MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT NEW YORK METS
07/07/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT NEW YORK METS
GAME ID: 1946 - TUESDAY, JULY 7TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (40-51) 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 6 14 0
New York Mets (41-51) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0
6-1 Win for Kansas City Over New York
Eager fans turned out for a matchup between the Kansas City Royals and New York Mets.

The Kansas City Royals beat the New York Mets, 6-1, at Citi Field. Wilfi Payan, in particular, was impressive. He was 2 for 4 with a home run, while scoring 2 and driving in 2. Kansas City is 40-51 and New York, with the loss, 41-51.

Kansas City took a 5-1 lead on Payan's 6th home run of the season. The 2-run home run, which he hit off Braden Shipley in the top of the sixth, propelled Kansas City to the win.

"Solid game, solid win tonight," said a smiling Payan.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Wall 3B 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 .289 4 30
D. Moon DH 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .269 9 37
H. Masson LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 .300 5 39
D. García RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .268 20 58
G. Lópes 1B 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 .270 3 20
R. La Arena CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .323 7 35
L. Bejaran 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .248 0 17
W. Payan C 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .247 6 24
I. Rodriguez SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .188 1 15
Totals 41 6 14 6 0 8 13      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Masson (28, 1st Inning off B. Shipley, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Moon (8, 2nd Inning off B. Shipley, 2 on, 2 outs) , R. La Arena (11, 6th Inning off B. Shipley, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Bejaran (8, 7th Inning off E. Castillo, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. Payan (6, 6th Inning off B. Shipley, 1 on, 1 out) , G. Lópes (3, 7th Inning off E. Castillo, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Wall 3 , D. Moon 3 , H. Masson 3 , G. Lópes 5 , R. La Arena 2 , L. Bejaran 2 , W. Payan 5 , I. Rodriguez
2-out RBI: D. Moon , G. Lópes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , H. Masson 2 , W. Payan
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Wilson RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .234 1 10
K. Andrychowski CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .219 6 32
H. Cabrera 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .224 20 54
J. Hayes LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .276 8 45
S. Robbins 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .274 3 33
W. Cook 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .200 0 1
A. Hall DH 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 .214 9 34
K. Hernandez SS 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .168 1 8
J. Ellis C 3 0 1 0 1 1 4 .271 11 30
Totals 35 1 8 1 3 8 13      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Robbins (17, 4th Inning off E. Muñóz, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Hernandez (6, 4th Inning off E. Muñóz, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Andrychowski , H. Cabrera , S. Robbins 2 , A. Hall , K. Hernandez 4 , J. Ellis
2-out RBI: A. Hall
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Wilson , S. Robbins , J. Ellis 2
Team LOB: 10
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
E. Muñóz W (1-0) 5.2 7 1 1 2 5 0 26 109 2.90   
M. Long 2.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 8 32 3.61   
S. Ohayashi 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 16 3.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Muñóz 54
Batters Faced: E. Muñóz 26, M. Long 8, S. Ohayashi 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Muñóz 5-7, M. Long 2-2, S. Ohayashi 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. Muñóz 109-68, M. Long 32-21, S. Ohayashi 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Long 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Shipley L (4-9) 5.1 10 5 5 0 5 1 26 91 3.75   
E. Castillo 2.2 4 1 1 0 3 1 12 45 4.89   
J. Allen 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 1.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Shipley 33
Batters Faced: B. Shipley 26, E. Castillo 12, J. Allen 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Shipley 9-2, E. Castillo 3-2, J. Allen 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Shipley 91-63, E. Castillo 45-32, J. Allen 13-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Wilfi Payan
Ballpark: Citi Field
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 21204
Tuesday, July 7th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.3 Build 68