MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/30/2031
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2505 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 30TH , 2031 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Philadelphia Phillies (63-67) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
Kansas City Royals (66-64) 1 0 2 0 6 3 0 2 X 14 16 0
No Mercy for Phillies in 14-2 Pounding
The Kansas City Royals pinned a convincing loss on the Philadelphia Phillies, 14-2, at Kauffman Stadium. MJ Melendez was a main factor in the win. He belted 2 home runs, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 7 for Kansas City. Kansas City is in 4th place in the American League Central Division with a record of 66-64.

In the bottom of the third, Melendez had a 2-run double for Kansas City. It was his 16th double of the season and put the Royals on top, 3-2.

Philadelphia manager Ethan Baker called the blowout loss "nothing to write home about."
PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Abrams 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .302 19 66
J. Roberts 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .265 29 80
B. Harper RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .318 37 93
J. Barrero SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .149 0 3
N. Gorman 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .207 30 86
K. Koonce LF 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 .232 22 70
S. Suzuki DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237 3 9
R. Perez C 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .225 15 41
J. Knepp CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .155 0 5
Totals 30 2 4 2 0 13 8      
BATTING
Home Runs: K. Koonce (22, 2nd Inning off H. Garcia, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Abrams , N. Gorman , K. Koonce 4 , R. Perez
GIDP: K. Koonce
Hit by Pitch: B. Harper , N. Gorman
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Barrero-Abrams-Roberts)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
X. Esquer SS 4 2 2 0 1 2 1 .192 1 14
J. Bell 1B 5 2 3 1 0 0 2 .297 14 54
B. Witt Jr. 3B 3 4 2 2 2 1 1 .320 17 53
M. Santos 2B 5 0 0 0 0 4 6 .212 20 60
M. Melendez C 5 3 4 7 0 1 1 .270 30 83
K. Bryant DH 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 .148 3 12
D. Gilbert LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .258 5 39
J. Dunn RF 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .198 3 23
   a-F. Morales PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   b-C. Mayo RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 2 6
D. Mabrey CF 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .208 1 4
Totals 39 14 16 14 4 10 14      
a - F. Morales pinch hit for J. Dunn in the 7th
b - C. Mayo substituted for F. Morales in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bell (28, 1st Inning off T. Skubal, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Melendez 2 (16, 3rd Inning off T. Skubal, 2 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off M. Kosak, 0 on, 2 outs) , X. Esquer 2 (6, 5th Inning off T. Skubal, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off C. Hampton, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Mabrey (2, 5th Inning off C. Hampton, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Dunn (18, 5th Inning off M. Kosak, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Dunn (1, 2nd Inning off T. Skubal, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Witt Jr. (17, 5th Inning off M. Kosak, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Melendez 2 (30, 6th Inning off C. Hampton, 2 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off D. Brooks, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: X. Esquer 4 , J. Bell 4 , B. Witt Jr. 5 , M. Melendez 12 , K. Bryant , D. Gilbert , J. Dunn 5 , D. Mabrey 2
2-out RBI: M. Melendez , K. Bryant , J. Dunn , D. Mabrey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: X. Esquer , J. Bell , M. Melendez , K. Bryant , D. Mabrey
GIDP: D. Gilbert
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: X. Esquer (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Santos-Esquer-Bell)
PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Skubal L (11-8) 4.0 5 4 4 2 6 0 77 5.69   
M. Kosak 0.2 5 5 5 0 1 1 25 6.66   
C. Hampton 2.1 5 4 4 1 2 1 44 5.04   
D. Brooks 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 17 6.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Skubal 40
Batters Faced: T. Skubal 19, M. Kosak 7, C. Hampton 13, D. Brooks 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Skubal 2-4, M. Kosak 0-1, C. Hampton 5-0, D. Brooks 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Skubal 77-48, M. Kosak 25-17, C. Hampton 44-29, D. Brooks 17-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Kosak 1-1 , C. Hampton 2-2 , D. Brooks 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Garcia W (13-9) 7.0 4 2 2 0 10 1 89 4.76   
B. Hernandez 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 26 6.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Garcia 71
Batters Faced: H. Garcia 25, B. Hernandez 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Garcia 8-2, B. Hernandez 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Garcia 89-61, B. Hernandez 26-18
Hit Batsmen: H. Garcia , B. Hernandez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: MJ Melendez
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Rain (75 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 24527
Special Notes: SP Tarik Skubal was injured while pitching.
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