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Baltimore Orioles @ Kansas City Royals

2026-04-22 · Day game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 14175 · 66°F, Partly Cloudy · Wind 8 mph, R To L · 2:41

Baltimore Orioles defeated Kansas City Royals 8–6. Baltimore Orioles opened the scoring in the 1st — Pete Alonso homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field. Taylor Ward scores. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 4th — Lane Thomas singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Leody Taveras. Carter Jensen scores. Jac Caglianone to 2nd. Baltimore Orioles took the lead in the 6th — Jeremiah Jackson singles on a line drive to left fielder Lane Thomas. Samuel Basallo scores. Leody Taveras scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 6th: Leody Taveras singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Pete Alonso scores. Samuel Basallo to 3rd. Leody Taveras to 2nd — worth 22% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BAL	2	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	8	11	1
KCA	1	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	6	10

Baltimore Orioles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Gunnar Henderson SS	5	0	0	0	0	3
Taylor Ward DH	3	1	1	0	2	0
Dylan Beavers RF	5	0	2	0	0	0
Pete Alonso 1B	4	2	1	2	1	0
Samuel Basallo C	4	1	1	0	0	1
Leody Taveras CF	4	1	2	1	0	1
Jeremiah Jackson 2B	4	1	1	2	0	1
Colton Cowser LF	4	1	2	0	0	1
Coby Mayo 3B	4	1	1	3	0	1

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Nick Loftin 3B	2	0	0	0	0	0
Maikel Garcia 3B	3	0	0	0	0	1
Bobby Witt SS	5	0	1	0	0	1
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B	3	2	2	1	1	0
Salvador Perez DH	4	0	0	0	0	1
Carter Jensen C	3	2	2	2	1	0
Michael Massey 2B	4	1	2	0	0	1
Jac Caglianone RF	4	0	1	0	0	0
Lane Thomas LF	4	0	1	1	0	0
Kyle Isbel CF	4	1	1	2	0	1