The Kansas City Royals are 69-93 (.426), 16.0 games back in the AL Central, 41-40 at home and 28-53 on the road, with a run differential of -120.
What to knowThree takeaways from the data below: the biggest mismatch, injuries or form, and the game setup.
Form
W1 streak, 2-8 in the last ten; -120 run differential on the season.
Rotation
Most-used starter Michael Wacha: 3.32 ERA over 200.7 innings.
Up next
No games scheduled for now.
Recent formLast ten games, newest first (@ = road), with runs for and against per game.
2-84.9 scored · 7.6 allowed a game
W 3-2
vs CLE
L 5-11
vs CLE
L 9-12
vs CLE
L 1-9
vs CWS
W 5-4
vs CWS
L 11-14
vs CWS
L 3-4
@ PIT
L 5-6
@ PIT
L 5-8
@ PIT
L 2-6
@ HOU
Home 41-40Road 28-53Run diff -120
Next gamesThe next seven games with each side's probable starter, once teams name them.
No games are scheduled for KC right now. They appear here if the club plays on in the postseason.
Scoring by inningRuns a game in each inning, from the stored line scores, shaded against the league's rate for that inning (volt = better than the league by 10%+, orange = worse). Descriptive history, not a forecast.History
KC runs a game
| Row | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last 20scored | .90 | .15 | .50 | .45 | .45 | .10 | .30 | .60 | .50 |
| Last 20allowed | .55 | .65 | .65 | .65 | .60 | .35 | .60 | .50 | .85 |
| Seasonscored | .60 | .35 | .37 | .54 | .44 | .52 | .46 | .52 | .42 |
| Seasonallowed | .65 | .52 | .52 | .51 | .61 | .49 | .53 | .48 | .71 |
| League | .53 | .46 | .50 | .49 | .53 | .51 | .48 | .52 | .45 |
Last 20 games: 20 games · Regular season: 162 games. Volt is better than the league's rate for that inning by 10% or more, orange worse; the league line is the regular-season average per club.
AL CentralThe division by winning percentage, regular season. Seeds 1-3 are division leaders, 4-6 the best of the rest.History
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  CLE2 | 85 | 77 | .525 | - | 8-2 |
  CWS6 | 84 | 78 | .519 | 1.0 | 7-3 |
  MIN | 77 | 85 | .475 | 8.0 | 6-4 |
  DET | 76 | 86 | .469 | 9.0 | 4-6 |
  KC | 69 | 93 | .426 | 16.0 | 2-8 |
Season at a glanceTeam totals from the box scores: runs scored and allowed a game, team OPS and ERA.
Runs / game
4.26
Allowed / game
5.00
Team OPS
.718
Team ERA
4.78
Team leadersAmong the everyday hitters (50+ plate appearances) and the most-used pitchers. Descriptive, season totals.
Most-used starter (ERA)
Michael Wacha3.32
Best reliever (ERA, 10+ apps)
Daniel Lynch IV1.96
Injured listPlayers on the injured list with a regular role this season (100+ plate appearances or 20+ innings). From the official roster status, refreshed several times a day.History
KC4 on the injured list- Luinder AvilaPRight forearm tightness · since Aug 260-day IL
- Stephen KolekPRight flexor strain · since Jul 1960-day IL
- Cole RagansPLeft elbow impingement · since Jun 1760-day IL
and 1 more, none with a regular role this season.
RotationThe five most-used starters this season with his line: starts, innings, ERA, WHIP, strikeouts and walks per nine.
| Starter | GS | IP | ERA | WHIP | K/9 | BB/9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Wacha | 32 | 200.7 | 3.32 | 1.11 | 7.09 | 2.42 |
| Seth Lugo | 32 | 172.3 | 5.17 | 1.47 | 7.00 | 2.82 |
| Noah Cameron | 30 | 177.3 | 4.11 | 1.23 | 8.02 | 2.94 |
| Randy Dobnak | 13 | 74.3 | 3.51 | 1.40 | 5.94 | 3.15 |
| Luinder Avila | 12 | 70.0 | 5.53 | 1.61 | 7.84 | 5.40 |
BullpenThe most-used relievers: ERA, strikeouts per nine, appearances, full days of rest and pitches over the last three days.History
KC
Pen ERA
4.87
K/9
7.8
Fresh arms
8/8
Alex Lange6.75 ERA
9.00 K/9 · 59 app · 60.0 IP
45d rest
—p
Steven Cruz4.32 ERA
9.59 K/9 · 54 app · 56.3 IP
48d rest
—p
Lucas Erceg5.59 ERA
6.34 K/9 · 52 app · 48.3 IP
44d rest
—p
Nate Pearson4.11 ERA
8.02 K/9 · 42 app · 46.0 IP
44d rest
—p
Craig Kimbrel4.50 ERA
7.83 K/9 · 46 app · 46.0 IP
55d rest
—p
Daniel Lynch IV1.96 ERA
6.85 K/9 · 46 app · 46.0 IP
98d rest
—p
Matt Strahm7.31 ERA
7.56 K/9 · 41 app · 35.7 IP
101d rest
—p
Mason Black4.31 ERA
5.46 K/9 · 17 app · 31.3 IP
76d rest
—p
370 relief innings among these arms. Fresh = did not pitch today or yesterday and threw under 40 pitches over the last three days. Counts finished games through today, including earlier games the same day, updated as games end.
