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# STARTING PITCHERS — Kansas City Royals @ New York Mets
Slate date: 2026-07-08
Generated: 2026-08-05 03:26:22 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: ~564 tokens (est., chars/4)
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## 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)
    Last 3 starts (most recent first):
      2026-07-08 @ New York Mets (ND): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 14 pitches
      2026-06-26 @ Chicago White Sox (ND): 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 28 pitches
      Last 2 starts: 2.1 IP, 1 ER (3.86 ERA), 5 K / 1 BB, 0.86 WHIP
- 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)
    Last 3 starts (most recent first):
      2026-07-29 vs Atlanta Braves (L): 6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 98 pitches
      2026-07-22 @ Milwaukee Brewers (L): 3.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 89 pitches
      2026-07-16 @ Philadelphia Phillies (W): 5.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 79 pitches
      Last 3 starts: 15.1 IP, 4 ER (2.35 ERA), 20 K / 4 BB, 1.04 WHIP

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