Kansas City Royals vs New York Mets AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Kansas City RoyalsKC

16–12

Final

New York MetsNYM

Citi Field

Team Season Averages

Kansas City RoyalsLeads 9 of 18

New York MetsLeads 9 of 18

Batting

4.22Runs per game4.05
0.245Batting average0.232
0.315On-base percentage0.301
0.393Slugging percentage0.379
0.708OPS0.680
1.00Home runs per game1.15
8.23Hits per game7.80
91Home runs105
72Stolen bases40

Pitching

4.79ERA4.27
1.44WHIP1.30
7.83Strikeouts per nine9.25
3.90Walks per nine3.58
4.70Runs allowed per game4.23
0.262Opponent batting average0.237
699Pitching strikeouts833
39Quality starts20
23Saves16

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (NYM)	Total	KC ML	NYM ML
DDraftKings	-1.5	8.5	+119	-144
FFanDuel	-1.5	8.5	+120	-142
BBetMGM	-1.5	8.5	+118	-145
CCaesars	-1.5	8.5	+118	-140
BBetOnline	-1.5	8.5	+124	-137
BBetRivers	-1.5	8.5	+128	-159
BBetus	-1.5	8.5	+126	-140
BBovada	-1.5	8.5	+119	-142
FFanatics	-1.5	8.5	+120	-145
LLowVig	-1.5	8.5	+124	-137
MMyBookie	-1.5	8.5	+122	-143

Game Information

Citi Field

Stadium

Jul 7, 2026

7:10 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Overcast

Wind 8 mph

67°

Lineups

Starters

NYM

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
KC	20th	24th
NYM	27th	19th

Matchup

KCNYM

37-54Record38-53
40.7%Win %41.8%
21-26Home record19-24
16-28Road record19-29
3-7Last 104-6
2Streak2
-71Run diff-60
13-17Division12-14
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
KC	0	2	0	2	5	0	7	0	0	16
NYM	3	2	0	4	0	0	2	1	0	12

Team Stats

KCStatNYM

16Runs12
19Hits13
3Errors0
2Home runs2
16RBI9
1Stolen bases2
11K (bat)4
4K (pit)11
5BB (pit)11

Player Stats

KC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	6	1	1	0	2	1
Tyler Tolbert2B	6	4	5	1	2	0
Jac CaglianoneRF	6	1	1	0	0	0
Nick Loftin3B	5	2	3	1	2	0
Carter JensenC	5	0	1	0	1	2
Salvador PerezC	5	1	2	0	2	1
Lane ThomasCF	4	1	3	0	4	2
Michael Massey2B	4	4	2	0	2	2
Isaac CollinsLF	3	2	1	0	1	3

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Seth LugoSP	4.1	9	9	6	2	4
Daniel Lynch IVRP	1.1	0	0	0	1	0
Lucas ErcegRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Matt StrahmRP	1.0	2	1	1	1	0
Beck WayRP	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
John SchreiberRP	0.2	2	2	2	1	0

NYM — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Juan SotoLF	5	1	1	1	3	0
Bo BichetteSS	5	1	1	0	0	0
Jared Young1B	5	0	2	0	0	0
Luis TorrensC	5	2	1	0	0	0
A.J. EwingCF	4	4	4	1	3	1
Brett Baty3B	4	1	1	0	1	0
Jorge Polanco1B	4	1	1	0	1	1
Francisco LindorSS	4	0	0	0	0	1
Carson BengeRF	3	2	2	0	1	2

NYM — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Kodai SengaSP	3.0	5	4	4	4	4
Matt SeelingerRP	2.0	5	7	7	4	2
Huascar BrazobanRP	2.0	3	0	0	2	2
A.J. MinterRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
Cionel PerezRP	1.0	2	0	0	0	1
Austin WarrenRP	0.0	4	5	5	1	0

