July 9, 2026 · NL East
Kansas City Royals vs New York Mets
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Lane Thomas | Lane Thomas homers (7) on a fly ball to left field. | KC 1, NYM 0 |
| B2 | Jared Young | Jared Young doubles (5) on a fly ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Carson Benge scores. | KC 1, NYM 1 |
| T4 | Bobby Witt Jr. | Bobby Witt Jr. homers (13) on a fly ball to left field. | KC 2, NYM 1 |
| B5 | Tyrone Taylor | Tyrone Taylor homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field. | KC 2, NYM 2 |
| B5 | Bo Bichette | Bo Bichette out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Lane Thomas. Brett Baty scores. | KC 2, NYM 3 |
| B5 | Carson Benge | 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. | KC 2, NYM 5 |
| B5 | Francisco Alvarez | Francisco Alvarez singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Carson Benge scores. | KC 2, NYM 6 |
| T7 | Jac Caglianone | Jac Caglianone doubles (15) on a line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. Nick Loftin scores. | KC 3, NYM 6 |
| B7 | Juan Soto | Juan Soto homers (21) on a fly ball to right center field. | KC 3, NYM 7 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| NYM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Royals
AWAY
3
Michael Wacha started for Royals, leaving trailing 2–6. Out of the bullpen, Beck Way took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Michael Wacha
Starter
4.2
104
6
5
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Michael Wacha threw
CSW 25% 1st-pitch strike 52% 4.5 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Changeup 28 27% 3 5 9 9 2 Four-Seam Fastball 24 23% 2 5 9 5 3 Sinker 22 21% 1 4 7 8 2 Cutter 14 13% 1 2 2 4 5 Curveball 9 9% 0 0 0 7 2 Slider 7 7% 2 1 0 4 0 - Lucas Erceg Closer 1.1 15 0 0 inherited 1, stranded 1
- Beck Way Middle 1.0 8 1 0
- Jose Cuas Middle 1.0 18 0 2
Mets
HOME
7
Sean Manaea started for Mets, leaving with a 6–3 lead.
workload · innings pitched
-
Sean Manaea
Starter
7.0
97
3
6
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Sean Manaea threw
CSW 24% 1st-pitch strike 54% 3.5 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 35 36% 3 5 12 7 8 Sinker 25 26% 0 6 8 8 3 Sweeper 24 25% 2 3 4 11 4 Cutter 11 11% 3 0 2 2 4 Changeup 2 2% 0 1 0 1 0 - Huascar Brazobán Middle 1.0 11 0 2
- Devin Williams Closer 1.0 17 0 1
Where the game turned
1 run
- Bichette SF (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · KC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane Thomas CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .233 | .339 | .393 | .732 | HR (7) |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .288 | .359 | .464 | .823 | HR (13) |
| Salvador Perez 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .209 | .251 | .345 | .596 | |
| Josh Rojas PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .154 | .185 | .308 | .493 | |
| Nick Loftin 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .254 | .348 | .426 | .774 | |
| Jac Caglianone RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .257 | .320 | .456 | .776 | 2B |
| Isaac Collins LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .237 | .347 | .346 | .693 | |
| Tyler Tolbert 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .370 | .407 | .500 | .907 | |
| Carter Jensen C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .246 | .312 | .438 | .750 | |
| Starling Marte DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .268 | .328 | .330 | .658 | |
| Luke Maile C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .286 | .667 | .953 |
HOME · NYM
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Ewing CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .277 | .356 | .446 | .802 | |
| Juan Soto LF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .297 | .414 | .579 | .993 | HR (21) |
| Bo Bichette 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .299 | .377 | .676 | |
| Carson Benge RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .269 | .332 | .412 | .744 | SB |
| Francisco Alvarez DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .252 | .315 | .421 | .736 | |
| Jared Young 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .309 | .412 | .721 | 2 2B |
| Brett Baty 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .219 | .295 | .305 | .600 | SB |
| Luis Torrens C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .214 | .277 | .314 | .591 | |
| Mark Vientos 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .256 | .388 | .644 | |
| Tyrone Taylor CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .219 | .246 | .421 | .667 | HR (6), 2B |
Pitching lines
AWAY · KC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Wacha | 4.2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 104 | 3.77 | L |
| Lucas Erceg | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5.00 | |
| Beck Way | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3.38 | |
| Jose Cuas | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2.84 |
HOME · NYM
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Manaea | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 97 | 4.56 | W |
| Huascar Brazobán | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2.80 | |
| Devin Williams | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4.70 |
Manager comparison
AWAY · KC
Lineup 3.7 R
Bunts 2.4 R
IBBs 1.8 R
HOME · NYM
Lineup 4.3 R
Bunts 1.9 R
IBBs 1.6 R
Recent form
AWAY · KC
4-6
L1
-6 run diff
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HOME · NYM
5-4
W3
+5 run diff
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Season series: 0-2 with KC listed first across 2 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.