MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
07/23/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 2108 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 23RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Kansas City Royals (53-49) 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 12 1
Chicago Cubs (47-56) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 9 1
Royals Collect 6-4 Win Over Cubs
The Kansas City Royals defeated the Chicago Cubs, 6-4, in 10 innings. Camil Groza, who is tied for 3rd in the AL with a .333 batting average, played a big role. Groza was 4-5 with 4 singles for the Royals in the win. Kansas City reliever Randy Richey picked up the win, upping his record to 2-2. Mariano Ortega absorbed the loss. Ken Giles earned the save, his 20th in 25 tries.

The game was all tied up in the top of the tenth, until Groza delivered big-time for Kansas City, stroking a dramatic run-scoring single off Mariano Ortega. The game-changing hit put the Royals on top, 5-4.

"Hustle and hard work is a big part of our success," said Groza. "Those qualities define our team."

With the win, Kansas City raised its record to 53-49.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Masson DH 5 0 1 1 0 2 0 .327 7 54
J. Martínez CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .277 5 45
D. García RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .294 8 57
J. Washington 1B 4 3 1 0 0 0 3 .286 11 61
C. Groza 3B 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 .333 6 47
R. Mondesi 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .250 3 39
   c-F. Wall PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .317 3 32
   d-L. Bejaran 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 0 14
J. Palmeiro LF 4 0 1 1 1 1 3 .270 4 29
I. Rodriguez SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .247 3 22
W. Rodriguez C 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 .244 3 20
   a-E. Medina PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232 11 38
   b-S. Núñez C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 0 1
Totals 39 6 12 5 2 6 24      
a - E. Medina pinch hit for W. Rodriguez in the 9th
b - S. Núñez substituted for E. Medina in the 9th
c - F. Wall pinch hit for R. Mondesi in the 10th
d - L. Bejaran substituted for F. Wall in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Mondesi (14, 6th Inning off J. Paulino, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Masson , J. Martínez , D. García , J. Washington , C. Groza 4 , R. Mondesi 2 , J. Palmeiro , I. Rodriguez 2
2-out RBI: H. Masson , I. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , W. Rodriguez 2
GIDP: D. García 2 , R. Mondesi
Sac Fly: F. Wall
Hit by Pitch: J. Washington
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Rodriguez (12)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Mondesi (9)
Double Plays: 3 (Groza-Mondesi-Washington, Groza-Mondesi-Washington, Bejaran-Rodriguez-Washington)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hicks LF 3 2 2 0 2 1 0 .258 7 34
K. Wilson 3B 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 .319 3 37
F. Barreto 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310 9 53
   a-E. Stewart PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-F. Mejia 2B, SS 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .261 0 26
B. Collins 1B 5 1 2 2 0 1 3 .295 8 32
S. Piscotty RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .313 9 57
D. Hopper CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .243 9 54
R. Snyder SS, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .253 3 48
K. Bryant DH 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .292 7 21
   c-D. Williams DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 3 32
V. Caratini C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .181 3 25
Totals 37 4 9 4 4 4 18      
a - E. Stewart pinch hit for F. Barreto in the 6th
b - F. Mejia substituted for E. Stewart in the 7th
c - D. Williams inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Hicks 2 (22, 1st Inning off C. Rodgers, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off T. Mercer, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Collins (11, 1st Inning off C. Rodgers, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Collins (8, 4th Inning off C. Long, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Hicks 4 , K. Wilson , F. Mejia , B. Collins 6 , S. Piscotty , R. Snyder , V. Caratini
2-out RBI: B. Collins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Wilson , S. Piscotty
GIDP: S. Piscotty , K. Bryant , V. Caratini
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: F. Barreto (10)
Double Plays: 3 (Barreto-Snyder-Collins, Snyder-Barreto-Collins, Snyder-Mejia-Collins)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Rodgers 3.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 42 4.31   
C. Long 1.2 2 1 1 1 1 1 37 3.48   
M. Medrano 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2.35   
T. Mercer BS (1) 2.0 3 2 2 1 0 0 36 4.26   
R. Richey W (2-2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 3.52   
K. Giles SV (20) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 3.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Rodgers 49
Batters Faced: C. Rodgers 11, C. Long 8, M. Medrano 4, T. Mercer 10, R. Richey 5, K. Giles 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Rodgers 2-4, C. Long 2-2, M. Medrano 1-3, T. Mercer 4-1, R. Richey 1-2, K. Giles 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Rodgers 42-32, C. Long 37-22, M. Medrano 12-9, T. Mercer 36-21, R. Richey 16-11, K. Giles 16-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Medrano 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Paulino 6.0 8 3 3 1 4 0 90 3.55   
J. Hall 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 0.00   
M. Ortega L (1-5), BS (6) 2.0 3 3 2 1 1 0 27 1.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Paulino 47
Batters Faced: J. Paulino 27, J. Hall 6, M. Ortega 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Paulino 4-8, J. Hall 3-1, M. Ortega 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Paulino 90-61, J. Hall 20-13, M. Ortega 27-20
WP: J. Paulino 2
Hit Batsmen: J. Paulino
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Camil Groza
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:20 PM CT
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 32495
Special Notes: SP Colin Rodgers was injured while pitching.
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