Kansas City Royals @ Chicago Cubs
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
A. Frazier2B-3B |
S. PerezDH |
J. RaveLF-RF |
K. IsbelCF |
J. India2B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 | .364 | .500 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .291 | .345 | .440 |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .269 | .327 | .442 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .255 | .299 | .466 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .148 | .206 | .282 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .085 | .173 | .170 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .281 | .353 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .258 | .313 | .331 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .252 | .281 | .362 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .263 | .389 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .242 | .324 | .339 |
| 36 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
- Batting
- 2BPasquantino (15, Rea)
- HRPerez (18, 3rd inning off Rea 1 on, 1 Out); Pasquantino 2 (17, 1st inning off Rea 1 on, 1 Out, 5th inning off Rea 1 on, 1 Out); Tolbert (1, 6th inning off Pomeranz 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBIPerez 2 (62), Pasquantino 4 (61), Tolbert 2 (2)
- 2Out RBITolbert 2.
- SHGarcia
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP3-7 (Perez 1-1, Frazier 0-1, Pasquantino 2-3, Garcia 0-1, Caglianone 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBTolbert (10, 2nd base off Rea/McGuire); Garcia (19, 2nd base off Rea/McGuire)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Tolbert-Frazier-Pasquantino , Frazier-Garcia-Pasquantino)
Cubs Hitting
a-popped out to second for McGuire in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BKelly (12, Lugo)
- HRCrow-Armstrong (27, 8th inning off Schreiber 0 on, 1 Out); Shaw (5, 7th inning off Cruz 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIKelly (36), McGuire (11), Crow-Armstrong (74), Shaw (21)
- 2Out RBIKelly, C; McGuire; Shaw.
- GIDPMcGuire; Hoerner
- Team LOB5
- Team RISP2-7 (Kelly 1-1, McGuire 1-2, Happ 0-1, Hoerner 0-1, Crow-Armstrong 0-1, Shaw 0-1)
- Fielding
- ESwanson (6, throw); Suzuki (3, fielding)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
S. Lugo(W, 7-5) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 95-58 | 2.95 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-6 | 2.77 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25-14 | 3.12 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-4 | 2.43 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 133-82 |
- Pitching
- HBPBusch (by Lugo)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedLugo 12/24; Erceg 1/3; Schreiber 1/5; Cruz 4/4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesLugo-17-13-13-14; Erceg-1-0-0-3; Schreiber-4-2-5-3; Cruz-0-0-2-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsLugo 5-6; Erceg 0-3; Schreiber 1-1; Cruz 1-1
- Game ScoresS Lugo 60
Cubs Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
C. Rea(L, 8-4) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 82-56 | 4.06 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21-14 | 2.30 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13-7 | 3.52 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 35-19 | 0.00 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 151-96 |
- Pitching
- IBBPerez (by Kriske).
- HBPIsbel (by Pomeranz)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedPomeranz 5/5; Pressly 2/4; Rea 16/23; Kriske 4/9
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesPomeranz-5-4-3-2; Pressly-3-0-1-3; Rea-15-5-16-20; Kriske-8-2-3-6
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsPomeranz 1-0; Pressly 1-2; Rea 8-6; Kriske 3-2
- Game ScoresC Rea 36
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | CHC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Pasquantino homered to right center (406 feet), Frazier scored. | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2nd | McGuire singled to right, Happ scored. | 2 | 1 | ||
| 3rd | Perez homered to left center (384 feet), Pasquantino scored. | 4 | 1 | ||
| 3rd | Kelly doubled to left, Busch scored. | 4 | 2 | ||
| 5th | Pasquantino homered to right center (414 feet), Garcia scored. | 6 | 2 | ||
| 6th | Tolbert homered to left (391 feet), Isbel scored. | 8 | 2 | ||
| 7th | Shaw homered to left center. | 8 | 3 | ||
| 8th | Crow-Armstrong homered to right (383 feet). | 8 | 4 | ||
KC wins 2-1
Game Information
Wrigley Field
2:20 PM, July 23, 2025
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 38,624
Game Time:2:30
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Tom Hanahan
- First Base Umpire - Alfonso Marquez
- Second Base Umpire - Clint Vondrak
- Third Base Umpire - Lance Barrett
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |
2025 National League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 97 | 65 | .599 | - | W1 |
| Chicago | 92 | 70 | .568 | 5 | W3 |
| Cincinnati | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | L1 |
| St. Louis | 78 | 84 | .481 | 19 | L4 |
| Pittsburgh | 71 | 91 | .438 | 26 | L1 |

