Kansas City Royals vs New York Mets Final Score

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Kansas City RoyalsKC

2–6

Final

New York MetsNYM

Citi Field

Team Season Average

KCNYM

Batting

4.35

R/G

4.14

0.248

AVG

0.233

0.319

OBP

0.302

0.398

SLG

0.381

0.717

OPS

0.683

1.01

HR/G

1.16

8.35

H/G

7.86

107

Pitching

4.84

ERA

4.40

1.44

WHIP

1.32

7.79

K/9

9.27

3.91

BB/9

3.66

4.75

RA/G

4.36

0.263

OPP AVG

0.239

703

844

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (NYM)	Total	KC ML	NYM ML
DDraftKings	-1.5	9.5	+163	-199
FFanDuel	-1.5	9.5	+164	-196
BBetMGM	-1.5	9.5	+165	-200
CCaesars	-1.5	9.5	+162	-195
BBetOnline	-1.5	9.5	+171	-190
BBetRivers	-1.5	9.5	+155	-195
BBetus	-1.5	9.5	+166	-189
BBovada	-1.5	9.5	+160	-195
FFanatics	-1.5	9.5	+165	-200
LLowVig	-1.5	9.5	+171	-190
MMyBookie	-1.5	9.5	+164	-195

Game Information

Citi Field

Stadium

Jul 8, 2026

11:10 PM UTC

Gametime weather

Mainly clear

Wind 9 mph

80°

Lineups

Starters

NYM

Starters

Rankings

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

Matchup

KCNYM

38-54Record38-54
41.3%Win %41.3%
21-26Home record19-25
17-28Road record19-29
4-6Last 104-6
3Streak-1
-67Run diff-64
13-17Division12-14
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

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

Team Stats

KCStatNYM

2Runs6
8Hits9
0Errors0
0Home runs1
2RBI5
0Stolen bases0
7K (bat)6
6K (pit)7
5BB (pit)3

Player Stats

KC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	5	0	1	0	0
Lane ThomasCF	4	0	1	0	0
Carter JensenC	4	0	1	1	1
Isaac CollinsLF	4	0	1	0	0
Jac CaglianoneRF	4	1	1	0	0
Salvador PerezC	4	0	1	1	0
Nick Loftin3B	3	0	1	0	1
Tyler Tolbert2B	3	0	0	0	0
Michael Massey2B	3	0	1	0	0
Starling MarteRF	1	0	0	0	0
Josh Rojas3B	0	1	0	0	1

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Randy DobnakRP	5.2	3	0	0	3	2
Steven CruzRP	1.0	1	1	1	0	2
Alex LangeRP	0.2	3	5	5	1	0
Jose CuasRP	0.1	2	0	0	1	1
Matt StrahmRP	0.1	0	0	0	0	1

NYM — Batting

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

NYM — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Christian ScottSP	5.0	3	0	0	1	5
Tobias MyersRP	2.0	3	1	1	1	1
Brooks RaleyRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
Xzavion CurryRP	1.0	1	1	1	1	1

Scoring Summary

93 events · 8 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Jensen struck out looking.
0-0
Top
Witt Jr. reached on infield single to third.
0-0
Top
Caglianone grounded out to third, Witt Jr. to second.
0-0
Top
Thomas struck out looking.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Ewing homered to center (420 feet).
0-1
Bottom
Soto struck out swinging.
0-1
Bottom
Bichette grounded out to first.
0-1
Bottom
Lindor struck out swinging.
0-1

Inning 2 Top

Top
Perez grounded out to shortstop.
0-1
Top
Massey flied out to right.
0-1
Top
Loftin walked.
0-1
Top
Collins singled to center, Loftin to third.
0-1
Top
Tolbert popped out to second.
0-1

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Dobnak relieved Cruz
0-1
Bottom
Benge grounded out to pitcher.
0-1
Bottom
Polanco grounded out to second.
0-1
Bottom
Young walked.
0-1
Bottom
Baty grounded out to first.
0-1

Inning 3 Top

Top
Jensen grounded out to first.
0-1
Top
Witt Jr. struck out looking.
0-1
Top
Caglianone grounded out to second.
0-1

