Saturday, May 2, 2026
Kansas City Royals at Seattle Mariners
KC
Kansas City Royals
12-20 · W1
SEA
Seattle Mariners
16-17 · L1
Kansas City Royals beat Seattle Mariners 3-2 at T-Mobile Park. Matt Strahm earned the win; Cooper Criswell took the loss. Lucas Erceg recorded the save.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| SEA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
Josh Naylor singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Julio Rodríguez scores.
Maikel Garcia doubles (9) on a line drive to left fielder Randy Arozarena. Kyle Isbel scores.
Josh Naylor strikes out swinging.
Jac Caglianone singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Julio Rodríguez. Lane Thomas scores. Jac Caglianone to 3rd. Jac Caglianone advances to 3rd, on a fielding error by center fielder Julio Rodríguez.
Maikel Garcia out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Julio Rodríguez. Michael Massey scores.
Key Performers
Maikel Garcia
KC
1-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI
Jac Caglianone
KC
2-4, 1 RBI
Josh Naylor
SEA
1-4, 1 RBI
Julio Rodríguez
SEA
2-4, 1 2B, 1 R
Batting
| KC | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jensen C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Isaac Collins LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Salvador Perez DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Michael Massey 2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Maikel Garcia 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Lane Thomas DH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jac Caglianone RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 37 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| SEA | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Naylor 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Cole Young 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Randy Arozarena LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| J.P. Crawford SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Dominic Canzone DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Connor Joe RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Rob Refsnyder DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Mitch Garver C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Leo Rivas 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Julio Rodríguez CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Luke Raley RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 35 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
Pitching
| KC | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugo, S | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 103-66 | 2.68 |
| Avila | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23-17 | 7.00 |
| Strahm (W, 1-0) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-8 | 3.55 |
| Erceg (S, 9) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17-10 | 3.77 |
| Totals | 10.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| SEA | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hancock | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 103-74 | 2.59 |
| Bazardo (H, 4) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12-9 | 1.20 |
| Muñoz, A (BS, 2) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10-8 | 5.54 |
| Criswell, C (L, 1-1) | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14-9 | 2.35 |
| Totals | 10.0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 |