MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
07/28/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2165 - SUNDAY, JULY 28TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (55-52) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0
Kansas City Royals (50-57) 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 3 6 1
Royals Topple Cubs, 3-2
Kansas City right-hander Michael Grove pitched his team to victory over the Chicago Cubs at Kauffman Stadium. The final score was 3-2. The save went to Nick Burdi, number 16 for him. Kansas City, at 50-57, holds down third place in the American League Central Division.

Kansas City first baseman Devin Mann made an impact. He drilled a solo home run in the bottom of the fifth. In the contest, Mann went 1-3 with a home run.

"It was just a matter of executing," said Kansas City manager Patrick Ochs.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Hoerner 2B 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .274 4 38
S. Suzuki RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .274 6 29
C. Bellinger CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .272 14 58
C. Morel 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .279 18 65
I. Happ 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .249 9 40
B. Davis LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .256 20 63
D. Swanson SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .241 14 35
Y. Gomes C 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 .305 4 35
A. Almora Jr. DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 0 0
   a-P. Crow-Armstrong DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .276 11 43
Totals 30 2 2 2 4 10 14      
a - P. Crow-Armstrong inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Gomes (15, 8th Inning off A. Reyes, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Davis , Y. Gomes 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Bellinger , D. Swanson
GIDP: I. Happ
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Happ (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Hoerner-Swanson-Happ, Hoerner-Swanson-Happ)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Garcia 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .237 0 22
N. Loftin 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .224 7 29
V. Pasquantino DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .267 16 63
B. Witt Jr. SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .291 9 69
   c-J. Guzman SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 5 19
M. Melendez LF 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 .273 9 37
N. Velazquez RF 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .237 11 33
K. Isbel CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .270 5 35
   a-D. Blanco PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .276 4 13
   b-B. Phillips CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 4
D. Mann 1B 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .191 9 32
F. Fermin C 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .263 9 36
Totals 28 3 6 3 3 10 12      
a - D. Blanco pinch hit for K. Isbel in the 7th
b - B. Phillips substituted for D. Blanco in the 8th
c - J. Guzman substituted for B. Witt Jr. in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Velazquez (4, 2nd Inning off C. Kilian, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Garcia (17, 8th Inning off J. Steele, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Melendez (9, 4th Inning off C. Kilian, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Mann (9, 5th Inning off C. Kilian, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Garcia 2 , B. Witt Jr. , M. Melendez 5 , N. Velazquez 2 , D. Mann 4
2-out RBI: M. Melendez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Witt Jr. , D. Mann
GIDP: N. Velazquez , D. Mann
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: B. Witt Jr. (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Mann-Witt Jr.)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Kilian L (0-2) 6.0 5 3 3 2 9 2 90 4.32   
J. Steele 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 18 5.65   
B. Hughes 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kilian 57
Batters Faced: C. Kilian 24, J. Steele 5, B. Hughes 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kilian 5-3, J. Steele 3-0, B. Hughes 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kilian 90-57, J. Steele 18-9, B. Hughes 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Hughes 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Grove W (6-7) 5.0 0 0 0 1 5 0 85 4.95   
D. Lee H (13) 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 28 3.60   
A. Reyes H (4) 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 0 18 6.75   
C. Hernandez H (8) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 4.09   
N. Burdi SV (16) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 15 3.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Grove 71
Batters Faced: M. Grove 16, D. Lee 6, A. Reyes 5, C. Hernandez 3, N. Burdi 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Grove 4-6, D. Lee 1-1, A. Reyes 1-1, C. Hernandez 1-1, N. Burdi 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Grove 85-52, D. Lee 28-17, A. Reyes 18-9, C. Hernandez 8-5, N. Burdi 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Reyes 1-0 , C. Hernandez 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Michael Grove
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 33933
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