Kansas City Royals
September 22, 2026
Final
CWS
81-76
11
KC
67-90
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWS | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 0 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 0 |
W
Noah Schultz (4-9)
L
Daniel Lynch IV (6-6)
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Vargas 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .251 | .844 |
| Luisangel Acuña SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .225 | .519 |
| Tommy Pham DH | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .526 |
| Andrew Benintendi DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .243 | .716 |
| Randal Grichuk LF | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .292 | .891 |
| Munetaka Murakami 1B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .203 | .817 |
| Chase Meidroth 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .756 |
| Kyle Teel C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .178 | .620 |
| Brenton Doyle CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .233 | .613 |
| Colson Montgomery 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .203 | .706 |
| Braden Montgomery RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .212 | .645 |
| Tristan Peters RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .271 | .793 |
BATTING
2B: Grichuk 2 (25, Lynch IV, Gonsolin).
HR: Doyle, B (4, 2nd inning off Lynch IV, 0 on, 0 out); Meidroth (16, 3rd inning off Lynch IV, 2 on, 1 out); Grichuk (14, 4th inning off Lynch IV, 2 on, 2 out); Murakami (33, 7th inning off Gonsolin, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Benintendi; Doyle, B 5; Grichuk 9; Meidroth 6; Montgomery, B; Murakami 4; Vargas, M.
RBI: Benintendi 2 (73); Doyle, B (13); Grichuk 3 (43); Meidroth 5 (63); Murakami 2 (72); Vargas, M (89).
2-out RBI: Grichuk 3; Benintendi 2; Vargas, M.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Grichuk.
GIDP: Teel.
Team RISP: 6-for-9.
Team LOB: 5.
FIELDING
Outfield assists: Montgomery, B (Jensen at 3rd base).
| PITCHING | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Kay | 4.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4.53 |
| Noah Schultz | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.58 |
| Huascar Brazobán | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.06 |
| Trevor Richards | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.78 |
| Luis Castillo | 1.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.85 |
PITCHING
WP: Kay.
HBP: Murakami (by Lynch IV); Jensen (by Kay).
ABS Challenge: Jensen 3 (Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Confirmed, Ball-Confirmed); Teel 4 (Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Confirmed, Ball-Confirmed); Murakami (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Vargas, M (Strike-Overturned to Ball).
Pitches-strikes: Kay 65-43; Schultz 23-17; Brazobán 14-10; Richards, T 23-12; Castillo, L 20-12; Lynch IV 78-48; Gonsolin 63-35; Hoffman, N 17-14; Lange 10-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Kay 3-3; Schultz 3-2; Brazobán 2-0; Richards, T 0-2; Castillo, L 0-3; Lynch IV 6-0; Gonsolin 2-0; Hoffman, N 1-0; Lange 0-1.
Batters faced: Kay 20; Schultz 6; Brazobán 3; Richards, T 7; Castillo, L 7; Lynch IV 22; Gonsolin 15; Hoffman, N 6; Lange 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Schultz 2-1; Hoffman, N 3-2.
Umpires: HP: Adam Hamari. 1B: Clint Vondrak. 2B: Todd Tichenor. 3B: Cory Blaser.
Weather: 73 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, In From RF.
First pitch: 6:40 PM.
T: 2:45.
Att: 15,785.
Venue: Kauffman Stadium.