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Never invent or estimate stats. - If something isn't in the file, say so plainly. - When you make a claim, name the section (and game/date) it came from. ============================================================================== # RECENT FORM + BOX SCORES — Kansas City Royals @ New York Mets Slate date: 2026-07-08 Generated: 2026-08-06 04:13:55 AM ET — all data is as of this moment Source: MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com) | Packaged by PNN Game Packs Depth: last 3 completed game(s) per team and last 3 start(s) per probable starter Size: ~3.5K tokens (est., chars/4) ============================================================================== ## GAME DETAILS - First pitch: 7:10 PM ET - Venue: Citi Field (night game) - Series: Regular Season, game 2 of 3 - Status: Final — Kansas City Royals 2, New York Mets 6 (at generation time) - Away: Kansas City Royals [KC] — record 38-55 (.409) Probable starter: Steven Cruz — 2-3, 4.28 ERA, 40.0 IP, 47 K / 17 BB, 1.23 WHIP (2 GS) - Home: New York Mets [NYM] — record 39-54 (.419) Probable starter: Christian Scott — 3-3, 2.99 ERA, 69.1 IP, 85 K / 30 BB, 1.24 WHIP (15 GS) ## RECENT FORM — Kansas City Royals [KC] (last 3 completed games, most recent first) Summary: 2-1 in last 3 | scored 11 (3.7/gm), allowed 11 (3.7/gm), combined 22 (7.3/gm) ### 2026-08-05 — W 2-1 vs Minnesota Twins Innings: MIN 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 | KC 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 x R/H/E: MIN 1/2/0 — KC 2/5/0 Decisions: W: Noah Cameron | L: A.J. Minter | SV: Steven Cruz Conditions: Weather: 81 degrees, Cloudy. | Wind: 4 mph, R To L. | First pitch: 6:40 PM. | T: 2:13. | Att: 13,439. MIN batting: 1 R, 2 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 1 BB, 10 K, 0 SB, 7 LOB Austin Martin (RF): 0-3, 1 K, 1 HBP | avg .234 Ryan Jeffers (C): 1-4, 1 K | avg .283 Josh Bell (DH): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB | avg .245 Kody Clemens (CF): 0-4, 2 K | avg .233 Royce Lewis (2B): 1-3 | avg .233 Victor Caratini (1B): 0-3, 1 K | avg .227 Brooks Lee (3B): 0-3, 2 K | avg .240 Trevor Larnach (LF): 0-3, 2 K | avg .280 Ryan Kreidler (SS): 0-3, 1 K | avg .232 MIN pitching: Dean Kremer: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 88 pitches | season ERA 5.93 Tommy Nance: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 7 pitches | season ERA 3.46 A.J. Minter: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 2.49 Jeff Hoffman: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 3.86 KC batting: 2 R, 5 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 2 BB, 4 K, 0 SB, 7 LOB Carter Jensen (DH): 0-4, 2 K | avg .228 Bobby Witt Jr. (SS): 0-3, 1 BB | avg .281 Jac Caglianone (1B): 1-3 | avg .254 Salvador Perez (C): 0-3 | avg .214 Michael Massey (2B): 2-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .267 Isaac Collins (LF): 1-3 | avg .241 Nick Loftin (3B): 1-3 | avg .250 John Rave (RF): 0-2, 1 BB | avg .278 Kyle Isbel (CF): 0-2, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .247 KC pitching: Noah Cameron: 8.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, 106 pitches | season ERA 4.37 Steven Cruz: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 16 pitches | season ERA 4.29 ### 2026-08-04 — W 8-2 vs Minnesota Twins Innings: MIN 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 | KC 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 x R/H/E: MIN 2/7/2 — KC 8/10/1 Decisions: W: Randy Dobnak | L: Joe Ryan Conditions: Weather: 91 degrees, Overcast. | Wind: 6 mph, R To L. | First pitch: 6:50 PM. | T: 2:38. | Att: 20,177. MIN batting: 2 R, 7 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 4 BB, 4 K, 2 SB, 17 LOB Trevor Larnach (LF): 0-3, 2 BB | avg .283 Ryan Jeffers (C): 0-5, 1 K | avg .283 Josh Bell (DH): 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI | avg .247 Kody Clemens (2B): 0-4, 1 R, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .236 Royce Lewis (1B): 4-4, 1 2B | avg .232 Brooks Lee (3B): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .242 Alan Roden (RF): 0-1, 1 RBI | avg .214 Austin Martin (RF): 0-2 | avg .236 Luke Keaschall (CF): 1-4, 1 K | avg .263 Ryan Kreidler (SS): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 SB | avg .236 MIN pitching: Joe Ryan: 5.1 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 99 pitches | season ERA 3.65 Kody Funderburk: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 3.18 Travis Adams: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 20 pitches | season ERA 5.67 Taylor Rogers: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 5.09 KC batting: 8 R, 10 H, 4 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 4 BB, 5 K, 1 SB, 11 LOB Carter Jensen (C): 0-3, 1 R, 2 BB, 2 K | avg .231 Bobby Witt Jr. (SS): 3-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K | avg .283 Jac Caglianone (1B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .253 Salvador Perez (DH): 1-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI | avg .216 Michael Massey (2B): 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI | avg .262 Nick Loftin (3B): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .249 Isaac Collins (LF): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB | avg .240 John Rave (RF): 0-2 | avg .294 Starling Marte (PH): 1-1, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI | avg .255 Kyle Isbel (CF): 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI | avg .250 KC pitching: Randy Dobnak: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 90 pitches | season ERA 1.16 Daniel Lynch IV: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 1.96 John Schreiber: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 16 pitches | season ERA 3.67 Steven Cruz: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 4.39 Nate Pearson: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 3.00 ### 2026-08-02 — L 1-8 @ Colorado Rockies Innings: KC 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | COL 1 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 x R/H/E: KC 1/5/0 — COL 8/9/0 Decisions: W: Kyle Freeland | L: Seth Lugo Conditions: Weather: 99 degrees, Sunny. | Wind: 11 mph, R To L. | First pitch: 1:09 PM. | T: 2:21. | Att: 32,226. KC batting: 1 R, 5 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 2 BB, 8 K, 0 SB, 11 LOB Carter Jensen (DH): 0-4, 2 K | avg .232 Nick Loftin (2B): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .252 Jac Caglianone (RF): 1-4, 1 2B | avg .251 Salvador Perez (1B): 1-4, 1 2B, 1 K | avg .215 Starling Marte (LF): 1-4, 1 K | avg .250 John Rave (CF): 1-4, 1 R | avg .313 Tyler Tolbert (SS): 0-4, 1 K | avg .325 Josh Rojas (3B): 0-2, 1 BB | avg .230 Luke Maile (C): 1-3, 1 RBI, 2 K | avg .267 KC pitching: Seth Lugo: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 5 BB, 3 K, 99 pitches | season ERA 4.41 Aaron Bummer: 1.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 25 pitches | season ERA 8.82 Nate Pearson: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 9 pitches | season ERA 3.13 Steven Cruz: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 4.28 COL batting: 8 R, 9 H, 4 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 5 BB, 5 K, 3 SB, 12 LOB Jake McCarthy (DH): 1-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI | avg .289 Mickey Moniak (LF): 0-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .273 Cole Carrigg (CF): 3-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 SB | avg .305 TJ Rumfield (1B): 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .296 Willi Castro (3B): 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB | avg .263 Troy Johnston (RF): 1-4, 1 R, 2 K | avg .283 Edouard Julien (2B): 0-1, 2 R, 3 BB | avg .212 Brett Sullivan (C): 2-4, 1 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 1 SB | avg .236 Ezequiel Tovar (SS): 