Kansas City Royals
June 18, 2026
Final
STL
40-33
14
KC
31-45
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 1 |
| KC | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | x | 14 | 17 | 1 |
W
Noah Cameron (4-4)
L
Matthew Liberatore (3-4)
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJ Wetherholt 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .266 | .777 |
| Iván Herrera DH | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .257 | .810 |
| Jordan Walker RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .291 | .882 |
| Jimmy Crooks C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .182 | .622 |
| Nelson Velázquez RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .323 | .963 |
| Alec Burleson 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .282 | .827 |
| Nathan Church CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .690 |
| Masyn Winn SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .242 | .645 |
| Bryan Torres LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .748 |
| Blaze Jordan 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .308 | .910 |
| José Fermín SS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .272 | .700 |
| Pedro Pagés 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .220 | .619 |
BATTING
2B: Wetherholt (8, Cameron); Velázquez, N (2, Cameron); Winn (10, Cameron); Jordan (2, Black).
TB: Fermín 2; Jordan 3; Velázquez, N 2; Walker, J 2; Wetherholt 4; Winn 4.
RBI: Burleson (54); Fermín 2 (14); Pagés, P (11); Walker, J (57).
2-out RBI: Walker, J; Fermín.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Burleson; Jordan; Winn; Herrera; Velázquez, N 2; Fermín 2.
SF: Burleson; Pagés, P.
Team RISP: 3-for-18.
Team LOB: 15.
FIELDING
E: Velázquez, N (1, fielding).
PB: Crooks (2).
| PITCHING | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Liberatore | 1.2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5.23 |
| Gordon Graceffo | 1.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.06 |
| Max Rajcic | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.50 |
| Justin Bruihl | 2.2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.41 |
PITCHING
WP: Cameron.
Balk: Graceffo.
HBP: Herrera (by Cameron).
ABS Challenge: Perez, S 3 (Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Confirmed); Velázquez, N (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Pagés, P (Ball-Overturned to Strike); Massey (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Tolbert (Strike-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes: Liberatore 48-32; Graceffo 47-29; Rajcic 33-22; Bruihl 39-26; Cameron 108-68; Black 40-22; Way 36-22.
Groundouts-flyouts: Liberatore 2-2; Graceffo 2-1; Rajcic 2-2; Bruihl 1-4; Cameron 1-3; Black 2-1; Way 1-2.
Batters faced: Liberatore 13; Graceffo 11; Rajcic 8; Bruihl 12; Cameron 27; Black 11; Way 10.
Inherited runners-scored: Graceffo 1-0; Rajcic 2-2.
Umpires: HP: Ryan Blakney. 1B: Tripp Gibson. 2B: Sean Barber. 3B: Dexter Kelley.
Weather: 76 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, L To R.
First pitch: 6:40 PM.
T: 3:09.
Att: 18,363.
Venue: Kauffman Stadium.