Everyday hittersTop hitters by recent playing time: average, OPS, HR, RBI and last-14-day average.History
KC
Everyday hitters
No batting data yet.
RosterEvery hitter and pitcher the club has used this regular season, with the games he played for this club only. Click a heading to sort; the tag marks a player on the injured list now.History
4 on the injured list
| Pos | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Witt Jr. | SS | 143 | 632 | .281 | .359 | .441 | .800 | 18 | 54 | 94 | 45 | 67 | 109 |
| Salvador Perez | C | 152 | 627 | .229 | .274 | .383 | .656 | 21 | 78 | 50 | 1 | 25 | 119 |
| Carter Jensen | PH | 148 | 603 | .239 | .323 | .467 | .790 | 27 | 81 | 80 | 2 | 65 | 170 |
| Jac Caglianone | DH | 143 | 553 | .289 | .340 | .494 | .834 | 23 | 75 | 72 | 7 | 33 | 144 |
| Isaac Collins | LF | 143 | 519 | .213 | .320 | .321 | .641 | 6 | 40 | 47 | 8 | 64 | 120 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino | 1B | 114 | 481 | .249 | .333 | .428 | .760 | 17 | 63 | 54 | 5 | 51 | 76 |
| Michael Massey | 2B | 128 | 452 | .272 | .303 | .428 | .731 | 13 | 50 | 49 | 3 | 21 | 75 |
| Nick Loftin | DH | 118 | 426 | .240 | .322 | .388 | .710 | 8 | 45 | 42 | 4 | 41 | 73 |
| Maikel Garcia | 3B | 82 | 344 | .268 | .334 | .381 | .715 | 3 | 38 | 40 | 5 | 32 | 50 |
| Lane Thomas | RF | 95 | 328 | .232 | .326 | .393 | .719 | 10 | 37 | 31 | 6 | 39 | 78 |
| Kyle Isbel | CF | 97 | 323 | .224 | .268 | .323 | .591 | 6 | 24 | 32 | 6 | 15 | 74 |
| Starling Marte | RF | 56 | 168 | .242 | .298 | .314 | .611 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 41 |
| John Rave | RF | 50 | 161 | .232 | .314 | .430 | .744 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 8 | 17 | 38 |
| Tyler Tolbert | CF | 66 | 148 | .285 | .347 | .392 | .740 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 19 | 12 | 31 |
| Josh Rojas | 3B | 41 | 115 | .217 | .257 | .311 | .568 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 17 |
| Jonathan India | 2B | 16 | 58 | .167 | .310 | .313 | .623 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 13 |
| Luke Maile | C | 16 | 48 | .159 | .229 | .273 | .502 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| Kameron Misner | LF | 14 | 44 | .220 | .256 | .244 | .500 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| Elias Díaz | C | 8 | 23 | .227 | .261 | .591 | .852 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Matthew Lugo | LF | 7 | 15 | .143 | .200 | .143 | .343 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Andrew Velazquez | SS | 5 | 15 | .067 | .067 | .067 | .133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
ResultsEvery game of the club's season, spring training left out: first pitch and results.History
2026 · 69–93
- Sep 27SunvsCLECleveland GuardiansW 3–2
- Sep 26SatvsCLECleveland GuardiansL 5–11
- Sep 25FrivsCLECleveland GuardiansL 9–12
- Sep 24ThuvsCWSChicago White SoxL 1–9
- Sep 23WedvsCWSChicago White SoxW 5–4
- Sep 22TuevsCWSChicago White SoxL 11–14