0-3, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .193 COL pitching: Kyle Freeland: 9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, 115 pitches | season ERA 6.81 ## RECENT FORM — New York Mets [NYM] (last 3 completed games, most recent first) Summary: 2-1 in last 3 | scored 12 (4.0/gm), allowed 9 (3.0/gm), combined 21 (7.0/gm) ### 2026-08-05 — W 6-5 @ Cleveland Guardians Innings: NYM 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 | CLE 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 (10 inn) R/H/E: NYM 6/8/2 — CLE 5/11/3 Decisions: W: Chayce McDermott | L: Matt Festa | SV: Daniel Duarte Conditions: Weather: 81 degrees, Partly Cloudy. | Wind: 5 mph, In From RF. | First pitch: 6:42 PM. | T: 3:15. | Att: 29,033. NYM batting: 6 R, 8 H, 3 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 2 BB, 16 K, 0 SB, 13 LOB A.J. Ewing (LF): 1-5, 1 2B, 2 K | avg .264 Francisco Lindor (SS): 0-5, 1 R, 4 K | avg .228 Bo Bichette (3B): 1-5, 1 RBI, 2 K | avg .256 Carson Benge (RF): 1-5, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 K | avg .263 Jared Young (1B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .250 Francisco Alvarez (C): 0-4, 3 K | avg .251 Brett Baty (LF): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI | avg .219 Luis Robert Jr. (CF): 0-1, 1 K | avg .189 Jorge Polanco (DH): 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .144 Marcus Semien (2B): 0-3, 1 BB | avg .208 NYM pitching: Christian Scott: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 96 pitches | season ERA 3.15 Jefry Yan: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 22 pitches | season ERA 0.00 Dedniel Núñez: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 20 pitches | season ERA 0.00 Chayce McDermott: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 39 pitches | season ERA 4.15 Daniel Duarte: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 1.26 CLE batting: 5 R, 11 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 5 BB, 13 K, 0 SB, 34 LOB Steven Kwan (CF): 1-5, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .260 Chase DeLauter (DH): 0-4, 2 BB, 1 K | avg .276 Jo Adell (RF): 0-5, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .238 Nathaniel Lowe (1B): 2-6, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K | avg .266 Travis Bazzana (2B): 1-5, 1 RBI, 3 K | avg .244 Brayan Rocchio (SS): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 HBP | avg .257 Petey Halpin (CF): 0-2, 1 K | avg .209 Angel Martínez (LF): 1-2, 1 R, 1 K | avg .228 Patrick Bailey (C): 2-5, 1 RBI, 2 K | avg .198 Angel Genao (3B): 4-5, 1 R, 1 RBI | avg .800 CLE pitching: Tanner Bibee: 5.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 10 K, 98 pitches | season ERA 3.85 Erik Sabrowski: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 5 pitches | season ERA 3.73 Craig Yoho: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 2.86 Hunter Gaddis: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 13 pitches | season ERA 3.58 Cade Smith: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 29 pitches | season ERA 2.41 Matt Festa: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 4.27 ### 2026-08-04 — W 6-2 @ Cleveland Guardians Innings: NYM 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 | CLE 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 R/H/E: NYM 6/9/1 — CLE 2/7/1 Decisions: W: Sean Manaea | L: Joey Cantillo Conditions: Weather: 78 degrees, Clear. | Wind: 6 mph, In From CF. | First pitch: 6:41 PM. | T: 2:31. | Att: 24,636. NYM batting: 6 R, 9 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 3 BB, 9 K, 1 SB, 10 LOB A.J. Ewing (LF): 2-5, 1 2B | avg .265 Francisco Lindor (SS): 0-5, 2 K | avg .233 Bo Bichette (3B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .256 Francisco Alvarez (DH): 1-4, 3 K | avg .255 Carson Benge (RF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI | avg .264 Luis Robert Jr. (CF): 0-4, 2 K | avg .190 Marcus Semien (2B): 0-3, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .210 Jared Young (1B): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB | avg .244 Luis Torrens (C): 3-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 BB | avg .229 NYM pitching: Sean Manaea: 6.