MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LAS VEGAS ACES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
05/02/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LAS VEGAS ACES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1002 - SATURDAY, MAY 2ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Las Vegas Aces (13-13) 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 0
Kansas City Royals (10-16) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 9 0
Aces Solve Royals, 5-2
Las Vegas rode a good effort from starter Mitch Keller to beat the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. The final score was 5-2. Keller got the win, improving to 2-1. He allowed 6 hits and walked 2 over 6.1 innings. Keller allowed 1 run. Royber Salinas earned save number 7 this season.

Cole Carrigg, the 24-year old shortstop , had a direct impact on the outcome. Carrigg contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the fourth inning to put Las Vegas up, 2-1.

Carrigg attributed the win to his team's "hyper resolve."

The Royals drop to 10-16.
LAS VEGAS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Arraez LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 .287 0 5
   a-M. Gorski RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 1
T. Ripley SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 .385 0 12
W. Franco 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .308 1 15
J. Merrill DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .259 2 14
A. Gimenez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .139 3 13
Y. Diaz 1B 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .209 1 8
S. Kwan RF, LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .298 1 16
C. Carrigg CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .182 0 1
C. Kelly C 4 1 1 3 0 2 2 .342 4 11
Totals 37 5 10 5 1 10 9      
a - M. Gorski substituted for L. Arraez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Merrill (6, 2nd Inning off L. Webb, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Kwan (7, 2nd Inning off L. Webb, 1 on, 2 outs) , W. Franco (13, 3rd Inning off L. Webb, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Kelly (4, 4th Inning off L. Webb, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Ripley , W. Franco 2 , J. Merrill 2 , Y. Diaz 3 , S. Kwan 3 , C. Carrigg , C. Kelly 4
2-out RBI: S. Kwan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Merrill , C. Kelly
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ripley-Gimenez-Diaz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bailey SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .248 3 9
C. Abrams 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .229 0 9
A. Louis CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .229 0 13
C. Roederer LF 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 .227 4 13
A. Meadows RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .260 3 16
E. Hernandez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .202 1 6
C. Joe DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274 2 7
   a-A. Rutschman DH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 4 11
J. Triolo 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .267 2 10
D. Millas C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .182 1 5
Totals 35 2 9 2 2 4 21      
a - A. Rutschman inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Triolo (6, 2nd Inning off M. Keller, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Rutschman (4, 9th Inning off S. Pacheco, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Bailey , C. Abrams , A. Louis , C. Roederer , C. Joe , A. Rutschman 4 , J. Triolo 3 , D. Millas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Bailey 3 , A. Louis , A. Meadows , E. Hernandez
GIDP: E. Hernandez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Bailey 2 (9) , A. Louis (7) , C. Roederer (1)
LAS VEGAS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Keller W (2-1) 6.1 6 1 1 2 2 0 99 4.67   
S. Pacheco 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 1 24 2.08   
R. Salinas SV (7) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Keller 57
Batters Faced: M. Keller 26, S. Pacheco 9, R. Salinas 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Keller 8-8, S. Pacheco 1-3, R. Salinas 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Keller 99-59, S. Pacheco 24-18, R. Salinas 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Pacheco 1-0 , R. Salinas 1-0
WP: M. Keller
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Webb L (0-3) 3.1 7 5 5 1 4 1 62 8.36   
B. Singer 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 31 4.50   
L. Frias 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 21 1.98   
J. Lopez 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 24 3.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Webb 27
Batters Faced: L. Webb 18, B. Singer 8, L. Frias 5, J. Lopez 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Webb 5-1, B. Singer 3-1, L. Frias 0-2, J. Lopez 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: L. Webb 62-39, B. Singer 31-22, L. Frias 21-16, J. Lopez 24-15
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mitch Keller
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 40058
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