Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Orioles

13-7

9-7

Final

Royals

13-8

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Orioles 9-7

The Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 9-7 on Saturday, April 20, 2024 at Kauffman Stadium. The Orioles win the series 2-1. The Orioles outscored the Royals 7-0 in the 2nd inning. Anthony Santander went 3-for-5 with 2 RBI for the Orioles. Salvador Perez went 3-for-5 with a home run and 5 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Apr 20

Kimbrel gets 422nd save, Santander hits 3 doubles and Orioles beat Royals 9-7

Craig Kimbrel tied Billy Wagner for seventh on the career list with his 422nd save, Anthony Santander had the first three-double game of his major league career and the Baltimore Orioles rode a seven-run second inning to a 9-7 victory over the...

What it means

Season series: BAL wins series 2-1.
Orioles 5-3 on the road; Royals 9-3 at home.

Latest headlines

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Injuries and inactives

Orioles4th in AL East

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
Samuel Basallo C
Concussion
7-Day IL
Tyler O'Neill RF
Shoulder, Strain, right
60-Day-IL

Royals5th 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

Orioles4th in AL East

Corbin Burnes SP

Probable starter · 15-9, 2.92 ERA, 181 K, 1.10 WHIP

Lineup

1Gunnar HendersonSS
2Adley RutschmanDH
3Ryan Mountcastle1B
4Anthony SantanderRF
5Jordan Westburg2B
6Austin HaysLF
7Ramon Urias3B
8James McCannC
9Jorge MateoCF

Royals5th in AL Cent

Cole Ragans SP

Probable starter · 11-9, 3.14 ERA, 223 K, 1.14 WHIP

Lineup

1Maikel Garcia3B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B
4Salvador PerezC
5MJ MelendezRF
6Nelson VelazquezDH
7Michael Massey2B
8Hunter RenfroeRF
9Kyle IsbelCF

The series

BAL wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Royals 9, Orioles 4 (Apr 19)

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 23,118
Officials: Ryan Blakney (Home Plate Umpire), Sean Barber (First Base Umpire), Alan Porter (Second Base Umpire), Bruce Dreckman (Third Base Umpire)