The Royals fell to the Phillies 6-1 after Michael Wacha allowed 4 runs on three homers in six innings. This was Wacha’s first begin after being named a 2026 American League All-Star. While it was amongst his worst begins of the season, it wasn’t a horrible begin total. He even struck out 7! But the Royals’ offense had nearly nothing going for it. They managed solely 5 hits and didn’t stroll as soon as whereas placing out 15 occasions.
Bobby Witt Jr., simply named an All-Star starter for the first time, went 0-for-4 with a strikeout. Jac Caglianone and Carter Jensen struck out a mixed 5 occasions. Tyler Tolbert was the solely Royal to attain base greater than as soon as. He hit a pair of singles and stole a base every time. His season OPS has now nearly reached Salvador Perez’s.
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Lucas Erceg pitched the seventh and gave up a run. Jose Cuas, simply again up with Stephen Kolek returning to the Family Medical Emergency List, pitched an inning and gave up a run. Beck Way acquired the ninth and pitched a scoreless inning. He allowed a single and a stroll, however he’s the solely reliever who acquired a strikeout. So.
The sport was over early when Wacha gave up back-to-back residence runs to J.T. Realmuto (with one on) and rookie Gabriel Rincones Jr. in the fourth inning. The Royals scored their run in the backside of that inning when Lane Thomas doubled down the third bottom line, superior to third on a Caglianone groundout, and scored on a Nick Loftin infield single. That single broke an 0-for-23 slide for Nick.
Just to rub salt in the wound, Jonathan Bowlan pitched the seventh for the Phillies, placing out three in a row after permitting a leadoff single to Starling Marte. Clearly, nobody was paying any consideration to the sport as you could possibly hear the sounds of fireworks being fired all round Kauffman Stadium for many of the second half of the contest. I managed to flip the broadcast off earlier than they did their common annoying factor of making an attempt to broadcast a postgame present from instantly beneath the after-game fireworks show. I don’t know who determined it was a good suggestion to do that each residence Friday sport, but it surely makes for a really terrible tv expertise, no matter whether or not the Royals received.
The Royals will seem once more tomorrow afternoon. Not on Royals TV, although. This sport will likely be a nationwide broadcast on Peacock at 2 PM CDT. Luinder Avila will face off towards Aaron Nola. Do what you need with that info.