Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Orioles

24-34

5-7

Final

Royals

19-37

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
BAL	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	5
KC	0	0	4	0	2	1	0	0	X	7

Who won: Royals 7-5

The Kansas City Royals beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-5 on Thursday, June 9, 2022 at Kauffman Stadium. The series is tied 2-2. The Royals outscored the Orioles 4-1 in the 3rd inning. MJ Melendez went 1-for-2 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Jun 10

Santana, Melendez homer in Royals' 7-5 win over Orioles

Carlos Santana and MJ Melendez homered, leading the Kansas City Royals over the Baltimore Orioles 7-5 on Thursday night.

What it means

Season series: Series tied 2-2.
Orioles 9-19 on the road; Royals 11-19 at home.

Latest headlines

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Preview · Sep 26

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Injuries and inactives

Orioles2nd in AL East

Cade Povich SP
Elbow, Surgery, left
Out
Blaze Alexander 3B
Back, Spasms
10-Day-IL
Jordan Westburg 3B
Elbow, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL
Kyle Bradish SP
Abdomen, Surgery
60-Day-IL
Tyler O'Neill RF
Shoulder, Strain, right
60-Day-IL

Royals3rd in AL Cent

Steven Cruz RP
Personal
Out
Mitch Spence RP
Undisclosed
Day-To-Day
Connor Seabold RP
Lat, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Nick Loftin 3B
Personal
paternity
Tony Gonsolin SP
Illness
15-Day-IL

Probable starters

Orioles2nd in AL East

Jordan Lyles SP

Probable starter · 12-11, 4.42 ERA, 144 K, 1.39 WHIP

Lineup

1Cedric MullinsCF
2Trey ManciniDH
3Austin HaysRF
4Ryan Mountcastle1B
5Anthony SantanderLF
6Tyler Nevin3B
7Rougned Odor2B
8Robinson ChirinosC
9Jorge MateoSS

Royals3rd in AL Cent

Kris Bubic SP

Probable starter · 3-13, 5.58 ERA, 110 K, 1.70 WHIP

Lineup

1Whit MerrifieldRF
2Andrew BenintendiLF
3Bobby Witt Jr.SS
4Salvador PerezC
5MJ MelendezDH
6Carlos Santana1B
7Emmanuel Rivera3B
8Michael A. TaylorCF
9Nicky Lopez2B

The series

Series tied 2-2

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 15,594
Officials: Scott Barry (Home Plate Umpire), Ben May (First Base Umpire), Clint Vondrak (Second Base Umpire), Dan Iassogna (Third Base Umpire)