Royals @ Phillies - Fri, Aug 04

Game Status: Final - Score: 7-5 Royals

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• Current conditions at Citizens Bank Park: 76°F - Cloudy - Wind 7 mph, Out To CF
• TV: National: MLBN (out-of-market only), Royals: Bally Sports Kansas City, Phillies: TeleXitos (es), NBC 10
• Radio: Royals: KCSP 610, Phillies: WTTM 1680 (es), 94 WIP
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	Royals Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Garcia, M - 3B	5	1	1	0	0	0	2	.282	.327	.390
2	Witt Jr. - SS	5	1	2	2	0	2	0	.270	.308	.480
3	Massey - 2B	5	1	1	1	0	1	0	.218	.276	.364
4	Perez, S - 1B	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	.246	.289	.427
5	Olivares - DH	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	.252	.305	.416
6	Melendez - LF	3	1	1	0	1	2	2	.214	.292	.348
	1-Taylor, S - LF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.298	.225
7	Fermin - C	4	1	2	1	0	2	3	.302	.342	.496
8	Blanco - RF	3	0	1	3	0	1	3	.246	.297	.420
9	Isbel - CF	4	0	0	0	0	3	2	.227	.259	.378
	Totals	37	7	11	7	2	11	13

Royals
1-Ran for Melendez in the 8th.
BATTING: 2B: Olivares 2 (17, Nola, Aa, Nola, Aa); Fermin (7, Marte, Y). 3B: Melendez (3, Hoffman). HR: Witt Jr. (20, 3rd inning off Nola, Aa, 1 on, 1 out); Massey (9, 6th inning off Nola, Aa, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Blanco; Fermin 3; Garcia, M; Massey 4; Melendez 3; Olivares 4; Perez, S; Witt Jr. 5. RBI: Blanco 3 (11); Fermin (24); Massey (33); Witt Jr. 2 (66). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Blanco 2; Garcia, M 2. SAC: Blanco. Team RISP: 2-for-9. Team LOB: 6.
FIELDING: DP: (Massey-Witt Jr.-Perez, S).

	Phillies Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Schwarber - DH	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	.178	.319	.415
2	Bohm - 3B	5	1	2	0	0	1	1	.292	.344	.428
3	Harper - 1B	4	0	0	0	1	0	3	.290	.383	.403
4	Castellanos, N - RF	4	1	1	2	0	1	2	.274	.317	.452
5	Stott - 2B	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	.303	.345	.436
6	Realmuto - C	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.243	.307	.452
7	Marsh - LF	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	.283	.369	.463
8	Turner - SS	4	0	1	1	0	0	4	.236	.289	.367
9	Rojas - CF	3	0	1	2	1	0	2	.289	.325	.368
	Totals	35	5	9	5	2	4	19

Phillies
BATTING: 2B: Marsh (20, Lyles); Bohm (20, Lyles); Stott 2 (23, Lyles, Lyles); Rojas (3, Lyles). HR: Castellanos, N (16, 1st inning off Lyles, 1 on, 2 out). TB: Bohm 3; Castellanos, N 4; Marsh 3; Rojas 2; Stott 4; Turner. RBI: Castellanos, N 2 (65); Rojas 2 (8); Turner (35). 2-out RBI: Turner; Rojas 2; Castellanos, N 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rojas; Castellanos, N; Schwarber 2. GIDP: Harper. Team RISP: 2-for-12. Team LOB: 7.
FIELDING: Pickoffs: Nola, Aa (Witt Jr. at 2nd base).

Royals Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Lyles (W, 3-12)	5.2	8	5	5	0	2	1	91-60	6.24
Coleman (H, 4)	0.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	11-4	10.80
Hernández, C (H, 11)	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18-10	3.60
Wittgren (H, 1)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	16-9	5.54
Cox (S, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10-6	3.58
Totals	9.0	9	5	5	2	4	1

Phillies Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Nola, Aa (L, 9-8)	5.1	8	5	5	1	8	2	100-64	4.58
Marte, Y (BS, 2)	1.2	2	1	1	1	1	0	34-20	5.01
Hoffman	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	0	21-15	2.67
Covey	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10-6	4.85
Totals	9.0	11	7	7	2	11	2

