New York Mets vs Kansas City Royals, July 9, 2026

RoyalsKC
3-7
Final
MetsNYM

July 9, 2026, 1:10 PM ET | Citi Field

Last 5 Form

Kansas City Royals

3-2

Last 5
W 5-2
vs PHI
W 15-1
vs PHI
W 16-12
@ NYM
L 2-6
@ NYM
L 3-7
@ NYM

New York Mets

4-1

Last 5
W 10-9
@ ATL
W 7-6
@ ATL
L 12-16
vs KC
W 6-2
vs KC
W 7-3
vs KC

Starting Pitchers

Kansas City Royals

Michael Wacha headshot
Michael Wacha
Recorded starter

New York Mets

Sean Manaea headshot
Sean Manaea
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Jul 9, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Kansas City Royals38-56.404#5#1110.0
New York Mets40-54.426#5#1015.0
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Kansas City RoyalsNew York Mets
.718
OPS
.706
170
HR
204
690
Runs
699
4.77
ERA
4.15
1.41
WHIP
1.29
1173
Strikeouts by pitchers
1450

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Kansas City Royals

Hitters

Lane Thomas headshot
Lane Thomas

8 H, 2 HR, 7 RBI

Tyler Tolbert headshot
Tyler Tolbert

11 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Nick Loftin headshot
Nick Loftin

9 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Pitchers

Jose Cuas headshot
Jose Cuas

3.1 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Randy Dobnak headshot
Randy Dobnak

5.2 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Noah Cameron headshot
Noah Cameron

5.0 IP, 7 SO, 1.80 ERA

New York Mets

Hitters

Juan Soto headshot
Juan Soto

5 H, 3 HR, 9 RBI

A.J. Ewing headshot
A.J. Ewing

9 H, 3 HR, 5 RBI

Carson Benge headshot
Carson Benge

8 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Christian Scott headshot
Christian Scott

5.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Freddy Peralta headshot
Freddy Peralta

4.2 IP, 6 SO, 1.93 ERA

Sean Manaea headshot
Sean Manaea

7.0 IP, 6 SO, 2.57 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Sean Manaea headshot
Sean Manaea
New York Mets, MLBDB pick
Tyrone Taylor headshot
Tyrone Taylor
New York Mets, MLBDB pick
Juan Soto headshot
Juan Soto
New York Mets, MLBDB pick

Line Score

New York Mets 7, Kansas City Royals 3: KC 7 hits, NYM 10 hits; KC 1 error, NYM 1 error.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Kansas City Royals100100100371
New York Mets01005010x7101

Box Score

Batting

Nick Loftin led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits.

Kansas City Royals batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Lane ThomasCF4111011
Bobby Witt Jr.SS4111001
Salvador Perez1B4000000
Starling MarteDH3010010
Josh RojasPH1000010
Nick Loftin3B4120010
Jac CaglianoneRF4011020
Isaac CollinsLF2000100
Tyler Tolbert2B3010000
Luke MaileC2000020
Carter JensenPH/C1000010
Totals32373192

3 players led New York Mets with 2 hits each.

New York Mets batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
A.J. EwingCF/2B5110020
Juan SotoLF2211211
Bo BichetteSS/3B3001000
Carson BengeRF3221100
Francisco AlvarezDH4011020
Jared Young1B4021000
Mark Vientos3B0000000
Tyrone TaylorCF3121001
Francisco LindorSS0000000
Brett Baty2B/3B4110010
Luis TorrensC3000110
Totals317106472

Pitching

Michael Wacha went 4.2 innings for Kansas City Royals (5 SO, 6 ER); Sean Manaea went 7.0 innings for New York Mets (6 SO, 2 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Kansas City Royals
Michael Wacha4.2666351
Lucas Erceg1.1100000
Beck Way1.0211001
Jose Cuas1.0100120
New York Mets
Sean Manaea7.0632162
Huascar Brazobán1.0000020
Devin Williams1.0100010
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • T1

    Home Run Lane Thomas homers (7) on a fly ball to left field. KC 1, NYM 0

  • B2

    Double Jared Young doubles (5) on a fly ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Carson Benge scores. KC 1, NYM 1

  • T4

    Home Run Bobby Witt Jr. homers (13) on a fly ball to left field. KC 2, NYM 1

  • B5

    Home Run Tyrone Taylor homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field. KC 2, NYM 2

  • B5

    Sac Fly Bo Bichette out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Lane Thomas. Brett Baty scores. KC 2, NYM 3

