July 12, 2026 · AL East
Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T2 | Isaac Collins | Isaac Collins triples (1) on a ground ball to right fielder Leody Taveras. Josh Rojas scores. | KC 1, BAL 0 |
| B2 | Leody Taveras | Leody Taveras homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. Blaze Alexander scores. | KC 1, BAL 2 |
| T3 | Lane Thomas | Lane Thomas singles on a ground ball to left fielder Dylan Beavers. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. | KC 2, BAL 2 |
| B6 | Leody Taveras | Leody Taveras singles on a ground ball to center fielder Lane Thomas. Blaze Alexander scores. Tyler O'Neill to 3rd. | KC 2, BAL 3 |
| B6 | Jeremiah Jackson | Jeremiah Jackson hits a ground-rule double (10) on a fly ball to right-center field. Tyler O'Neill scores. Leody Taveras to 3rd. | KC 2, BAL 4 |
| B6 | Gunnar Henderson | Gunnar Henderson singles on a ground ball to pitcher Matt Strahm. Jeremiah Jackson scores. | KC 2, BAL 6 |
| B6 | Pete Alonso | Pete Alonso singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Gunnar Henderson scores. Pete Alonso out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Jac Caglianone to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Taylor Ward to 3rd. | KC 2, BAL 7 |
| B7 | Samuel Basallo | Samuel Basallo homers (16) on a line drive to center field. | KC 2, BAL 8 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| BAL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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
2
Seth Lugo started for Royals, leaving with the game tied 2–2. Out of the bullpen, Matt Strahm took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Seth Lugo
Starter
4.0
89
2
6
Pitch-by-pitch: what Seth Lugo threw
CSW 30% 1st-pitch strike 58% 4.7 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Cutter 17 19% 5 3 3 4 2 Sinker 15 17% 0 5 3 5 2 Curveball 15 17% 2 4 1 7 1 Four-Seam Fastball 10 11% 0 3 1 4 2 Changeup 10 11% 2 0 2 6 0 Sweeper 10 11% 0 1 2 4 3 Slider 8 9% 1 0 1 6 0 Slurve 2 2% 0 0 0 2 0 Slow Curve 2 2% 0 1 1 0 0 - Steven Cruz Middle 1.0 6 0 0
- Matt Strahm Setup 0.1 21 5 1 L
- John Schreiber Middle 0.2 11 0 1 inherited 1, all 1 scored
- Lucas Erceg Closer 1.0 25 1 2
- Beck Way Middle 1.0 20 0 0
Orioles
HOME
8
Shane Baz started for Orioles, leaving with the game tied 2–2.
workload · innings pitched
-
Shane Baz
Starter
4.2
104
2
9
Pitch-by-pitch: what Shane Baz threw
CSW 26% 1st-pitch strike 59% 4.7 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 41 39% 5 4 17 12 3 Knuckle Curve 28 27% 6 4 5 8 5 Changeup 16 15% 2 1 6 6 1 Cutter 10 10% 2 1 2 3 2 Sinker 9 9% 2 0 0 5 2 - Anthony Nunez Middle 1.0 14 0 1 inherited 1, stranded 1
- Grant Wolfram Setup 0.2 13 0 1 W
- Yennier Cano Middle 0.2 8 0 0
- Rico Garcia Setup 1.0 11 0 0
- Andrew Kittredge Middle 1.0 8 0 0
Where the game turned
1 run
- Taveras 1B (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · KC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jensen C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .236 | .303 | .421 | .724 | |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .355 | .461 | .816 | 2B |
| Jac Caglianone RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .260 | .321 | .461 | .782 | |
| Lane Thomas CF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .234 | .335 | .390 | .725 | 2B |
| Vinnie Pasquantino DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 | .308 | .345 | .653 | |
| Salvador Perez 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .209 | .249 | .344 | .593 | 2B |
| Michael Massey 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .299 | .423 | .722 | |
| Josh Rojas 3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .176 | .200 | .324 | .524 | |
| Isaac Collins LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .240 | .345 | .363 | .708 | 3B |
HOME · BAL
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunnar Henderson SS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .224 | .294 | .403 | .697 | |
| Taylor Ward DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .255 | .387 | .359 | .746 | |
| Dylan Beavers LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .233 | .320 | .349 | .669 | |
| Pete Alonso 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .252 | .346 | .474 | .820 | |
| Samuel Basallo C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .248 | .309 | .464 | .773 | HR (16) |
| Tyler O'Neill RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .195 | .291 | .351 | .642 | |
| Leody Taveras CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .237 | .314 | .364 | .678 | HR (4) |
| Jeremiah Jackson 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .269 | .405 | .674 | 2B |
| Blaze Alexander 3B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .312 | .368 | .439 | .807 | |
| Colton Cowser CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .214 | .304 | .348 | .652 | |
| Jackson Holliday 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .210 | .324 | .378 | .702 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · KC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth Lugo | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 89 | 4.56 | |
| Steven Cruz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4.88 | |
| Matt Strahm | 0.1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 7.18 | L |
| John Schreiber | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3.47 | |
| Lucas Erceg | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 5.11 | |
| Beck Way | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3.20 |
HOME · BAL
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Baz | 4.2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 104 | 4.11 | |
| Anthony Nunez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5.06 | |
| Grant Wolfram | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4.76 | W |
| Yennier Cano | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.32 | |
| Rico Garcia | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2.61 | |
| Andrew Kittredge | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4.32 |
Manager comparison
AWAY · KC
Lineup 3.7 R
Bunts 2.4 R
IBBs 1.8 R
HOME · BAL
Lineup 2.4 R
Bunts 1.1 R
IBBs 2.8 R
Recent form
AWAY · KC
4-6
L1
-6 run diff
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HOME · BAL
5-5
L1
-20 run diff
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Season series: 0-3 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.