Baltimore Orioles vs. Kansas City Royals

Apr 21, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

R. Helsleywin: Kansas City Royals logo

L. Erceg

Game Recap

KANSAS CITY -- The Royals needed a win in any way, shape or form on Tuesday night, and boy did they get one, even if it was best watched peeking through your hands and holding your breath. But they can breathe easy now, or at least a little easier, because...

Scoring Summary

BALKC

2
Umpire reviewed (home run), call on the field was upheld: Coby Mayo homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Jeremiah Jackson scores. Weston Wilson scores. [3 runs]
30
2
Michael Massey out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Blaze Alexander. Carter Jensen scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
31
5
Maikel Garcia singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Leody Taveras. Kyle Isbel scores. [1 run]
32
5
Vinnie Pasquantino out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Taylor Ward. Maikel Garcia scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
33
7
Bobby Witt Jr. out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Blaze Alexander. Kyle Isbel scores. [1 run] [1 out]
34
8
Adley Rutschman homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Gunnar Henderson scores. [2 runs]
54
8
Michael Massey homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
55
9
Wild pitch by pitcher Ryan Helsley. Maikel Garcia scores. [1 run]
56

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Taylor WardLF	0	4	0	0	1	1	0	1	.281
2Gunnar HendersonSS	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	.198
3Adley RutschmanC	2	4	1	2	1	0	1	1	.316
4Pete AlonsoDH	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.211
5Jeremiah Jackson2B	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	.297
6Weston Wilson3B	1	3	1	0	1	1	0	2	.300
7Leody TaverasCF	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	.313
8Coby Mayo1B	1	3	1	3	0	0	1	0	.158
Samuel BasalloPH-1B	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.167
9Blaze AlexanderRF	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	.185
Colton CowserRF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.163
TOTAL	8	32	5	5	4	5	2	14	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Shane BazRHP	6.1	8	4	4	4	2	0	98	5.08
Grant WolframLHP	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	2.70
Rico GarciaRHP	1.0	1	1	1	2	0	1	18	0.75
Ryan HelsleyRHP	0.1	0	1	1	1	2	0	22	2.79
TOTAL	8.1	10	6	6	7	4	1	150	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Maikel Garcia3B	1	3	2	1	1	2	0	1	.274
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	1	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	.289
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B	0	4	0	1	1	0	0	5	.143
4Salvador PerezC	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.180
5Carter JensenDH	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	2	.258
6Michael Massey2B	2	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	.207
7Jac CaglianoneRF	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	3	.254
8Isaac CollinsLF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	3	.183
9Kyle IsbelCF	3	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	.276


TOTAL	10	32	6	5	7	4	1	16	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Kris BubicLHP	6.0	5	3	3	3	3	1	100	4.08
Nick MearsRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	3.12
Matt StrahmLHP	1.0	3	2	2	1	1	1	31	5.19
Lucas ErcegRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	14	5.79
TOTAL	9.0	8	5	5	4	5	2	159	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningBALKC

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Taylor Ward grounds out, first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino to pitcher Kris Bubic. [1 out]
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LINEOUT — Gunnar Henderson lines out to center fielder Kyle Isbel. [2 outs]
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SINGLE — Adley Rutschman singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins.
00
FORCEOUT — Pete Alonso grounds into a force out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to second baseman Michael Massey. Adley Rutschman out at 2nd. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
LINEOUT — Maikel Garcia lines out to left fielder Taylor Ward. [1 out]
00
GROUNDOUT — Bobby Witt Jr. grounds out, third baseman Weston Wilson to first baseman Coby Mayo. [2 outs]
00
POP OUT — Vinnie Pasquantino pops out to third baseman Weston Wilson in foul territory. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

BAL

5Runs6

8Hits10

0Errors0

.250Batting Avg.313

32At Bats32

4Extra-base Hits7

2Home Runs1

5Runs-Batted-In5

5Walks4

0Stolen Bases1

4Strikeouts7

5Left on Base8

16Total Bases19

Game Details

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 · 7:40 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 15,164 (40.0%)

weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: KC -131

over/under: 9