Kansas City Royals vs. Seattle Mariners

May 2, 2026

FINAL / 10

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E	LOB
KC	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	8	0	6
SEA	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	1	6

loss:

C. Criswell(1-1)win: Kansas City Royals logo

M. Strahm(1-0)save: Kansas City Royals logo

L. Erceg(9)

Game Recap

Kansas City Royals vs Seattle Mariners game highlights

SEATTLE -- Michael Massey called it a “playoff-type game” at T-Mobile Park on Saturday, in front of a packed crowd there to witness Randy Johnson’s number retirement. It was a crowd that stayed to witness one of the better pitchers’ duels yet this season. And there’s only one rule to...

Scoring Summary

KCSEA

1Josh Naylor singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Julio Rodriguez scores. [1 run] 01
3Maikel Garcia doubles (9) on a line drive to left fielder Randy Arozarena. Kyle Isbel scores. [1 run] 11
5Wild pitch by pitcher Seth Lugo. Leo Rivas scores. J.P. Crawford to 3rd. Julio Rodriguez to 2nd. [1 run] 12
9Jac Caglianone singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Julio Rodriguez. Lane Thomas scores. Jac Caglianone to 3rd. Jac Caglianone advances to 3rd, on a fielding error by center fielder Julio Rodriguez. [1 run] 22
10Maikel Garcia out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Julio Rodriguez. Michael Massey scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 32

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Maikel Garcia3B	1	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	.273
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	1	5	0	0	1	0	0	1	.285
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.179
4Salvador PerezDH	1	4	0	0	3	0	0	2	.211
Lane ThomasPR-DH	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.246
5Carter JensenC	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	3	.235
6Jac CaglianoneRF	2	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	.263
7Isaac CollinsLF	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.218
8Michael Massey2B	0	4	1	0	3	0	0	2	.207
9Kyle IsbelCF	1	4	1	0	2	0	0	2	.275

TOTAL	8	37	3	3	17	0	0	16	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Seth LugoRHP	6.0	8	2	2	6	2	103	2.68
Luinder AvilaRHP	2.0	0	0	0	1	0	23	7.00
Matt StrahmLHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	8	3.55
Lucas ErcegRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	17	3.77
TOTAL	10.0	8	2	2	9	2	151	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1J.P. CrawfordSS	1	5	0	0	1	0	4	.202
2Julio RodriguezCF	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	.269
3Josh Naylor1B	1	4	0	1	1	0	2	.215
4Randy ArozarenaLF	0	3	0	0	1	1	1	.281
5Cole Young2B	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	.275
6Dominic CanzoneDH	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	.264
Rob RefsnyderPH-DH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.132
7Luke RaleyRF	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	.247
Connor JoePH-RF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.235
8Mitch GarverC	1	4	0	0	3	0	1	.200
9Leo Rivas3B	1	3	1	0	1	1	1	.150
TOTAL	8	35	2	1	9	2	10	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	PC	ERA
Emerson HancockRHP	7.0	6	1	1	14	103	2.59
Eduard BazardoRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	12	1.20
Andres MunozRHP	1.0	2	1	1	1	10	6.23
Cooper CriswellRHP	1.0	0	1	0	1	14	2.35
TOTAL	10.0	8	3	2	17	139	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCSEA

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Maikel Garcia grounds out, second baseman Cole Young to first baseman Josh Naylor. [1 out]
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GROUNDOUT — Bobby Witt Jr. grounds out, third baseman Leo Rivas to first baseman Josh Naylor. [2 outs]
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STRIKEOUT — Vinnie Pasquantino called out on strikes. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — J.P. Crawford grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. [1 out]
00
DOUBLE — Julio Rodriguez hits a ground-rule double (7) on a line drive to right field.
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SINGLE — Josh Naylor singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Julio Rodriguez scores. [1 run]
01
GROUNDED INTO DP — Randy Arozarena grounds into a double play, pitcher Seth Lugo to second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Josh Naylor out at 2nd. Randy Arozarena out at 1st. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

SEA

3Runs2

8Hits8

0Errors1

.216Batting Avg.229

37At Bats35

2Extra-base Hits1

0Home Runs0

3Runs-Batted-In1

0Walks2

1Stolen Bases0

17Strikeouts9

6Left on Base6

10Total Bases9

Game Details

Saturday, May 2, 2026 · 9:40 PM

T-Mobile Park · Seattle, WA

attendance: 42,794 (89.3%)

weather: 70 degrees, clear

spread: SEA -143

over/under: 8