Kansas City Royals
April 9, 2026
Final
CWS
5-8
0
KC
5-8
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
W
Anthony Kay
L
Seth Lugo
SV
Seranthony Domínguez
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Meidroth 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .244 | .711 |
| Munetaka Murakami 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .195 | .834 |
| Miguel Vargas 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .209 | .735 |
| Colson Montgomery SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .686 |
| Andrew Benintendi DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .176 | .457 |
| Dustin Harris LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .889 |
| Derek Hill LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .582 |
| Edgar Quero C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .194 | .459 |
| Luisangel Acuña CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .231 | .493 |
| Tristan Peters RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .242 | .579 |
BATTING
2B: Montgomery, C (2, Lugo, S).
TB: Harris, D; Meidroth; Montgomery, C 2; Quero 2.
RBI: Acuña (2); Montgomery, C (7).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Peters; Harris, D.
SF: Acuña.
GIDP: Acuña; Murakami; Quero.
Team RISP: 0-for-4.
Team LOB: 6.
| PITCHING | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Kay | 5.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2.45 |
| Grant Taylor | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.42 |
| Jordan Leasure | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.70 |
| Seranthony Domínguez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.86 |
PITCHING
Balk: Kay.
HBP: Perez, S (by Kay); Caglianone (by Kay).
ABS Challenge: Vargas, M (Strike-Confirmed); Quero (Ball-Overturned to Strike); Murakami (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Perez, S (Ball-Overturned to Strike); Domínguez (Ball-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes: Kay 100-63; Taylor, G 22-17; Leasure 18-9; Domínguez 15-8; Lugo, S 92-55; Schreiber 11-9; Morgan 27-18.
Groundouts-flyouts: Kay 3-3; Taylor, G 1-1; Leasure 1-0; Domínguez 0-1; Lugo, S 9-3; Schreiber 1-2; Morgan 1-2.
Batters faced: Kay 24; Taylor, G 6; Leasure 4; Domínguez 4; Lugo, S 24; Schreiber 3; Morgan 8.
Inherited runners-scored: Taylor, G 2-0; Schreiber 2-1.
Umpires: HP: Marvin Hudson. 1B: Tripp Gibson. 2B: Ryan Blakney. 3B: Nick Mahrley.
Weather: 78 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 9 mph, Out To LF.
First pitch: 6:40 PM.
T: 2:35.
Att: 13,001.
Venue: Kauffman Stadium.