Kansas City Royals vs New York Mets
Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | A.J. Ewing | A.J. Ewing homers (7) on a fly ball to center field. | KC 0, NYM 1 |
| T6 | Salvador Perez | Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to left fielder Juan Soto. Jac Caglianone scores. | KC 1, NYM 1 |
| B8 | Jared Young | Jared Young hit by pitch. Francisco Lindor scores. Carson Benge to 3rd. Jorge Polanco to 2nd. | KC 1, NYM 2 |
| B8 | Brett Baty | Brett Baty singles on a line drive to center fielder Lane Thomas. Carson Benge scores. Tyrone Taylor scores. Jared Young to 3rd. | KC 1, NYM 4 |
| B8 | Francisco Alvarez | Francisco Alvarez singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Brett Baty scores. | KC 1, NYM 6 |
| T9 | Carter Jensen | Carter Jensen doubles (18) on a ground ball to right fielder Carson Benge. Josh Rojas scores. | KC 2, NYM 6 |
Box score
| 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 | 0 | 6 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Royals opened with Steven Cruz, then turned the bulk of the game over to Randy Dobnak. Out of the bullpen, Alex Lange took the roughest line.
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Steven Cruz
Opener
1.0
14
1
2
Pitch-by-pitch: what Steven Cruz threw
CSW 36% 1st-pitch strike 25% 3.5 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 9 64% 1 1 1 4 2 Cutter 4 29% 2 0 1 1 0 Slider 1 7% 1 0 0 0 0 - Randy Dobnak Bulk 5.2 95 0 2
- Matt Strahm Setup 0.1 5 0 1 inherited 1, stranded 1
- Alex Lange Middle 0.2 38 5 0 L
- Jose Cuas Middle 0.1 14 0 1 inherited 2, all 2 scored
Christian Scott started for Mets, leaving with a 1–0 lead. Out of the bullpen, Tobias Myers took the roughest line.
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Christian Scott
Starter
5.0
90
0
5
Pitch-by-pitch: what Christian Scott threw
CSW 26% 1st-pitch strike 42% 4.7 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 44 49% 4 9 10 16 5 Sweeper 19 21% 4 0 5 6 4 Cutter 17 19% 1 3 3 7 3 Slider 10 11% 1 1 2 5 1 - Tobias Myers Middle 2.0 39 1 1 BS
- Brooks Raley Setup 1.0 11 0 0 W
- Xzavion Curry Middle 1.0 22 1 1
Where the game turned
- Young HBP (1)
Batting lines
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jensen C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .247 | .313 | .439 | .752 | 2B |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .289 | .360 | .458 | .818 | |
| Jac Caglianone 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .257 | .321 | .455 | .776 | 2B |
| Lane Thomas CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .233 | .340 | .381 | .721 | 2B |
| Salvador Perez DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .212 | .253 | .349 | .602 | |
| Starling Marte RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 | .328 | .330 | .658 | |
| Nick Loftin 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .248 | .345 | .424 | .769 | 2B |
| Isaac Collins LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .239 | .347 | .349 | .696 | |
| Josh Rojas PH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .160 | .192 | .320 | .512 | |
| Michael Massey 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .300 | .429 | .729 | |
| Tyler Tolbert 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .373 | .411 | .510 | .921 |
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Ewing CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .279 | .360 | .453 | .813 | HR (7), 2B |
| Juan Soto LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .295 | .410 | .568 | .978 | |
| Bo Bichette 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .258 | .302 | .380 | .682 | |
| Francisco Lindor SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .211 | .296 | .352 | .648 | |
| Carson Benge RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .265 | .327 | .410 | .737 | |
| Jared Young 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .227 | .304 | .394 | .698 | |
| Brett Baty 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .218 | .296 | .305 | .601 | |
| Francisco Alvarez C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .253 | .317 | .424 | .741 | |
| Jorge Polanco DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .257 | .297 | .554 |
Pitching lines
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Cruz | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5.22 | |
| Randy Dobnak | 5.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 95 | 1.86 | |
| Matt Strahm | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.40 | |
| Alex Lange | 0.2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 5.92 | L |
| Jose Cuas | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3.38 |
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Scott | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 90 | 3.17 | |
| Tobias Myers | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 6.14 | BS |
| Brooks Raley | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2.16 | W |
| Xzavion Curry | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 9.00 |
Manager comparison
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Season series: 1-2 with KC listed first across 3 prior meetings.
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.