Scoring Summary

119 events · 18 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Jensen popped out to shortstop.
0-0
Top
Witt Jr. singled to right.
0-0
Top
Thomas reached on infield single to shortstop, Witt Jr. to second.
0-0
Top
Thomas to second on a balk, Witt Jr. to third on a balk.
0-0
Top
Perez struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Caglianone flied out to center.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Ewing singled to left.
0-0
Bottom
Soto struck out looking. New York Mets challenged: call on the field was upheld.
0-0
Bottom
Bichette singled to center, Ewing to second.
0-0
Bottom
Lindor struck out looking.
0-0
Bottom
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
Bottom
Polanco popped out to third.
0-3

Inning 2 Top

Top
Senga relieved Pérez
0-3
Top
Loftin struck out swinging.
0-3
Top
Collins bunt grounded out to pitcher.
0-3
Top
Massey singled to center.
0-3
Top
Tolbert homered to left (377 feet), Massey scored.
2-3
Top
Jensen singled to right.
2-3
Top
Witt Jr. lined out to third.
2-3

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Young lined out to second.
2-3
Bottom
Baty doubled to center.
2-3
Bottom
Torrens grounded into fielder's choice to third, Baty out at third in rundown.
2-3
Bottom
Ewing homered to right (402 feet), Torrens scored.
2-5
Bottom
Soto flied out to left.
2-5

Inning 3 Top

Top
Thomas struck out looking.
2-5
Top
Perez walked.
2-5
Top
Caglianone struck out swinging.
2-5
Top
Loftin flied out to right.
2-5

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Bichette flied out to right.
2-5
Bottom
Lindor grounded out to shortstop.
2-5
Bottom
Benge walked.
2-5
Bottom
Benge stole second.
2-5
Bottom
Polanco struck out swinging.
2-5

Inning 4 Top

Top
Collins walked.
2-5
Top
Collins out at second on runner's fielder's choice. New York Mets challenged: call on the field was overturned.
2-5
Top
Massey walked.
2-5
Top
Tolbert singled to right, Massey to second.
2-5
Top
Jensen struck out swinging.
2-5
Top
Witt Jr. walked, Tolbert to second, Massey to third.
2-5
Top
Thomas doubled to left, Massey scored and Tolbert scored, Witt Jr. to third.
4-5
Top
Perez lined out to left.
4-5

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Young singled to left.
4-5
Bottom
Baty grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Young out at second.
4-5
Bottom
Torrens reached on infield single to second, Baty to second.
4-5
Bottom
Ewing singled to center, Baty scored, Torrens to third.
4-6
Bottom
Soto homered to center (415 feet), Torrens scored and Ewing scored.
4-9
Bottom
Bichette grounded out to second.
4-9
Bottom
Lindor grounded out to third.
4-9

Inning 5 Top

Top
Warren relieved Senga
4-9
Top
Caglianone doubled to right.
4-9
Top
Loftin hit by pitch.
4-9
Top
Collins doubled to left, Caglianone scored, Loftin to third.
5-9
Top
Massey doubled to right, Collins and Loftin scored.
7-9
Top
Tolbert reached on infield single to third, Massey to third.
7-9
Top
Tolbert stole second.
7-9
Top
Jensen walked.
7-9
Top
Brazobán relieved Warren
7-9
Top
Witt Jr. grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Massey scored, Jensen out at second, Tolbert to third.
8-9
Top
Witt Jr. caught stealing second, catcher to second. New York Mets challenged: call on the field was overturned.
8-9
Top
Thomas walked.
8-9
Top
Perez singled to center, Tolbert scored, Thomas to third.
9-9
Top
Caglianone struck out swinging.
9-9

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Benge struck out looking.
9-9
Bottom
Polanco walked.
9-9
Bottom
Lynch IV relieved Lugo
9-9
Bottom
Young lined out to center.
9-9
Bottom
Baty flied out to right.
9-9

Inning 6 Top

Top
Loftin doubled to left.
9-9
Top
Collins walked.
9-9
Top
Massey struck out swinging.
9-9
Top
Tolbert reached on infield single to shortstop, Collins to second, Loftin to third.
9-9
Top
Jensen grounded into fielder's choice to third, Tolbert to second, Collins to third, Loftin out at home.
9-9
Top
Witt Jr. lined out to pitcher.
9-9

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Torrens fouled out to first.
9-9
Bottom
Ewing walked.
9-9
Bottom
Soto flied out to right.
9-9
Bottom
Schreiber relieved Lynch IV
9-9
Bottom
Ewing stole second. New York Mets challenged: call on the field was overturned.
9-9
Bottom
Bichette lined out to right.
9-9

Inning 7 Top

Top
Seelinger relieved Brazobán
9-9
Top
Thomas walked.
9-9
Top
Perez doubled to center, Thomas scored.
10-9
Top
Caglianone struck out swinging.
10-9
Top
Loftin homered to left center (387 feet), Perez scored.
12-9
Top
Collins walked.
12-9
Top
Massey walked, Collins to second.
12-9
Top
Tolbert reached on infield single to shortstop, Massey to second, Collins to third.
12-9
Top
Jensen walked, Collins scored, Tolbert to second, Massey to third.
13-9
Top
Witt Jr. grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Massey scored, Jensen out at second, Tolbert to third.
14-9
Top
Thomas doubled to left, Tolbert scored and Witt Jr. scored.
16-9
Top
Perez struck out swinging.
16-9

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Lindor grounded out to shortstop.
16-9
Bottom
Benge walked.
16-9
Bottom
Polanco doubled to right, Benge scored.
16-10
Bottom
Young singled to center, Polanco to third.
16-10
Bottom
Way relieved Schreiber
16-10
Bottom
Baty hit sacrifice fly to center, Polanco scored.
16-11
Bottom
Young to second on wild pitch by Way.
16-11
Bottom
Torrens grounded out to third.
16-11

Inning 8 Top

Top
Caglianone grounded out to first.
16-11
Top
Loftin doubled to right.
16-11
Top
Collins flied out to right.
16-11
Top
Massey flied out to center.
16-11

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Strahm relieved Way
16-11
Bottom
Ewing reached on infield single to shortstop.
16-11
Bottom
Soto flied out to left.
16-11
Bottom
Bichette fouled out to second.
16-11
Bottom
Ewing to second on wild pitch by Strahm.
16-11
Bottom
Lindor walked.
16-11
Bottom
Benge singled to right, Ewing scored, Lindor to third.
16-12
Bottom
Polanco flied out to left.
16-12

Inning 9 Top

Top
Minter relieved Seelinger
16-12
Top
Tolbert flied out to right.
16-12
Top
Jensen struck out swinging.
16-12
Top
Witt Jr. struck out swinging.
16-12

Inning 9 Bottom

Bottom
Erceg relieved Strahm
16-12
Bottom
Young grounded out to third.
16-12
Bottom
Baty flied out to left.
16-12
Bottom
Torrens grounded out to shortstop.
16-12

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Kansas City Royals vs New York Mets Player Props

Prop lines and results for the players in this game, by market.

Kyle Isbel
Home Runs: 0/19 over · last line 0.5
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John Rave
Home Runs: 2/18 over · last line 0.5
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Maikel Garcia
Home Runs: 0/18 over · last line 0.5
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Noah Cameron
Outs: 8/18 over · last line 17.5
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Seth Lugo
ER: 11/18 over · last line 1.5
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Michael Wacha
Outs: 13/17 over · last line 17.5
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Nolan McLean
ER: 6/14 over · last line 2.5
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Luis Torrens
Home Runs: 1/13 over · last line 0.5
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Mark Vientos
Hits: 7/13 over · last line 0.5
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Christian Scott
Outs: 4/12 over · last line 15.5
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Sean Manaea
Outs: 7/12 over · last line 16.5
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Daniel Lynch IV
ER: 4/8 over · last line 1.5
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Kansas City Royals vs New York Mets: Final Score & Recap

The Kansas City Royals beat the New York Mets 16-12 in this MLB game at Citi Field on Tuesday, July 7, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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Kansas City Royals vs New York Mets Odds

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