Nick Loftin hits second game-winner in less than a week, Royals beat Mets 3-2 to avoid 3-game sweep

— Nick Loftin delivered his second game-winning hit in less than a week, driving in Tyler Tolbert from second base with a single in the ninth inning to give the Kansas City Royals a 3-2 win over the New York Mets on Sunday.
Jul 14, 2026, 05:40 am - AP
NYM
KC
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C. Estevez
win

C. Estevez4-2

1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 0 K, 0 BB
S. Manaea
loss

S. Manaea0-1

3.1 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 7 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

NYMKC
2ndRave doubled to right, Garcia scored and Perez scored.02
9thMcNeil tripled to right, Mauricio scored.12
9thJ. Young hit sacrifice fly to center, McNeil scored.22
9thLoftin singled to left, Tolbert scored.23
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