Sunday, May 3, 2026 · T-Mobile Park · Final

Kansas City Royals logo Kansas City Royals

46-64 · L10 7-3

4–1
Seattle Mariners logo Seattle Mariners

53-57 · L10 6-4

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
KC 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 8 0
SEA 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
WP Kris Bubic (3-2) LP Luis Castillo (3-9) SV Daniel Lynch (1)

Stars of the game

Kris Bubic Daniel Lynch Isaac Collins

Season matchup

SEA leads 14 of 19 categories

KC Metric SEA
Offense
4.17 24th Runs scored per game 4.00 28th
.710 19th Team On-Base Plus Slugging .688 27th
111 24th Team Home Runs 129 13th
.246 11th Team Batting Average .230 28th
12.5 15th Total position-player WAR 10.3 23rd
Pitching
5.03 27th Runs allowed per game 3.97 5th
4.80 28th Team Earned Run Average 3.74 9th
1.42 28th Team Walks + Hits per Inning 1.19 5th
820 28th Team Strikeouts 937 11th
5.1 26th Rotation WAR 11.0 8th
-1.7 29th Bullpen WAR 3.8 12th
Roster
8.2 11th Combined WAR of the club's three best position players 6.8 21st
16.7% 17th Share of plate appearances given to sub-replacement hitters 11.7% 10th
65.6% 14th Share of position-player WAR from the top three 66.0% 13th
28.5 16th Plate-appearance-weighted batting age 28.9 12th
Results
.418 27th Winning percentage .482 21st
-94 28th Run differential 3 13th
.416 28th Pythagorean winning percentage .503 13th
.455 22nd Winning percentage in one-run games .469 19th
.491 19th Home winning percentage .566 9th
.351 28th Road winning percentage .404 24th

2026 regular-season totals, each with the club's league rank. The greener side holds the edge; descriptive metrics (roster age, WAR concentration) have no better direction and are left uncalled.

Kansas City Royals logoKansas City Royals

Batting ABRHHRRBIBBSO AVGOPS
1 Maikel Garcia 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261 .693
2 Bobby Witt SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .279 .800
3 Vinnie Pasquantino 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .232 .663
4 Salvador Perez DH 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .212 .628
Starling Marte DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .625
5 Carter Jensen C 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .235 .725
6 Jac Caglianone RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .254 .768
7 Isaac Collins LF 2 0 2 0 2 1 0 .242 .708
8 Michael Massey 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .266 .727
9 Kyle Isbel CF 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .244 .651
Team 32 4 8 0 4 5 7 .250 .640
2B:
Collins
SB:
Garcia
CS:
Collins
Pitching IPHRERBBSOHRP-S ERAWHIP
Kris Bubic W 7.0 4 1 1 2 7 0 94-63 4.11 1.23
John Schreiber 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 12-6 3.76 1.38
Daniel Lynch SV 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 17-13 2.00 0.93
Team 9.0 4 1 1 3 10 0 123-82 1.00 0.78

Seattle Mariners logoSeattle Mariners

Batting ABRHHRRBIBBSO AVGOPS
1 Rob Refsnyder DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .140 .459
Dominic Canzone DH 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261 .862
2 Julio Rodríguez CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .251 .726
3 Josh Naylor 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .263 .684
4 Randy Arozarena LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283 .827
5 J.P. Crawford SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .212 .675
6 Cole Young 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .261 .728
7 Connor Joe RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .179 .597
8 Jhonny Pereda C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270 .689
9 Leo Rivas 3B 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .131 .434
Team 30 1 4 0 1 3 10 .133 .345
GIDP:
Arozarena
Pitching IPHRERBBSOHRP-S ERAWHIP
Luis Castillo L 6.0 6 4 4 2 5 0 101-62 5.06 1.39
Alex Hoppe 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18-12 5.79 1.36
Cole Wilcox 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 20-11 3.16 1.56
Nick Davila 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 16-9 3.57 1.19
Team 9.0 8 4 4 5 7 0 155-94 4.00 1.44
Win% = SEA win prob.
Bot 9th · SEA batting
4–1

Strikeout. Cole Young strikes out swinging, catcher Carter Jensen to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.

0%
4–1

Groundout. J.P. Crawford grounds out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.

1%
4–1

Strikeout. Randy Arozarena called out on strikes.

2%
Top 9th · KC batting
4–1

Single. Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Julio Rodríguez. Kyle Isbel out at home on the throw, center fielder Julio Rodríguez to second baseman Cole Young to catcher Jhonny Pereda.

4%
4–1

Strikeout. Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out swinging.

4%
4–1

Flyout. Maikel Garcia flies out to center fielder Julio Rodríguez.

3%
4–1

Walk. Kyle Isbel walks.

3%
Bot 8th · SEA batting
4–1

Strikeout. Josh Naylor strikes out swinging.

3%
4–1

Forceout. Julio Rodríguez grounds into a force out, second baseman Michael Massey to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Dominic Canzone out at 2nd. Julio Rodríguez to 1st.

6%
4–1

Walk. Dominic Canzone walks.

9%
4–1

Groundout. Leo Rivas grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.

6%
Top 8th · KC batting
4–1

Double Play. Michael Massey lines into a double play, shortstop J.P. Crawford to second baseman Cole Young. Jac Caglianone out at 2nd.

9%
4–1

Walk. Isaac Collins walks. Jac Caglianone to 2nd.

5%
4–1

Forceout. Jac Caglianone grounds into a force out, second baseman Cole Young to shortstop J.P. Crawford. Starling Marte to 3rd. Carter Jensen out at 2nd. Jac Caglianone to 1st.

5%
4–1

Walk. Carter Jensen walks. Starling Marte to 2nd.

