Kansas City Royals
February 21, 2026
Final
SD
3
KC
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 0 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
W
Miguel Mendez
L
Ben Kudrna
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Johnson CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 1.000 |
| Samad Taylor CF | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.600 |
| Ramón Laureano LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 1.500 |
| Jase Bowen LF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .762 |
| Miguel Andujar DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 |
| Will Wagner DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .500 |
| Ethan Salas DH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| Gavin Sheets 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .500 |
| Jose Miranda 1B | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .833 | 2.524 |
| Freddy Fermin C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | 1.000 |
| Anthony Vilar C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .000 | .000 |
| Carlos Rodríguez RF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | 1.334 |
| Nick Schnell RF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 |
| Mason McCoy SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 2.000 |
| Francisco Acuna SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .650 |
| Clay Dungan 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .200 |
| Marcos Castañon 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.000 |
| Pablo Reyes 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .200 | .400 |
| Nick Solak 2B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.850 |
BATTING
2B: Johnson, B (1, Bergert); Laureano (1, Black); Fermin (1, Kudrna); Taylor, S (1, Heasley); Miranda (2, Heasley).
3B: McCoy (1, Black).
HR: Solak (1, 8th inning off Heasley, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Acuna; Bowen; Castañon; Fermin 2; Johnson, B 2; Laureano 2; McCoy 3; Miranda 4; Reyes, P; Rodríguez, C 2; Salas; Solak 5; Taylor, S 3.
RBI: Fermin (1); McCoy (1); Miranda 4 (6); Rodríguez, C (1); Salas (1); Solak (1); Taylor, S (1).
2-out RBI: Salas; Miranda 4.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Reyes, P; Johnson, B 2; Vilar 3; Sheets; Fermin.
SF: Taylor, S.
Team RISP: 7-for-23.
Team LOB: 13.
BASERUNNING
SB: Bowen (1, 3rd base off Kudrna/Tresh); Acuna (1, 2nd base off Colleran/Marrero, E).
PO: Acuna (2nd base by Marrero, E).
| PITCHING | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Waldron | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ron Marinaccio | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Miguel Mendez | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13.50 |
| Alek Jacob | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ryan Och | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Bradgley Rodriguez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Francis Peña | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ethan Routzahn | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
PITCHING
WP: Kudrna.
HBP: India (by Jacob).
ABS Challenge: Fermin (Ball-Overturned to Strike); Tresh (Ball-Overturned to Strike); Rayo, O (Ball-Overturned to Strike).
Pitches-strikes: Waldron 24-16; Marinaccio 14-8; Mendez 33-16; Jacob 16-9; Och 19-13; Rodriguez, B 13-7; Peña 12-8; Routzahn 6-6; Bergert 12-7; Black 36-23; Morgan 26-17; Kudrna 37-21; Pérez, A 3-3; Colleran 18-11; Heasley 15-10; Rayo, O 29-19; Champlain 1-1.
Groundouts-flyouts: Waldron 2-0; Marinaccio 0-0; Mendez 1-0; Jacob 0-0; Och 1-2; Rodriguez, B 1-1; Peña 0-1; Routzahn 0-0; Bergert 3-0; Black 2-1; Morgan 0-1; Kudrna 2-1; Pérez, A 0-0; Colleran 0-0; Heasley 2-1; Rayo, O 0-1; Champlain 0-0.
Batters faced: Waldron 7; Marinaccio 3; Mendez 7; Jacob 4; Och 6; Rodriguez, B 4; Peña 3; Routzahn 3; Bergert 5; Black 8; Morgan 6; Kudrna 12; Pérez, A 1; Colleran 3; Heasley 6; Rayo, O 8; Champlain 1.
Inherited runners-scored: Jacob 3-2; Pérez, A 2-0; Champlain 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Todd Tichenor. 1B: Dillon Wilson. 2B: Brock Ballou. 3B: Louie Krupa.
Weather: 66 degrees, Sunny.
Wind: 8 mph, In From CF.
First pitch: 1:04 PM.
T: 2:50.
Att: 6,431.
Venue: Surprise Stadium.