Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals
Who won: Royals 8-1
The Kansas City Royals beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-1 on Friday, June 10, 2022 at Kauffman Stadium. The series is tied 2-2. The Royals outscored the Orioles 3-0 in the 1st inning. Salvador Perez went 2-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Royals. Anthony Santander went 2-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Orioles.
Recap · Jun 11
Heasley sharp over 7 innings as Royals top Orioles 8-1
Jonathan Heasley allowed one hit in a career-best seven sharp innings, Salvador Perez and MJ Melendez each homered and drove in three runs and the Kansas City Royals defeated the Baltimore Orioles 8-1 on Friday night for their third straight win.
What it means
- Season series: Series tied 2-2.
- Orioles 9-20 on the road; Royals 12-19 at home.
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Injuries and inactives
- OutCade Povich SPElbow, Surgery, left
- 10-Day-ILBlaze Alexander 3BBack, Spasms
- 60-Day-ILJordan Westburg 3BElbow, Surgery, right
- 60-Day-ILKyle Bradish SPAbdomen, Surgery
- 60-Day-ILTyler O'Neill RFShoulder, Strain, right
- OutSteven Cruz RPPersonal
- Day-To-DayMitch Spence RPUndisclosed
- 60-Day-ILConnor Seabold RPLat, Strain, right
- paternityNick Loftin 3BPersonal
- 15-Day-ILTony Gonsolin SPIllness
Probable starters
Bruce Zimmermann SP
Probable starter · 2-5, 5.99 ERA, 49 K, 1.48 WHIP
Lineup
- 1Cedric MullinsCF
- 2Trey Mancini1B
- 3Anthony SantanderLF
- 4Austin HaysRF
- 5Ryan MountcastleDH
- 6Rougned Odor2B
- 7Adley RutschmanC
- 8Tyler Nevin3B
- 9Jorge MateoSS
Jonathan Heasley SP
Probable starter · 4-10, 5.28 ERA, 70 K, 1.49 WHIP
Lineup
- 1Whit Merrifield2B
- 2Andrew BenintendiLF
- 3Bobby Witt Jr.SS
- 4Salvador PerezC
- 5MJ MelendezC
- 6Hunter DozierDH
- 7Carlos Santana1B
- 8Emmanuel Rivera3B
- 9Michael A. TaylorCF
The series
Series tied 2-2
Last meeting: Royals 7, Orioles 5 (Jun 9)
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Game info
- Venue
- Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 17,650
- Officials
- Ben May (Home Plate Umpire), Clint Vondrak (First Base Umpire), Dan Iassogna (Second Base Umpire), Scott Barry (Third Base Umpire)
Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.
Season seriesSeries tied 2-2
Diamondbacks28-325
Phillies29-297Final
Cubs23-341
Yankees42-162Final/13
Brewers33-275
Nationals22-3811Final
Athletics20-402
Guardians28-263Final
Blue Jays34-2310
Tigers23-341Final
Pirates24-322
Braves32-274Final
Marlins26-307
Astros36-224Final
Rays34-244
Twins34-269Final
Rangers26-313
White Sox27-298Final
Reds20-380
Cardinals33-262Final

