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Kansas City Royals at New York Mets

Citi Field, Flushing Regular Season Final

Final score

The Kansas City Royals beat the New York Mets 16–12 on Tuesday, July 7, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
Kansas City Royals 16 69-93
at New York Mets 12 74-88

Line score

Team
Kansas City Royals 0 2 0 2 5 0 7 0 0 16 19 3
New York Mets 3 2 0 4 0 0 2 1 0 12 13 0
  • W: Beck Way (1-0)
  • L: Matt Seelinger (0-1)

Home runs

  • Kansas City Royals: Nick Loftin (4), Tyler Tolbert (2)
  • New York Mets: A.J. Ewing (6), Juan Soto (20)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 1st New York Mets Carson Benge singles on a ground ball to pitcher Seth Lugo. A.J. Ewing scores. Bo Bichette scores. Carson Benge scores. Throwing error by pitcher Seth Lugo. Throwing error by first baseman Jac Caglianone. Throwing error by third baseman Nick Loftin. 0–3
Top 2nd Kansas City Royals Tyler Tolbert homers (2) on a line drive to left field. Michael Massey scores. 2–3
Bottom 2nd New York Mets A.J. Ewing homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. Luis Torrens scores. 2–5
Top 4th Kansas City Royals Lane Thomas doubles (12) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Juan Soto. Michael Massey scores. Tyler Tolbert scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd. 4–5
Bottom 4th New York Mets A.J. Ewing singles on a ground ball to center fielder Lane Thomas. Brett Baty scores. Luis Torrens to 3rd. 4–6
Bottom 4th New York Mets Juan Soto homers (20) on a fly ball to center field. Luis Torrens scores. A.J. Ewing scores. 4–9
Top 5th Kansas City Royals Isaac Collins doubles (16) on a fly ball to left fielder Juan Soto. Jac Caglianone scores. Nick Loftin to 3rd. 5–9
Top 5th Kansas City Royals Michael Massey doubles (15) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. Nick Loftin scores. Isaac Collins scores. 7–9
Top 5th Kansas City Royals Bobby Witt Jr. grounds into a force out, shortstop Francisco Lindor to second baseman Brett Baty. Michael Massey scores. Tyler Tolbert to 3rd. Carter Jensen out at 2nd. Bobby Witt Jr. to 1st. 8–9
Top 5th Kansas City Royals Salvador Perez singles on a fly ball to center fielder A.J. Ewing. Tyler Tolbert scores. Lane Thomas to 3rd. 9–9
Top 7th Kansas City Royals Salvador Perez doubles (13) on a fly ball to center fielder A.J. Ewing. Lane Thomas scores. 10–9
Top 7th Kansas City Royals Nick Loftin homers (4) on a fly ball to left center field. Salvador Perez scores. 12–9
Top 7th Kansas City Royals Carter Jensen walks. Isaac Collins scores. Michael Massey to 3rd. Tyler Tolbert to 2nd. 13–9
Top 7th Kansas City Royals Bobby Witt Jr. grounds into a force out, shortstop Francisco Lindor to second baseman Brett Baty. Michael Massey scores. Tyler Tolbert to 3rd. Carter Jensen out at 2nd. Bobby Witt Jr. to 1st. 14–9
Top 7th Kansas City Royals Lane Thomas doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Juan Soto. Tyler Tolbert scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. 16–9
Bottom 7th New York Mets Jorge Polanco doubles (4) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Tyler Tolbert. Carson Benge scores. 16–10
Bottom 7th New York Mets Brett Baty out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Lane Thomas. Jorge Polanco scores. 16–11
Bottom 8th New York Mets Carson Benge singles on a line drive to right fielder Tyler Tolbert. A.J. Ewing scores. Francisco Lindor to 3rd. 16–12

Box score

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Carter Jensen C 5 0 1 1 2 2 .247
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 6 1 1 2 1 1 .290
Lane Thomas CF 4 1 3 4 2 1 .232
Salvador Perez DH 5 1 2 2 1 2 .211
Jac Caglianone 1B 6 1 1 0 0 3 .258
Nick Loftin 3B 5 2 3 2 0 1 .247
Isaac Collins LF 3 2 1 1 3 0 .239
Michael Massey 2B 4 4 2 2 2 1 .262
Tyler Tolbert RF 6 4 5 2 0 0 .396
Totals 44 16 19 16 11 11
Pitcher
Seth Lugo 4.1 9 9 6 2 4 2 94 4.56
Daniel Lynch IV 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 2.41
John Schreiber 0.2 2 2 2 1 0 0 24 3.53
Beck Way (W, 1-0) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.06
Matt Strahm 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 24 5.46
Lucas Erceg 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5.19

New York Mets

Batter
A.J. Ewing CF 4 4 4 3 1 0 .276
Juan Soto LF 5 1 1 3 0 1 .299
Bo Bichette 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 .259
Francisco Lindor SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 .210
Carson Benge RF 3 2 2 1 2 1 .262
Jorge Polanco DH 4 1 1 1 1 1 .183
Jared Young 1B 5 0 2 0 0 0 .231
Brett Baty 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .218
Luis Torrens C 5 2 1 0 0 0 .218
Totals 39 12 13 9 5 4
Pitcher
Cionel Pérez 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 14 5.35
Kodai Senga 3.0 5 4 4 4 4 1 61 8.92
Austin Warren 0.0 4 5 5 1 0 0 26 4.63
Huascar Brazobán (BS, 3) 2.0 3 0 0 2 2 0 37 2.86
Matt Seelinger (L, 0-1) 2.0 5 7 7 4 2 1 52 31.50
A.J. Minter 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 0.53

Game info

Weather
69 degrees, Cloudy
Wind
3 mph, In From LF
First pitch
7:11 PM
Time of game
3:30
Attendance
32,734
Umpires
Home Plate: Ron Kulpa, First Base: Tyler Jones, Second Base: Manny Gonzalez, Third Base: Tom Hanahan

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
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