Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Royals 3 6 0 0 2 0 2 13 15 0 Mets 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 4

Ariel Martinez continued to pitch strong for the Royals in a big victory over the Mets. Ariel set the tone throwing 4 innings with only 2 hits and striking out 4. Some shaky Met defense in the first 2 innings allowed the Royals to get out to a quick 9 run lead. Tom Spoth capped the 6-run, 2nd inning with a 3-run blast off the house in left field at Healy. Of note for the Royals, Travis Taliaferro went 3 for 3, with a RBI and 2 runs scored to spark the Royals lineup. All-Star Greg Kosc went 4 for 4 with 2 runs scored and 3 RBI. Corey Son went 2 for 3 with a double and 2 runs scored. Matt O'Hara set the tone on defense by throwing out 2 Met baserunners in the 1st for the errorless Royals. Al Becker, Chris Sansone, Steve Julian and Patrick Castro had the Mets' 4 hits, and Steve Roberts drove in Seth Grossman for the Mets' run in the 5th. Of note, Greg Cote's errorless streak ended after 240 chances

Greg Kosc, Tom Spoth and Corey Son had big days for the Royals' offense