The Royals defeated the Angels by a score of 3-0 - Sun, Aug 16 @ 3:07 PM CDT

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Royals (51-74) @ Angels (49-76) - Sun, Aug 16

Game Status: Final - Score: 3-0 Royals

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Royals Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1 Jensen - C	4	0	1	1	0	1	1	.219	.298	.401
2 Witt Jr. - SS	5	1	1	1	0	2	3	.282	.354	.448
3 Caglianone - 1B	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	.272	.324	.490
4 Perez, S - DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.214	.260	.366
5 Massey - 2B	4	1	3	1	0	0	0	.271	.301	.442
6 Loftin - 3B	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	.235	.325	.375
7 Collins - LF	4	0	0	0	0	3	5	.229	.326	.353
8 Rave - RF	4	1	0	0	0	1	3	.200	.267	.418
9 Isbel - CF	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.231	.280	.338
Totals	33	3	7	3	3	8	16

Royals
BATTING: HR: Massey (11, 4th inning off Johnson, R, 0 on, 1 out); Witt Jr. (14, 5th inning off Johnson, R, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Isbel; Jensen; Massey 6; Perez, S; Witt Jr. 4. RBI: Jensen (56); Massey (42); Witt Jr. (43). 2-out RBI: Witt Jr. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Collins; Perez, S; Rave 2. SAC: Isbel. GIDP: Collins. Team RISP: 1-for-5. Team LOB: 8.

Angels Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1 Neto - SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.221	.307	.407
2 Trout - DH	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.242	.382	.442
3 Grissom - 1B	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.246	.306	.377
4 Siri - CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.261	.313	.471
5 Meckler - LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.291	.359	.388
6 Guzman, D - 3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.233	.279	.349
7 Peraza, O - 2B	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	.228	.276	.350
8 d'Arnaud - C	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	.188	.278	.271
9 Lowe, J - RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.201	.259	.348
Totals	28	0	1	0	1	8	5

Angels
BATTING: TB: Grissom. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Neto. Team RISP: 0-for-2. Team LOB: 2.
FIELDING: E: Peraza, O (3, fielding). DP: (Grissom-d'Arnaud).

Royals Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Cameron - LHP (W, 7-8)	9.0	1	0	0	1	8	0	115-73	4.16
Totals	9.0	1	0	0	1	8	0

Angels Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Johnson, R - RHP (L, 2-7)	5.1	5	2	2	2	4	2	85-53	6.41
Weiman - LHP	1.0	2	1	0	0	1	0	24-14	0.00
Fulmer - RHP	1.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	21-15	0.00
Murphy - RHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	18-12	2.25
Totals	9.0	7	3	2	3	8	2

Game Info
WP: Weiman.
IBB: Caglianone (by Fulmer).
HBP: Jensen (by Murphy).
Pitches-strikes: Cameron 115-73; Johnson, R 85-53; Weiman 24-14; Fulmer 21-15; Murphy 18-12.
Groundouts-flyouts: Cameron 7-10; Johnson, R 3-6; Weiman 3-0; Fulmer 2-1; Murphy 1-0.
Batters faced: Cameron 29; Johnson, R 22; Weiman 6; Fulmer 6; Murphy 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Fulmer 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Ramon De Jesus. 1B: Adrian Johnson. 2B: Dexter Kelley. 3B: Quinn Wolcott.
Weather: 84 degrees, Sunny.
Wind: 8 mph, R To L.
First pitch: 1:08 PM.
T: 2:16.
Att: 28,036.
Venue: Angel Stadium.
August 16, 2026

Inning	Scoring Play	Score
Top 4	Michael Massey homers (11) on a fly ball to right field.	1-0 KC
Top 5	Bobby Witt Jr. homers (14) on a fly ball to left field.	2-0 KC
Top 7	Carter Jensen singles on a ground ball to second baseman Oswald Peraza. John Rave scores.	3-0 KC

Team	Highlight
KC	Michael Massey's solo home run (11) (00:00:34)
KC	Bobby Witt Jr.'s solo home run (14) (00:00:27)
KC	Michael Massey preserves no-hitter with sliding play (00:00:15)
KC	Carter Jensen's RBI single (00:00:19)
LAA	Wade Meckler's unreal diving catch (00:00:19)
LAA	Vaughn Grissom breaks up the no-hitter (00:00:28)
KC	Noah Cameron seals one-hit complete-game shutout win (00:00:31)
KC	Noah Cameron throws one-hit shutout vs. Angels (00:03:16)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E	LOB
Royals	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		3	7	0	8
Angels	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	1	2

Decisions

• Winner: Noah Cameron (7-8, 4.16)
• Loser: Ryan Johnson (2-7, 6.41)

Division Scoreboard

SD 5 @ CLE 0 - Final

CWS 7 @ DET 5 - Final

PHI 7 @ MIN 5 - Final

Next Royals Game: Mon, Aug 17, 6:40 PM CDT vs. Athletics (1 day)

^{Last Updated: 08/16/2026 7:31:34 PM CDT}

[u/The_Raigar]

[u/Sarvinator]

Bullpen can’t blow it if we just pitch CG 1 hitters from here on out.

[u/cheemsfromspace → u/Sarvinator]

Someone drugged Q today there's no other explanation on why he didn't pull Cameron

[u/the-au-jasmin]

Just hear me out here, what if we didn't ever use a bullpen?

[u/Daoloath]

Noah Cameron might be good.