  • B5

    Single Carson Benge singles on a fly ball to center fielder Lane Thomas. A.J. Ewing scores. Juan Soto scores. Carson Benge to 3rd. Throwing error by center fielder Lane Thomas. KC 2, NYM 5

  • B5

    Single Francisco Alvarez singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Carson Benge scores. KC 2, NYM 6

  • T7

    Double Jac Caglianone doubles (15) on a line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. Nick Loftin scores. KC 3, NYM 6

  • B7

    Home Run Juan Soto homers (21) on a fly ball to right center field. KC 3, NYM 7

Play-by-Play

All 72 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Groundout Jac Caglianone grounds out, second baseman Brett Baty to first baseman Jared Young. KC 3, NYM 7

  • T9

    Single Nick Loftin singles on a ground ball to left fielder Juan Soto. KC 3, NYM 7

  • T9

    Strikeout Josh Rojas called out on strikes. KC 3, NYM 7

  • T9

    Groundout Salvador Perez grounds out, first baseman Jared Young to pitcher Devin Williams. KC 3, NYM 7

  • B8

    Strikeout A.J. Ewing strikes out swinging. KC 3, NYM 7

  • B8

    Walk Luis Torrens walks. KC 3, NYM 7

  • B8

    Strikeout Brett Baty strikes out swinging. KC 3, NYM 7

  • B8

    Double Tyrone Taylor doubles (5) on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. KC 3, NYM 7

  • B8

    Groundout Jared Young grounds out to pitcher Jose Cuas. KC 3, NYM 7

  • T8

    Flyout Bobby Witt Jr. flies out to left fielder Juan Soto. KC 3, NYM 7

  • T8

    Strikeout Lane Thomas strikes out swinging. KC 3, NYM 7

  • T8

    Strikeout Carter Jensen strikes out swinging. KC 3, NYM 7

  • B7

    Grounded Into DP Francisco Alvarez grounds into a double play, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to second baseman Tyler Tolbert to first baseman Salvador Perez. Carson Benge out at 2nd. Francisco Alvarez out at 1st. KC 3, NYM 7

  • B7

    Single Carson Benge singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. KC 3, NYM 7

  • B7

    Flyout Bo Bichette flies out to right fielder Jac Caglianone. KC 3, NYM 7

  • B7

    Home Run Juan Soto homers (21) on a fly ball to right center field. KC 3, NYM 7

  • T7

    Bunt Groundout Tyler Tolbert bunt grounds out softly, catcher Luis Torrens to first baseman Jared Young. KC 3, NYM 6

  • T7

    Walk Isaac Collins walks. KC 3, NYM 6

  • T7

    Double Jac Caglianone doubles (15) on a line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. Nick Loftin scores. KC 3, NYM 6

  • T7

    Single Nick Loftin singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Juan Soto. Nick Loftin to 2nd. Nick Loftin advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by left fielder Juan Soto. KC 2, NYM 6

  • T7

    Strikeout Starling Marte strikes out swinging. KC 2, NYM 6

  • T7

    Lineout Salvador Perez lines out sharply to right fielder Carson Benge. KC 2, NYM 6

  • B6

    Groundout A.J. Ewing grounds out, second baseman Tyler Tolbert to first baseman Salvador Perez. KC 2, NYM 6

  • B6

    Groundout Luis Torrens grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Salvador Perez. KC 2, NYM 6

  • B6

    Groundout Brett Baty grounds out, second baseman Tyler Tolbert to first baseman Salvador Perez. KC 2, NYM 6

  • T6

    Flyout Bobby Witt Jr. flies out to center fielder Tyrone Taylor. KC 2, NYM 6

  • T6

    Flyout Lane Thomas flies out to right fielder Carson Benge. KC 2, NYM 6

  • T6

    Strikeout Luke Maile called out on strikes. KC 2, NYM 6

  • B5

    Groundout Tyrone Taylor grounds out, third baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Salvador Perez. KC 2, NYM 6

  • B5

    Double Jared Young doubles (6) on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Francisco Alvarez to 3rd. KC 2, NYM 6

  • B5

    Single Francisco Alvarez singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Carson Benge scores. KC 2, NYM 6

  • B5

    Single Carson Benge singles on a fly ball to center fielder Lane Thomas. A.J. Ewing scores. Juan Soto scores. Carson Benge to 3rd. Throwing error by center fielder Lane Thomas. KC 2, NYM 5

