Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago Cubs

Jul 23, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	8	8	0	6
CHC	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	4	7	2	5

loss:

C. Rea(8-4)win: Kansas City Royals logo

S. Lugo(7-5)

Game Recap

Kansas City Royals vs Chicago Cubs game highlights

CHICAGO -- With the July 31 Trade Deadline coming up, this week marked an important one for the Royals. If they wanted to pave their way out of being sellers at the Deadline, the team needed to take care of business against the Cubs to begin the week. Kansas City...

Scoring Summary

KCCHC

1Vinnie Pasquantino homers (16) on a fly ball to right center field. Adam Frazier scores. [2 runs] 20
2Reese McGuire singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Ian Happ scores. [1 run] 21
3Salvador Perez homers (18) on a fly ball to left center field. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. [2 runs] 41
3Carson Kelly doubles (12) on a sharp line drive to left fielder John Rave. Michael Busch scores. [1 run] 42
5Vinnie Pasquantino homers (17) on a fly ball to right center field. Maikel Garcia scores. [2 runs] 62
6Tyler Tolbert homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Kyle Isbel scores. [2 runs] 82
7Matt Shaw homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run] 83
8Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (27) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run] 84

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Adam Frazier2B-3B	1	5	1	0	1	0	0	1	.257
2Maikel GarciaSS	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	.291
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B	3	4	3	4	0	1	2	2	.269
4Salvador PerezDH	2	4	1	2	0	1	1	1	.255
5Jac CaglianoneRF	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	5	.148
MJ MelendezLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.085
6John RaveLF-RF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.200
7Freddy FerminC	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	.258
8Kyle IsbelCF	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	.252
9Tyler Tolbert3B	1	3	1	2	0	0	1	0	.222
Jonathan India2B	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.242
TOTAL	8	36	8	8	6	3	4	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Seth LugoRHP	6.0	4	2	2	6	2	0	95	2.95
Steven CruzRHP	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	1	7	2.77
John SchreiberRHP	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	1	25	3.12
Lucas ErcegRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2.43
TOTAL	9.0	7	4	4	7	3	2	133	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Michael Busch1B	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.284
2Seiya SuzukiRF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.256
3Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	1	4	1	1	1	0	1	2	.270
4Carson KellyDH	1	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	.276
5Ian HappLF	0	2	1	0	1	2	0	1	.225
6Dansby SwansonSS	1	3	0	0	2	1	0	1	.254
7Nico Hoerner2B	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.286
8Reese McGuireC	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	.214
Justin TurnerPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211
9Matt Shaw3B	1	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	.221

TOTAL	7	32	4	4	7	3	2	14	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Colin ReaRHP	5.0	6	6	5	3	0	3	82	4.06
Drew PomeranzLHP	1.0	1	2	2	2	0	1	21	2.30
Ryan PresslyRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	13	3.52
Brooks KriskeRHP	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	35	0.00
TOTAL	9.0	8	8	7	6	3	4	151	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCCHC

TOP 1
FIELD ERROR — Adam Frazier reaches on a fielding error by right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Adam Frazier to 2nd.
00
SAC BUNT — Maikel Garcia out on a sacrifice bunt, third baseman Matt Shaw to first baseman Michael Busch. Adam Frazier to 3rd. [1 out]
00
HOME RUN — Vinnie Pasquantino homers (16) on a fly ball to right center field. Adam Frazier scores. [2 runs]
20
SINGLE — Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ.
20
FLYOUT — Jac Caglianone flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. [2 outs]
20
GROUNDOUT — John Rave grounds out sharply, second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. [3 outs]
20
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Michael Busch singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
20
STRIKEOUT — Seiya Suzuki strikes out on a foul tip. [1 out]
20
POP OUT — Pete Crow-Armstrong pops out to shortstop Maikel Garcia. [2 outs]
20
FLYOUT — Carson Kelly flies out to left fielder John Rave. [3 outs]
20

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Team Stats

CHC

8Runs4

8Hits7

0Errors2

.222Batting Avg.219

36At Bats32

5Extra-base Hits3

4Home Runs2

8Runs-Batted-In4

3Walks3

2Stolen Bases0

6Strikeouts7

6Left on Base5

21Total Bases14

Game Details

Wednesday, July 23, 2025 · 2:20 PM

Wrigley Field · Chicago, IL

attendance: 38,624 (92.7%)

weather: 92 degrees, partly cloudy