Kansas City Royals vs. Seattle Mariners, at Kauffman Stadium, May 23, 2026 Matchups, Preview

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Seattle Mariners

Team Summary
Team Page 2026 Seattle Mariners
Record 25-27
Manager Dan Wilson
Game # 53
On This Date 22-21
Standing 2nd (1.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 5-5
Last 20 9-11
Last 30 16-14
Home 14-15
Away 11-12
Extra Innings 1-4
vs. RHP 18-18
vs. LHP 7-9
1-Run Games 7-12
vs. East 1-2
vs. Central 8-9
vs. West 11-9
Inter-League 5-7

SEA Last 10 Games

George Kirby (#68, 28, RHP, 5-3, 3.45)

Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2026 Kansas City Royals
Record 20-31
Manager Matt Quatraro
Game # 52
On This Date 20-26
Standing 4th (10.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 1-9
Last 20 8-12
Last 30 13-17
Home 13-14
Away 7-17
Extra Innings 3-2
vs. RHP 18-19
vs. LHP 2-12
1-Run Games 4-9
vs. East 1-8
vs. Central 9-14
vs. West 7-3
Inter-League 3-6

KCR Last 10 Games

Stephen Kolek (#32, 29, RHP, 2-0, 4.24)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Fri, May 01, 2026 KCR7@SEA6
Sat, May 02, 2026 KCR3@SEA2(10)
Sun, May 03, 2026 KCR4@SEA1
Fri, May 22, 2026 SEA2@KCR0
DateAwayHomeTime
Sat, May 23, 2026SEA@KCR4:10pm
Sun, May 24, 2026SEA@KCR2:10pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

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Mariners Batters (4.08 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.43 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Mariners Batters (4.08 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.43 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 32. Kolek 58. Avila 64. Cruz 60. Erceg 56. Lange 41. Lynch* 31. Mears 34. Morgan 46. Schreiber
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
56. Arozarena G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.334 2/.500 1/ 2/.000 5/.400 7/.143 1/.000 3/.000 6/1.867
8. Canzone* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 2/3.500 1/.000 1/.000 2/
3. Crawford* G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.834 1/.000 ··· 7/.714 2/.500 12/.583 1/.000 3/.333 2/.500
4. Emerson* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ···
18. Garver G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 2/.500 1/.000 5/.200 2/5.000 4/.833 3/.666
12. Naylor* G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/1.750 2/.000 1/.000 3/1.334 3/.333 10/.844 1/.000 1/3.000 6/.500
5. Pereda G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ···
20. Raley* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 2/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 2/.500 3/.667
30. Refsnyder G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/ 3/.666 1/.000 2/.000 1/.000
10. Robles G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 3/1.000 ··· ··· ···
44. Rodríguez G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.666 2/.500 2/1.000 4/.500 4/.250 6/1.917 1/.000 4/.000 11/.182
35. Wisdom G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 3/.000 ···
2. Young* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 2/1.000 ··· 2/1.000 2/.500 1/.000 ···

SEA Batters

SEA Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
56. Arozarena G ·  S ·  vP 218 .299 .394 .462 .856 161 .866 57 .830 .953 105 .915 14 2 5 0
8. Canzone* G ·  S ·  vP 119 .243 .328 .437 .765 109 .785 10 .400 .554 55 .653 1 1 4 0
3. Crawford* G ·  S ·  vP 180 .204 .350 .354 .704 125 .768 55 .555 .592 102 .743 1 2 6 3
4. Emerson* G ·  S ·  vP 17 .143 .294 .357 .651 7 .952 10 .425 .667 17 .651 0 0 1 1
18. Garver G ·  S ·  vP 77 .177 .338 .290 .628 42 .580 35 .686 .893 48 .726 0 0 2 0
12. Naylor* G ·  S ·  vP 208 .250 .317 .356 .674 151 .742 57 .494 .666 100 .762 12 2 5 2
5. Pereda G ·  S ·  vP 19 .235 .316 .412 .728 11 .282 8 1.357 19 .728 0 0 1 0
20. Raley* G ·  S ·  vP 137 .258 .324 .548 .872 131 .899 6 .333 .838 56 .811 1 1 10 0
30. Refsnyder G ·  S ·  vP 78 .101 .167 .188 .355 15 .343 63 .359 .519 44 .359 0 0 2 0
10. Robles G ·  S ·  vP 15 .200 .200 .267 .467 2 .000 13 .538 .400 2 .000 1 0 0 0
44. Rodríguez G ·  S ·  vP 226 .261 .323 .430 .753 165 .637 61 1.079 .735 110 .880 5 2 8 2
35. Wisdom G ·  S ·  vP 12 .083 .083 .167 .250 4 .750 8 .000 .000 11 .273 0 0 0 0
2. Young* G ·  S ·  vP 204 .239 .324 .350 .674 136 .711 68 .599 .670 98 .687 2 3 3 1
TOTAL .225 .316 .375 .691 .734 .592 .676 .704 44 15 59 19

