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Kansas City Royals at New York Mets

MLBregular • 2026 Season
completed
Mets logo
Mets
New York
6
vs
Royals logo
Royals
Kansas City
2
NYM 55%45% KC
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

New York Mets 55% to win. The biggest signal favoring Mets:

  • Home Field Advantage. Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the home-field edge were neutral: NYM 52% (−3)

Win probability movement

NYM home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement60%54%48%Jul 5Jul 8

Labels mark updates of 5 points or more, named by the factor that moved most.

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VenueCiti Field
Queens, New York

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Royals (away)
Mets (home)
45%
Win probability
55%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Mets defeated the Royals 6-2.

Our model predicted the Mets would win with 55% confidence -- and they delivered. A close call, but the model's slight lean proved correct.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Home Field Advantage favored the Mets and was a notable factor: Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
  • Head to Head was neutral and a contributing factor: No recent head-to-head history available
  • Recent Form was neutral and a contributing factor: No recent form data available

This analysis was generated from our model's pre-game assessment compared against the actual result. Factor accuracy helps improve future predictions.

Mets won 6-2

Mets won by a solid margin

Prediction CorrectWe predicted Mets at 55%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors New York Mets
  • Head to HeadNeutral
  • Recent FormNeutral
  • InjuriesNeutral
  • Offensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Defensive EfficiencyNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

KC
NYM
Home Field Advantage
Favours KC|Favours NYM

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Understanding the win probability calculation

1 factor not shown (insufficient data)

Model version: 1.1.0 • Calculated: 7/8/2026, 11:00:13 PM

Key Players

Royals

Michael WachaSP
Randy DobnakSP
Stephen KolekSP
Noah CameronSP
Seth LugoSP

Mets

Jonah TongSP
Freddy PeraltaSP
Zac ThorntonSP
Christian ScottSP
Chayce McDermottRP

Learn About Our Analysis

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Frequently Asked Questions

Mets has a 55% win probability, while Royals has a 45% win probability based on our analysis.

Our model considers weather conditions, offensive and defensive efficiency, rest days, injury impact, and historical performance.

This game is being played at Citi Field in Queens, New York.

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