  • B5

    Sac Fly Bo Bichette out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Lane Thomas. Brett Baty scores. KC 2, NYM 3

  • B5

    Walk Juan Soto walks. A.J. Ewing to 2nd. KC 2, NYM 2

  • B5

    Single A.J. Ewing singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Brett Baty to 3rd. KC 2, NYM 2

  • B5

    Lineout Luis Torrens lines out to right fielder Jac Caglianone. KC 2, NYM 2

  • B5

    Single Brett Baty singles on a ground ball to center fielder Lane Thomas. KC 2, NYM 2

  • B5

    Home Run Tyrone Taylor homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field. KC 2, NYM 2

  • T5

    Pickoff 1B Mets challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: pitcher Sean Manaea picks off Tyler Tolbert at 1st on throw to first baseman Jared Young. KC 2, NYM 1

  • T5

    Single Tyler Tolbert singles on a ground ball to second baseman A.J. Ewing. KC 2, NYM 1

  • T5

    Groundout Isaac Collins grounds out, pitcher Sean Manaea to first baseman Jared Young. KC 2, NYM 1

  • T5

    Strikeout Jac Caglianone strikes out swinging. KC 2, NYM 1

  • B4

    Lineout Jared Young lines out to right fielder Jac Caglianone. KC 2, NYM 1

  • B4

    Strikeout Francisco Alvarez strikes out swinging. KC 2, NYM 1

  • B4

    Flyout Carson Benge flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins. KC 2, NYM 1

  • T4

    Flyout Nick Loftin flies out to center fielder Tyrone Taylor. KC 2, NYM 1

  • T4

    Groundout Starling Marte grounds out, third baseman Brett Baty to first baseman Jared Young. KC 2, NYM 1

  • T4

    Flyout Salvador Perez flies out to right fielder Carson Benge. KC 2, NYM 1

  • T4

    Home Run Bobby Witt Jr. homers (13) on a fly ball to left field. KC 2, NYM 1

  • B3

    Grounded Into DP Bo Bichette grounds into a double play, second baseman Tyler Tolbert to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Salvador Perez. Juan Soto out at 2nd. Bo Bichette out at 1st. KC 1, NYM 1

  • B3

    Walk Juan Soto walks. KC 1, NYM 1

  • B3

    Strikeout A.J. Ewing strikes out on a foul tip. KC 1, NYM 1

  • T3

    Lineout Lane Thomas lines out sharply to left fielder Juan Soto. KC 1, NYM 1

  • T3

    Strikeout Luke Maile strikes out swinging. KC 1, NYM 1

  • T3

    Groundout Tyler Tolbert grounds out, shortstop Bo Bichette to first baseman Jared Young. KC 1, NYM 1

  • B2

    Strikeout Luis Torrens called out on strikes. KC 1, NYM 1

  • B2

    Flyout Brett Baty flies out to center fielder Lane Thomas. KC 1, NYM 1

  • B2

    Hit By Pitch Mark Vientos hit by pitch. KC 1, NYM 1

  • B2

    Double Jared Young doubles (5) on a fly ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Carson Benge scores. KC 1, NYM 1

  • B2

    Strikeout Francisco Alvarez strikes out swinging. Carson Benge steals (13) 2nd base. KC 1, NYM 0

  • B2

    Walk Carson Benge walks. KC 1, NYM 0

  • T2

    Groundout Isaac Collins grounds out softly, pitcher Sean Manaea to first baseman Jared Young. KC 1, NYM 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Jac Caglianone strikes out swinging. KC 1, NYM 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Nick Loftin strikes out swinging. KC 1, NYM 0

  • B1

    Groundout Bo Bichette grounds out, first baseman Salvador Perez to pitcher Michael Wacha. KC 1, NYM 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Juan Soto called out on strikes. KC 1, NYM 0

  • B1

    Flyout A.J. Ewing flies out to center fielder Lane Thomas. KC 1, NYM 0

  • T1

    Caught Stealing 2B Starling Marte caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Luis Torrens to second baseman Brett Baty. KC 1, NYM 0

  • T1

    Single Starling Marte singles on a ground ball to first baseman Jared Young. KC 1, NYM 0

  • T1

    Flyout Salvador Perez flies out to second baseman Brett Baty. KC 1, NYM 0

  • T1

    Groundout Bobby Witt Jr. grounds out, second baseman Brett Baty to first baseman Jared Young. KC 1, NYM 0

  • T1

    Home Run Lane Thomas homers (7) on a fly ball to left field. KC 1, NYM 0