Kansas City Royals
April 21, 2026
Final
BAL
11-13
6
KC
8-16
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| KC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
W
Lucas Erceg
L
Ryan Helsley
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Ward LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .281 | .824 |
| Gunnar Henderson SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .198 | .746 |
| Adley Rutschman C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .316 | .948 |
| Pete Alonso DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .211 | .668 |
| Jeremiah Jackson 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .297 | .848 |
| Weston Wilson 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .300 | .862 |
| Leody Taveras CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .313 | .921 |
| Coby Mayo 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .158 | .508 |
| Samuel Basallo 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .603 |
| Blaze Alexander RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .185 | .458 |
| Colton Cowser RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .163 | .434 |
BATTING
2B: Henderson (4, Strahm); Alonso (6, Strahm).
HR: Mayo (1, 2nd inning off Bubic, 2 on, 1 out); Rutschman (1, 8th inning off Strahm, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Alonso 3; Henderson 2; Jackson, J; Mayo 4; Rutschman 5; Wilson, W.
RBI: Mayo 3 (7); Rutschman 2 (5).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rutschman; Taveras, L.
GIDP: Cowser; Jackson, J.
Team RISP: 2-for-6.
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING
CS: Wilson, W (1, 2nd base by Bubic/Perez, S).
PO: Wilson, W (1st base by Bubic).
| PITCHING | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Baz | 6.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5.08 |
| Grant Wolfram | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 |
| Rico Garcia | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.75 |
| Ryan Helsley | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.79 |
PITCHING
WP: Baz 2; Helsley 2.
Pitch timer violations: Baz (pitcher).
ABS Challenge: Perez, S 3 (Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Overturned to Strike); Ward (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Wilson, W (Strike-Confirmed); Orioles (Ball-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes: Baz 98-62; Wolfram 12-8; Garcia, Ri 18-13; Helsley 22-9; Bubic 100-66; Mears 14-9; Strahm 31-22; Erceg 14-6.
Groundouts-flyouts: Baz 8-3; Wolfram 0-2; Garcia, Ri 1-0; Helsley 0-0; Bubic 7-1; Mears 2-0; Strahm 0-1; Erceg 1-0.
Batters faced: Baz 29; Wolfram 3; Garcia, Ri 4; Helsley 3; Bubic 24; Mears 3; Strahm 7; Erceg 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Wolfram 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Brock Ballou. 1B: Adrian Johnson. 2B: Paul Clemons. 3B: Quinn Wolcott.
Weather: 78 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 14 mph, R To L.
First pitch: 6:41 PM.
T: 2:59.
Att: 15,164.
Venue: Kauffman Stadium.