Kansas City Royals
July 18, 2026
Final
SD
48-50
6
KC
40-59
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| KC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | x | 6 | 9 | 0 |
W
Daniel Lynch IV (3-2)
L
Griffin Canning (1-8)
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Tatis Jr. RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .282 | .732 |
| Jackson Merrill CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .214 | .612 |
| Xander Bogaerts SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .222 | .642 |
| Manny Machado 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .199 | .698 |
| Gavin Sheets LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .215 | .728 |
| Ty France 1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .274 | .849 |
| Jake Cronenworth 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .199 | .569 |
| Miguel Andujar DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .264 | .732 |
| Freddy Fermin C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .156 | .530 |
BATTING
2B: Cronenworth (4, Dobnak); France, T 2 (11, Dobnak, Lynch IV); Fermin (8, Dobnak).
HR: Tatis Jr. (6, 3rd inning off Dobnak, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Cronenworth 3; Fermin 2; France, T 4; Tatis Jr. 4.
RBI: Tatis Jr. (37).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Sheets; Andujar; Fermin.
GIDP: Andujar 2; Machado, M.
Team RISP: 1-for-9.
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING
SB: Tatis Jr. (24, 2nd base off Dobnak/Jensen).
| PITCHING | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griffin Canning | 3.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6.67 |
| Matt Waldron | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7.53 |
| Ron Marinaccio | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.79 |
| Jhony Brito | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.38 |
PITCHING
Pitch timer violations: Loftin (batter timer).
ABS Challenge: Fermin (Ball-Confirmed); Jensen 2 (Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Overturned to Strike).
Pitches-strikes: Canning 65-40; Waldron 27-18; Marinaccio 13-8; Brito 11-9; Dobnak 96-60; Cruz 2-2; Lynch IV 26-16; Way 16-10; Morgan 10-6.
Groundouts-flyouts: Canning 3-2; Waldron 3-0; Marinaccio 2-0; Brito 0-2; Dobnak 5-1; Cruz 1-0; Lynch IV 3-2; Way 1-0; Morgan 1-0.
Batters faced: Canning 18; Waldron 8; Marinaccio 4; Brito 4; Dobnak 21; Cruz 1; Lynch IV 7; Way 3; Morgan 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Waldron 1-0; Cruz 3-0.
Umpires: HP: Willie Traynor. 1B: Charlie Ramos. 2B: David Rackley. 3B: Nestor Ceja.
Weather: 90 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 6 mph, R To L.
First pitch: 3:11 PM.
T: 2:29.
Att: 23,347.
Venue: Kauffman Stadium.