Kansas City Royals @ Chicago Cubs
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- GIDPGarcia
- Team LOB5
- Team RISP2-3 (Isbel 0-1, Fermin 1-1, Rave 1-1)
- Fielding
- EPerez (1, catch); Loftin (1, fielding); Rave (2, fielding)
- AssistsCaglianone (Crow-Armstrong at 3rd base).
Cubs Hitting
a-struck out swinging for Turner in the 6th
- Batting
- 2BCrow-Armstrong (25, Hill)
- RBIKelly (35), Hoerner (41), Suzuki (81), Crow-Armstrong (73), Shaw (20)
- 2Out RBICrow-Armstrong.
- SFKelly
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP2-12 (Turner 0-1, Kelly 0-1, Swanson 0-1, Happ 0-1, Hoerner 0-2, Suzuki 1-2, Crow-Armstrong 0-2, Shaw 1-2)
- Baserunning
- SBTurner (2, 3rd base off Hill/Fermin); Swanson (8, 2nd base off Hill/Fermin); Tucker (23, Home off Long/Fermin); Hoerner 2 (19, 2nd base off Bowlan/Fermin, 2nd base off Hill/Fermin); Suzuki (3, 2nd base off Long/Fermin); Shaw (13, 2nd base off Hill/Fermin)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Swanson , Swanson-Busch)
Royals Pitching
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedHill 13/23; Clarke 3/4; Bowlan 7/8; Long 1/2
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesHill-17-8-10-20; Clarke-7-0-3-2; Bowlan-4-3-5-6; Long-2-2-2-0
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsHill 8-6; Clarke 1-1; Bowlan 1-2
- Game ScoresR Hill 46
Cubs Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
M. Boyd(W, 11-3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 93-63 | 2.20 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-6 | 2.15 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-8 | 1.49 |
| 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 112-77 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedThielbar 3/3; Boyd 17/25; Palencia 3/4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesThielbar-3-1-0-2; Boyd-18-13-14-18; Palencia-1-2-2-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsThielbar 1-1; Boyd 8-6; Palencia 1-0
- Game ScoresM Boyd 74
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | CHC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Shaw reached on infield single to second, Swanson scored, Turner to second. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2nd | Hoerner grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Turner scored, Shaw out at third. | 0 | 2 | ||
| 5th | Crow-Armstrong doubled to right, Kelly scored, Crow-Armstrong out stretching at third. | 0 | 3 | ||
| 7th | Suzuki singled to center, Shaw scored, Tucker to second, Hoerner to third. | 0 | 4 | ||
| 7th | Kelly hit sacrifice fly to center, Hoerner scored, Tucker to third. | 0 | 5 | ||
| 7th | Tucker stole home, Suzuki stole second. | 0 | 6 | ||
KC wins 2-1
Game Information
Wrigley Field
1:05 AM, 23 July 2025
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 40,092
Game Time:2:28
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Lance Barrett
- First Base Umpire - Tom Hanahan
- Second Base Umpire - Alfonso Marquez
- Third Base Umpire - Clint Vondrak
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 |

