Milwaukee BrewersBrewers7-2
8FinalApr 5, 2026
Kansas City RoyalsRoyals4-5
5StreamMLB.TVRoyals.TVBrewers.TV
Closing line
US sportsbook at first pitchMoneyline
MIL+102
KC−122
Run line
MIL −1.5+163
KC +1.5−199
Total O/U
Over 7.5−112
Under 7.5−108
- Run line: Brewers −1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 7.5 (13 runs).
Recap
The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Kansas City Royals 8-5 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City on Apr 5, 2026 to move to 7-2.
The game was played before 14,584.
Score by inning
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
W: Harrison (1-0) · L: Bubic (1-1) · S: Megill (0-1)
Scoring plays
Top 1
- MILTripleYelich tripled to left, Contreras scored.1-0
- MILHome runSánchez homered to left center (414 feet), Yelich scored.3-0
Bottom 3
- KCHome runGarcia homered to left (388 feet), India scored.3-2
Top 4
- MILDoublePerkins doubled to left, Lockridge scored.4-2
Top 7
- MILSingleContreras singled to left, Turang scored and Rengifo scored.6-2
Bottom 7
- KCSingleGarcia singled to left, Marte scored, Collins to second, India to third.6-3
- KCSinglePasquantino singled to left, Collins scored and India scored, Garcia to second.6-5
Top 9
- MILDoubleBauers doubled to center, Yelich scored.7-5
- MILSingleLockridge singled to center, Bauers scored.8-5
Team stats
MILKC
- Hits
- 10
- 9
- Home Runs
- 1
- 1
- Runs Batted In
- 8
- 5
- Walks
- 8
- 4
- Strikeouts
- 11
- 9
- Runners Left On Base
- 15
- 16
- Errors
- 0
- 0
Player stats
Brewers · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brice Turang 2B | 0-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | .303 | .425 | .576 |
| Luis Rengifo 3B | 1-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .217 | .280 | .348 |
| William Contreras C | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | .300 | .432 | .533 |
| Christian Yelich DH | 2-5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | .353 | .389 | .529 |
| Gary Sanchez 1B | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | .308 | .438 | 1.000 |
| Jake Bauers 1B | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .233 | .281 | .467 |
| Luis Matos RF | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | .250 | .400 | .250 |
| Garrett Mitchell CF | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .318 | .423 | .591 |
| Brandon Lockridge LF | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | .348 | .423 | .391 |
| Blake Perkins RF | 1-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .118 | .211 | .235 |
| Joey Ortiz SS | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .269 | .321 | .269 |
Brewers · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Harrison P | 5.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 90-55 | 2.61 | 90 |
| Grant Anderson P | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12-7 | 3.18 | 12 |
| Abner Uribe P | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-8 | 2.45 | 14 |
| Angel Zerpa P | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23-16 | 0.00 | 23 |
| Trevor Megill P | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-8 | 2.25 | 12 |
Royals · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia 3B | 2-5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .333 | .425 | .485 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .242 | .333 | .242 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 2-5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .206 | .300 | .235 |
| Salvador Perez C | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .206 | .270 | .441 |
| Lane Thomas CF | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .118 | .250 | .176 |
| Jac Caglianone DH | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .286 | .375 | .357 |
| Starling Marte RF | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .200 | .200 | .300 |
| Jonathan India 2B | 0-1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | .208 | .321 | .333 |
| Tyler Tolbert 2B | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Nick Loftin LF | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .222 | .364 | .333 |
| Isaac Collins LF | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .250 | .379 | .417 |
Royals · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kris Bubic P | 5.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 96-58 | 4.09 | 96 |
| Nick Mears P | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14-7 | 0.00 | 14 |
| Matt Strahm P | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29-17 | 4.91 | 29 |
| Steven Cruz P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16-9 | 7.36 | 16 |
| Lucas Erceg P | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30-17 | 4.91 | 30 |
Game info
VenueKauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO
Attendance14,584
OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Will Little · First Base Umpire: Ryan Additon · Second Base Umpire: Ryan Wills · Third Base Umpire: Lance Barksdale
Last and next games
Brewers
Royals
- Last game: W 8-2 vs MILSat Apr 4
- Next game: W 4-2 at CLEMon Apr 6
- L 2-5 vs MILSat Apr 4
- L 1-5 vs MINThu Apr 2
- W 13-9 vs MINWed Apr 1
Head to head
- MIL 0, KC 0Fri Apr 3
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