MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
04/21/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 920 - TUESDAY, APRIL 21ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Orioles (12-12) 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 6 9 1
Kansas City Royals (9-15) 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 X 8 15 1
Royals Score Late, Top Orioles, 8-6
The Baltimore Orioles and Kansas City Royals left the fans buzzing.

Though he had a stellar game, Greg Henderson could not prevent his team, the Baltimore Orioles, from losing, 8-6, to the Kansas City Royals. Henderson was 3 for 4 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk, while scoring 2 runs. Kansas City reliever Edward Escoboza was the winner. His record is now 1-0. The losing pitcher was Taijuan Walker. Randy Richey nailed down the save.

Forrest Wall chipped in for Kansas City, stroking a crucial run-scoring single in the bottom of the eighth inning. For the game, the third baseman was 3-4 with 3 singles.

"You can't hate how you win if you win," said Kansas City skipper Jim Tracy.

The win brings the Royals to 9-15, an awful start for a team that made the playoffs just last season.
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Ramos CF 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 .224 1 4
G. Henderson 1B 4 2 3 1 1 0 2 .375 6 14
L. Tyler DH 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .259 4 7
R. Pérez C 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .324 5 12
E. Shiplack 2B 3 0 0 1 1 2 2 .220 5 13
V. Sutton RF 2 1 0 1 2 1 2 .125 1 2
   a-J. Wilson LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .188 6 13
J. Pérez LF, RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .189 1 6
G. Barbarigo SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .400 0 4
X. Heredia 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .182 1 8
Totals 36 6 9 6 5 10 19      
a - J. Wilson substituted for V. Sutton in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Pérez (3, 7th Inning off M. Long, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Henderson (6, 1st Inning off T. Mercer, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Ramos (1, 7th Inning off M. Long, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Ramos 5 , G. Henderson 6 , R. Pérez 3 , G. Barbarigo , X. Heredia
2-out RBI: G. Barbarigo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Pérez , V. Sutton , G. Barbarigo
Sac Fly: E. Shiplack
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: V. Sutton (1)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Shiplack (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Heredia-Shiplack-Henderson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Reeves CF 5 0 2 1 0 0 4 .303 0 6
F. Wall 3B 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 .226 0 9
H. Masson LF 5 2 2 0 0 0 4 .312 1 8
D. García RF 4 0 1 2 0 0 4 .294 5 15
L. Bejaran 2B 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .294 0 10
D. Moon 1B 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 .209 1 4
P. Hodge DH 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .250 0 2
   a-C. Jones DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 1 2
I. Rodriguez SS 4 1 0 0 0 1 5 .205 0 5
S. Núñez C 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .172 0 4
Totals 38 8 15 7 1 3 28      
a - C. Jones inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Masson (9, 7th Inning off T. Walker, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. García (3, 8th Inning off T. Walker, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Reeves 2 , F. Wall 3 , H. Masson 3 , D. García 2 , L. Bejaran 2 , D. Moon , P. Hodge 2 , S. Núñez 2
2-out RBI: J. Reeves , D. García , S. Núñez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Reeves , F. Wall , D. García 2 , L. Bejaran , D. Moon , C. Jones
GIDP: S. Núñez
Sac Bunt: F. Wall
Sac Fly: D. García
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Masson (2) , P. Hodge (1)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Bejaran (1)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Marte 6.0 9 3 3 1 2 0 28 102 2.87   
T. Walker L (0-2), BS (1) 1.2 6 5 2 0 0 0 12 42 3.38   
N. Padgett 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 6.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Marte 43
Batters Faced: R. Marte 28, T. Walker 12, N. Padgett 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Marte 6-10, T. Walker 3-2, N. Padgett 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Marte 102-65, T. Walker 42-27, N. Padgett 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Padgett 1-0
WP: R. Marte 2 , T. Walker
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
T. Mercer 5.1 5 4 4 2 3 1 24 95 5.00   
M. Long 1.1 4 2 2 2 3 1 10 37 4.15   
E. Escoboza W (1-0) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 17 2.89   
R. Richey SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 17 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Mercer 43
Batters Faced: T. Mercer 24, M. Long 10, E. Escoboza 5, R. Richey 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Mercer 2-11, M. Long 1-0, E. Escoboza 1-2, R. Richey 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Mercer 95-55, M. Long 37-23, E. Escoboza 17-11, R. Richey 17-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Long 1-1 , E. Escoboza 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Greg Henderson
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 30023
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