Kansas City RoyalsvsNew York Mets
KC 2/NYM 6
Things to say
The Mets beat the Royals 6-2 at Citi Field on Wednesday.
01
opener
Mets took care of business, 6-2 over KC. Never really felt close after the middle innings. Bats woke up at the right time.
02
key player
The heart of the order did the damage — Mets put a crooked number up and the guys in the middle drove in most of those six. Royals just had no answer.
03
hot take
Honestly the Royals are done. Both these teams are way under .500, but KC looks like they've mailed in the second half already.
04
deep cut
The quiet story was the Mets bullpen — the pen came in and slammed the door, barely gave up a baserunner the rest of the way. That's how you close a getaway day.
05
exit
Anyway, both teams are basically playing out the string — I just want to see who they flip at the deadline.
The recap
The Mets took care of business at Citi Field, handling the Royals 6-2 in a matchup of two teams scuffling well below .500. New York's bats did the damage against Kansas City's staff, and once they stretched the lead the bullpen closed the door without any late drama.
Nothing flashy here, just the home club doing what it should against a Royals team that couldn't get its offense going. A tidy win for a Mets club looking to string a few together.