MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
07/28/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2169 - MONDAY, JULY 28TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (46-61) 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 5 0
Kansas City Royals (52-55) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 8 0
Royals Pull Out Late-Game Win, 4-3
Kansas City Royals starter Luis Medina found his groove in his team's 4-3 win over the Atlanta Braves. Kansas City pitcher Scott Barlow earned the win, hiking his record to 5-2. Joe Jimenez suffered the loss. The Royals improved their record to 52-55 with the win over Atlanta.

The decisive blow was delivered by Nate Eaton in the bottom of the ninth when he hit a run-scoring double off 30-year old right-handed pitcher Will Vest to win the game for Kansas City. The home crowd went nuts.

"Luis made some big pitches when he needed to," said Royals manager Jim H.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Castro 3B 5 2 2 3 0 2 0 .240 10 37
H. Ramos LF 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 .220 12 41
C. Seager SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .294 29 63
V. Pasquantino DH 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 .254 25 59
M. Vientos 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .193 15 39
   a-B. Reynolds PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .209 9 32
   b-G. Sheets 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
T. Edman 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .243 9 31
S. Langeliers C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .244 14 38
D. Schneemann RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .185 2 14
K. Kiermaier CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .245 5 19
Totals 32 3 5 3 4 13 14      
a - B. Reynolds pinch hit for M. Vientos in the 8th
b - G. Sheets substituted for B. Reynolds in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Langeliers (7, 4th Inning off L. Medina, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Kiermaier (14, 7th Inning off L. Medina, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. Castro 2 (10, 1st Inning off L. Medina, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off C. Poteet, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Castro 8 , C. Seager , S. Langeliers 2 , K. Kiermaier 2
2-out RBI: W. Castro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Edman , S. Langeliers , D. Schneemann
Hit by Pitch: C. Seager
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Edman-Seager-Vientos, Castro-Edman-Vientos)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Carroll RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .258 14 42
P. Goldschmidt 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .262 24 63
J. Merrill CF 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .257 23 68
W. Adames SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .265 16 61
J. Realmuto C 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .265 9 37
D. Varsho LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .202 12 43
K. Manzardo DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .194 9 20
O. Cabrera 3B, 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .232 6 25
J. Berti 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .183 2 14
   a-J. Kelenic PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254 5 18
   b-N. Eaton 2B, 3B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .167 0 1
Totals 32 4 8 4 4 11 15      
a - J. Kelenic pinch hit for J. Berti in the 7th
b - N. Eaton substituted for J. Kelenic in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Goldschmidt (25, 1st Inning off P. Sandoval, 1 on, 0 outs) , N. Eaton (1, 9th Inning off W. Vest, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Varsho (12, 7th Inning off K. Rocker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Carroll , P. Goldschmidt 2 , J. Merrill , D. Varsho 5 , K. Manzardo , O. Cabrera , N. Eaton 2
2-out RBI: D. Varsho , N. Eaton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Goldschmidt , K. Manzardo , O. Cabrera
GIDP: J. Merrill , W. Adames
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Cabrera (9)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Sandoval 5.0 4 2 2 3 9 0 86 5.11   
K. Rocker 2.0 2 1 1 1 0 1 30 7.84   
J. Jimenez L (0-1) 1.2 1 1 1 0 2 0 20 3.00   
W. Vest 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Sandoval 57
Batters Faced: P. Sandoval 21, K. Rocker 8, J. Jimenez 6, W. Vest 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Sandoval 3-2, K. Rocker 3-2, J. Jimenez 2-1, W. Vest 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Sandoval 86-52, K. Rocker 30-17, J. Jimenez 20-12, W. Vest 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Rocker 1-0 , W. Vest 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Medina 6.2 4 2 2 2 9 1 84 3.19   
C. Poteet BS (4) 1.1 1 1 1 2 2 1 28 3.29   
S. Barlow W (5-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 3.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Medina 65
Batters Faced: L. Medina 27, C. Poteet 7, S. Barlow 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Medina 5-6, C. Poteet 2-0, S. Barlow 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Medina 84-61, C. Poteet 28-14, S. Barlow 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Poteet 1-1
Hit Batsmen: L. Medina
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Luis Medina
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 21378
Monday, July 28th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.5 Build 70