- Sep 20Sunat
PITPittsburgh PiratesL 3–4 - Sep 19SatatPITPittsburgh PiratesL 5–6
- Sep 18FriatPITPittsburgh PiratesL 5–8
- Sep 17Thuat
HOUHouston AstrosL 2–6 - Sep 16WedatHOUHouston AstrosW 5–2
- Sep 15TueatHOUHouston AstrosL 2–4
- Sep 13Sunat
BOSBoston Red SoxL 1–4 - Sep 12SatatBOSBoston Red SoxL 1–5
- Sep 11FriatBOSBoston Red SoxW 3–2
- Sep 9Wedvs
AZArizona DiamondbacksW 5–2 - Sep 8TuevsAZArizona DiamondbacksL 3–5
- Sep 7MonvsAZArizona DiamondbacksL 4–5
- Sep 6Sunvs
TORToronto Blue JaysW 6–1 - Sep 5SatvsTORToronto Blue JaysL 3–4
- Sep 4FrivsTORToronto Blue JaysL 2–9
- Sep 3Thuvs
MIAMiami MarlinsW 7–3 - Sep 2WedvsMIAMiami MarlinsL 6–9
- Sep 1TuevsMIAMiami MarlinsL 3–6
- Aug 30SunatCLECleveland GuardiansL 1–11
- Aug 29SatatCLECleveland GuardiansW 8–3
- Aug 28FriatCLECleveland GuardiansW 3–0
- Aug 27ThuatTORToronto Blue JaysW 13–2
- Aug 26WedatTORToronto Blue JaysL 0–3
- Aug 25TueatTORToronto Blue JaysW 5–3
- Aug 23SunvsDETDetroit TigersW 11–7
- Aug 22SatvsDETDetroit TigersW 3–1
- Aug 21FrivsDETDetroit TigersW 5–2
- Aug 20Thuvs
OAKOakland AthleticsW 6–2 - Aug 19WedvsOAKOakland AthleticsW 9–7
- Aug 18TuevsOAKOakland AthleticsW 4–3
- Aug 17MonvsOAKOakland AthleticsW 9–5
- Aug 16Sunat
LAALos Angeles AngelsW 3–0 - Aug 15SatatLAALos Angeles AngelsL 0–1
- Aug 14FriatLAALos Angeles AngelsW 7–6
- Aug 12Wedat
LADLos Angeles DodgersL 2–4 - Aug 11TueatLADLos Angeles DodgersL 4–5
- Aug 10MonatLADLos Angeles DodgersL 5–6
- Aug 9Sunvs
CHCChicago CubsL 2–10 - Aug 8SatvsCHCChicago CubsW 6–3
- Aug 7FrivsCHCChicago CubsL 4–6
- Aug 6ThuvsMINMinnesota TwinsL 3–4
- Aug 5WedvsMINMinnesota TwinsW 2–1
- Aug 4TuevsMINMinnesota TwinsW 8–2
- Aug 2Sunat
COLColorado RockiesL 1–8 - Aug 1SatatCOLColorado RockiesL 6–12
- Jul 31FriatCOLColorado RockiesL 1–3
- Jul 30ThuatMINMinnesota TwinsL 3–4
- Jul 29WedatMINMinnesota TwinsW 4–0
- Jul 28TueatMINMinnesota TwinsL 2–3
- Jul 26SunatDETDetroit TigersW 5–4
- Jul 25SatatDETDetroit TigersW 3–2
- Jul 24FriatDETDetroit TigersL 1–2
- Jul 23ThuatDETDetroit TigersL 3–4
- Jul 22Wedvs
SFSan Francisco GiantsW 5–4 - Jul 21TuevsSFSan Francisco GiantsW 3–2
- Jul 20MonvsSFSan Francisco GiantsW 4–3
- Jul 19Sunvs
SDSan Diego PadresL 2–19 - Jul 18SatvsSDSan Diego PadresW 6–1
- Jul 17FrivsSDSan Diego PadresW 7–6
- Jul 12Sunat
BALBaltimore OriolesL 2–8 - Jul 11SatatBALBaltimore OriolesL 1–6
- Jul 10FriatBALBaltimore OriolesL 3–5
- Jul 9Thuat
NYMNew York MetsL 3–7 - Jul 8WedatNYMNew York MetsL 2–6
- Jul 7TueatNYMNew York MetsW 16–12
- Jul 6Monvs
PHIPhiladelphia PhilliesW 15–1 - Jul 5SunvsPHIPhiladelphia PhilliesW 5–2
- Jul 4SatvsPHIPhiladelphia PhilliesL 1–6
- Jul 2Thuvs
TBTampa Bay RaysL 2–5 - Jul 1WedvsTBTampa Bay RaysL 0–4
- Jun 30TuevsTBTampa Bay RaysL 4–10
- Jun 28SunatCWSChicago White SoxW 5–4
- Jun 27SatatCWSChicago White SoxL 1–2
- Jun 26FriatCWSChicago White SoxL 1–22
- Jun 25ThuatTBTampa Bay RaysL 2–13
- Jun 24WedatTBTampa Bay RaysL 3–5
- Jun 23TueatTBTampa Bay RaysW 12–5
- Jun 22MonatTBTampa Bay RaysW 2–1
