MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
06/22/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1725 - MONDAY, JUNE 22ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Orioles (42-32) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 1
Kansas City Royals (36-34) 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 X 5 7 3
Orioles Suffer 5-2 Loss to Kansas City
Kansas City Royals starter Zack Wheeler was in a groove as he led his team to a win over the Baltimore Orioles, 5-2. Wheeler went 5 innings to notch the win. He scattered 3 hits, walked 0, and struck out 8. His record improves to 7-2. Kansas City raised its record to 36-34 with the win.

Adley Rutschman, who finished 2nd in the AL in on-base percentage with .409 last year, came through for Kansas City with a solo home run in the bottom of the fourth. The catcher went 2 for 4 for the game, including 1 home run and 1 double. He scored 2 runs and collected 1 run batted in.

"Zack made his pitches," said Kansas City manager Fraser Stewart.
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Carter CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .234 5 29
S. Frelick RF, 1B 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .323 4 28
R. Greene LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .332 14 46
N. Hickey DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .264 11 38
M. Vientos 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .242 10 28
   c-J. Thibou PH, RF 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .223 6 27
D. Rushing C 4 1 2 1 0 2 4 .304 16 37
E. Leonard 2B, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .205 3 19
O. Basabe SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .246 1 10
A. De Jesus 3B 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .154 2 8
   a-J. DeLuca PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259 6 15
   b-M. Shaw 3B, 2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 2 3
Totals 36 2 8 2 1 13 21      
a - J. DeLuca pinch hit for A. De Jesus in the 7th
b - M. Shaw substituted for J. DeLuca in the 7th
c - J. Thibou pinch hit for M. Vientos in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Rushing (10, 4th Inning off Z. Wheeler, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Greene (16, 6th Inning off L. Frias, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. DeLuca (4, 7th Inning off L. Frias, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Rushing (16, 2nd Inning off Z. Wheeler, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Frelick 3 , R. Greene 3 , D. Rushing 6 , J. DeLuca 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Carter , M. Vientos , D. Rushing , E. Leonard 2
GIDP: E. Carter , O. Basabe
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: E. Leonard (5)
PB: D. Rushing
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bailey SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .266 4 22
C. Abrams 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .278 3 33
A. Louis CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .269 6 41
A. Rutschman C 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .275 12 43
E. Hernandez 2B 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .225 5 29
C. Roederer LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .215 9 27
   a-A. Meadows LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 7 40
C. Joe DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .249 5 19
J. Triolo 3B 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .234 4 25
R. Laureano RF 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .210 4 10
Totals 32 5 7 3 2 7 12      
a - A. Meadows substituted for C. Roederer in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Hernandez (11, 4th Inning off A. Veneziano, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Rutschman (13, 6th Inning off A. Veneziano, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Laureano (4, 3rd Inning off A. Veneziano, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Rutschman (12, 4th Inning off A. Veneziano, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Bailey , A. Louis , A. Rutschman 6 , E. Hernandez 2 , J. Triolo , R. Laureano 4
2-out RBI: J. Triolo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Joe 2
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: L. Frias (1) , J. Triolo (6) , R. Laureano (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Bailey-Hernandez-Abrams, Bailey-Abrams)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Veneziano L (6-6) 5.2 7 5 5 2 5 2 97 5.61   
I. Anderson 2.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 30 2.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Veneziano 38
Batters Faced: A. Veneziano 26, I. Anderson 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Veneziano 5-7, I. Anderson 5-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Veneziano 97-66, I. Anderson 30-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Anderson 1-0
WP: A. Veneziano
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Wheeler W (7-2) 5.0 3 1 1 0 8 1 67 2.56   
L. Frias H (4) 2.0 3 0 0 0 3 0 27 1.42   
R. Pressly 1.0 2 1 0 0 2 0 26 3.42   
F. Bautista SV (16) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 2.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Wheeler 65
Batters Faced: Z. Wheeler 19, L. Frias 9, R. Pressly 6, F. Bautista 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Wheeler 1-6, L. Frias 1-1, R. Pressly 0-1, F. Bautista 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Wheeler 67-45, L. Frias 27-23, R. Pressly 26-18, F. Bautista 11-5
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Zack Wheeler
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 36852
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