Game Info
HBP: Marsh (by Lyles); Schwarber (by Cox).
Pitches-strikes: Lyles 91-60; Coleman 11-4; Hernández, C 18-10; Wittgren 16-9; Cox 10-6; Nola, Aa 100-64; Marte, Y 34-20; Hoffman 21-15; Covey 10-6.
Groundouts-flyouts: Lyles 7-5; Coleman 0-0; Hernández, C 0-1; Wittgren 3-0; Cox 1-0; Nola, Aa 2-4; Marte, Y 1-1; Hoffman 2-0; Covey 2-1.
Batters faced: Lyles 26; Coleman 2; Hernández, C 4; Wittgren 4; Cox 3; Nola, Aa 24; Marte, Y 8; Hoffman 5; Covey 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Coleman 1-0; Marte, Y 2-2.
Umpires: HP: CB Bucknor. 1B: Ben May. 2B: Jeff Nelson. 3B: Chris Segal.
Weather: 76 degrees, Cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, Out To CF.
First pitch: 7:07 PM.
T: 3:04.
Att: 36,510.
Venue: Citizens Bank Park.
August 4, 2023

Inning	Scoring Play	Score
Bottom 1	Nick Castellanos homers (16) on a fly ball to left field. Alec Bohm scores.	2-0 PHI
Top 3	Bobby Witt Jr. homers (20) on a fly ball to left center field. Maikel Garcia scores.	2-2
Bottom 4	Johan Rojas doubles (3) on a fly ball to left fielder MJ Melendez. Bryson Stott scores. Brandon Marsh scores.	4-2 PHI
Top 6	Michael Massey homers (9) on a fly ball to right center field.	4-3 PHI
Top 6	Freddy Fermin doubles (7) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Brandon Marsh. Edward Olivares scores. MJ Melendez to 3rd.	4-4
Top 6	Dairon Blanco singles on a fly ball to right fielder Nick Castellanos. MJ Melendez scores. Freddy Fermin scores.	6-4 KC
Bottom 6	Trea Turner singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Dairon Blanco. Bryson Stott scores.	6-5 KC
Top 8	Dairon Blanco hits a sacrifice bunt. Samad Taylor scores. Dairon Blanco to 1st.	7-5 KC

Team	Highlight
PHI	Bullpen availability for Philadelphia, August 4 vs Royals (00:00:07)
KC	Bullpen availability for Kansas City, August 4 vs Phillies (00:00:07)
PHI	Fielding alignment for Philadelphia, August 4 vs Royals (00:00:11)
KC	Fielding alignment for Kansas City, August 4 vs Phillies (00:00:11)
PHI	Starting lineups for Royals at Phillies - August 4, 2023 (00:00:09)
KC	Jordan Lyles’s outing against the Phillies (00:00:26)
PHI	Castellanos’ two-run homer  (00:00:19)
KC	Bobby Witt Jr.'s two-run homer (20) (00:00:23)
PHI	Fans show love to Trea Turner (00:00:20)
PHI	Rojas’ two-run double  (00:00:24)
KC	Witt Jr.'s smooth sliding stop (00:00:12)
KC	Michael Massey’s solo homer (9)  (00:00:25)
KC	Freddy Fermin’s RBI double  (00:00:22)
KC	Dairon Blanco’s two-run single  (00:00:24)
PHI	Trea Turner’s RBI single  (00:00:21)
KC	Lyles fans Castellanos (00:00:09)
PHI	Nola K’s Witt Jr. (00:00:07)
KC	MJ Melendez’s triple  (00:00:30)
KC	Blanco’s RBI bunt single  (00:00:32)
KC	MJ Melendez’s triple confirmed  (00:00:26)
KC	Austin Cox’s first career save (00:00:22)
PHI	Rob Thomson talks Phillies’ loss (00:00:59)
KC	Royals vs. Phillies Highlights (00:03:18)
PHI	Turner on the standing ovation (00:00:14)
KC	Condensed Game: KC@PHI 8/4/23 (00:07:59)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E	LOB
Royals	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	1	0		7	11	0	6
Phillies	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0		5	9	0	7

Decisions

• Winner: Jordan Lyles (3-12, 6.24)
• Loser: Aaron Nola (9-8, 4.58)
• Save: Austin Cox (1, 3.58)

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Last Updated: 08/05/2023 12:50:24 AM EDT