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Baltimore Orioles at Kansas City Royals

Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City Regular Season Final

Final score

The Kansas City Royals beat the Baltimore Orioles 6–5 on Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Baltimore Orioles 5 79-82
at Kansas City Royals 6 69-93

Line score

Team
Baltimore Orioles 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 8 0
Kansas City Royals 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 6 10 0
  • W: Lucas Erceg (1-1)
  • L: Ryan Helsley (0-2)

Home runs

  • Baltimore Orioles: Adley Rutschman (1), Coby Mayo (1)
  • Kansas City Royals: Michael Massey (1)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 2nd Baltimore Orioles 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. 3–0
Bottom 2nd Kansas City Royals Michael Massey out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Blaze Alexander. Carter Jensen scores. 3–1
Bottom 5th Kansas City Royals Maikel Garcia singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Leody Taveras. Kyle Isbel scores. 3–2
Bottom 5th Kansas City Royals Vinnie Pasquantino out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Taylor Ward. Maikel Garcia scores. 3–3
Bottom 7th Kansas City Royals Bobby Witt Jr. out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Blaze Alexander. Kyle Isbel scores. 3–4
Top 8th Baltimore Orioles Adley Rutschman homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Gunnar Henderson scores. 5–4
Bottom 8th Kansas City Royals Michael Massey homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. 5–5
Bottom 9th Kansas City Royals Wild pitch by pitcher Ryan Helsley. Maikel Garcia scores. 5–6

Box score

Baltimore Orioles

Batter
Taylor Ward LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 .281
Gunnar Henderson SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .198
Adley Rutschman C 4 1 2 2 0 1 .316
Pete Alonso DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 .211
Jeremiah Jackson 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .297
Weston Wilson 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .300
Leody Taveras CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .313
Coby Mayo 1B 3 1 1 3 0 0 .158
Samuel Basallo 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167
Blaze Alexander RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .185
Colton Cowser RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .163
Totals 32 5 8 5 5 4
Pitcher
Shane Baz 6.1 8 4 4 2 4 0 98 5.08
Grant Wolfram 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 2.70
Rico Garcia (BS, 1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 18 0.75
Ryan Helsley (L, 0-2) 0.1 0 1 1 2 1 0 22 2.79

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Maikel Garcia 3B 3 2 1 1 2 1 .274
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 3 0 1 1 1 0 .289
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B 4 0 0 1 0 1 .143
Salvador Perez C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .180
Carter Jensen DH 3 1 2 0 1 0 .258
Michael Massey 2B 3 1 2 2 0 0 .207
Jac Caglianone RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .254
Isaac Collins LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .183
Kyle Isbel CF 4 2 3 0 0 0 .276
Totals 32 6 10 5 4 7
Pitcher
Kris Bubic 6.0 5 3 3 3 3 1 100 4.08
Nick Mears 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 3.12
Matt Strahm (BS, 1) 1.0 3 2 2 1 1 1 31 5.19
Lucas Erceg (W, 1-1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 5.79

Game info

Weather
78 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
14 mph, R To L
First pitch
6:41 PM
Time of game
2:59
Attendance
15,164
Umpires
Home Plate: Brock Ballou, First Base: Adrian Johnson, Second Base: Paul Clemons, Third Base: Quinn Wolcott

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Baltimore Orioles 7 at Kansas City Royals 5 Final (12) Game page
Baltimore Orioles 5 at Kansas City Royals 6 Final Game page
Baltimore Orioles 8 at Kansas City Royals 6 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 3 at Baltimore Orioles 5 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 1 at Baltimore Orioles 6 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 2 at Baltimore Orioles 8 Final Game page

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