MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/23/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2504 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Philadelphia Phillies (62-66) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 0
Kansas City Royals (74-55) 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 X 5 9 1
Phillies Lose to Royals, 5-3
Benefiting from Mark Canha's productive game, the Kansas City Royals downed the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-3. Canha was 3-4 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2 for the Royals. Max Scherzer was the winner. He's now 2-0. The loser was 36-year old right-handed pitcher Miles Mikolas. With the win, Kansas City raised its record to 74-55.

The Royals got a big at-bat from first baseman Rafael Devers. For the game, Devers went 1 for 3 with a home run and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. In the bottom of the first, with a runner on 2nd, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 39th home run of the season gave Kansas City a 2-1 lead.

"We did enough to win," said Canha.
PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lee CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .310 9 45
J. Bell 1B 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .268 26 91
A. Riley 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .294 40 91
W. Contreras C 2 1 1 3 1 0 2 .293 16 54
B. Sabol LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .244 13 39
C. Morel 2B 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 .198 24 66
B. Drury DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .250 3 11
E. Adrianza SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260 2 24
A. Garcia RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260 4 10
Totals 31 3 7 3 1 11 8      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Sabol (10, 7th Inning off S. Barlow, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. Contreras (16, 9th Inning off L. Hendriks, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Bell 2 , A. Riley 2 , W. Contreras 4 , B. Sabol 2 , A. Garcia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Morel
GIDP: J. Lee , W. Contreras , B. Sabol
Sac Fly: W. Contreras
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Lee(Varsho at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Carroll RF 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .295 19 65
M. Canha LF 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .291 6 25
R. Devers 1B 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 .271 39 102
   a-J. Foscue 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 6 53
W. Adames SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .260 23 80
M. Chapman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .225 19 60
D. Varsho CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .224 25 73
J. Realmuto C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .249 15 49
F. Mejia DH 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .221 2 15
O. Cabrera 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .241 14 42
Totals 31 5 9 5 2 6 9      
a - J. Foscue substituted for R. Devers in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Canha (12, 1st Inning off M. Mikolas, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Devers (39, 1st Inning off M. Mikolas, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Carroll (19, 3rd Inning off M. Mikolas, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Canha (6, 5th Inning off M. Mikolas, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Carroll 5 , M. Canha 7 , R. Devers 4 , D. Varsho , F. Mejia 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Chapman , O. Cabrera
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Varsho (13)
CS: F. Mejia (1)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Adames (19)
Double Plays: 3 (Chapman-Cabrera-Devers, Adames-Cabrera-Devers, Adames-Cabrera-Devers)
PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Mikolas L (8-12) 4.0 7 5 5 2 3 3 84 5.03   
B. Leeper 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 24 4.85   
T. Banks 2.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 22 3.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mikolas 29
Batters Faced: M. Mikolas 20, B. Leeper 6, T. Banks 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mikolas 4-4, B. Leeper 1-2, T. Banks 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mikolas 84-52, B. Leeper 24-17, T. Banks 22-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Banks 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Scherzer W (2-0) 6.0 4 1 1 1 7 0 83 4.35   
S. Barlow 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 21 4.38   
L. Hendriks 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 1 4 3.34   
R. Helsley SV (28) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 5.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Scherzer 66
Batters Faced: M. Scherzer 21, S. Barlow 7, L. Hendriks 3, R. Helsley 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Scherzer 5-4, S. Barlow 3-0, L. Hendriks 0-1, R. Helsley 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Scherzer 83-54, S. Barlow 21-13, L. Hendriks 4-3, R. Helsley 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Barlow 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Canha
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 4 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 37743
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