MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT SEATTLE MARINERS
05/03/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT SEATTLE MARINERS
GAME ID: 1085 - SUNDAY, MAY 3RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (16-18) 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 10 1
Seattle Mariners (17-18) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 1
Dominant Performance by Walker in Kansas City Win
The Kansas City Royals and Seattle Mariners played an exciting game.

Kansas City turned a fine outing from starter Ken Walker into a victory over the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field. The final score was 4-2. Randy Richey earned the save, his 6th, for the Royals.

Walker delivered a quality start for Kansas City. The 5-foot-10 right-hander allowed no earned runs on 3 hits over 7 innings of work.

"You have to trust that what you're doing is going to produce results," said Walker.

The Royals improved their record to 16-18 with the win over Seattle.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Wall DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .281 1 13
I. Rodriguez SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .219 0 12
H. Masson LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .311 2 18
C. Groza 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .356 1 20
D. Moon 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .257 3 14
C. Jones 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .176 3 7
   a-L. Bejaran 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326 0 12
J. Reeves CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271 0 6
D. Carlisle RF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .220 0 4
W. Payan C 4 1 1 2 0 3 2 .297 1 4
Totals 35 4 10 4 1 9 13      
a - L. Bejaran substituted for C. Jones in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Groza (15, 1st Inning off A. Rodríguez, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Carlisle (4, 5th Inning off A. Rodríguez, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Jones (3, 9th Inning off J. Alomar, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Payan (1, 7th Inning off J. Alomar, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Wall , I. Rodriguez , H. Masson , C. Groza 2 , D. Moon , C. Jones 2 , D. Carlisle 4 , W. Payan 4
2-out RBI: C. Groza , W. Payan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , F. Wall 2 , D. Moon 3
GIDP: C. Groza
Sac Bunt: I. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: H. Masson (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Moon-Rodriguez-Moon)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Almora CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .281 1 9
B. Howell LF 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .317 2 18
M. Hahn RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .310 5 17
B. Hollis 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .276 8 19
M. Choice DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .287 6 27
R. McMahon 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .180 2 11
R. McGuire C 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .277 0 10
J. Morgan 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231 2 6
F. Mejia SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .204 0 13
Totals 32 2 5 2 2 11 8      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Howell (12, 8th Inning off M. Long, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Hollis (8, 9th Inning off R. Richey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Howell 2 , M. Hahn , B. Hollis 5 , R. McMahon
2-out RBI: B. Howell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Hahn , B. Hollis , J. Morgan
GIDP: M. Hahn
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Almora (6)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Rodríguez (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Mejia-Morgan-Hollis)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Walker W (3-2) 7.0 3 0 0 2 9 0 25 103 3.86   
M. Long H (3) 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 20 3.18   
R. Richey SV (6) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 4 14 3.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Walker 78
Batters Faced: K. Walker 25, M. Long 5, R. Richey 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Walker 2-9, M. Long 2-1, R. Richey 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Walker 103-67, M. Long 20-13, R. Richey 14-9
WP: K. Walker
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
A. Rodríguez L (1-3) 6.2 6 2 1 1 6 0 26 108 3.57   
J. Alomar 2.1 4 2 2 0 3 1 11 33 4.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Rodríguez 61
Batters Faced: A. Rodríguez 26, J. Alomar 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Rodríguez 9-3, J. Alomar 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Rodríguez 108-65, J. Alomar 33-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Alomar 1-1
Balk: J. Alomar
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ken Walker
Ballpark: Safeco Field
Weather: Clear skies (51 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM PT
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 44468
Sunday, May 3rd , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 60