- Jun 21Sunvs
STLSt. Louis CardinalsL 10–12 - Jun 19FrivsSTLSt. Louis CardinalsW 6–5
- Jun 18ThuvsSTLSt. Louis CardinalsW 14–6
- Jun 17Wedat
WSHWashington NationalsW 6–2 - Jun 16TueatWSHWashington NationalsL 4–6
- Jun 15MonatWSHWashington NationalsL 3–7
- Jun 14SunvsHOUHouston AstrosW 4–0
- Jun 13SatvsHOUHouston AstrosL 7–8
- Jun 12FrivsHOUHouston AstrosL 8–10
- Jun 11Thuvs
TEXTexas RangersL 2–4 - Jun 10WedvsTEXTexas RangersL 4–6
- Jun 9TuevsTEXTexas RangersW 5–3
- Jun 7SunatMINMinnesota TwinsW 6–5
- Jun 6SatatMINMinnesota TwinsW 3–2
- Jun 5FriatMINMinnesota TwinsL 3–5
- Jun 4ThuatMINMinnesota TwinsW 8–6
- Jun 3Wedat
CINCincinnati RedsW 5–2 - Jun 2TueatCINCincinnati RedsL 3–4
- Jun 1MonatCINCincinnati RedsW 9–2
- May 31SunatTEXTexas RangersL 3–6
- May 30SatatTEXTexas RangersL 6–7
- May 29FriatTEXTexas RangersL 1–9
- May 27Wedvs
NYYNew York YankeesL 0–7 - May 26TuevsNYYNew York YankeesL 1–15
- May 25MonvsNYYNew York YankeesL 3–4
- May 24Sunvs
SEASeattle MarinersW 8–6 - May 23SatvsSEASeattle MarinersW 5–0
- May 22FrivsSEASeattle MarinersL 0–2
- May 20WedvsBOSBoston Red SoxL 3–4
- May 19TuevsBOSBoston Red SoxL 1–7
- May 18MonvsBOSBoston Red SoxL 1–3
- May 17SunatSTLSt. Louis CardinalsW 2–0
- May 16SatatSTLSt. Louis CardinalsL 2–4
- May 15FriatSTLSt. Louis CardinalsL 4–5
- May 14ThuatCWSChicago White SoxL 2–6
- May 13WedatCWSChicago White SoxL 5–6
- May 12TueatCWSChicago White SoxL 5–6
- May 10SunvsDETDetroit TigersL 3–6
- May 9SatvsDETDetroit TigersW 5–1
- May 8FrivsDETDetroit TigersW 4–3
- May 7ThuvsCLECleveland GuardiansL 5–8
- May 6WedvsCLECleveland GuardiansL 1–3
- May 5TuevsCLECleveland GuardiansW 5–3
- May 4MonvsCLECleveland GuardiansW 6–2
- May 3SunatSEASeattle MarinersW 4–1
- May 2SatatSEASeattle MarinersW 3–2
- May 1FriatSEASeattle MarinersW 7–6
- Apr 30ThuatOAKOakland AthleticsL 3–6
- Apr 29WedatOAKOakland AthleticsL 2–5
- Apr 28TueatOAKOakland AthleticsW 4–1
- Apr 26SunvsLAALos Angeles AngelsW 11–9
- Apr 25SatvsLAALos Angeles AngelsW 12–1
- Apr 24FrivsLAALos Angeles AngelsW 6–3
- Apr 22WedvsBALBaltimore OriolesL 6–8
- Apr 21TuevsBALBaltimore OriolesW 6–5
- Apr 20MonvsBALBaltimore OriolesL 5–7
- Apr 19SunatNYYNew York YankeesL 0–7
- Apr 18SatatNYYNew York YankeesL 4–13
- Apr 17FriatNYYNew York YankeesL 2–4
- Apr 16ThuatDETDetroit TigersL 9–10
- Apr 15WedatDETDetroit TigersL 1–2
- Apr 14TueatDETDetroit TigersL 1–2
- Apr 12SunvsCWSChicago White SoxL 5–6
- Apr 11SatvsCWSChicago White SoxW 2–0
- Apr 10FrivsCWSChicago White SoxW 2–0
- Apr 9ThuvsCWSChicago White SoxL 0–2
- Apr 8WedatCLECleveland GuardiansL 2–10
- Apr 7TueatCLECleveland GuardiansL 1–2
- Apr 6MonatCLECleveland GuardiansW 4–2
- Apr 5Sunvs
MILMilwaukee BrewersL 5–8 - Apr 4SatvsMILMilwaukee BrewersW 8–2
- Apr 4SatvsMILMilwaukee BrewersL 2–5
- Apr 2ThuvsMINMinnesota TwinsL 1–5
- Apr 1WedvsMINMinnesota TwinsW 13–9
- Mar 30MonvsMINMinnesota TwinsW 3–1
- Mar 29Sunat
ATLAtlanta BravesW 4–1 - Mar 28SatatATLAtlanta BravesL 2–6
- Mar 27FriatATLAtlanta BravesL 0–6
