The Kansas City Royals beat the Seattle Mariners 5-0 on May 23, 2026 at Kauffman Stadium.
Final · Kauffman Stadium
Top performers
- Luke Raley went 3-for-3 for the Mariners.
- George Kirby pitched 6.0 innings for the Mariners, allowing 3 earned runs with 3 strikeouts.
- Carter Jensen went 1-for-2 with 2 RBI for the Royals.
- Stephen Kolek pitched 9.0 innings for the Royals, allowing 0 earned runs with 2 strikeouts.
Seattle Mariners box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.P. Crawford | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julio Rodriguez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Randy Arozarena | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Naylor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Raley | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jhonny Pereda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic Canzone | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Colt Emerson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cole Young | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Kirby | 6.0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Alex Hoppe | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Davila | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 8.0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Witt Jr. | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Maikel Garcia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Massey | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jac Caglianone | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Salvador Perez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Isbel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Collins | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Carter Jensen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 32 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
Before and after
- Mariners · 2026 season · Previous May 22, 2026: SEA 2, KC 0 · Next May 24, 2026: SEA 6, KC 8
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