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Kansas City Royals at New York Mets

Citi Field, Flushing Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Mets beat the Kansas City Royals 6–2 on Wednesday, July 8, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Kansas City Royals 2 69-93
at New York Mets 6 74-88

Line score

Team
Kansas City Royals 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 8 0
New York Mets 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 9 0
  • W: Brooks Raley (4-3)
  • L: Alex Lange (0-5)

Home runs

  • New York Mets: A.J. Ewing (7)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 1st New York Mets A.J. Ewing homers (7) on a fly ball to center field. 0–1
Top 6th Kansas City Royals Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to left fielder Juan Soto. Jac Caglianone scores. 1–1
Bottom 8th New York Mets Jared Young hit by pitch. Francisco Lindor scores. Carson Benge to 3rd. Jorge Polanco to 2nd. 1–2
Bottom 8th New York Mets Brett Baty singles on a line drive to center fielder Lane Thomas. Carson Benge scores. Tyrone Taylor scores. Jared Young to 3rd. 1–4
Bottom 8th New York Mets Francisco Alvarez singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Brett Baty scores. 1–6
Top 9th Kansas City Royals Carter Jensen doubles (18) on a ground ball to right fielder Carson Benge. Josh Rojas scores. 2–6

Box score

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Carter Jensen C 4 0 1 1 1 2 .247
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 .289
Jac Caglianone 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .257
Lane Thomas CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .233
Salvador Perez DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 .212
Michael Massey 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .263
Starling Marte RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .266
Nick Loftin 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .248
Isaac Collins LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .239
Tyler Tolbert 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .373
Josh Rojas PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 .160
Totals 35 2 8 2 3 7
Pitcher
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 (L, 0-5) 0.2 3 5 5 1 0 0 38 5.92
Jose Cuas 0.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 14 3.38

New York Mets

Batter
A.J. Ewing CF 5 1 2 1 0 1 .279
Juan Soto LF 3 0 0 0 2 1 .295
Bo Bichette 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .258
Francisco Lindor SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .211
Carson Benge RF 3 1 2 0 1 0 .265
Jorge Polanco DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 .188
Tyrone Taylor DH 0 1 0 0 0 0 .207
Jared Young 1B 2 1 0 1 1 0 .227
Brett Baty 2B 4 1 1 2 0 1 .218
Francisco Alvarez C 3 0 1 1 1 1 .253
Totals 33 6 9 5 5 6
Pitcher
Christian Scott 5.0 3 0 0 1 5 0 90 3.17
Tobias Myers (BS, 3) 2.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 39 6.14
Brooks Raley (W, 4-3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.16
Xzavion Curry 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 22 9.00

Game info

Weather
79 degrees, Clear
Wind
10 mph, Out To LF
First pitch
7:10 PM
Time of game
2:54
Attendance
32,227
Umpires
Home Plate: Tyler Jones, First Base: Manny Gonzalez, Second Base: Tom Hanahan, Third Base: Ron Kulpa

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Kansas City Royals 16 at New York Mets 12 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 2 at New York Mets 6 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 3 at New York Mets 7 Final Game page

Other MLB games on Jul 8

Matchup Status Details
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Chicago Cubs 9 at Baltimore Orioles 7 Final Game page
New York Yankees 0 at Tampa Bay Rays 3 Final Game page
Atlanta Braves 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 Final Game page
Seattle Mariners 0 at Miami Marlins 2 Final Game page
Athletics 1 at Detroit Tigers 6 Final Game page
Houston Astros 2 at Washington Nationals 8 Final Game page
Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Cincinnati Reds 11 Final Game page
Cleveland Guardians 5 at Minnesota Twins 6 Final Game page
Boston Red Sox 5 at Chicago White Sox 0 Final Game page
Milwaukee Brewers 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 Final Game page
Los Angeles Angels 13 at Texas Rangers 1 Final Game page
Arizona Diamondbacks 4 at San Diego Padres 10 Final Game page
Colorado Rockies 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 Final Game page

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