KC 16, NYM 12 | Jul 7, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Tuesday, July 7, 2026•Citi Field•69°F, Cloudy

Royals

NYM

Mets

Final

WIN

Beck Way

LOSS

Matt Seelinger

The Royals defeated the Mets 16-12.

★Tyler Tolbert5-for-6, 2 RBI

★Nick Loftin3-for-5, 2 RBI

★Lane Thomas3-for-4, 4 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Nick Loftin homers (4) on a fly ball to left center field. Salvador Perez scores.

Weather: 69°F, CloudyWind: 3 mph, In From LFFirst pitch: 11:10 PM UTCT: 3:30Att: 32,734Venue: Citi Field

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91.5%C

18 missed calls

+26.3% KC

+0.71 runs KC

Win Probability

NYM WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	0	2	0	2	5	0	7	0	0	16	19	3
NYM	3	2	0	4	0	0	2

Game 823607 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Carter JensenC	5	0	1	1	2	2	.247/.312/.438	104	.320	.295
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	6	1	1	2	1	1	.290/.362/.462	111.7	.411	.374
Lane ThomasCF	4	1	3	4	2	1	.232/.341/.379	108.3	.546	.621
Salvador PerezDH	5	1	2	2	1	2	.211/.254/.350	106.4	.604	.661
Jac Caglianone1B	6	1	1	0	0	3	.258/.322/.455	115	.364	.460
Nick Loftin3B	5	2	3	2	0	1	.247/.342/.420	99.6	.423	.474
Isaac CollinsLF	3	2	1	1	3	0	.239/.348/.351	91.3	.109	.099
Michael Massey2B	4	4	2	2	2	1	.262/.300/.430	103.1	.619	.748
Tyler TolbertRF	6	4	5	2	0	0	.396/.434/.542	103.5	.292	.326
Bench
Seth LugoP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Daniel Lynch IVP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	44	16	19	16	11	11	-	-	-	-

HR:Tolbert (2nd off Senga, 1 on, 2 out); Loftin (7th off Seelinger, 1 on, 1 out)

2B:Collins; Perez; Loftin 2; Massey; Thomas 2; Caglianone

TB:33

RBI:Jensen; Tolbert 2; Collins; Perez 2; Loftin 2; Massey 2; Thomas 4; Jr. 2

SB:Tolbert

CS:Jr.

Team LOB:13

New York Mets

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
A.J. EwingCF	4	4	4	3	1	0	.276/.359/.431	105.2	.371

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Seth Lugo	4.1	9	9	6	2	4	2	94-59	86.5	4.56
Daniel Lynch IV	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	18-10	91.8	2.41
John Schreiber	0.2	2	2	2	1	0	0	24-14	89.2	3.53
Beck WayW	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	10-6	91.5	3.06
Matt Strahm	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	24-14	86.8	5.46
Lucas Erceg	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5-4	95.6	5.19
Totals	9.0	13	12	9	5	4	2	175-107	-	-

WP:Way; Strahm

Inherited runners-scored:IV 1-0; Schreiber 1-0; Way 2-1

Pitches-strikes:Lugo 94-59; IV 18-10; Schreiber 24-14; Way 10-6; Strahm 24-14; Erceg 5-4

Groundouts-flyouts:Lugo 5-4; IV 0-4; Schreiber 1-1; Way 1-1; Strahm 0-3; Erceg 2-1

New York Mets

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Cionel Pérez	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	14-9	92.4	5.35

Bot 1 • NYM

0-3

Carson Benge singles on a ground ball to pitcher Seth Lugo. A.J. Ewing scores. Bo Bichette scores. Carson Benge scores. Throwing error by pitcher Seth Lugo. Throwing error by first baseman Jac Caglianone. Throwing error by third baseman Nick Loftin.

Top 2 • KC

2-3

Tyler Tolbert homers (2) on a line drive to left field. Michael Massey scores.

EV: 99.0 mph💣 377 ftLA: 26°

Bot 2 • NYM

2-5

A.J. Ewing homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. Luis Torrens scores.

EV: 105.2 mph💣 402 ftLA: 33°

Top 4 • KC

4-5

Lane Thomas doubles (12) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Juan Soto. Michael Massey scores. Tyler Tolbert scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd.

EV: 108.3 mph368 ftLA: 17°

Bot 4 • NYM

4-6

A.J. Ewing singles on a ground ball to center fielder Lane Thomas. Brett Baty scores. Luis Torrens to 3rd.

EV: 92.1 mph20 ftLA: -5°

4-9

Juan Soto homers (20) on a fly ball to center field. Luis Torrens scores. A.J. Ewing scores.

EV: 111.5 mph💣 415 ftLA: 23°

Top 5 • KC

9-9

Salvador Perez singles on a fly ball to center fielder A.J. Ewing. Tyler Tolbert scores. Lane Thomas to 3rd.

EV: 72.1 mph228 ftLA: 25°

8-9

Bobby Witt Jr. grounds into a force out, shortstop Francisco Lindor to second baseman Brett Baty. Michael Massey scores. Tyler Tolbert to 3rd. Carter Jensen out at 2nd. Bobby Witt Jr. to 1st.

EV: 111.7 mph65 ftLA: 1°

7-9

Michael Massey doubles (15) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. Nick Loftin scores. Isaac Collins scores.

EV: 103.1 mph246 ftLA: 16°

5-9

Isaac Collins doubles (16) on a fly ball to left fielder Juan Soto. Jac Caglianone scores. Nick Loftin to 3rd.

EV: 87.4 mph306 ftLA: 29°

Top 7 • KC

16-9

Lane Thomas doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Juan Soto. Tyler Tolbert scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

EV: 107.1 mph363 ftLA: 17°

14-9

Bobby Witt Jr. grounds into a force out, shortstop Francisco Lindor to second baseman Brett Baty. Michael Massey scores. Tyler Tolbert to 3rd. Carter Jensen out at 2nd. Bobby Witt Jr. to 1st.

EV: 83.3 mph27 ftLA: -1°

13-9

Carter Jensen walks. Isaac Collins scores. Michael Massey to 3rd. Tyler Tolbert to 2nd.

12-9

Nick Loftin homers (4) on a fly ball to left center field. Salvador Perez scores.

EV: 99.2 mph💣 387 ftLA: 33°

10-9

Salvador Perez doubles (13) on a fly ball to center fielder A.J. Ewing. Lane Thomas scores.

EV: 96.4 mph379 ftLA: 27°

Bot 7 • NYM

16-10

Jorge Polanco doubles (4) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Tyler Tolbert. Carson Benge scores.

EV: 102.1 mph356 ftLA: 18°

16-11

Brett Baty out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Lane Thomas. Jorge Polanco scores.

EV: 107.2 mph379 ftLA: 36°

Bot 8 • NYM

16-12

Carson Benge singles on a line drive to right fielder Tyler Tolbert. A.J. Ewing scores. Francisco Lindor to 3rd.

EV: 94.8 mph196 ftLA: 13°

HBP:Loftin (by Warren)

Inherited runners-scored:Brazobán 3-2

Pitches-strikes:Pérez 14-9; Senga 61-31; Warren 26-16; Brazobán 37-22; Seelinger 52-31; Minter 13-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Pérez 0-2; Senga 1-3; Warren 0-0; Brazobán 2-1; Seelinger 2-2; Minter 0-1

Bench
Cionel PérezP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Kodai SengaP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Austin WarrenP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Huascar BrazobánP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Matt SeelingerP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
A.J. MinterP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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