Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles

MLB

Royals

18-45

2-3

Final

Orioles

39-24

Oriole Park at Camden Yards

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Orioles 3-2

The Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Friday, June 9, 2023 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Orioles win the series 3-0. Austin Hays went 2-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Orioles.

Recap · Jun 9

Hays' leadoff HR, Wells' sharp pitching carry Orioles past Royals 3-2

Austin Hays homered on the first pitch thrown by Kansas City starter Daniel Lynch, Tyler Wells took a three-hitter into the seventh inning and the Baltimore Orioles beat the struggling Royals 3-2 on Friday night.

What it means

Season series: BAL wins series 3-0.
Royals 9-22 on the road; Orioles 18-12 at home.

Latest headlines

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ESPN · Sep 27

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Preview · Sep 27

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Preview · Sep 27

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Recap · Sep 26

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Recap · Sep 26

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Preview · Sep 26

Guardians bring 1-0 series lead over Royals into game 2

Recap · Sep 26

Guardians maintain 1-game AL Central lead, beat Royals 12-9 with help from 6 walks in 5-run 9th

Injuries and inactives

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

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

Probable starters

Royals5th in AL Cent

Daniel Lynch IV SP

Probable starter · 3-4, 4.64 ERA, 34 K, 1.26 WHIP

Lineup

1Nick Pratto1B
2Salvador PerezC
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B
4Bobby Witt Jr.SS
5MJ MelendezRF
6Maikel Garcia3B
7Michael MasseyDH
8Drew WatersCF
9Nicky Lopez2B

Orioles4th in AL East

Tyler Wells SP

Probable starter · 7-6, 3.64 ERA, 117 K, 0.99 WHIP

Lineup

1Austin HaysLF
2Adley RutschmanC
3Anthony Santander1B
4Aaron HicksCF
5Ramon Urias2B
6James McCannDH
7Gunnar Henderson3B
8Jorge MateoSS
9Ryan McKennaRF

The series

BAL wins series 3-0

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Game info

Venue: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland · Attendance 18,076
Officials: Scott Barry (Home Plate Umpire), Gabe Morales (First Base Umpire), Adam Beck (Second Base Umpire), Dan Iassogna (Third Base Umpire)