Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Baltimore Orioles at Kansas City Royals
BAL
Baltimore Orioles
11-12 · W1
KC
Kansas City Royals
6-17 · L8
Kansas City Royals beat Baltimore Orioles 6-5 at Kauffman Stadium. Lucas Erceg earned the win; Ryan Helsley took the loss.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| KC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
Umpire reviewed (home run), call on the field was upheld: Coby Mayo homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Jeremiah Jackson scores. Weston Wilson scores.
Michael Massey out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Blaze Alexander. Carter Jensen scores.
Maikel Garcia singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Leody Taveras. Kyle Isbel scores.
Vinnie Pasquantino out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Taylor Ward. Maikel Garcia scores.
Bobby Witt Jr. out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Blaze Alexander. Kyle Isbel scores.
Adley Rutschman homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Gunnar Henderson scores.
Michael Massey homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.
Wild pitch by pitcher Ryan Helsley. Maikel Garcia scores.
Key Performers
Coby Mayo
BAL
1-3, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R
Adley Rutschman
BAL
2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
Michael Massey
KC
2-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
Maikel Garcia
KC
1-3, 1 RBI, 2 R
Batting
| BAL | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah Jackson 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Samuel Basallo 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Weston Wilson 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Gunnar Henderson SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Leody Taveras CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Taylor Ward LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Adley Rutschman C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Blaze Alexander RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Pete Alonso DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Colton Cowser RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Coby Mayo 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| KC | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jensen DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Isaac Collins LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Salvador Perez C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Michael Massey 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Maikel Garcia 3B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Jac Caglianone RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 32 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
Pitching
| BAL | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baz | 6.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 98-62 | 5.08 |
| Wolfram | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-8 | 2.70 |
| Garcia, Ri (BS, 1) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18-13 | 0.75 |
| Helsley (L, 0-2) | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22-9 | 2.79 |
| Totals | 8.1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| KC | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubic | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100-66 | 4.08 |
| Mears | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-9 | 3.12 |
| Strahm (BS, 1) | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 31-22 | 5.19 |
| Erceg (W, 1-1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-6 | 5.79 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |