Kansas City Royals vs. New York Mets

Jul 9, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

M. Wachawin: New York Mets logo

S. Manaea

Game Recap

NEW YORK -- When Mets interim manager Andy Green broke into the big leagues as a player in 2004, he shared his first clubhouse with 40-year-old Randy Johnson and 36-year-old Roberto Alomar, two future Hall of Famers nearing the ends of their careers. Twelve years later, in his first year...

Scoring Summary

KCNYM

1
Lane Thomas homers (7) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
10
2
Jared Young doubles (5) on a fly ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Carson Benge scores. [1 run]
11
4
Bobby Witt Jr. homers (13) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
21
5
Tyrone Taylor homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run]
22
5
Bo Bichette out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Lane Thomas. Brett Baty scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
23
5
Carson Benge singles on a fly ball to center fielder Lane Thomas. A.J. Ewing scores. Juan Soto scores. Carson Benge to 3rd. Throwing error by center fielder Lane Thomas. [2 runs]
25
5
Francisco Alvarez singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Carson Benge scores. [1 run]
26
7
Jac Caglianone doubles (15) on a line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. Nick Loftin scores. [1 run]
36
7
Juan Soto homers (21) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run]
37

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Lane ThomasCF	1	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	.233
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	1	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.288
3Salvador Perez1B	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209
4Starling MarteDH	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.268
Josh RojasPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.154
5Nick Loftin3B	2	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.254
6Jac CaglianoneRF	1	4	0	1	2	0	0	1	.257
7Isaac CollinsLF	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.237
8Tyler Tolbert2B	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.370
9Luke MaileC	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	.167
Carter JensenPH-C	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.246
TOTAL	7	32	3	3	9	1	2	3	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Michael WachaRHP	4.2	6	6	6	5	3	1	104	3.77
Lucas ErcegRHP	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	5.00
Beck WayRHP	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	1	8	3.38
Jose CuasRHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	18	2.84
TOTAL	8.0	10	7	7	7	4	2	145	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1A.J. EwingCF-2B-CF	1	5	1	0	2	0	0	2	.277
2Juan SotoLF	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	0	.297
3Bo BichetteSS-3B	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.256
4Carson BengeRF	2	3	2	1	0	1	0	0	.269
5Francisco AlvarezDH	1	4	0	1	2	0	0	2	.252
6Jared Young1B	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.235
7Mark Vientos3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211
Tyrone TaylorCF	2	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	.219
Francisco LindorSS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211
8Brett Baty2B-3B-2B	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	3	.219
9Luis TorrensC	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	3	.214
TOTAL	10	31	7	6	7	4	2	13	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Sean ManaeaLHP	7.0	6	3	2	6	1	2	97	4.56
Huascar BrazobanRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	11	2.80
Devin WilliamsRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	17	4.70

TOTAL	9.0	7	3	2	9	1	2	125	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCNYM

TOP 1
HOME RUN — Lane Thomas homers (7) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
10
GROUNDOUT — Bobby Witt Jr. grounds out, second baseman Brett Baty to first baseman Jared Young. [1 out]
10
FLYOUT — Salvador Perez flies out to second baseman Brett Baty. [2 outs]
10
SINGLE — Starling Marte singles on a ground ball to first baseman Jared Young.
10
CAUGHT STEALING 2B — Starling Marte caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Luis Torrens to second baseman Brett Baty. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
FLYOUT — A.J. Ewing flies out to center fielder Lane Thomas. [1 out]
10
STRIKEOUT — Juan Soto called out on strikes. [2 outs]
10
GROUNDOUT — Bo Bichette grounds out, first baseman Salvador Perez to pitcher Michael Wacha. [3 outs]
10

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Team Stats

NYM

3Runs7

7Hits10

1Errors1

.219Batting Avg.323

32At Bats31

3Extra-base Hits5

2Home Runs2

3Runs-Batted-In6

1Walks4

0Stolen Bases2

9Strikeouts7

3Left on Base6

14Total Bases19

Game Details

Thursday, July 9, 2026 · 1:10 PM

Citi Field · Queens, NY

attendance: 33,868 (80.8%)

weather: 83 degrees, cloudy

spread: NYM -149

over/under: 9