Kansas City Royals @ Los Angeles Angels

79-79, 36-41 Away

Final

71-87, 38-39 Home


KC
LAA

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	3
0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	3	6	1

Royals Hitting

hitters
M. Garcia3B
B. Witt Jr.SS
V. Pasquantino1B
S. PerezDH
R. GrichukLF
aM. YastrzemskiPH-LF-CF
J. India2B
L. MaileC
bC. JensenPH-C
J. CaglianoneRF
T. TolbertCF
cA. FrazierPH-LF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.352	.452
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.291	.349	.498
4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.267	.326	.476
4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.241	.285	.454
2	1	1	1	1	0	0	.204	.267	.301
1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.225	.317	.465
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.324	.341
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.244	.346	.356
1	0	1	1	0	0	0	.304	.385	.565
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.163	.244	.305
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.280	.321	.380
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.281	.317	.409
29	2	2	2	1	2	9

a-hit by pitch for Grichuk in the 7th

b-singled to right for Maile in the 7th

c-walked for Tolbert in the 8th

Batting
HRGrichuk (9, 5th inning off Kikuchi 0 on, 0 Out)
RBIGrichuk (27), Jensen (12)
2Out RBIJensen.
GIDPGarcia
Team LOB3
Team RISP1-3 (Perez 0-1, Pasquantino 0-1, Jensen 1-1)

Fielding
DP2 (Witt Jr.-India-Pasquantino 2)
EIndia (13, throw); Caglianone (2, fielding); Kolek (2, throw)

Angels Hitting

hitters
N. Schanuel1B
T. WardLF
Y. MoncadaDH
J. AdellRF
L. Rengifo3B
C. Moore2B
O. PerazaSS
S. RiveroC
B. TeodosioCF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.267	.356	.388
4	1	1	1	1	0	1	.228	.315	.477
3	0	1	0	0	1	1	.238	.340	.455
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.235	.294	.484
4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.240	.290	.340
4	0	2	0	0	0	2	.208	.292	.389
4	1	1	1	0	0	0	.193	.244	.277
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.200	.241
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.209	.252	.318
31	3	6	2	1	3	6

Batting
2BMoncada (13, Bowlan); Rengifo (16, Kolek)
HRWard (36, 3rd inning off Kolek 0 on, 1 Out)
RBIWard (103), Peraza (20)
GIDPWard; Peraza
Team LOB7
Team RISP1-8 (Ward 0-1, Adell 0-1, Rivero 0-2, Peraza 0-1, Teodosio 0-1, Schanuel 0-1, Moore 1-1)

Baserunning
SBPeraza (9, 2nd base off Kolek/Maile)

Fielding
DP1 (García-Moore-Schanuel)
EMoore (3, fielding)

Royals Pitching

pitchers
S. Kolek(L, 5-7)
J. Bowlan
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	5	3	2	2	2	1	94-63	3.51
2.0	1	0	0	1	4	0	35-23	4.01
8.0	6	3	2	3	6	1	129-86

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedBowlan 3/8; Kolek 17/26
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesBowlan-5-7-8-3; Kolek-8-9-24-22
Ground Balls-Fly BallsBowlan 1-1; Kolek 10-7
Game ScoresS Kolek 52

Angels Pitching

pitchers
Y. Kikuchi(W, 7-11)
J. Fermin(H, 6)
C. Silseth(H, 1)
L. Garcia(H, 12)
K. Jansen(S, 28)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
5.0	1	1	1	1	6	1	66-46	3.99
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11-6	4.59
1.0	1	1	1	0	1	0	19-13	1.80
1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18-12	3.42
1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	8-8	2.64
9.0	2	2	2	2	9	1	122-85

Pitching
WPKikuchi
HBPYastrzemski (by Silseth)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJansen 3/3; García 1/3; Kikuchi 12/18; Silseth 2/5; Fermin 2/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJansen-1-4-2-1; García-1-1-8-2; Kikuchi-15-10-10-11; Silseth-4-3-3-3; Fermin-1-0-2-3
Ground Balls-Fly BallsJansen 1-0; García 2-0; Kikuchi 6-4; Silseth 2-0; Fermin 1-2
Game ScoresY Kikuchi 66

Scoring Summary

		KC	LAA
2nd	Peraza grounded out to shortstop, Rengifo scored, Moore to second.	0	1
3rd	Ward homered to left center (420 feet).	0	2
4th	Rivero grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Peraza scored on error.	0	3
5th	Grichuk homered to center (400 feet).	1	3
7th	Jensen singled to right, Yastrzemski scored.	2	3

Royals
8
Angels
4

Game 1

24/9

Royals
2
Angels
3

Game 2

25/9

Royals
9
Angels
4

Game 3

26/9

Angel Stadium

2:38 AM, 25 September 2025

Anaheim, California

Attendance: 29,266

Game Time:2:23

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Will Little
First Base Umpire - Brian Walsh
Second Base Umpire - Ryan Additon
Third Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale

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

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Seattle	90	72	.556	-	L3
Houston	87	75	.537	3	W2
Texas	81	81	.500	9	L2
Athletics	76	86	.469	14	L2
Los Angeles	72	90	.444	18	L2

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Kansas City Royals @ Los Angeles Angels

Y. Kikuchi7-11

S. Kolek5-7

K. Jansen28

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