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
32. Kolek G ·  S ·  vP ·····X····X··· 17.0 4.24 6.4 69 .203 .620 19 1.015 50 .475 .500 69 .620 3 1 0
58. Avila G ·  S ·  vP ···X····X·X··· 18.1 4.42 9.3 78 .294 .855 28 .774 50 .900 1.038 45 .497 1 3 3
65. Cameron* G ·  S ·  vP X·····X·····X· 47.2 4.72 8.3 210 .276 .771 158 .741 52 .859 .723 93 .681 5 0 2
64. Cruz G ·  S ·  vP ··X·o··o·X··Xo 10.1 8.71 12.2 51 .262 1.023 15 .742 36 1.148 .991 25 .733 5 2 0
60. Erceg G ·  S ·  vP ·····X·oo····· 19.1 3.26 7.9 80 .224 .649 32 .466 48 .765 .608 37 .547 0 0 2
36. Falter* G ·  S ·  vP ···X··X······· 7.1 9.82 7.4 41 .429 1.084 28 .929 13 1.420 1.436 21 .936 1 1 0
56. Lange G ·  S ·  vP o·X·o···oo··X· 24.0 4.88 8.6 101 .235 .747 43 .584 58 .855 .763 51 .599 2 7 2
67. Lugo G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 58.2 3.68 7.8 246 .275 .722 82 .723 164 .721 .758 130 .924 2 1 2
41. Lynch* G ·  S ·  vP ··X··X·X··o·X· 21.0 1.71 11.1 85 .158 .497 46 .654 39 .318 .481 50 .656 1 0 0
31. Mears G ·  S ·  vP X··X···X····o· 18.2 3.86 6.8 77 .242 .768 35 .820 42 .726 .700 39 .833 2 0 1
34. Morgan G ·  S ·  vP o··X·········· 12.1 5.11 6.6 57 .294 .859 25 .711 32 .978 .857 14 1.357 3 2 0
46. Schreiber G ·  S ·  vP ···Xo··o·X··X· 19.1 3.26 5.1 84 .257 .807 38 .513 46 1.062 .667 45 .701 3 1 0
52. Wacha G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X·····X 63.1 2.70 7.8 249 .200 .625 96 .772 153 .532 .556 126 .685 7 3 2
TOTAL 4.24 8.5 .243 .738 .702 .715 55 33 19

Royals Batters (3.80 RS/G) vs. Mariners Pitchers (3.83 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (3.80 RS/G) vs. Mariners Pitchers (3.83 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 68. Kirby 83. Bazardo 47. Brash 58. Castillo 88. Criswell 82. Davila 45. Ferrer* 48. Hoppe 75. Muñoz
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
14. Caglianone* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 2/.000 3/1.000 5/.200 ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/1.000
1. Collins# G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 1/.000 1/.000 6/1.667 ··· ··· 2/1.000 ··· 2/.000
11. Garcia G  ·   S  ·   vP 12/.000 3/.000 4/.500 15/.690 7/1.083 1/.000 2/.000 2/.000 4/.000
28. Isbel* G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.800 1/.000 4/1.250 9/.268 5/.400 1/ 2/.000 1/2.000 4/.250
22. Jensen* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 1/2.000 5/.650 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 2/.000
12. Loftin G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 1/.000 ··· 2/1.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
Marte G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/3.500 ··· ··· 17/.243 ··· ··· 3/1.667 ··· 1/2.000
19. Massey* G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.334 1/.000 2/2.000 14/.379 5/.600 ··· 2/1.000 ··· 4/.500
9. Pasquantino* G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/.679 3/.666 4/.833 12/.667 3/.833 1/2.000 1/3.000 2/.000 2/1.500
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/.125 4/.750 8/1.125 23/.488 5/.450 ··· 3/1.000 ··· 6/1.467
15. Thomas G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 1/.000 2/ 16/.750 ··· ··· 1/2.000 ··· 1/.000
2. Tolbert G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/ ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ···
7. Witt G  ·   S  ·   vP 12/1.000 2/1.000 9/1.778 19/.210 7/1.738 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 5/.400

