Royals lose an offensive battle 8-6

Q: What was the final score of the Royals vs Orioles game on April 21, 2026?

The final score was 8-6 in favor of the Baltimore Orioles.

Q: Who hit home runs for the Royals in the game against the Orioles?

Vinnie Pasquantino and Carter Jensen both hit home runs for the Royals.

Q: What happened in the sixth inning that changed the game's momentum?

In the sixth inning, the Orioles scored five runs, including a three-run homer by Coby Mayo, taking the lead to 8-3.

Q: How did the Royals attempt to come back in the game after falling behind?

The Royals scored three runs in the sixth inning, including a home run by Jensen and another by Kyle Isbel, narrowing the gap to 8-6.

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - APRIL 21: Carter Jensen #22 of the Kansas City Royals hits a single in the fourth inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Kauffman Stadium on April 21, 2026 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images) | Getty Images A day after ending the losing streak, Kansas City got into a back-and-forth battle with Baltimore. The scoring started early with both teams getting a first inning bomb. Pete Alonso hit an opposite field home run for Baltimore and Vinnie crushed one for the Royals. Baltimore’s was worth two though, and so they lead 2-1 at the end of the first frame. View Link In the 4th inning, Vinnie lead off the inning with a double to the right field corner. Carter Jensen singled to score him and tie the game up. Jac Caglianone singled to right two batters later, which got Jensen to third. Then Lane Thomas got him home and got the Royals the lead with an RBI single of his own. Meanwhile, Wacha was cruising after giving up the Alonso shot in the first. Through 5 innings he had given up just 4 hits and 1 walk without even getting to 70 pitches. It looked like he might get deep in the game, but then it fell apart. The 6th started with Beavers flyout to Loftin? That’s when we learned Garcia had exited the game, more on that later. Then a four pitch walk put Alonso on, which was followed by three consecutive singles. Both Basallo and Jackson hit weak flares, but they made it far enough into the outfield to drop and all of a sudden, it was 5 – 3 Baltimore with Wacha heading to the showers. came in to stop the bleeding but gave up yet another weak single followed by a very hard hit that cleared the fence for ’s second 3-run homer in as many days. It was 8-3 and looking like another game had slipped out of Kansas City’s hands. The Royals fought back in their half of the 6th. Jensen led the inning with a home run to center and Massey followed that with a double to right. also failed to get through the 6th. Cags and Thomas both made outs, though Massey did move to third on Jac’s groundout up the middle. Then ripped a home run right down the first baseline to put the game at 8-6. So, despite the Orioles batting through the lineup in the top half, the Royals were right back in the game. Baltimore tried to score again in the 9th when rapped a double to left center field. It was looking like a double with maybe in RBI, but Thomas fielded and hit the cutoff man. then gunned it home in time to get before he scored an insurance run. The Royals had one more chance to go score at least two runs. They would face since Baltimore’s closer was not available. It looked like Nunez was going to go one, two, three. Lane Thomas flied out, Isbel struck out, and then Loftin grounded to third, but Mayo made a poor throw and Loftin went to first. Bobby Witt Jr. came up representing the tying run. But he struck out on a check swing, and that was that. This puts the Royals back in the L column, but the bats looked solid for the second day in a row. I am hopeful that they are on the right track. That track had better lead to more wins than losses starting very soon before this season starts to get away from them.