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

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Kansas City RoyalsKC

3–7

Final

New York MetsNYM

Citi Field

Team Season Averages

Kansas City RoyalsLeads 9 of 18

New York MetsLeads 9 of 18

Batting

4.32Runs per game4.16
0.248Batting average0.234
0.319On-base percentage0.303
0.398Slugging percentage0.381
0.716OPS0.684
1.00Home runs per game1.16
8.34Hits per game7.87
93Home runs108
73Stolen bases42

Pitching

4.86ERA4.38
1.45WHIP1.32
7.78Strikeouts per nine9.25
3.93Walks per nine3.65
4.76Runs allowed per game4.33
0.263Opponent batting average0.239
709Pitching strikeouts851
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	+124	-149
FFanDuel	-1.5	9	+116	-136
BBetMGM	-1.5	9	+120	-145
CCaesars	-1.5	9	+118	-140
BBetOnline	-1.5	9	+122	-135
BBetRivers	-1.5	9	+120	-148
BBetus	-1.5	9	+120	-132
BBovada	-1.5	9	+117	-140
FFanatics	-1.5	9.5	+115	-140
LLowVig	-1.5	9	+122	-135
MMyBookie	-1.5	9	+119	-140

Game Information

Citi Field

Stadium

Jul 9, 2026

1:10 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Mainly clear

Wind 9 mph

86°

Lineups

Starters

NYM

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
KC	19th	27th
NYM	23rd	19th

Matchup

KCNYM

38-55Record39-54
40.9%Win %41.9%
21-26Home record20-25
17-29Road record19-29
4-6Last 104-6
-1Streak1
-71Run diff-60
13-17Division12-14
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

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

Team Stats

KCStatNYM

3Runs7
7Hits10
1Errors1
2Home runs2
3RBI6
0Stolen bases2
9K (bat)7
7K (pit)9
4BB (pit)1

Player Stats

KC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Lane ThomasCF	4	1	1	1	1	0
Nick Loftin3B	4	1	2	0	0	0
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	1	1	1	1	0
Jac CaglianoneRF	4	0	1	0	1	0
Salvador PerezC	4	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler Tolbert2B	3	0	1	0	0	0
Starling MarteRF	3	0	1	0	0	0
Luke MaileC	2	0	0	0	0	0
Isaac CollinsLF	2	0	0	0	0	1
Josh Rojas3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
Carter JensenC	1	0	0	0	0	0

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Michael WachaSP	4.2	6	6	6	3	5
Lucas ErcegRP	1.1	1	0	0	0	0
Beck WayRP	1.0	2	1	1	0	0
Jose CuasRP	1.0	1	0	0	1	2

NYM — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
A.J. EwingCF	5	1	1	0	0	0
Brett Baty3B	4	1	1	0	0	0
Jared Young1B	4	0	2	0	1	0
Francisco AlvarezC	4	0	1	0	1	0
Bo BichetteSS	3	0	0	0	1	0
Carson BengeRF	3	2	2	0	1	1
Luis TorrensC	3	0	0	0	0	1
Tyrone TaylorCF	3	1	2	1	1	0
Juan SotoLF	2	2	1	1	1	2
Mark Vientos1B	0	0	0	0	0	0
Francisco LindorSS	0	0	0	0	0	0

NYM — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Sean ManaeaRP	7.0	6	3	2	1	6
Devin WilliamsRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1
Huascar BrazobanRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	2

Scoring Summary

89 events · 9 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Thomas homered to left (406 feet).
1-0
Top
Witt Jr. grounded out to second.
1-0
Top
Perez flied out to second.
1-0
Top
Marte reached on infield single to first.
1-0
Top
Marte caught stealing second, catcher to second.
1-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Ewing flied out to center.
1-0
Bottom
Soto struck out looking.
1-0
Bottom
Bichette grounded out to first.
1-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Loftin struck out swinging.
1-0
Top
Caglianone struck out swinging.
1-0
Top
Collins grounded out to pitcher.
1-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Benge walked.
1-0
Bottom
Alvarez struck out swinging, Benge stole second.
1-0
Bottom
Young doubled to right, Benge scored.
1-1
Bottom
Vientos hit by pitch.
1-1
Bottom
Baty flied out to center.
1-1
Bottom
Torrens struck out looking.
1-1

