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7/8/2026 Box Score: New York Mets 6 Kansas City Royals 2
Mets: The Mets beat the Royals, 6-2, to even up their three-game series...Have won three of their last four games and improved to 20-25 at Citi Field this season.
A.J. Ewing (2-5, HR, 2B, RBI, R): Led off the first inning with a home run to center field and doubled in the eighth inning...Marked his first career lead off home run...He is just the second Met in franchise history to hit a lead off home run at 21-years-old or younger (also: Gregg Jefferies, 2x 1989)...Has homered in back-to-back games for the first time in his career and has three homers over his last four games...Over his last 23 games since June 14, he has a .316/.400/.608 (25-79) slashline with six home runs, five doubles, 17 RBI, 13 runs and a 1.008 OPS.
Christian Scott (5.0 IP, 3 H, BB, 5 K): Fired 5.0 scoreless innings while recording five strikeouts in his 12th start of the season...Was the first time he completed at least 5.0 innings since June 5 at San Diego...Marked his third start scoreless start of at least 5.0 innings this season...Has allowed four or fewer runs in each of his first 21 career starts...Recorded his 100th career strikeout in the first inning at the expense of Carter Jensen.
Jared Young (0-2, RBI, R, HBP): Collected the go-ahead RBI in the eighth inning when he was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.
Brett Baty (1-4, 2 RBI, R): Plated two with a bases loaded single in the eighth inning to push the Mets' lead to 4-1...Has hit safely in a career-high-tying eight games (also: 7/18-26/25 and 5/9-18/26)...Over his hitting streak he is batting .300 (9-30) with four doubles and four RBI.
Francisco Alvarez (1-3, RBI, BB): Hit an RBI single to left field in the eighth inning...Has five hits and two RBI over his last four games.
Luis Robert: Recorded two hits and scored a run for Double-A Binghamton in his fourth rehab appearance.
Mets YouTube Channel: Mets 6 Royals 2 Game Highlights - 7/8/26
SNY on YouTube: Andy Green, A.J. Ewing, Brett Baty Post Game Reactions - 7/8/26
Today's Game:
Mets.com:
New York Post
- Brett Baty’s Mets hot streak continues with clutch hit as approach change pays dividends
- A.J. Ewing, Christian Scott flash cornerstone Mets potential in win to give hope in lost season
- The formidable first-round challenge that awaits Mets at the MLB draft
- Mets’ Austin Warren appears to have avoided major injury as he’s placed on 15-day IL
SNY.tv:
- Mets calling up RHP Dan Hammer: report
- Mets' Brett Baty maintaining simple approach at the plate as hitting streak reaches eight games
- Mets' Christian Scott looking to build off scoreless outing vs. Royals: 'There's always something to get better at'
- Mets rally with five-run eighth inning to beat Royals, 6-2
- Mets' Dedniel Nunez has rehab assignment transferred to Triple-A Syracuse
Metsmerized Online
Rising Apple Feed
- You’ll never believe how long it has been since the NY Mets and Royals traded midseason
- A Cubs player the NY Mets should target to help possibly replace Bo Bichette
- Jorge Polanco vs. the guy the NY Mets should’ve signed reached its peak
- A perfect destination for under-the-radar NY Mets trade candidate Mike Tauchman
- How the NY Mets blew two draft picks they received for losing one free agent
Syracuse:
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MLB.com:
- 'Never doubt him': Trout homers in 1st game back from IL with ASG in sight
- PCA's tear continues with 2 more homers as he again reaches 20-20
- Will the Padres trade Mason Miller? Rival executives weigh in
- 500 home runs? 600? How high can Ohtani go?
- Cease comes 3 outs from ending 36-year no-no drought, then asks: 'How many K's did I have?'
- If the guy starting for the Cards is celebrating a birthday, they're probably going to win
- These '25 playoff teams are currently out of the picture. Can they play their way back in?
- Roki hangs tough before Betts breaks through late for LA
- After latest rehab game, Murakami could return to Sox lineup Friday
- Streaking Marlins acing test against a defending division champ
- Bart stings former club with decisive HR after Braves break up perfecto in 7th
- Back-to-back-to-back ... plus 1?! Reds' 4-homer inning features 3 straight blasts
- McClanahan holds Yankees scoreless in his longest start since 2023
- Mayo wows teammates with 2nd-deck HR: 'That would have gone out of Yosemite'
- MLB, Phillies Charities make kids feel like 'rock stars' at All-Star Miracle League game
- Verlander, named All-Star Legend Pick, will retire after this season
- Padres match season high with 10 runs to get back to .500
- Baseball’s competitive balance issue, explained
MLB Trade Rumors
- Justin Verlander To Retire At End Of Season
- MLBTR Podcast: Trade Deadline Questions About The Royals, Reds, Cardinals, Padres And More!
