Kansas City Royals
June 21, 2026
Final
STL
41-34
10
KC
32-46
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 1 |
| KC | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0 |
W
Gordon Graceffo (5-1)
L
Stephen Kolek (4-2)
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJ Wetherholt 2B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .798 |
| Iván Herrera DH | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .265 | .834 |
| Alec Burleson 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .287 | .841 |
| Jordan Walker RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .291 | .876 |
| Lars Nootbaar LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .280 | .822 |
| Masyn Winn SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .245 | .662 |
| Jimmy Crooks C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .175 | .583 |
| Blaze Jordan 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .286 | .792 |
| Nathan Church CF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .263 | .717 |
BATTING
2B: Nootbaar (3, Kolek); Church (9, Kolek).
3B: Burleson (1, Kolek).
HR: Wetherholt 2 (12, 1st inning off Kolek, 0 on, 0 out, 2nd inning off Kolek, 1 on, 0 out); Winn (3, 1st inning off Kolek, 2 on, 1 out); Herrera (10, 5th inning off Cruz, 2 on, 2 out).
TB: Burleson 5; Church 2; Crooks; Herrera 6; Jordan; Nootbaar 3; Wetherholt 9; Winn 5.
RBI: Burleson (55); Herrera 3 (35); Nootbaar (7); Wetherholt 3 (34); Winn 4 (31).
2-out RBI: Winn; Herrera 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Church; Nootbaar.
GIDP: Jordan.
Team RISP: 5-for-10.
Team LOB: 9.
FIELDING
E: Winn (7, throw).
| PITCHING | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin May | 2.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4.30 |
| Max Rajcic | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.40 |
| Matt Svanson | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.55 |
| Gordon Graceffo | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.97 |
| JoJo Romero | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4.09 |
| Ryne Stanek | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.04 |
| George Soriano | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.06 |
| Riley O'Brien | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.18 |
PITCHING
WP: Strahm 2.
IBB: Walker, J (by Strahm).
HBP: Herrera (by Kolek); Wetherholt (by Seabold); Crooks (by Erceg); Perez, S (by O'Brien).
Pitch timer violations: Soriano, G (pitcher).
ABS Challenge: Walker, J (Strike-Confirmed); Perez, S (Ball-Confirmed); Crooks (Strike-Confirmed); Loftin (Strike-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes: May 44-29; Rajcic 23-15; Svanson 17-11; Graceffo 10-6; Romero, J 14-10; Stanek 11-7; Soriano, G 14-9; O'Brien 12-9; Kolek 49-30; Seabold 29-20; Cruz 37-26; Erceg 18-12; Strahm 16-8; Way 18-13.
Groundouts-flyouts: May 1-2; Rajcic 0-2; Svanson 0-1; Graceffo 2-1; Romero, J 1-0; Stanek 1-1; Soriano, G 1-1; O'Brien 3-0; Kolek 3-0; Seabold 2-0; Cruz 1-0; Erceg 2-1; Strahm 1-1; Way 2-1.
Batters faced: May 13; Rajcic 6; Svanson 4; Graceffo 3; Romero, J 4; Stanek 4; Soriano, G 4; O'Brien 7; Kolek 15; Seabold 5; Cruz 10; Erceg 6; Strahm 5; Way 7.
Inherited runners-scored: Svanson 1-1; Seabold 1-0; Erceg 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Sean Barber. 1B: Dexter Kelley. 2B: Ryan Blakney. 3B: Tripp Gibson.
Weather: 77 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 12 mph, L To R.
First pitch: 1:10 PM.
T: 3:05.
Att: 28,309.
Venue: Kauffman Stadium.