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

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Kansas City RoyalsKC

2–6

Final

New York MetsNYM

Citi Field

Team Season Averages

Kansas City RoyalsLeads 9 of 18

New York MetsLeads 9 of 18

Batting

4.35Runs per game4.14
0.248Batting average0.233
0.319On-base percentage0.302
0.398Slugging percentage0.381
0.717OPS0.683
1.01Home runs per game1.16
8.35Hits per game7.86
93Home runs107
73Stolen bases42

Pitching

4.84ERA4.40
1.44WHIP1.32
7.79Strikeouts per nine9.27
3.91Walks per nine3.66
4.75Runs allowed per game4.36
0.263Opponent batting average0.239
703Pitching strikeouts844
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	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

7:10 PM EDT

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

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Player props

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 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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Kansas City Royals vs New York Mets Odds

DraftKings lists the New York Mets at NYM -1.5 on the run line, with the total set at 9.5. Moneylines are Kansas City Royals +163 and New York Mets -199. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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