5%
4–1

Field Error. Salvador Perez reaches on a fielding error by shortstop J.P. Crawford.

6%
Bot 7th · SEA batting
4–1

Groundout. Jhonny Pereda grounds out softly, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.

7%
4–1

Flyout. Connor Joe flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.

8%
4–1

Strikeout. Cole Young strikes out swinging.

10%
Top 7th · KC batting
4–1

Flyout. Vinnie Pasquantino flies out sharply to center fielder Julio Rodríguez.

13%
4–1

Strikeout. Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out swinging.

12%
4–1

Forceout. Maikel Garcia grounds into a force out, shortstop J.P. Crawford to second baseman Cole Young. Kyle Isbel out at 2nd. Maikel Garcia to 1st.

11%
4–1

Single. Kyle Isbel singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Connor Joe.

9%
Bot 6th · SEA batting
4–1

Groundout. J.P. Crawford grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.

11%
4–1

Grounded Into DP. Randy Arozarena grounds into a double play, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Josh Naylor out at 2nd. Randy Arozarena out at 1st.

12% ▼9
4–1

Single. Josh Naylor singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone.

21%
Top 6th · KC batting
4–1

Strikeout. Michael Massey strikes out swinging.

16%
4–1

Double. Isaac Collins doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Julio Rodríguez. Jac Caglianone scores.

14% ▼10
3–1

Walk. Jac Caglianone walks.

24%
3–1

Flyout. Carter Jensen flies out to right fielder Connor Joe.

25%
3–1

Flyout. Salvador Perez flies out to right fielder Connor Joe.

24%
Bot 5th · SEA batting
3–1

Flyout. Julio Rodríguez flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.

22%
3–1

Strikeout. Rob Refsnyder strikes out on a foul tip.

24%
3–1

Flyout. Leo Rivas flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins.

26%
Top 5th · KC batting
3–1

Flyout. Vinnie Pasquantino flies out sharply to center fielder Julio Rodríguez.

29%
3–1

Flyout. Bobby Witt Jr. flies out to center fielder Julio Rodríguez.

27%
3–1

Single. Maikel Garcia singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Julio Rodríguez.

25%
3–1

Pop Out. Kyle Isbel pops out to first baseman Josh Naylor.

27%
Bot 4th · SEA batting
3–1

Strikeout. Jhonny Pereda strikes out swinging, catcher Carter Jensen to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.

25%
3–1

Strikeout. Connor Joe strikes out swinging.

28%
3–1

Single. Cole Young singles on a ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins.

32%
3–1

Groundout. J.P. Crawford grounds out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.

28%
Top 4th · KC batting
3–1

Flyout. Michael Massey flies out to shortstop J.P. Crawford.

31%
3–1

Sac Fly. Royals challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Isaac Collins out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Julio Rodríguez. Salvador Perez scores.

29%
2–1

Forceout. Jac Caglianone grounds into a force out, first baseman Josh Naylor to shortstop J.P. Crawford. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd. Carter Jensen out at 2nd. Jac Caglianone to 1st.

31%
1–1

Walk. Carter Jensen walks. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Vinnie Pasquantino to 3rd. Salvador Perez to 2nd.

31% ▼10
0–1

Hit By Pitch. Salvador Perez hit by pitch. Vinnie Pasquantino to 2nd.

41%
0–1

Single. Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Connor Joe. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd.

47% ▼11
0–1

Single. Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a line drive to center fielder Julio Rodríguez.

58%
Bot 3rd · SEA batting
0–1

Groundout. Randy Arozarena grounds out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.

62%
0–1

Forceout. Josh Naylor grounds into a force out, first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Leo Rivas scores. Julio Rodríguez out at 2nd. Josh Naylor to 1st.

64%
0–0

Single. Julio Rodríguez singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins. Leo Rivas to 3rd.

63%
0–0

Strikeout. Rob Refsnyder called out on strikes.

56%
0–0

Walk. Leo Rivas walks.

60%
Top 3rd · KC batting
0–0

Flyout. Maikel Garcia flies out sharply to center fielder Julio Rodríguez.

56%
0–0

Single. Kyle Isbel singles on a fly ball to left fielder Randy Arozarena.

53%
0–0

Strikeout. Michael Massey strikes out swinging.

50%
0–0

Single. Isaac Collins singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Connor Joe.

46%
Bot 2nd · SEA batting
0–0

Flyout. Jhonny Pereda flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.

50%
0–0

Walk. Connor Joe walks. J.P. Crawford to 2nd.

55%
0–0

Strikeout. Cole Young strikes out on a foul tip.

52%
0–0

Single. J.P. Crawford singles on a soft bunt ground ball to second baseman Michael Massey.

55%
0–0

Lineout. Randy Arozarena lines out sharply to right fielder Jac Caglianone.

53%
Top 2nd · KC batting
0–0

Flyout. Jac Caglianone flies out to center fielder Julio Rodríguez.

55%
0–0

Strikeout. Carter Jensen strikes out swinging.

54%
0–0

Lineout. Salvador Perez lines out sharply to left fielder Randy Arozarena.

52%
Bot 1st · SEA batting
0–0

Groundout. Josh Naylor grounds out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.

50%
0–0

Strikeout. Julio Rodríguez strikes out swinging.

51%
0–0

Pop Out. Rob Refsnyder pops out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino in foul territory.

53%
Top 1st · KC batting
0–0

Strikeout. Vinnie Pasquantino strikes out on a foul tip.

55%
0–0

Strikeout. Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out swinging.

54%
0–0

Groundout. Maikel Garcia grounds out sharply, second baseman Cole Young to first baseman Josh Naylor.

52%