MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
08/25/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
GAME ID: 2543 - MONDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (61-71) 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 8 11 1
Chicago White Sox (65-66) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 0
White Sox Absorb 8-1 Home Loss
The Kansas City Royals faced a tough opponent in Chicago pitcher Joe Musgrove, but did just enough to pull out the victory at Guaranteed Rate Field by a final score of 8-1. Musgrove went 5.2 innings and allowed 1 run. Randy Rodriguez snagged the win in relief. The right-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit over 1.2 innings. He's now 2-1 on the season. Today's win puts Kansas City at 61-71, while Chicago falls to 65-66.

Ivan Johnson came through with a big-time hit for Kansas City. The center fielder smacked a 3-run home run in the top of the seventh inning to give his team the lead, 4-1. It was his only hit, but it was clutch.

"Feels good to get the job done," Johnson said after the game.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Carroll RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .233 17 51
   a-F. Mejía PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .181 2 7
J. Berti 2B 4 2 1 1 1 2 0 .225 2 20
J. Realmuto C 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 .261 10 40
D. Varsho LF 5 0 2 1 0 2 2 .210 15 54
K. Manzardo 1B 4 1 3 1 0 1 1 .224 10 24
O. Cabrera 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .227 10 39
J. Kelenic DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .214 8 23
I. Johnson CF 4 1 1 3 0 3 0 .300 1 5
N. Eaton SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .161 1 2
Totals 37 8 11 7 3 15 10      
a - F. Mejía pinch hit for C. Carroll in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Manzardo (10, 2nd Inning off J. Musgrove, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Realmuto (24, 6th Inning off J. Musgrove, 0 on, 2 outs) , N. Eaton (2, 7th Inning off T. Taylor, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Berti (12, 7th Inning off T. Taylor, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: I. Johnson (1, 7th Inning off N. Mears, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Berti 2 , J. Realmuto 4 , D. Varsho 2 , K. Manzardo 4 , I. Johnson 4 , N. Eaton 2
2-out RBI: K. Manzardo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Varsho , J. Kelenic
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Berti (11) , J. Realmuto (8)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Berti (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Carroll-Cabrera)
OF assists: 1 (Carroll(Suzuki at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Wade Jr. DH 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .234 20 49
A. Barger 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .259 16 51
S. Suzuki LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .300 5 13
N. Lowe 1B 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 .286 21 65
O. Albies 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .256 23 69
F. Alvarez C 4 0 1 1 0 2 5 .237 25 75
A. García RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .216 25 67
L. Robert Jr. CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 30 75
   a-T. Friedl PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 5 18
G. Perdomo SS 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .226 0 5
Totals 34 1 7 1 3 12 19      
a - T. Friedl pinch hit for L. Robert Jr. in the 7th

BATTING
Total Bases: A. Barger , S. Suzuki 2 , N. Lowe 2 , O. Albies , F. Alvarez
2-out RBI: F. Alvarez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Barger , F. Alvarez , A. García 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Albies (11) , G. Perdomo (5)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (García(Realmuto at home))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Medina 5.1 4 1 1 1 6 0 84 3.03   
R. Rodriguez W (2-1), BS (1) 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 27 6.06   
J. Wong 2.0 2 0 0 1 5 0 34 3.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Medina 61
Batters Faced: L. Medina 21, R. Rodriguez 7, J. Wong 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Medina 5-4, R. Rodriguez 2-2, J. Wong 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Medina 84-52, R. Rodriguez 27-15, J. Wong 34-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Rodriguez 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Musgrove 5.2 3 1 1 1 8 0 89 4.39   
N. Mears L (2-3) 0.2 2 3 3 1 2 1 26 4.86   
T. Taylor 0.0 4 4 4 1 0 0 21 6.46   
C. Scott 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 34 6.31   
J. Romano 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Musgrove 66
Batters Faced: J. Musgrove 21, N. Mears 5, T. Taylor 5, C. Scott 6, J. Romano 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Musgrove 5-4, N. Mears 0-0, T. Taylor 0-0, C. Scott 2-0, J. Romano 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Musgrove 89-50, N. Mears 26-18, T. Taylor 21-11, C. Scott 34-21, J. Romano 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Mears 1-0 , C. Scott 1-0
WP: T. Taylor
Balk: N. Mears
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Musgrove
Ballpark: Guaranteed Rate Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:45
Attendance: 39823
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