Baltimore Orioles @ Kansas City Royals
Orioles Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
T. WardLF |
C. MayoPR-1B |
B. Alexander3B-RF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .196 | .282 | .464 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .293 | .394 | .457 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .211 | .292 | .281 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .198 | .317 | .326 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .148 | .258 | .185 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .167 | .275 | .317 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .296 | .311 | .535 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .255 | .188 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .286 | .444 | .429 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .341 | .453 | .545 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .192 | .250 | .212 |
| 39 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 14 |
a-struck out swinging for Cowser in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BWard (12, Lugo)
- HRTaveras (2, 12th inning off Lange 3 on, 0 Out)
- RBITaveras 4 (13), Basallo 2 (6), Beavers (7)
- 2Out RBIBasallo; Beavers.
- GIDPJackson
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP4-13 (Ward 0-1, Beavers 1-2, Basallo 2-2, Henderson 0-1, Alexander 0-1, Jackson 0-2, Wilson 0-1, Alonso 0-1, Taveras 1-2)
- Baserunning
- Picked OffHenderson (1st base, Erceg), Henderson (1st base, Lugo)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Jackson-Henderson-Alonso)
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
S. PerezDH |
L. ThomasPR-RF |
K. IsbelCF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .272 | .333 | .402 |
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .287 | .370 | .356 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .149 | .240 | .253 |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .176 | .220 | .306 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .238 | .310 | .492 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .195 | .340 | .220 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .154 | .185 | .231 |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .364 | .500 | .545 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .269 | .347 | .403 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .750 |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .196 | .286 | .268 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .241 | .305 | .370 |
| 46 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
a-singled to center for Massey in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BLoftin (2, Foster)
- HRCaglianone (1, 2nd inning off Bradish 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIWitt Jr. (9), Loftin 3 (3), Caglianone (2)
- 2Out RBIWitt Jr.
- SHIsbel
- GIDPJensen
- Team LOB16
- Team RISP5-21 (Díaz 0-1, Caglianone 0-3, Jensen 1-2, Garcia 0-2, Loftin 1-1, Massey 0-1, Pasquantino 0-1, Collins 0-4, Witt Jr. 1-2, Isbel 0-2, Perez 2-2)
- Baserunning
- CSGarcia (2, 2nd base by Bradish/Basallo)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Witt Jr.-Massey-Pasquantino)
Orioles Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
A. Nunez(W, 1-0) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 104-63 | 4.68 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16-10 | 0.00 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-8 | 2.89 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17-11 | 1.23 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-7 | 1.93 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25-15 | 1.59 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20-13 | 9.82 |
| 12.0 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 211-127 |
- Pitching
- WPBradish
- HBPJensen (by Wolfram)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedCano 2/3; Helsley 2/3; Garcia 3/4; Wolfram 0/4; Bradish 14/27; Foster 4/6; Nunez 3/7
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesCano-4-1-3-3; Helsley-1-3-2-1; Garcia-2-3-3-2; Wolfram-2-2-2-2; Bradish-17-15-14-17; Foster-3-2-4-4; Nunez-4-3-3-5
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsCano 3-0; Helsley 1-0; Garcia 0-2; Wolfram 1-0; Bradish 3-4; Foster 1-1; Nunez 2-2
- Game ScoresK Bradish 48
Royals Pitching
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedStrahm 2/3; Lugo 17/24; Erceg 4/6; Schreiber 2/3; Lange 4/7; Lynch IV 4/4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesStrahm-5-3-6-0; Lugo-19-11-16-13; Erceg-4-2-8-3; Schreiber-2-0-1-3; Lange-5-2-8-4; Lynch IV-0-6-1-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsLugo 4-8; Erceg 2-0; Schreiber 2-0; Lange 0-1; Lynch IV 1-1
- Game ScoresS Lugo 78
Scoring Summary
Inning | BAL | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Caglianone homered to center (437 feet). | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9th | Basallo singled to center, Beavers scored, Alonso to third. | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11th | Beavers singled to right, Alexander scored. | 2 | 1 | ||
| 11th | Witt Jr. singled to left, Collins scored. | 2 | 2 | ||
| 12th | Basallo singled to left, Mayo scored. | 3 | 2 | ||
| 12th | Taveras homered to center (419 feet), Basallo scored, Jackson scored and Wilson scored. | 7 | 2 | ||
| 12th | Loftin doubled to left, Pasquantino scored, Thomas scored and Perez scored. | 7 | 5 | ||
BAL @ KC Videos
Leody Taveras crushes a massive grand slam for Orioles in the 12th
Bobby Witt Jr. ties it for the Royals in extras
Samuel Basallo's RBI single ties it for the Orioles in the 9th
BAL leads 1-0
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
5:10 AM, 21 April 2026
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 13,589
Game Time:3:50
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Quinn Wolcott
- First Base Umpire - Brock Ballou
- Second Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson
- Third Base Umpire - Paul Clemons
2026 American League East Standings
2026 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 13 | 11 | .542 | - | L1 |
| Detroit | 12 | 11 | .522 | 0.5 | L1 |
| Minnesota | 11 | 11 | .500 | 1 | L4 |
| Chicago | 8 | 14 | .364 | 4 | W1 |
| Kansas City | 7 | 16 | .304 | 5.5 | L8 |

