MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
07/21/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 2079 - MONDAY, JULY 21ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Kansas City Royals (52-48) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 10 0
Chicago Cubs (46-55) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 8 2
Royals Win Squeaker, 5-4, Over Cubs
The Kansas City Royals picked up a win at Wrigley Field, taking down the Chicago Cubs, 5-4, in 10 innings. On the mound for Kansas City was right-hander Kevin Martin. He played a central role in the triumph. The win was credited to 28-year old right-handed pitcher Carlos Long in relief. His record improves to 6-0. Orlando Romero took the loss. Ken Giles, who finished 2nd in the NL in saves with 41 in 2020, nailed down the save.

Who knows how it would've ended, had it not been for Dave García? The 25-year old right fielder García stroked a run-scoring double in the top of the tenth inning to put Kansas City up, 4-3. For the game, he was 2 for 4, including 1 double and 1 single.

"This is a resilient bunch," said Kansas City manager Jim Tracy.

Kansas City, now 52-48, holds down second place in the American League Central Division.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Masson LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .330 7 53
F. Wall DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .317 3 31
D. García RF 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 .297 8 56
J. Washington 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .287 11 61
J. Martínez CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 6 .276 5 45
C. Groza 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .330 6 46
   a-L. Bejaran PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .253 0 14
   b-J. Sargent 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .212 1 5
R. Mondesi 2B 4 0 2 2 0 1 3 .250 3 39
W. Rodriguez C 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 .247 3 20
   c-E. Medina PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .233 11 38
   d-S. Núñez C 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .227 0 1
I. Rodriguez SS 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .245 3 21
Totals 37 5 10 3 4 8 29      
a - L. Bejaran pinch ran for C. Groza in the 7th
b - J. Sargent substituted for L. Bejaran in the 7th
c - E. Medina pinch hit for W. Rodriguez in the 9th
d - S. Núñez substituted for E. Medina in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. García (25, 10th Inning off O. Romero, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Masson , D. García 3 , J. Washington , J. Martínez , C. Groza 2 , R. Mondesi 2 , W. Rodriguez
2-out RBI: R. Mondesi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Masson , F. Wall , J. Martínez , W. Rodriguez , S. Núñez
GIDP: H. Masson
Sac Bunt: W. Rodriguez , I. Rodriguez
Sac Fly: R. Mondesi
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Mondesi (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rodriguez-Mondesi-Washington)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Barreto 2B 4 1 0 0 1 2 2 .312 9 52
R. Hicks LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .251 7 34
D. Hopper CF 3 0 1 2 1 1 2 .243 9 54
S. Piscotty RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .318 9 57
B. Collins 1B 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .292 7 30
D. Williams DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .249 3 32
R. Snyder 3B 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .256 3 47
F. Mejia SS 2 1 1 0 1 1 2 .258 0 24
V. Caratini C 4 0 1 1 0 3 2 .180 3 25
Totals 35 4 8 4 4 14 21      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Snyder (17, 3rd Inning off K. Martin, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Collins (10, 8th Inning off C. Long, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Hopper (25, 10th Inning off K. Giles, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Hopper 2 , S. Piscotty 2 , B. Collins 2 , R. Snyder 3 , F. Mejia , V. Caratini
2-out RBI: B. Collins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Barreto , S. Piscotty , B. Collins , D. Williams 2 , F. Mejia
GIDP: B. Collins
Sac Bunt: F. Mejia
Sac Fly: D. Hopper
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Piscotty (2) , R. Snyder (27)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Barreto (9) , B. Collins (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Mejia-Barreto-Collins)
OF assists: 1 (Hicks(Rodriguez at 2nd base))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Martin 6.0 5 2 2 3 8 0 99 3.95   
C. Long W (6-0), BS (1) 3.0 2 1 1 1 6 0 40 3.40   
K. Giles SV (19) 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 11 3.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Martin 59
Batters Faced: K. Martin 25, C. Long 12, K. Giles 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Martin 4-5, C. Long 1-2, K. Giles 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Martin 99-60, C. Long 40-27, K. Giles 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Long 1-0
WP: K. Martin
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Mella 6.2 6 3 1 1 5 0 86 4.67   
S. Gonzalez 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 20 4.88   
O. Romero L (0-10) 2.0 3 2 1 3 1 0 20 6.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Mella 58
Batters Faced: K. Mella 28, S. Gonzalez 5, O. Romero 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Mella 7-8, S. Gonzalez 2-0, O. Romero 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Mella 86-65, S. Gonzalez 20-13, O. Romero 20-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Gonzalez 1-0
WP: K. Mella
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Martin
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 28502
Special Notes: SP Keury Mella was injured while pitching.
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