Kansas City Royals @ New York Mets — Jul 9, 2026

MLB Citi Field, New York, NY·July 9, 2026
Kansas City Royals KC 38-56, 17-30 Away
3
Final
7
New York Mets NYM 40-54, 21-25 Home
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
KC 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 1
NYM 0 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 7 10 1
Leaders
Hits
N.
N. Loftin LF KC
2 H
C.
C. Benge CF NYM
2 H
Home Runs
L.
L. Thomas CF KC
1 HR
J.
J. Soto RF NYM
1 HR
RBI
L.
L. Thomas CF KC
1 RBI
J.
J. Soto RF NYM
1 RBI
Batting
Royals
Mets
AB — At Bats · R — Runs · H — Hits · RBI — Runs Batted In · HR — Home Runs · BB — Walks · SO — Strikeouts · LOB — Left on Base
Pitching
Royals
Mets
IP — Innings Pitched · H — Hits Allowed · R — Runs · ER — Earned Runs · BB — Walks · K — Strikeouts · HR — Home Runs Allowed · PC-ST — Pitches-Strikes
Play-by-Play
Bot 7th 0 - 1 3 - 7
3 - 7
Juan Soto Juan Soto homers to center field. HR RBI
Top 7th 1 - 0 3 - 6
2B RBI Jac Caglianone Jac Caglianone doubles to right field. Nick Loftin scores.
3 - 6
Bot 5th 0 - 5 2 - 6
2 - 6
Francisco Alvarez Francisco Alvarez singles to left field. Carson Benge scores. RBI
2 - 5
Carson Benge Carson Benge singles to shallow center field, advances to 3rd. Juan Soto scores. A.J. Ewing scores. Throwing error by Lane Thomas. RBI 2 E
2 - 3
Bo Bichette Bo Bichette out on a sacrifice fly to center field to Lane Thomas. Brett Baty scores. RBI
2 - 2
Tyrone Taylor Tyrone Taylor homers to left field. HR RBI
Top 4th 1 - 0 2 - 1
HR RBI Bobby Witt Jr. Bobby Witt homers to left field.
2 - 1
Bot 2nd 0 - 1 1 - 1
1 - 1
Jared Young Jared Young doubles to deep right field. Carson Benge scores. 2B RBI
Top 1st 1 - 0 1 - 0
HR RBI Lane Thomas Lane Thomas homers to left field.
1 - 0
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: NYM +4 Times Tied: 2
Team Statistics
Royals
Mets
Batting
7 Hits 10
3 Runs 7
2 Home Runs 2
3 RBI 6
9 Strikeouts 7
1 Walks 4
1 Doubles 3
0 Triples 0
3 Left on Base 13
Pitching
7 Runs Allowed 3
7 Earned Runs 2
10 Hits Allowed 7
7 Strikeouts 9
4 Walks 1
2 HR Allowed 2
37 Batters Faced 33
Fielding
24 Put Outs 27
9 Assists 10
Head-to-Head
Mets leads 3-2
Final
KC Royals
2
NYM Mets
6
Final
KC Royals
16
NYM Mets
12
Final
KC Royals
1
NYM Mets
2
Final
KC Royals
11
NYM Mets
7
Final
KC Royals
1
NYM Mets
6
Citi Field
New York, NY, US · 41,922 capacity
League
MLB
Season
MLB 2026
Date
July 9, 2026
Time
5:10 pm