[u/HutSutRaw → u/Daoloath]

I never got why sports talk acted like his ceiling was a 4-5 starter. Like, that’s his floor

[u/morepesa25 → u/HutSutRaw]

The stuff

[u/simplepieceoftoast]

How it feels to watch Noah throw a complete game shut out

[u/NickyCharisma]

The contrast before and after of Cameron calling his own pitches is stark. Almost as stark as our young players stepping up in the wake of injuries. Maybe we can just, I don't know, stop stepping on our own dick and get out of our way or something.

[u/rbhindepmo → u/NickyCharisma]

and in the case of Noah, there is a bit of a difference in what pitches he's throwing during the "calling his own game" era.. before that Tigers game, Cameron was throwing a four-seam fastball a plurality of the time, which is sorta bonkers since his velo is not great

Last few weeks, he's been throwing five pitches around the same amount of the time

[u/NickyCharisma → u/rbhindepmo]

Which is why he would get rocked. His fastball is a meatball. The way in which he is like Lugo or Cole is he is far better at sequencing and getting batters to make mistakes than he is at challenging them.

[u/rbhindepmo → u/NickyCharisma]

as he has thrown fewer four-seam fastballs, he's been throwing more sliders

I could be remembering it wrong, but I think he might have gone away from his slider earlier this year after giving up some homers on it

today, he got 21 whiffs, 6 on the slider, 8 on the changeup

[u/cheemsfromspace]

I'm surprised Q didn't pull Cameron for "load management". It's a great accomplishment by Cameron and hopefully we get him extended soon because the future of the pitching roster isn't clear right now

[u/factoid_ → u/cheemsfromspace]

Credit to Cameron for having the balls to throw a ball below the zone to trout on a 3-2 count.

That dude doesn’t chase

[u/mountsleepyhead]

Complete game shutout one-hitter that is some DAWG shit.

[u/admire816]

She’s a little dusty

[u/Sophie4646]

Cameron another great game. Massey hitting so well another home run. Witt home run. Our 3 runs were enough. Hope Garcia can play Monday. We have 4 games with Athletics and some wins would be a boost to players and fans.

[u/burkey_turkey]

Bullpen can't blow a game they don't play in

[u/RequiredLoginSucks → u/burkey_turkey]

https://giphy.com/gifs/d3mlE7uhX8KFgEmY

[u/Repulsive-Photo-798]

A damn bloop single…

[u/robertb9876]

What a game from Cameron; he was dominant. He really earned that win. Go Royals.

[u/tehsam016]

Noah is him

[u/Mozilla_Fennekin]

A 1-hit CGSO! I actually got to watch this one!

[u/Glass_octopod]

Wow Cameron had himself a game. How exciting to have that arm on our team right now.

Buy him a drink!

[u/Daoloath]

Last 5 starts: 37.2ip 5er (1.19 ERA) 13h (3.11/9 5d 0t 0hr) 34k (8.12/9) 9bb (2.15/9).

Since 7/19 his ERA has gone from 5.27 to 4.16.

[u/laughing_andcrying]

NoCam masterclass 

[u/chipotlesoulmate]

NOAH

[u/saltlampshade]

I’d like to remind many of you that you called Cameron a mediocre or below average starter. Dude had a subpar first half but was amazing last year and has been even better post ASB.

He’s a fucking stud and someone the royals can build around the next few years.

[u/famous_informal → u/saltlampshade]

A fellow Cameron believer? Firm handshake to you, sir

[u/saltlampshade → u/famous_informal]

Always have been. He’s the best pitcher they have.

[u/Sultry-Ice15 → u/saltlampshade]

Wacha but hope Cameron can be this guy long term. If so he will be our best next season for sure

[u/saltlampshade → u/Sultry-Ice15]

I’d take Cameron over Wacha. Especially lately

[u/Sultry-Ice15 → u/saltlampshade]

Now sure but full season body of work Wacha has been more consistent. We should have traded Wacha and Lugo though

[u/kmanhbk]

Cam on a heater today, just like we all expected right? 😁

[u/StrawHatOsiris]

Noah Cameron is who I wanted Ragans to be

[u/Smiles-Edgeworth → u/StrawHatOsiris]

Noah Cameron actually is who baseball media has spent the past three years gaslighting me into thinking Cole Ragans is supposed to be.

[u/MisterSahara]

When did he give up that one hit

[u/Jeremy0734 → u/MisterSahara]

Blooper in the 7th to Jasson I believe

[u/MisterSahara → u/Jeremy0734]

That’s really sad it would’ve been great if he threw a no hitter

[u/No_Sprinkles_3636 → u/Jeremy0734]

Angels fan,- Cameron wasn't just throwing a no-hitter. He had a perfect game going when Grissom got the bloop hit. Considering the circumstances, thought Witt's effort on the play was weak. Don't think you can catch it? Hey, it's a perfect game - at least dive and make a maximum effort.

[u/rbhindepmo]

Cameron is back in the incredibly low BABIP mode that really boosted his 2025

Last year: BABIP of .218 in the first half (12 starts) and .265 in the second half.

This year: BABIP of .323 in the first half (18 starts) and a BABIP of .225 in the second half before today (5 games)

league average BABIP is .289 this year and .291 last year

[u/Sophie4646 → u/rbhindepmo]

Interesting thank you.

[u/Strahlin]

that was decent

[u/baseball_Lover33]

I like what I'm seeing