked.
3-0
Top
Henderson grounded out to first.
3-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Perez grounded out to shortstop.
3-0
Bottom
Jensen doubled to right.
3-0
Bottom
Jensen to third on wild pitch by Baz.
3-0
Bottom
Massey hit sacrifice fly to right, Jensen scored.
3-1
Bottom
Caglianone grounded out to shortstop.
3-1

Inning 3 Top

Top
Rutschman struck out swinging.
3-1
Top
Alonso singled to right.
3-1
Top
Jackson grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Alonso out at second.
3-1

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Collins grounded out to third.
3-1
Bottom
Isbel singled to right.
3-1
Bottom
Garcia struck out swinging.
3-1
Bottom
Witt Jr. doubled to center, Isbel to third.
3-1
Bottom
Pasquantino grounded out to shortstop.
3-1

Inning 4 Top

Top
Wilson singled to center.
3-1
Top
Taveras lined out to second.
3-1
Top
Wilson picked off and caught stealing second.
3-1
Top
Mayo fouled out to first.
3-1

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Perez grounded out to shortstop.
3-1
Bottom
Jensen singled to right.
3-1
Bottom
Massey doubled to left, Jensen to third.
3-1
Bottom
Caglianone struck out swinging.
3-1
Bottom
Collins popped out to shortstop.
3-1

Inning 5 Top

Top
Alexander walked.
3-1
Top
Ward grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Alexander out at second.
3-1
Top
Henderson grounded out to third, Ward to second.
3-1
Top
Rutschman lined out to center.
3-1

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Isbel doubled to left.
3-1
Bottom
Garcia singled to center, Isbel scored.
3-2
Bottom
Witt Jr. grounded out to first, Garcia to second.
3-2
Bottom
Garcia stole third.
3-2
Bottom
Pasquantino hit sacrifice fly to left, Garcia scored.
3-3
Bottom
Perez grounded out to shortstop.
3-3

Inning 6 Top

Top
Alonso flied out to center.
3-3
Top
Jackson grounded out to third.
3-3
Top
Wilson struck out looking.
3-3

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Jensen walked.
3-3
Bottom
Massey flied out to center, Jensen to second.
3-3
Bottom
Caglianone struck out swinging.
3-3
Bottom
Collins struck out swinging.
3-3

Inning 7 Top

Top
Mears relieved Bubic
3-3
Top
Taveras lined out to right.
3-3
Top
Mayo grounded out to shortstop.
3-3
Top
Alexander grounded out to pitcher.
3-3

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Isbel doubled to right.
3-3
Bottom
Isbel to third on wild pitch by Baz.
3-3
Bottom
Garcia walked.
3-3
Bottom
Witt Jr. hit sacrifice fly to right, Isbel scored.
3-4
Bottom
Wolfram relieved Baz
3-4
Bottom
Pasquantino flied out to right.
3-4
Bottom
Perez doubled to left, Garcia to third.
3-4
Bottom
Jensen fouled out to left.
3-4

Inning 8 Top

Top
Strahm relieved Mears
3-4
Top
Ward struck out looking.
3-4
Top
Henderson doubled to left.
3-4
Top
Rutschman homered to left center (394 feet), Henderson scored.
5-4
Top
Alonso doubled to right.
5-4
Top
Jackson walked.
5-4
Top
Wilson flied out to right.
5-4
Top
Taveras fouled out to first.
5-4

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Cowser in right field.
5-4
Bottom
Garcia relieved Wolfram
5-4
Bottom
Massey homered to right (412 feet).
5-5
Bottom
Caglianone struck out swinging.
5-5
Bottom
Collins struck out looking.
5-5
Bottom
Isbel grounded out to third.
5-5

Inning 9 Top

Top
Erceg relieved Strahm
5-5
Top
Basallo hit for Mayo
5-5
Top
Basallo walked.
5-5
Top
Cowser grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, Basallo out at second.
5-5
Top
Ward popped out to second.
5-5

Inning 9 Bottom

Bottom
Basallo at first base.
5-5
Bottom
Helsley relieved Garcia
5-5
Bottom
Garcia walked.
5-5
Bottom
Witt Jr. walked, Garcia to second.
5-5
Bottom
Pasquantino struck out swinging, Witt Jr. to second on wild pitch by Helsley, Garcia to third on wild pitch by Helsley.
5-5
Bottom
Garcia scored on Helsley wild pitch.
5-6
Bottom
Garcia scored on Helsley wild pitch.
5-6

Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals: Final Score & Recap

The Kansas City Royals beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 in this MLB game at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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