NYM 6, KC 7 | Aug 1, 2023 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, August 2, 2023•Kauffman Stadium•93°F, Partly Cloudy

NYM

Mets

Royals

Final

WIN

Carlos Hernández

LOSS

Brooks Raley

The Royals edged the Mets 7-6 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

Key Moment

Top 10: Francisco Alvarez homers (21) on a line drive to center field. Jeff McNeil scores.

Weather: 93°F, Partly CloudyWind: 8 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 12:10 AM UTCT: 3:16Att: 16,140Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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95.9%A

7 missed calls

+0.7% KC

+0.22 runs KC

Win Probability

KC WinNYM Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
NYM	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	6	8	2
KC	0	0	0	0	1

Game 717170 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

New York Mets

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jeff McNeilLF	5	2	1	0	0	0	.251/.327/.327	106.1	.207	.202
Francisco AlvarezC	5	2	2	2	0	2	.235/.296/.510	110.1	.658	.900
Francisco LindorSS	3	1	1	0	1	0	.237/.326/.463	104	.435	.426
Pete Alonso1B	5	1	2	2	0	2	.220/.315/.512	115.7	.432	.622
Brett Baty3B	3	0	0	1	2	1	.228/.297/.350	95	.117	.192
Mark VientosDH	4	0	0	1	0	1	.214/.260/.329	107.9	.477	.555
DJ StewartRF	3	0	2	0	1	0	.261/.379/.478	101.3	.301	.284
Rafael OrtegaCF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000	98.7	.160	.148
Danny Mendick2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.143/.182/.238	96.7	.161	.153
Bench
Jose QuintanaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Trevor GottP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	36	6	8	6	4	7	-	-	-	-

HR:Alonso (2nd off Greinke, 0 on, 0 out); Alvarez (10th off Hernández, 1 on, 0 out)

2B:Stewart

TB:15

RBI:Alvarez 2; Vientos; Baty; Alonso 2

SF:Vientos

Team LOB:7

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Maikel Garcia3B	3	1	1	2	1	0	.273/.321/.385	102.8	.267

Pitching

New York Mets

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jose Quintana	6.2	6	3	3	2	2	89-53	85.2	3.57
Trevor Gott	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	6-4	90	4.62
Adam OttavinoBS	1.0	0	1	1	1	0	17-10	86.6	3.48
Drew Smith	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	16-10	88.8	3.93
Brooks RaleyLBS	0.1	2	3	1	0	0	17-12	84.9	2.58
Grant Hartwig	0.1	0	0	0	1	1	9-5	89.5	3.63
Josh Walker	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	6.75
Totals	9.2	9	7	5	5	5	154-94	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Gott 1-1; Hartwig 1-0; Walker 3-1

Pitches-strikes:Quintana 89-53; Gott 6-4; Ottavino 17-10; Smith 16-10; Raley 17-12; Hartwig 9-5

Groundouts-flyouts:Quintana 6-11; Gott 0-0; Ottavino 2-1; Smith 1-1; Raley 0-1; Hartwig 1-0; Walker 0-0

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Zack Greinke	5.0	4	1	1	0	3	1	72-49	84.6	5.32

Top 2 • NYM

1-0

Pete Alonso homers (31) on a line drive to center field.

EV: 115.7 mph💣 429 ftLA: 17°

Bot 5 • KC

1-1

Maikel Garcia out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Jeff McNeil. Samad Taylor scores.

EV: 84.3 mph306 ftLA: 29°

Bot 7 • KC

1-2

Kyle Isbel strikes out on a foul tip.

1-3

Maikel Garcia singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jeff McNeil, deflected by third baseman Brett Baty. Samad Taylor scores.

EV: 101.1 mph24 ftLA: -6°

Top 8 • NYM

4-3

Mark Vientos out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Dairon Blanco. Francisco Lindor scores.

EV: 101.8 mph326 ftLA: 45°

3-3

Brett Baty walks. Francisco Alvarez scores. Francisco Lindor to 3rd. Pete Alonso to 2nd.

2-3

Pete Alonso singles on a fly ball to right fielder MJ Melendez. Jeff McNeil scores. Francisco Alvarez to 3rd. Francisco Lindor to 2nd.

EV: 70.1 mph209 ftLA: 39°

Bot 8 • KC

4-4

Freddy Fermin out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Rafael Ortega. MJ Melendez scores.

EV: 89.7 mph324 ftLA: 32°

Top 10 • NYM

6-4

Francisco Alvarez homers (21) on a line drive to center field. Jeff McNeil scores.

EV: 110.1 mph💣 431 ftLA: 21°

Bot 10 • KC

6-5

Bobby Witt Jr. doubles (19) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Rafael Ortega. Maikel Garcia scores.

EV: 106.2 mph281 ftLA: 15°

6-6

MJ Melendez singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Rafael Ortega. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

EV: 105.3 mph313 ftLA: 18°

6-7

With Michael Massey batting, MJ Melendez scores on a balk. Dairon Blanco advances to 3rd on a balk. Drew Waters advances to 2nd on a balk.

Bench
Matt DuffyDH	3	0	2	0	0	0	.273/.329/.344	95.1	.390	.394
Edward OlivaresLF	3	0	1	0	0	0	.247/.300/.408	84.1	.321	.303
Matt BeatyPH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.273/.333/.364	67.2	-	-
Samad Taylor2B	3	2	2	0	0	0	.194/.302/.222	104.8	.595	.816
Zack GreinkeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Alec MarshP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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