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Alvarez struck out swinging.
0-1
Bottom
Ewing lined out to right.
0-1
Bottom
Soto walked.
0-1
Bottom
Bichette singled to center, Soto to second.
0-1
Bottom
Lindor flied out to right.
0-1

Inning 4 Top

Top
Thomas lined out to left.
0-1
Top
Perez grounded out to shortstop.
0-1
Top
Massey singled to right.
0-1
Top
Loftin flied out to center.
0-1

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Benge reached on infield single to second.
0-1
Bottom
Polanco grounded into fielder's choice to second, Benge out at second.
0-1
Bottom
Young lined out to right.
0-1
Bottom
Baty grounded out to first.
0-1

Inning 5 Top

Top
Collins flied out to center.
0-1
Top
Tolbert struck out swinging.
0-1
Top
Jensen struck out swinging.
0-1

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Alvarez grounded out to third.
0-1
Bottom
Ewing grounded out to shortstop.
0-1
Bottom
Soto flied out to left.
0-1

Inning 6 Top

Top
Myers relieved Scott
0-1
Top
Witt Jr. popped out to second.
0-1
Top
Caglianone doubled to right.
0-1
Top
Thomas grounded out to third, Caglianone to third.
0-1
Top
Perez singled to left, Caglianone scored.
1-1
Top
Massey lined out to first.
1-1

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Bichette lined out to left.
1-1
Bottom
Lindor grounded out to first.
1-1
Bottom
Benge singled to right.
1-1
Bottom
Polanco grounded out to second.
1-1

Inning 7 Top

Top
Loftin doubled to left.
1-1
Top
Collins struck out looking.
1-1
Top
Tolbert lined out to center.
1-1
Top
Jensen walked. New York Mets challenged: call on the field was upheld.
1-1
Top
Witt Jr. lined out to right.
1-1

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Young grounded out to second.
1-1
Bottom
Baty struck out swinging.
1-1
Bottom
Alvarez walked.
1-1
Bottom
Strahm relieved Dobnak
1-1
Bottom
Ewing struck out looking.
1-1

Inning 8 Top

Top
Raley relieved Myers
1-1
Top
Caglianone flied out to right.
1-1
Top
Thomas doubled to center.
1-1
Top
Perez flied out to center.
1-1
Top
Marte hit for Massey
1-1
Top
Marte grounded out to second.
1-1

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Marte in right field.
1-1
Bottom
Tolbert at second base.
1-1
Bottom
Lange relieved Strahm
1-1
Bottom
Soto grounded out to second.
1-1
Bottom
Bichette grounded out to shortstop.
1-1
Bottom
Lindor singled to right.
1-1
Bottom
Benge walked, Lindor to second.
1-1
Bottom
Polanco reached on infield single to first, Benge to second, Lindor to third.
1-1
Bottom
Young hit by pitch, Lindor scored, Polanco to second, Benge to third.
1-2
Bottom
Taylor ran for Polanco
1-2
Bottom
Baty singled to center, Benge scored and Taylor scored, Young to third.
1-4
Bottom
Cuas relieved Lange
1-4
Bottom
Young scored on Cuas wild pitch, Baty to second on wild pitch by Cuas.
1-5
Bottom
Young scored on Cuas wild pitch, Baty to second on wild pitch by Cuas.
1-5
Bottom
Alvarez singled to left, Baty scored.
1-6
Bottom
Ewing doubled to center, Alvarez to third.
1-6
Bottom
Soto intentionally walked.
1-6
Bottom
Bichette struck out swinging.
1-6

Inning 9 Top

Top
Taylor as designated hitter.
1-6
Top
Curry relieved Raley
1-6
Top
Loftin grounded out to shortstop.
1-6
Top
Collins grounded out to first.
1-6
Top
Rojas hit for Tolbert
1-6
Top
Rojas walked.
1-6
Top
Rojas to second on fielder's indifference.
1-6
Top
Jensen doubled to right, Rojas scored.
2-6
Top
Witt Jr. struck out swinging.
2-6

Kansas City Royals vs New York Mets: Final Score & Recap

The New York Mets beat the Kansas City Royals 6-2 in this MLB game at Citi Field on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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