Hitting, seasonTeam totals from the box scores.History
AVG
.247
OBP
.316
SLG
.402
OPS
.718
Runs
690
HR
170
SB
126
BB
512
Pitching, seasonTeam totals from the box scores: starters and bullpen together.History
ERA
4.78
WHIP
1.41
K
1173
BB
582
HR allowed
210
Run diff
-120
Against left- and right-handed startersHow the club's hitters did that regular season against left- and right-handed starting pitchers, from the box scores (games where the opposing starter's hand is on file). OPS and runs a game; descriptive.History
vs RHP
.725 OPS · 4.28 R/G (115 G)
vs LHP
.700 OPS · 4.21 R/G (47 G)
Regular season · 162 games (all 2026) · # is the place among the league's 30 teams, #1 the highest
By situationSlices of the same games. A place compares the same slice across the league's teams; a slice with few games has no place and fades out, because it moves a lot from one game. Neutral-site games count as neither home nor road.History
| KC | G | Record | RS | RA | Run margin | Hits per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All games | 162 | 69-93 | 4.26#22 | 5.00#5 | −0.7#27 | 8.30#12 |
| At home | 81 | 41-40 | 4.90#7 | 5.07#4 | −0.2#20 | 8.84#5 |
| On the road | 81 | 28-53 | 3.62#30 | 4.93#6 | −1.3#30 | 7.75#28 |
| Last 5 games | 5 | 2-3 | 4.60#12 | 7.60#1 | −3.0#28 | 10.20#3 |
| Day games | 57 | 25-32 | 4.12#23 | 5.16#4 | −1.0#28 | 8.32#10 |
| Night games | 105 | 44-61 | 4.33#19 | 4.91#7 | −0.6#24 | 8.29#14 |
| After a day off | 21 | 10-11 | 5.05#9 | 5.29#7 | −0.2#22 | 8.48#13 |
| No day off | 140 | 59-81 | 4.17#28 | 4.95#5 | −0.8#27 | 8.29#10 |
At the plateThe team's hitters together, per game: hits, home runs, walks and strikeouts.History
KCLeague
- Hits per game8.30#128.20
- Home runs per game1.05#211.15
- Walks per game3.16#233.36
- Strikeouts per game7.85#258.38
Game shapeHow often the team's games were decided by one run, and how often it scored five or more.History
KCLeague
- Games decided by one run29.0%#1027.5%
- Games with 5 or more runs scored40.1%#2243.3%
- Games scoring no runs4.9%#186.2%
Roster · 2026 · 55 playersPlayers who played for the team in the 2026 season, by position.
- Pitchers · 34
- Michael WachaNoah CameronSeth LugoDaniel Lynch IVRandy DobnakLuinder AvilaAlex LangeSteven CruzStephen KolekKris BubicJohn SchreiberLucas ErcegMatt StrahmCole RagansMason BlackNate PearsonJose CuasBeck WayNick MearsConnor ThomasEli MorganAnthony GoseCraig KimbrelNolan HoffmanBailey FalterEaston McGeeMitch SpenceEric CerantolaConnor SeaboldSpencer BivensTony GonsolinAaron BummerCarlos DuranCarlos Estévez
- Catchers · 3
- Salvador PerezLuke MaileElias Díaz
- Infielders · 7
- Bobby Witt Jr.Vinnie PasquantinoMichael MasseyMaikel GarciaJosh RojasJonathan IndiaAndrew Velazquez
- Outfielders · 8
- Isaac CollinsLane ThomasKyle IsbelStarling MarteJohn RaveTyler TolbertKameron MisnerMatthew Lugo
- Designated Hitters · 3
- Carter JensenJac CaglianoneNick Loftin
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