Kansas City Royals
September 4, 2026
Final
TOR
71-71
2
KC
63-79
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 0 |
| KC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
W
Joe Mantiply (2-0)
L
Daniel Lynch IV (4-5)
SV
Michael Lorenzen (1)
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Bateman CF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .330 | .784 |
| George Springer DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .251 | .741 |
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 | .691 |
| Sean Keys 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .631 |
| Alejandro Kirk C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .274 | .758 |
| Kazuma Okamoto 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .227 | .739 |
| Charles McAdoo 2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .237 | .631 |
| Josh Smith 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .219 | .634 |
| Ernie Clement SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .276 | .690 |
| Nathan Lukes RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .265 | .705 |
| Myles Straw LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .236 | .649 |
BATTING
2B: Clement (30, Lynch IV); Kirk (7, Lynch IV); Springer (21, Hoffman, N).
HR: Keys (2, 9th inning off McGee, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Bateman; Clement 3; Guerrero Jr. 2; Keys 4; Kirk 3; Lukes; Okamoto; Springer 2; Straw 2.
RBI: Clement 2 (46); Keys (7); Kirk 2 (34); Okamoto (79); Springer 2 (48); Straw (24).
2-out RBI: Kirk; Clement 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lukes; Kirk; Okamoto 2.
SAC: Straw.
Team RISP: 6-for-13.
Team LOB: 7.
FIELDING
DP: 2 (Guerrero Jr.; McAdoo-Clement-Guerrero Jr.).
| PITCHING | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jameson Taillon | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.65 |
| Joe Mantiply | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.57 |
| Braydon Fisher | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.21 |
| Brendon Little | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.54 |
| Michael Lorenzen | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7.03 |
PITCHING
HBP: Bateman (by Lynch IV).
ABS Challenge: Perez, S (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Kirk 2 (Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Overturned to Strike); Collins (Strike-Overturned to Ball).
Pitches-strikes: Taillon 29-18; Mantiply 23-14; Fisher 14-7; Little, B 31-18; Lorenzen 33-27; Lynch IV 70-46; Hoffman, N 31-21; McGee 33-19.
Groundouts-flyouts: Taillon 2-1; Mantiply 4-0; Fisher 1-0; Little, B 2-0; Lorenzen 5-2; Lynch IV 8-2; Hoffman, N 2-1; McGee 0-2.
Batters faced: Taillon 8; Mantiply 6; Fisher 3; Little, B 4; Lorenzen 12; Lynch IV 24; Hoffman, N 10; McGee 9.
Umpires: HP: Mark Ripperger. 1B: Shane Livensparger. 2B: Dan Merzel. 3B: Dan Bellino.
Weather: 97 degrees, Clear.
Wind: 5 mph, R To L.
First pitch: 7:10 PM.
T: 2:21.
Att: 18,218.
Venue: Kauffman Stadium.