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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 7–3 on Thursday, July 9, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Kansas City Royals 3 69-93
at New York Mets 7 74-88

Line score

Team
Kansas City Royals 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 1
New York Mets 0 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 7 10 1
  • W: Sean Manaea (2-4)
  • L: Michael Wacha (5-7)

Home runs

  • Kansas City Royals: Lane Thomas (7), Bobby Witt Jr. (13)
  • New York Mets: Juan Soto (21), Tyrone Taylor (6)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 1st Kansas City Royals Lane Thomas homers (7) on a fly ball to left field. 1–0
Bottom 2nd New York Mets Jared Young doubles (5) on a fly ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Carson Benge scores. 1–1
Top 4th Kansas City Royals Bobby Witt Jr. homers (13) on a fly ball to left field. 2–1
Bottom 5th New York Mets Tyrone Taylor homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field. 2–2
Bottom 5th New York Mets Bo Bichette out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Lane Thomas. Brett Baty scores. 2–3
Bottom 5th New York Mets 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. 2–5
Bottom 5th New York Mets Francisco Alvarez singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Carson Benge scores. 2–6
Top 7th Kansas City Royals Jac Caglianone doubles (15) on a line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. Nick Loftin scores. 3–6
Bottom 7th New York Mets Juan Soto homers (21) on a fly ball to right center field. 3–7

Box score

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Lane Thomas CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .233
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 .288
Salvador Perez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .209
Starling Marte DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 .268
Josh Rojas PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .154
Nick Loftin 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 .254
Jac Caglianone RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 .257
Isaac Collins LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .237
Tyler Tolbert 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .370
Luke Maile C 2 0 0 0 0 2 .167
Carter Jensen C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .246
Totals 32 3 7 3 1 9
Pitcher
Michael Wacha (L, 5-7) 4.2 6 6 6 3 5 1 104 3.77
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

New York Mets

Batter
A.J. Ewing CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 .277
Juan Soto LF 2 2 1 1 2 1 .297
Bo Bichette 3B 3 0 0 1 0 0 .256
Carson Benge RF 3 2 2 1 1 0 .269
Francisco Alvarez DH 4 0 1 1 0 2 .252
Jared Young 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .235
Mark Vientos 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211
Tyrone Taylor CF 3 1 2 1 0 0 .219
Francisco Lindor SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211
Brett Baty 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .219
Luis Torrens C 3 0 0 0 1 1 .214
Totals 31 7 10 6 4 7
Pitcher
Sean Manaea (W, 2-4) 7.0 6 3 2 1 6 2 97 4.56
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

Game info

Weather
83 degrees, Cloudy
Wind
11 mph, In From CF
First pitch
1:10 PM
Time of game
2:24
Attendance
33,868
Umpires
Home Plate: Manny Gonzalez, First Base: Tom Hanahan, Second Base: Ron Kulpa, Third Base: Tyler Jones

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
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