Royals vs Mets

Final · Wed Jul 8 · 7:10 PM ET · Citi Field

Kansas City RoyalsRoyals38-55

FinalJul 8, 2026

New York MetsMets39-54

TVSNYStreamMLB.TVRoyals.TV

Closing line

US sportsbook at first pitch

Moneyline

KC+163

NYM−199

Run line

KC +1.5−120

NYM −1.5+100

Total O/U

Over 9.5−110

Under 9.5−109

Run line: Mets −1.5 covered.
Total O/U: under 9.5 (8 runs).

Recap

The New York Mets beat the Kansas City Royals 6-2 at Citi Field in Queens on Jul 8, 2026 to move to 39-54.

They scored 5 runs in the eighth inning.

Score by inning

Kansas City Royals and New York Mets, score by inning
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
KC	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2
NYM	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	x	6

W: Raley (4-3) · L: Lange (0-5)

Scoring plays

Bottom 1

NYMHome runEwing homered to center (420 feet).0-1

Top 6

KCSinglePerez singled to left, Caglianone scored.1-1

Bottom 8

NYMHit by pitchYoung hit by pitch, Lindor scored, Polanco to second, Benge to third.1-2
NYMSingleBaty singled to center, Benge scored and Taylor scored, Young to third.1-4
NYMWild PitchYoung scored on Cuas wild pitch, Baty to second on wild pitch by Cuas.1-5
NYMSingleAlvarez singled to left, Baty scored.1-6

Top 9

KCDoubleJensen doubled to right, Rojas scored.2-6

Team stats

KCNYM

Hits: 8; 9
Home Runs: 0; 1
Runs Batted In: 2; 5
Walks: 3; 5
Strikeouts: 7; 6
Runners Left On Base: 14; 11
Errors: 0; 0

Player stats

Royals · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Carter Jensen C	1-4	4	0	1	1	1	2	24	.247	.313	.439
Bobby Witt Jr. SS	1-5	5	0	1	0	0	2	26	.289	.360	.458
Jac Caglianone 1B	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	9	.257	.321	.455
Lane Thomas CF	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	1	17	.233	.340	.381
Salvador Perez DH	1-4	4	0	1	1	0	0	20	.212	.253	.349
Michael Massey 2B	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	0	11	.263	.300	.429
Starling Marte RF	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.266	.328	.330
Nick Loftin 3B	1-3	3	0	1	0	1	0	14	.248	.345	.424
Isaac Collins LF	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	1	20	.239	.347	.349
Tyler Tolbert 2B	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	13	.373	.411	.510
Josh Rojas PH	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	0	5	.160	.192	.320

Royals · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Steven Cruz P	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	1	14-9	5.22	14
Randy Dobnak P	5.2	3	0	0	3	2	0	95-58	1.86	95
Matt Strahm P	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	5-3	5.40	5
Alex Lange P	0.2	3	5	5	1	0	0	38-22	5.92	38
Jose Cuas P	0.1	2	0	0	1	1	0	14-9	3.38	14

Mets · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
A.J. Ewing CF	2-5	5	1	2	1	1	0	1	17	.279	.360	.453
Juan Soto LF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	26	.295	.410	.568
Bo Bichette 3B	1-5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	17	.258	.302	.380
Francisco Lindor SS	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	21	.211	.296	.352
Carson Benge RF	2-3	3	1	2	0	0	1	0	21	.265	.327	.410
Jorge Polanco DH	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	13	.188	.257	.297
Tyrone Taylor DH	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.235	.378
Jared Young 1B	0-2	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	19	.227	.304	.394
Brett Baty 2B	1-4	4	1	1	2	0	0	1	13	.218	.296	.305
Francisco Alvarez C	1-3	3	0	1	1	0	1	1	19	.253	.317	.424

Mets · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Christian Scott P	5.0	3	0	0	1	5	90-56	3.17	90
Tobias Myers P	2.0	3	1	1	1	1	39-25	6.14	39
Brooks Raley P	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	11-8	2.16	11
Xzavion Curry P	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	22-12	9.00	22

Game info

VenueCiti Field, Queens, NY

Attendance32,227

OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Tyler Jones · First Base Umpire: Manny Gonzalez · Second Base Umpire: Tom Hanahan · Third Base Umpire: Ron Kulpa

TVSNY · local

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