Kansas City Royals @ Chicago Cubs

Spring Training

8-4, 4-2 Away

Final

9-3, 6-2 Home


KC
CHC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	3	0	0	2	3	1	9	12	1
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	3	6	0

C. Ragans1-1

3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 6 K, 0 BB

B. Brown1-1

3.2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 5 K, 0 BB

Royals Hitting

hitters
K. IsbelCF
P. WilsonCF
N. VelazquezRF
T. GentryRF
M. MasseyDH
aL. TreshPH-DH
N. Loftin3B
J. Vaz2B
M. MelendezLF
D. VazquezSS
F. FerminC
L. MaileC
C. Biggio2B-3B
J. Groshans3B
C. DevanneySS
J. RaveLF
H. Castro1B
J. Caglianone1B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.222	.286	.278
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.200	.000
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.125	.364	.250
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.273	.333	.545
3	1	1	1	0	0	0	.412	.522	.529
2	1	1	0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.500
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.462	.588	.692
3	1	1	1	0	0	1	.286	.375	.286
3	1	1	1	0	0	1	.304	.360	.696
2	1	1	0	0	0	0	.308	.357	.308
2	0	1	1	0	0	0	.385	.400	.538
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.182	.182	.455
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.250	.500	.583
1	1	1	2	0	0	0	.375	.500	.500
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.308	.438	.308
2	1	2	1	0	0	0	.500	.611	.643
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.250	.421
1	1	1	2	1	1	0	.444	.545	1.111
39	9	12	9	1	3	9

a-grounded to second for Massey in the 8th

Batting
2BMelendez (1, Brown); Isbel (1, Brown); Groshans (1, Flexen); Fermin (2, Brown); Massey (2, Brown)
3BTresh (1, Flexen)
HRCaglianone (2, 7th inning off Roberts 1 on, 2 Out)
RBIMelendez (7), Groshans 2 (2), Fermin (6), Massey (3), Rave (4), Vaz (1), Caglianone 2 (4)
2Out RBIMelendez, Groshans 2, Fermin, Rave, Caglianone 2
Team LOB6
Team RISP6-12 (Maile 0-1, Melendez 1-1, Velázquez 0-1, Groshans 1-1, Fermin 1-1, Devanney 0-1, Massey 1-1, Loftin 0-1, Gentry 0-1, Rave 1-1, Vaz 0-1, Caglianone 1-1)

Baserunning
SBRave (3, 2nd base off Roberts/McGuire)

Fielding
EVaz (1, fielding)

Cubs Hitting

hitters
I. HappLF
K. AlcantaraRF
K. TuckerRF
R. McGuireC
S. SuzukiDH
aJ. TriantosPH-DH
M. Busch1B
J. Long1B
M. Shaw3B
N. LopezSS
D. SwansonSS
G. WorkmanPR-3B
P. Crow-ArmstrongCF
G. AllenPR-CF
C. KellyC
V. BrujanLF
J. Berti2B
B. Cowles2B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.350	.458	.500
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.364	.400
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.143	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.273
3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.182	.240	.182
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.300	.500
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.440	.500	.720
1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.250
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.222	.222	.222
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.474	.565	.579
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.211	.348	.316
1	1	1	2	1	0	0	.385	.433	.769
3	1	2	0	0	0	0	.500	.476	.850
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.563	.611	.938
1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.385	.500	.769
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.304	.393	.565
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.200	.400	.200
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.417	.440	.792
33	3	6	2	1	2	11

a-grounded to third for Suzuki in the 8th

Batting
2BCrow-Armstrong (4, Hatch)
HRWorkman (3, 9th inning off Hoffmann 1 on, 1 Out)
RBIWorkman 2 (11)
Team LOB6
Team RISP0-5 (Berti 0-2, Bruján 0-1, Busch 0-1, Suzuki 0-1)

Baserunning
CSSwanson (1, 3rd base by Bowlan/Fermin)
SBKelly (1, 2nd base off Bowlan/Fermin, 3rd base off Bowlan/Fermin); Crow-Armstrong (2, 3rd base off Bowlan/Fermin)

Royals Pitching

pitchers
C. Ragans(W, 1-1)
C. Hernandez(H, 1)
J. Bowlan(H, 1)
T. Hatch(H, 1)
A. Hoffmann
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
3.0	1	0	0	0	6	0	8.59
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9.00
1.0	1	1	1	1	1	0	2.25
2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	6.75
2.0	3	2	2	0	2	1	5.40
9.0	6	3	3	2	11	1

Pitching
WPBowlan
HBPSwanson (by Hatch)

Cubs Pitching

pitchers
B. Brown(L, 1-1)
F. Scalzo Jr.
B. Keller
K. Thompson
E. Roberts
C. Flexen
C. Ueckert
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
3.2	4	3	3	0	5	0	6.75
0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.40
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.14
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5.79
1.0	3	2	2	0	1	1	6.75
1.2	5	4	4	1	2	0	9.82
0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00
9.0	12	9	9	3	9	1

Scoring Summary

		KC	CHC
4th	Massey doubled to right, Isbel scored.	1	0
4th	Melendez doubled to left, Massey scored.	2	0
4th	Fermin doubled to center, Melendez scored.	3	0
5th	Crow-Armstrong scored on Bowlan wild pitch, Kelly stole third.	3	1
7th	Caglianone homered to right center, Rave scored.	5	1
8th	Groshans doubled to right, Vaz scored and Vazquez scored.	7	1
8th	Rave reached on infield single to third, Groshans scored.	8	1
9th	Vaz grounded out to second, Tresh scored.	9	1
9th	Workman homered to right center, Long scored.	9	3

Sloan Park

1:05 AM, 7 March 2025

Mesa, Arizona

Attendance: 11,534

Game Time:2:34

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Lance Barrett
First Base Umpire - Alex Mackay
Second Base Umpire - Jordan Baker
Third Base Umpire - Darius Ghani

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
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

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Kansas City Royals @ Chicago Cubs

C. Ragans1-1

B. Brown1-1

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