MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
07/08/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1944 - TUESDAY, JULY 8TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (43-49) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 1
Kansas City Royals (48-44) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Rodgers Performance to No Avail in 2-1 Royals Loss
The Kansas City Royals and Pittsburgh Pirates provided some drama for the home crowd.

Kansas City wasted a solid 8-inning effort from starting pitcher Colin Rodgers, losing to Pittsburgh, 2-1, at Kauffman Stadium. The Pirates are now 43-49, while the Royals fall to 48-44.

The Royals wasted a masterful performance from Rodgers, who registered 6 strikeouts and held the Pirates without an earned run over 8 innings.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Rodríguez 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .313 8 43
J. Reyes LF 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .291 11 46
C. Avilés C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 4 27
D. Murray RF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .288 7 32
T. Norton 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .271 5 26
   d-R. Reynoso 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 1 14
P. Miller CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 6 23
C. Riley 2B, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .253 8 36
B. McBride DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 12 54
   a-B. Swihart DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 2 18
B. Martin SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .185 2 16
   b-J. Lamb PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .173 3 6
   c-J. Bowen SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 4 25
Totals 31 2 5 2 0 6 4      
a - B. Swihart inserted as DH in the 8th
b - J. Lamb pinch hit for B. Martin in the 9th
c - J. Bowen substituted for J. Lamb in the 9th
d - R. Reynoso substituted for T. Norton in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Reyes (11, 9th Inning off R. Richey, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Rodríguez 2 , J. Reyes 4 , D. Murray 2
GIDP: J. Reyes
Hit by Pitch: P. Miller
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: B. Martin (15)
OF assists: 1 (Murray(Palmeiro at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Masson LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .333 7 49
F. Wall DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .322 3 28
   c-J. Washington DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .269 10 55
D. García RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298 8 54
C. Groza 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .327 6 42
   a-L. Bejaran PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 0 13
   b-J. Sargent 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .218 1 5
E. Medina 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .236 11 35
J. Palmeiro CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .275 4 28
R. Mondesi 2B 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 .252 3 35
W. Rodriguez C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .234 2 17
I. Rodriguez SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .247 3 16
Totals 32 1 6 1 3 8 15      
a - L. Bejaran pinch ran for C. Groza in the 6th
b - J. Sargent substituted for L. Bejaran in the 7th
c - J. Washington inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Palmeiro (9, 4th Inning off L. Fernández, 0 on, 1 out) , D. García (20, 8th Inning off A. Kavanagh, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. García 2 , E. Medina , J. Palmeiro 3 , R. Mondesi 2
2-out RBI: R. Mondesi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Groza , J. Palmeiro , R. Mondesi , W. Rodriguez
Hit by Pitch: D. García
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Mondesi (13)
CS: I. Rodriguez (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rodriguez-Mondesi-Medina)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Fernández 6.2 4 1 1 3 7 0 94 4.32   
J. Pantoja 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 6.55   
A. Kavanagh W (3-4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 4.97   
J. Kaiser SV (17) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 3.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Fernández 66
Batters Faced: L. Fernández 28, J. Pantoja 1, A. Kavanagh 4, J. Kaiser 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Fernández 8-4, J. Pantoja 0-0, A. Kavanagh 1-2, J. Kaiser 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Fernández 94-58, J. Pantoja 5-3, A. Kavanagh 16-11, J. Kaiser 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Pantoja 1-0
Hit Batsmen: L. Fernández
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Rodgers 8.0 2 0 0 0 6 0 95 4.34   
R. Richey L (1-2), BS (2) 0.2 3 2 2 0 0 1 15 3.75   
G. Llanes 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Rodgers 84
Batters Faced: C. Rodgers 26, R. Richey 5, G. Llanes 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Rodgers 5-12, R. Richey 1-1, G. Llanes 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Rodgers 95-60, R. Richey 15-9, G. Llanes 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Llanes 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Rodgers
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Colin Rodgers
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 37742
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