Kansas City RoyalsRoyals38-54
16FinalJul 7, 2026
New York MetsMets38-54
12TVSNYStreamMLB.TVRoyals.TV
Closing line
US sportsbook at first pitchMoneyline
KC+119
NYM−144
Run line
KC +1.5−171
NYM −1.5+141
Total O/U
Over 8.5−110
Under 8.5−109
- Run line: Royals +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 8.5 (28 runs).
Recap
The Kansas City Royals beat the New York Mets 16-12 at Citi Field in Queens on Jul 7, 2026 to move to 38-54.
The Royals came back from 5 runs down, trailing 9-4 in the Bottom 4. The Royals have won 3 straight. They scored 7 runs in the seventh inning.
Score by inning
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| NYM | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
W: Way (1-0) · L: Seelinger (0-1)
Scoring plays
Bottom 1
- NYMSingleBenge 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
Top 2
- KCHome runTolbert homered to left (377 feet), Massey scored.2-3
Bottom 2
- NYMHome runEwing homered to right (402 feet), Torrens scored.2-5
Top 4
- KCDoubleThomas doubled to left, Massey scored and Tolbert scored, Witt Jr. to third.4-5
Bottom 4
- NYMSingleEwing singled to center, Baty scored, Torrens to third.4-6
- NYMHome runSoto homered to center (415 feet), Torrens scored and Ewing scored.4-9
Top 5
- KCDoubleCollins doubled to left, Caglianone scored, Loftin to third.5-9
- KCDoubleMassey doubled to right, Collins and Loftin scored.7-9
- KCFielder's choiceWitt Jr. grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Massey scored, Jensen out at second, Tolbert to third.8-9
- KCSinglePerez singled to center, Tolbert scored, Thomas to third.9-9
Top 7
- KCDoublePerez doubled to center, Thomas scored.10-9
- KCHome runLoftin homered to left center (387 feet), Perez scored.12-9
- KCWalkJensen walked, Collins scored, Tolbert to second, Massey to third.13-9
- KCFielder's choiceWitt Jr. grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Massey scored, Jensen out at second, Tolbert to third.14-9
- KCDoubleThomas doubled to left, Tolbert scored and Witt Jr. scored.16-9
Bottom 7
- NYMDoublePolanco doubled to right, Benge scored.16-10
- NYMSacrifice flyBaty hit sacrifice fly to center, Polanco scored.16-11
Bottom 8
- NYMSingleBenge singled to right, Ewing scored, Lindor to third.16-12
Team stats
KCNYM
- Hits
- 19
- 13
- Home Runs
- 2
- 2
- Runs Batted In
- 16
- 9
- Walks
- 11
- 5
- Strikeouts
- 11
- 4
- Runners Left On Base
- 29
- 15
- Errors
- 3
- 0
Player stats
Royals · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jensen C | 1-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 36 | .247 | .312 | .438 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 1-6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .290 | .362 | .462 |
| Lane Thomas CF | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20 | .232 | .341 | .379 |
| Salvador Perez DH | 2-5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27 | .211 | .254 | .350 |
| Jac Caglianone 1B | 1-6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | .258 | .322 | .455 |
| Nick Loftin 3B | 3-5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .247 | .342 | .420 |
| Isaac Collins LF | 1-3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | .239 | .348 | .351 |
| Michael Massey 2B | 2-4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 24 | .262 | .300 | .430 |
| Tyler Tolbert RF | 5-6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .396 | .434 | .542 |
Royals · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth Lugo P | 4.1 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 94-59 | 4.56 | 94 |
| Daniel Lynch IV P | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18-10 | 2.41 | 18 |
| John Schreiber P | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24-14 | 3.53 | 24 |
| Beck Way P | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-6 | 3.06 | 10 |
| Matt Strahm P | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24-14 | 5.46 | 24 |
| Lucas Erceg P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-4 | 5.19 | 5 |
Mets · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Ewing CF | 4-4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .276 | .359 | .431 |
| Juan Soto LF | 1-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .299 | .410 | .575 |
| Bo Bichette 3B | 1-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .259 | .303 | .383 |
| Francisco Lindor SS | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | .210 | .297 | .355 |
| Carson Benge RF | 2-3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22 | .262 | .322 | .408 |
| Jorge Polanco DH | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | .183 | .258 | .300 |
| Jared Young 1B | 2-5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .231 | .299 | .400 |
| Brett Baty 2B | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .218 | .296 | .306 |
| Luis Torrens C | 1-5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .218 | .278 | .321 |
Mets · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cionel Perez P | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-9 | 5.35 | 14 |
| Kodai Senga P | 3.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 61-31 | 8.92 | 61 |
| Austin Warren P | 0.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26-16 | 4.63 | 26 |
| Huascar Brazoban P | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 37-22 | 2.86 | 37 |
| Matt Seelinger P | 2.0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 52-31 | 31.50 | 52 |
| A.J. Minter P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-8 | 0.53 | 13 |
Game info
VenueCiti Field, Queens, NY
Attendance32,734
OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Ron Kulpa · First Base Umpire: Tyler Jones · Second Base Umpire: Manny Gonzalez · Third Base Umpire: Tom Hanahan
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