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Kansas City Royals 3, Los Angeles Angels 0

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

4:07 PM ET · Angel StadiumGame-day snapshot Aug 16, 6:35 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Sep 30, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score29
Kansas City Royals
69–93 · 5th AL Central · T-Score 29
3
3–0
FINAL
Los Angeles Angels
62–100 · 5th AL West · T-Score 36
0
T-Score36
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRoyalsKansas has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Cameron leads in P-Score, WHIP and K/9.
Offense vs handRoyalsKansas has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
LineupRoyalsKansas's official lineup includes 5 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenAngelsLos has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Recent formAngelsLos has won 6 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.

Starting pitchers

KC
Noah Cameron LHP
Noah Cameron
Kansas City Royals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.45
110th
WHIP
1.29
84th
K/9
8.21
117th
BB/9
2.92
95th
P-Score58i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.97
88th
OPS/R
–
IP
129.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.21
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
LAA
Ryan Johnson RHP
Ryan Johnson
Los Angeles Angels
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
6.71
165th
WHIP
1.56
152nd
K/9
7.04
159th
BB/9
4.42
168th
P-Score42i
FIP
–
HR/9
2.29
183rd
OPS/R
–
IP
55.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.24
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Cameron allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.29 WHIP compared with 1.56.
·Cameron enters with a 4.45 ERA compared with Johnson's 6.71.
·Cameron allows the lower home-run rate: 0.97 vs 2.29 per nine.
·Cameron owns a 8.2 K/9 compared with Johnson's 7.0.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Cameron arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam24%92.5
Cutter21%89.8
Changeup20%81.0
Curveball17%81.7
Slider13%85.2
Sinker5%91.5
Eephus Pitch0%57.4
Johnson arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Cutter38%89.7
Sweeper23%80.9
Splitter21%84.6
Sinker18%92.4
Slider0%84.3

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Royals vs RHP (Ryan Johnson)
13th
in MLB
0.727OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Angels vs LHP (Noah Cameron)
22nd
in MLB
0.695OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Kansas City RoyalsOfficial lineupvs RHP Ryan Johnson
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Johnson (BvP)
1Carter JensenLC76.79027.837No MLB historyNo history
2Bobby Witt Jr.RSS78.80018.783No MLB historyNo history
3Jac CaglianoneLRF75.83423.882No MLB historyNo history
4Salvador PerezRDH56.65721.628No MLB historyNo history
5Michael MasseyL2B60.73113.715No MLB historyNo history
6Nick LoftinR3B53.7108.685No MLB historyNo history
7Isaac CollinsSLF51.6416.660No MLB historyNo history
8John RaveLRF57.7446.785No MLB historyNo history
9Kyle IsbelLCF36.5916.652No MLB historyNo history
1Carter Jensen C · L.239 / .790 · 27 HRvs hand .837 · No MLB history · No history76H-Score2Bobby Witt Jr. SS · R.281 / .800 · 18 HRvs hand .783 · No MLB history · No history78H-Score3Jac Caglianone RF · L.289 / .834 · 23 HRvs hand .882 · No MLB history · No history75H-Score4Salvador Perez DH · R.229 / .657 · 21 HRvs hand .628 · No MLB history · No history56H-Score5Michael Massey 2B · L.272 / .731 · 13 HRvs hand .715 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score6Nick Loftin 3B · R.240 / .710 · 8 HRvs hand .685 · No MLB history · No history53H-Score7Isaac Collins LF · S.213 / .641 · 6 HRvs hand .660 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score8John Rave RF · L.232 / .744 · 6 HRvs hand .785 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score9Kyle Isbel CF · L.224 / .591 · 6 HRvs hand .652 · No MLB history · No history36H-Score
Los Angeles AngelsOfficial lineupvs LHP Noah Cameron
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Cameron (BvP)
1Zach NetoRSS70.76627.8761-for-3Very small sample
2Mike TroutRCF78.80322.8220-for-1Very small sample
3Vaughn GrissomR1B55.69313.6862-for-3Very small sample
4Jose SiriRLF52.71310.680No MLB historyNo history
5Wade MecklerLLF52.7603.501No MLB historyNo history
6Denzer GuzmanR3B37.6028.708No MLB historyNo history
7Oswald PerazaR2B37.6167.7330-for-1Very small sample
8Travis d'ArnaudRC—.4751.661No MLB historyNo history
9Josh LoweLLF43.63312.384No MLB historyNo history
1Zach Neto SS · R.239 / .766 · 27 HRvs hand .876 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample70H-Score2Mike Trout CF · R.242 / .803 · 22 HRvs hand .822 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample78H-Score3Vaughn Grissom 1B · R.242 / .693 · 13 HRvs hand .686 · 2-for-3 · Very small sample55H-Score4Jose Siri LF · R.241 / .713 · 10 HRvs hand .680 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score5Wade Meckler LF · L.300 / .760 · 3 HRvs hand .501 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score6Denzer Guzman 3B · R.219 / .602 · 8 HRvs hand .708 · No MLB history · No history37H-Score7Oswald Peraza 2B · R.226 / .616 · 7 HRvs hand .733 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample37H-Score8Travis d'Arnaud C · R.158 / .475 · 1 HRvs hand .661 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score9Josh Lowe LF · L.209 / .633 · 12 HRvs hand .384 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseKCKC·LAALAA
AVG.247 9th.234 27th
OPS.718 17th.679 30th
Home runs170 21st154 28th
Runs690 22nd655 29th
OBP.316 18th.310 27th
SLG.402 14th.369 30th
PitchingKCKC·LAALAA
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.77vs4.29
KCLAA
WHIP1.41vs1.35
KCLAA
K/97.4vs9.1
KCLAA
HR Allowed210vs164
KCLAA
BullpenKCKC·LAALAA
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.66vs4.13
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.42vs1.30
no league rank
Saves38vs25
KCLAA
ResultsKCKC·LAALAA
+16227th
Run differential
+21822nd
69–93 Record62–100
3–7 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
Kansas City Royals (3–7)
L
W
L
L
L
L
W
L
L
W
Los Angeles Angels (6–4)
W
L
W
W
W
L
L
L
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
3—3
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Royals?+
Noah Cameron (4.45 ERA, 6–8) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Angels?+
Ryan Johnson (6.71 ERA, 2–6) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
4:07 PM ET at Angel Stadium.
Where is the game being played?+
Angel Stadium, home of the Los Angeles Angels.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Royals and Angels performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Angels 3–3 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Noah Cameron is at 58; Ryan Johnson is at 42. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.