Inning 3 Top

Top
Ewing at second base.
1-1
Top
Taylor in center field.
1-1
Top
Baty at third base.
1-1
Top
Tolbert grounded out to shortstop.
1-1
Top
Maile struck out swinging.
1-1
Top
Thomas lined out to left.
1-1

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Ewing struck out swinging.
1-1
Bottom
Soto walked.
1-1
Bottom
Bichette grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Soto out at second.
1-1

Inning 4 Top

Top
Witt Jr. homered to left (386 feet).
2-1
Top
Perez flied out to right.
2-1
Top
Marte grounded out to third.
2-1
Top
Loftin flied out to center.
2-1

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Benge flied out to left.
2-1
Bottom
Alvarez struck out swinging.
2-1
Bottom
Young lined out to right.
2-1

Inning 5 Top

Top
Caglianone struck out swinging.
2-1
Top
Collins grounded out to pitcher.
2-1
Top
Tolbert reached on infield single to second.
2-1
Top
Tolbert picked off first.
2-1

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Taylor homered to left center (380 feet).
2-2
Bottom
Baty singled to center.
2-2
Bottom
Torrens lined out to right.
2-2
Bottom
Baty stole second.
2-2
Bottom
Ewing singled to right, Baty to third.
2-2
Bottom
Soto walked, Ewing to second.
2-2
Bottom
Bichette hit sacrifice fly to center, Baty scored.
2-3
Bottom
Benge singled to center, Ewing scored, Soto to third. Soto scored on throwing error by center fielder Thomas, Benge to third.
2-5
Bottom
Alvarez singled to left, Benge scored.
2-6
Bottom
Erceg relieved Wacha
2-6
Bottom
Young doubled to left, Alvarez to third.
2-6
Bottom
Taylor grounded out to third.
2-6

Inning 6 Top

Top
Maile struck out looking.
2-6
Top
Thomas flied out to right.
2-6
Top
Witt Jr. flied out to center.
2-6

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Baty grounded out to second.
2-6
Bottom
Torrens grounded out to shortstop.
2-6
Bottom
Ewing grounded out to second.
2-6

Inning 7 Top

Top
Perez lined out to right.
2-6
Top
Marte struck out swinging.
2-6
Top
Loftin singled to left, Loftin safe at second on fielding error by left fielder Soto.
2-6
Top
Caglianone doubled to right, Loftin scored.
3-6
Top
Collins walked.
3-6
Top
Tolbert bunt grounded out to catcher.
3-6

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Way relieved Erceg
3-6
Bottom
Soto homered to right center (435 feet).
3-7
Bottom
Bichette flied out to right.
3-7
Bottom
Benge singled to left.
3-7
Bottom
Alvarez grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Benge out at second.
3-7

Inning 8 Top

Top
Brazobán relieved Manaea
3-7
Top
Jensen struck out swinging.
3-7
Top
Thomas struck out swinging.
3-7
Top
Witt Jr. flied out to left.
3-7
Top
Jensen hit for Maile
3-7

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Cuas relieved Way
3-7
Bottom
Young grounded out to pitcher.
3-7
Bottom
Jensen catching.
3-7
Bottom
Taylor doubled to left.
3-7
Bottom
Baty struck out swinging.
3-7
Bottom
Torrens walked.
3-7
Bottom
Ewing struck out swinging.
3-7

Inning 9 Top

Top
Ewing in center field.
3-7
Top
Bichette at third base.
3-7
Top
Lindor at shortstop.
3-7
Top
Baty at second base.
3-7
Top
Williams relieved Brazobán
3-7
Top
Perez grounded out to first.
3-7
Top
Rojas hit for Marte
3-7
Top
Rojas struck out looking.
3-7
Top
Loftin singled to left.
3-7
Top
Loftin to second on fielder's indifference.
3-7
Top
Caglianone grounded out to second.
3-7

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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 7-3 in this MLB game at Citi Field on Thursday, July 9, 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. Moneylines are Kansas City Royals +124 and New York Mets -149. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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