Kansas City Royals vs. New York Mets

Jul 8, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	8	0	9
NYM	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	-	6	9	0	9

loss:

A. Lange(0-5)win: New York Mets logo

B. Raley(4-3)

Game Recap

Kansas City Royals vs New York Mets game highlights

NEW YORK -- A.J. Ewing hit the first leadoff home run of his career on Wednesday. If the Mets have their way, it will be the first of many. That’s not to say Ewing is or ever will be a classic power hitter. He’s not, and probably won’t be. But...

Scoring Summary

KCNYM

1A.J. Ewing homers (7) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run] 01
6Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to left fielder Juan Soto. Jac Caglianone scores. [1 run] 11
8Jared Young hit by pitch. Francisco Lindor scores. Carson Benge to 3rd. Jorge Polanco to 2nd. [1 run] 12
8Brett Baty singles on a line drive to center fielder Lane Thomas. Carson Benge scores. Tyrone Taylor scores. Jared Young to 3rd. [2 runs] 14
8Wild pitch by pitcher Jose Cuas. Jared Young scores. Brett Baty to 2nd. [1 run] 15
8Francisco Alvarez singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Brett Baty scores. [2 runs] 16
9Carter Jensen doubles (18) on a ground ball to right fielder Carson Benge. Josh Rojas scores. [1 run] 26

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Carter JensenC	1	4	0	1	2	1	0	.247
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	1	5	0	0	2	0	3	.289
3Jac Caglianone1B	1	4	1	0	0	0	1	.257
4Lane ThomasCF	1	4	0	0	1	0	2	.233
5Salvador PerezDH	1	4	0	1	0	0	1	.212
6Michael Massey2B	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	.263
Starling MartePH-RF	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.266
7Nick Loftin3B	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	.248
8Isaac CollinsLF	1	4	0	0	1	0	1	.239
9Tyler TolbertRF-2B	0	3	0	0	1	0	3	.373
Josh RojasPH	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.160
TOTAL	8	35	2	2	7	3	14	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Steven CruzRHP	1.0	1	1	1	2	0	1	14	5.22
Randy DobnakRHP	5.2	3	0	0	2	3	0	95	1.86
Matt StrahmLHP	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	5.40
Alex LangeRHP	0.2	3	5	5	0	1	0	38	5.92
Jose CuasRHP	0.1	2	0	0	1	1	0	14	3.38
TOTAL	8.0	9	6	6	6	5	1	166	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1A.J. EwingCF	2	5	1	1	1	0	1	1	.279
2Juan SotoLF	0	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	.295
3Bo Bichette3B	1	5	0	0	1	0	0	3	.258
4Francisco LindorSS	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	2	.211
5Carson BengeRF	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.265
6Jorge PolancoDH	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.188
Tyrone TaylorPR-DH	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.207
7Jared Young1B	0	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	.227
8Brett Baty2B	1	4	1	2	1	0	0	2	.218
9Francisco AlvarezC	1	3	0	1	1	1	0	0	.253

TOTAL	9	33	6	5	6	5	1	11	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Christian ScottRHP	5.0	3	0	0	5	1	0	90	3.17
Tobias MyersRHP	2.0	3	1	1	1	1	0	39	6.14
Brooks RaleyLHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	2.16
Xzavion CurryRHP	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	0	22	9.00

TOTAL	9.0	8	2	2	7	3	0	162	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCNYM

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Carter Jensen called out on strikes. [1 out]
00
SINGLE — Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to third baseman Bo Bichette.
00
GROUNDOUT — Jac Caglianone grounds out, third baseman Bo Bichette to first baseman Jared Young. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd. [2 outs]
00
STRIKEOUT — Lane Thomas called out on strikes. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
HOME RUN — A.J. Ewing homers (7) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
01
STRIKEOUT — Juan Soto strikes out swinging. [1 out]
01
GROUNDOUT — Bo Bichette grounds out, first baseman Jac Caglianone to pitcher Steven Cruz. [2 outs]
01
STRIKEOUT — Francisco Lindor strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
01

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Team Stats

NYM

2Runs6

8Hits9

0Errors0

.229Batting Avg.273

35At Bats33

4Extra-base Hits2

0Home Runs1

2Runs-Batted-In5

3Walks5

0Stolen Bases0

7Strikeouts6

9Left on Base9

12Total Bases13

Game Details

Wednesday, July 8, 2026 · 7:10 PM

Citi Field · Queens, NY

attendance: 32,227 (76.9%)

weather: 79 degrees, clear

spread: NYM -199

over/under: 9.5