- Trade Deadline Outlook: Miami Marlins
- Orioles Outright Chadwick Tromp
- Mets To Select Dan Hammer
- Phil Regan Passes Away
- A’s Notes: Muncy, Soderstrom, McNeil
- Brandon Woodruff Going For Second Opinion On Shoulder Injury
- Padres Select Luis Rengifo
- Bryse Wilson Elects Free Agency
- Will Benson Accepts Outright Assignment With Reds
- Angels Designate Donovan Walton For Assignment
- Twins Sign Matt Bowman To Minor League Deal
- Pirates Place Endy RodrÃguez On Injured List
- Cardinals Designate Jared Shuster For Assignment
CBS Sports Headlines
- Why two MLB managers pulled young pitchers during perfect game bids in a four-day span
- Blue Jays' Dylan Cease takes no-hitter into ninth vs. Giants, falls short of Toronto's first no-no since 1990
- Justin Verlander will retire as the best pitcher of a loaded generation
- 2026 MLB All-Star Game: Full rosters unveiled as Phillies, Dodgers, Braves lead selections
- 2026 MLB Home Run Derby tracker: Willson Contreras, Jac Caglianone join field, four spots still open
FanGraphs Baseball
Around the Majors - Headlines from Every Team
Mets Calendar Classics - Mets Games Played On This Date: July 9th
Born on this date:
- George Stone (1946)
- Jared Young (1995)
- Joseph Yabbour (2003)
Transactions:
New York Mets signed free agent Jerrod Riggan on July 9, 1998.
New York Mets released Darryl Hamilton on July 9, 2001.
New York Mets released Brandon Lyon on July 9, 2013.
New York Mets claimed Geoff Hartlieb on waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 9, 2021.
1964 | Frank Thomas, pinch-hitting for Roy McMillan, strokes a two-out, two-run homer off Curt Simmons, giving the Mets a 4–3 victory over the Cardinals at Shea Stadium. The round-tripper comes in the outfielder’s first at-bat in five weeks, due to being sidelined by a glandular infection. |
1969 | Tom Seaver's near-perfect game, immortalized as "The Imperfect Game," is broken up when Cubs' rookie outfielder Jim Qualls, a lifetime .223 hitter who will finish his career with only 31 hits, singles into center field. The 24 year-old right-hander, who tosses a five one-hitters for the Mets, will finally get his no-no in 1978 against St. Louis pitching for the Reds. You Tube: |
1972 | Striking out three Red Sox batters in the second inning en route to a 16 K complete game performance against Boston, Nolan Ryan becomes the third pitcher in baseball history to have struck out the side on nine pitches twice during his career. The Angels fireballer, who first did it with the Mets in 1968, joins Lefty Grove (twice in 1938) and Sandy Koufax (1962 and 1964) as the other hurlers who have accomplished the feat. |
1973 | Interrupting Board Chairman M. Donald Grant's pep talk during a team meeting, Mets reliever Tug McGraw shouts out the words, "Ya Gotta Believe," which will become the rallying cry for the club, climbing out of the cellar en route to the NL pennant. Although New York beats Houston, 2-1, in 12 innings, their closer's words of encouragement will not immediately light a fire under the team, as they will continue to struggle until the middle of August. |
1970: On the first anniversary of his near-perfect game, Tom Seaver hits his first major league home run off Rich Nye of the Expos. Seaver goes on to pitch a complete game three-hitter for a 7 - 1 Mets win at Shea Stadium.
1988: Nolan Ryan wins his 100th game as an Astro, 6 - 3 over the Mets, and becomes the 7th pitcher in major league history to win 100 for two different clubs. Ryan won 138 games for the California Angels in the 1970s.
1998: Benny Agbayani, Norfolk Tides outfielder about to be called up to the Mets, is married at home plate to his fiancee Neila before the Triple-A All-Star Game between the International and Pacific Coast Leagues. Agbayani, from Hawaii, and his bride wear Hawaiian shirts and have a receiving line of bat-toting ballplayers. The IL whips the PCL, 8 - 4.
2000: The Yankees lose to Mike Hampton and the Mets, 2 - 0. Armando Benitez closes for the Mets, while Andy Pettitte is the loser. The Yanks also lose Shane Spencer, who blows out his knee and ends his season. The game at Shea Stadium draws 54,283, the largest regular season crowd for the Mets since 1970.
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