MLB Royals vs Mets (2026-07-09)｜Pitcher–Batter Matchups — Sportify

Final

2026-07-0907:10Citi Field

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Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Royals	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	8	0
Mets	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	X	6	9	0

Pitcher–Batter Matchups

Select Pitcher: Royals

Right-handed

Steven Cruz

ERA: 5.33

WHIP: 1.48

W-L: 2-2

IP: 27.0

K/9: 11.7

BB/9: 5.3

Opponent AVG

Lvs L AVG0.190

Rvs R AVG0.200

Last 10 outings

Date	IP	ER	R	P
2026-07-06	1.0	0	0	18
2026-07-02	1.0	0	0	16
2026-06-30	1.0	0	0	7
2026-06-28	1.0	0	0	11
2026-06-26	1.1	0	0	28
2026-06-23	1.0	0	0	10
2026-06-21	1.2	3	3	37
2026-06-14	0.2	0	0	8
2026-06-12	2.0	0	0	21
2026-06-10	1.0	0	0	19

Mets Starting Lineup

Batter		Season		Last 5 Seasons
Batter					Season			Last 10		Pitcher Splits		Last 5 Seasons i
Bats	#	Batter	Form	Pos	AVG	OPS	OPS+	AVG	OPS	vs LHP	vs RHP	AVG	AB	H	HR
L	1	Ewing#9L · CF	Hot	CF	0.276	0.790	136	0.324	0.983	0.240	0.257	-	-	-	-
L	2	Soto#22L · LF	Blazing	LF	0.299	0.985	193	0.333	1.208	0.268	0.279	-	0	0	0
R	3	Bichette#19R · 3B	Steady	3B	0.259	0.686	105	0.300	0.666	0.257	0.261	-	-	-	-
S	4	Lindor#12S · SS	Steady	SS	0.210	0.652	95	0.200	0.689	0.197	0.238	-	0	0	0
L	5	Benge#3L · RF	Warm	RF	0.262	0.730	118	0.302	0.836	0.279	0.284	-	-	-	-
S	6	Polanco#11S · DH	Steady	DH	0.183	0.558	67	0.171	0.483	0.097	0.163	0.000	1	0	0
L	7	Young#29L · 1B	Cold	1B	0.231	0.699	108	0.194	0.458	0.228	0.275	-	-	-	-
L	8	Baty#7L · 2B	Steady	2B	0.218	0.603	81	0.242	0.689	0.175	0.250	0.000	1	0	0
R	9	Alvarez#4R · C	Steady	C	0.251	0.703	110	0.194	0.570	0.250	0.252	-	-	-	-

Bench / Reserve Batters4 players

Batter		Season		Last 5 Seasons
Batter					Season			Last 10		Pitcher Splits		Last 5 Seasons i
Bats	#	Batter	Form	Pos	AVG	OPS	OPS+	AVG	OPS	vs LHP	vs RHP	AVG	AB	H	HR
R	-	Wagaman#39R · —	Steady		0.214	0.741	121	0.200	0.623	0.273	0.000	0.000	1	0	0
R	-	Vientos#27R · —	Warm		0.212	0.606	81	0.167	0.731	0.284	0.169	0.000	1	0	0
R	-	Torrens#13R · —	Steady		0.218	0.599	79	0.214	0.670	0.231	0.237	-	-	-	-
R	6	Taylor#55R · DH	Blazing	DH	0.207	0.577	72	0.273	0.924	0.250	0.164	0.000	2	0	0