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
14. Caglianone* G ·  S ·  vP 164 .247 .311 .420 .731 124 .789 40 .558 .725 81 .763 0 1 5 0
1. Collins# G ·  S ·  vP 164 .210 .323 .312 .635 112 .711 52 .481 .800 93 .691 3 3 3 1
11. Garcia G ·  S ·  vP 217 .260 .323 .383 .705 172 .630 45 .997 .859 107 .686 4 3 3 2
28. Isbel* G ·  S ·  vP 140 .264 .324 .400 .724 116 .772 24 .490 .800 69 .652 5 0 3 2
22. Jensen* G ·  S ·  vP 167 .228 .317 .393 .710 128 .764 39 .539 .699 84 .496 0 0 6 1
12. Loftin G ·  S ·  vP 67 .222 .343 .333 .677 35 .676 32 .677 .756 47 .665 0 0 0 4
Marte G ·  S ·  vP 57 .294 .351 .353 .704 14 .819 43 .665 .708 29 .848 0 1 0 0
19. Massey* G ·  S ·  vP 100 .221 .240 .400 .640 86 .688 14 .357 .986 61 .592 1 0 3 0
9. Pasquantino* G ·  S ·  vP 205 .197 .283 .326 .609 148 .724 57 .326 .573 96 .680 1 0 5 3
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 205 .206 .254 .360 .613 150 .537 55 .835 .595 102 .739 0 0 8 2
15. Thomas G ·  S ·  vP 108 .209 .352 .267 .619 56 .456 52 .808 .637 50 .693 3 3 1 1
2. Tolbert G ·  S ·  vP 5 .200 .200 .200 .400 3 .667 2 .000 .000 1 1 0 0
7. Witt G ·  S ·  vP 226 .294 .363 .473 .835 180 .794 46 .998 .851 112 .945 15 3 7 1
TOTAL .235 .312 .377 .689 .698 .667 .746 .710 33 15 48 19

SEA Pitchers

SEA Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
68. Kirby G ·  S ·  vP ·····X·····X·· 62.2 3.45 7.5 251 .249 .663 126 .698 125 .626 .650 98 .743 6 4 1
83. Bazardo G ·  S ·  vP X·X·X····o·Xo· 23.1 2.31 8.5 99 .262 .719 47 .621 52 .811 .558 55 .808 2 2 0
47. Brash G ·  S ·  vP X·X··········· 13.1 .00 7.4 47 .143 .386 24 .324 23 .445 .276 15 .481 0 0 1
58. Castillo G ·  S ·  vP ···X····X····X 46.1 6.41 9.1 213 .287 .826 100 .770 113 .878 .876 104 .824 7 4 3
88. Criswell G ·  S ·  vP ··X··X·o·X·o·· 20.1 2.66 8.0 78 .239 .675 37 .540 41 .793 .705 38 .698 3 2 2
82. Davila G ·  S ·  vP ······X·Xo·o·o 6.1 .00 4.3 24 .150 .492 15 .067 9 1.333 .388 24 .492 0 0 1
45. Ferrer* G ·  S ·  vP ··XoX··o····X· 23.2 1.90 8.4 103 .284 .685 52 .716 51 .653 .749 51 .547 1 0 1
36. Gilbert G ·  S ·  vP X·····X·····X· 62.1 4.04 9.1 252 .235 .730 115 .734 137 .725 .495 116 .677 11 4 2
26. Hancock G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X······ 58.2 3.07 9.2 229 .229 .663 102 .670 127 .657 .742 124 .684 8 3 1
48. Hoppe G ·  S ·  vP ·····X·o·oX··· 9.1 5.79 10.6 43 .282 .682 21 .396 22 .955 .767 43 .682 0 2 0
50. Miller G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 11.0 1.64 8.2 44 .220 .597 21 .700 23 .499 .897 44 .597 1 0 0
75. Muñoz G ·  S ·  vP X··oo····o·o·· 19.2 4.58 14.6 84 .237 .679 39 .539 45 .799 .523 38 .569 3 5 0
22. Woo G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 59.0 3.51 8.4 233 .213 .600 106 .591 127 .608 .704 110 .719 6 2 1
TOTAL 3.57 8.8 .248 .699 .693 .701 52 33 15

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