Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago Cubs

Jul 21, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	0	1	0	2	4	0	1	4	0	12	14	0	3
CHC	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	9	1	6

loss:

B. Brownwin: Kansas City Royals logo

N. Cameron

Game Recap

CHICAGO -- The Royals knew they had the next nine or so games to turn things around before the Trade Deadline. The team’s top hitters were going to have to step up to keep them in the American League Wild Card race. The good news for the Royals is that...

Scoring Summary

KCCHC

2
Jac Caglianone homers (5) on a line drive to left center field. [1 run]
10
2
Carson Kelly homers (13) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
11
2
Matt Shaw homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. Dansby Swanson scores. Justin Turner scores. [3 runs]
14
4
Salvador Perez homers (16) on a fly ball to left center field. Maikel Garcia scores. [2 runs]
34
5
Jonathan India doubles (23) on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. John Rave scores. Kyle Isbel to 3rd. [1 run]
44
5
Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a soft ground ball to second baseman Nico Hoerner, deflected by pitcher Ben Brown. Kyle Isbel scores. Jonathan India to 3rd. [1 run]
54
5
Bobby Witt Jr. steals (27) 2nd base. Jonathan India scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd. Throwing error by catcher Carson Kelly. [1 run]
64
5
Wild pitch by pitcher Ben Brown. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. [1 run]
74
7
John Rave homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run]
84
8
Salvador Perez homers (17) on a line drive to center field. Maikel Garcia scores. [2 runs]
104
8
John Rave singles on a ground ball to center fielder Seiya Suzuki. Jac Caglianone scores. Nick Loftin to 2nd. [1 run]
114
8
Bobby Witt Jr. grounds into a force out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to second baseman Nico Hoerner. John Rave scores. Kyle Isbel to 3rd. Jonathan India out at 2nd. Bobby Witt Jr. to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
124

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jonathan IndiaDH	1	5	1	1	0	0	0	4	.245
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	1	5	1	2	1	0	0	3	.288
Tyler Tolbert2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	3	.264
4Maikel Garcia3B-SS	2	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	.293
5Salvador PerezC	2	5	2	4	0	0	2	0	.253
Luke MaileC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375
6Jac CaglianoneRF	1	4	2	1	1	1	1	0	.149
7Nick Loftin2B-3B	2	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.215
8John RaveLF	2	4	3	2	1	0	1	1	.205
9Kyle IsbelCF	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.258
TOTAL	14	41	12	10	5	1	4	11	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Noah CameronLHP	6.0	7	4	4	7	0	2	101	2.61
John SchreiberRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	2.97
Andrew HoffmannRHP	2.0	2	0	0	1	2	0	32	3.86

TOTAL	9.0	9	4	4	8	2	2	148	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Nico Hoerner2B	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.285
Vidal Brujan2B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.175
2Kyle TuckerRF	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.276
3Seiya SuzukiCF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.258
4Carson KellyC	3	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.276
5Ian HappLF	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.229
6Dansby SwansonSS	1	4	1	0	3	0	0	4	.251
7Michael Busch1B	0	3	0	0	2	1	0	1	.285
8Justin TurnerDH	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.217
9Matt Shaw3B	2	4	1	3	0	0	1	1	.216

TOTAL	9	35	4	4	8	2	2	13	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Ryan BrasierRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	0.98
Ben BrownRHP	4.0	7	7	6	4	0	2	63	6.48
Chris FlexenRHP	3.0	7	5	5	0	1	2	59	2.50
Jon BertiRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	6.75
TOTAL	9.0	14	12	11	5	1	4	138	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCCHC

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Jonathan India grounds out softly, pitcher Ryan Brasier to first baseman Michael Busch. [1 out]
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GROUNDOUT — Bobby Witt Jr. grounds out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch. [2 outs]
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STRIKEOUT — Vinnie Pasquantino strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — Nico Hoerner strikes out swinging. [1 out]
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POP OUT — Kyle Tucker pops out to third baseman Maikel Garcia. [2 outs]
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STRIKEOUT — Seiya Suzuki strikes out on automatic strike. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

CHC

12Runs4

14Hits9

0Errors1

.341Batting Avg.257

41At Bats35

6Extra-base Hits3

4Home Runs2

10Runs-Batted-In4

1Walks2

1Stolen Bases0

5Strikeouts8

3Left on Base6

28Total Bases16

Game Details

Monday, July 21, 2025 · 8:05 PM

Wrigley Field · Chicago, IL

attendance: 38,117 (91.5%)

weather: 74 degrees, partly cloudy