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 BB, 7 K, 100 pitches | season ERA 4.33 Daniel Duarte: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 16 pitches | season ERA 1.35 Nate Lavender: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 19 pitches | season ERA 0.00 Kodai Senga: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 8.47 CLE batting: 2 R, 7 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 8 BB, 8 K, 0 SB, 29 LOB Steven Kwan (CF): 1-4, 1 HBP | avg .261 Jo Adell (RF): 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .241 Chase DeLauter (DH): 1-2, 1 R, 3 BB | avg .279 Rhys Hoskins (1B): 0-3, 2 K | avg .177 Nathaniel Lowe (1B): 0-2 | avg .264 Angel Martínez (LF): 1-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .226 Travis Bazzana (2B): 1-4, 1 RBI, 2 K | avg .245 Gabriel Arias (3B): 0-4, 2 K | avg .244 Austin Hedges (C): 0-3, 1 BB | avg .272 Brayan Rocchio (SS): 1-2, 2 BB | avg .259 CLE pitching: Joey Cantillo: 5.0 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 81 pitches | season ERA 3.87 Slade Cecconi: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 43 pitches | season ERA 4.75 Tim Herrin: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 3.75 ### 2026-08-02 — L 0-2 vs Miami Marlins Innings: MIA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 | NYM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R/H/E: MIA 2/5/0 — NYM 0/5/0 Decisions: W: Sandy Alcantara | L: Robert Stock | SV: Pete Fairbanks Conditions: Weather: 82 degrees, Partly Cloudy. | Wind: 13 mph, Out To LF. | First pitch: 1:40 PM. | T: 2:39. | Att: 32,109. MIA batting: 2 R, 5 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 1 BB, 7 K, 2 SB, 6 LOB Liam Hicks (DH): 1-4, 1 K | avg .282 Kyle Stowers (1B): 0-4, 2 K | avg .234 Otto Lopez (SS): 1-4, 1 R, 1 SB | avg .321 Xavier Edwards (2B): 1-4, 1 RBI | avg .287 Griffin Conine (LF): 0-4, 2 K | avg .270 Owen Caissie (RF): 0-3, 1 K | avg .235 Joe Mack (C): 2-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .245 Javier Sanoja (3B): 0-3 | avg .264 Esteury Ruiz (LF): 0-2, 1 BB, 1 SB | avg .260 MIA pitching: Sandy Alcantara: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 102 pitches | season ERA 3.68 Michael Petersen: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 19 pitches | season ERA 3.13 Tyler Zuber: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 9 pitches | season ERA 4.19 Pete Fairbanks: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 21 pitches | season ERA 6.37 NYM batting: 0 R, 5 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 5 BB, 8 K, 0 SB, 25 LOB A.J. Ewing (LF): 0-5 | avg .263 Francisco Lindor (SS): 1-4, 1 2B | avg .238 Bo Bichette (3B): 0-4, 2 K | avg .254 Carson Benge (RF): 0-3, 1 BB | avg .264 Luis Robert Jr. (CF): 1-4, 2 K | avg .197 Jared Young (1B): 1-3, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .249 Marcus Semien (2B): 1-3, 1 BB | avg .212 Jorge Polanco (DH): 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .131 Francisco Alvarez (C): 1-3, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .255 NYM pitching: Robert Stock: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 70 pitches | season ERA 1.80 Brooks Raley: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 8 pitches | season ERA 1.96 Luke Weaver: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 9 pitches | season ERA 1.84 Huascar Brazobán: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 24 pitches | season ERA 2.56 Devin Williams: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 4.30 ============================================================================== End of packet. PNN Game Packs — LLM-ready MLB packets. Data © MLB Advanced Media, via the public Stats API.