MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
09/13/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
GAME ID: 2800 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (67-82) 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
Philadelphia Phillies (94-55) 0 2 0 3 2 1 1 0 X 9 11 1
Philadelphia Hangs 9-3 Loss on Kansas City
The Philadelphia Phillies downed the Kansas City Royals, 9-3, at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies were led by Tyler Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald went 2-2 with a triple, a double, and 2 walks, while scoring 3. Philadelphia is 94-55 and Kansas City, with the loss, 67-82.

William Contreras, who is tied for 2nd in the NL with a .293 batting average, took Kansas City hurler Jonathan Cannon deep in the bottom of the fourth. His 3-run home run put the Phillies on top, 5-3. In all, Contreras had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 5.

Philadelphia manager Jon C commended his team for "putting the pedal to the metal."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Carroll RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .229 20 60
J. Merrill CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .267 30 95
J. Realmuto C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .265 12 49
D. Varsho LF 4 0 0 1 0 3 3 .209 17 60
K. Manzardo 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .206 10 26
O. Cabrera 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .232 12 51
J. Kelenic DH 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .233 11 34
D. Hamilton SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .215 4 25
J. Berti 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .232 2 23
Totals 34 3 7 3 2 5 15      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Kelenic (11, 4th Inning off A. Nola, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Carroll 2 , J. Merrill , K. Manzardo , O. Cabrera , J. Kelenic 4 , D. Hamilton
2-out RBI: J. Kelenic
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Varsho , D. Hamilton , J. Berti
GIDP: K. Manzardo
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Cabrera (12) , D. Hamilton (22)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cabrera-Hamilton-Manzardo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Holliday 2B 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 .241 18 47
W. Contreras C 5 1 2 4 0 1 1 .293 21 80
A. Riley 3B 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 .238 34 97
J. Bell DH 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .247 30 63
C. Morel LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .188 12 41
T. Fitzgerald SS 2 3 2 0 2 0 0 .251 11 48
P. Alonso 1B 4 1 1 2 0 2 3 .268 26 60
P. Meadows CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .215 18 47
J. Lee RF 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .264 8 46
Totals 34 9 11 7 6 10 15      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Meadows (17, 2nd Inning off J. Cannon, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Fitzgerald (23, 7th Inning off B. Zimmermann, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: T. Fitzgerald (1, 2nd Inning off J. Cannon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Contreras (21, 4th Inning off J. Cannon, 2 on, 1 out) , P. Alonso (26, 5th Inning off R. Webb, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Contreras 5 , A. Riley , J. Bell 2 , T. Fitzgerald 5 , P. Alonso 4 , P. Meadows 2 , J. Lee 2
2-out RBI: W. Contreras
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Holliday , A. Riley , C. Morel 2 , P. Alonso
GIDP: J. Bell
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Fitzgerald (22)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Holliday (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Fitzgerald-Alonso)
PB: W. Contreras
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Cannon L (4-16) 3.1 6 5 5 4 4 1 89 6.75   
R. Webb 1.2 1 2 2 1 3 1 35 2.08   
R. Rodriguez 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 25 5.96   
B. Zimmermann 1.1 2 1 1 1 2 0 31 5.31   
J. Wong 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cannon 26
Batters Faced: J. Cannon 20, R. Webb 7, R. Rodriguez 5, B. Zimmermann 7, J. Wong 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cannon 2-4, R. Webb 2-0, R. Rodriguez 1-1, B. Zimmermann 1-1, J. Wong 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cannon 89-53, R. Webb 35-24, R. Rodriguez 25-15, B. Zimmermann 31-18, J. Wong 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Wong 1-0
WP: R. Rodriguez , B. Zimmermann
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Nola W (6-5) 5.2 7 3 3 1 2 1 93 4.56   
B. Brieske 2.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 29 2.86   
P. Avila 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 2.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Nola 44
Batters Faced: A. Nola 25, B. Brieske 7, P. Avila 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Nola 10-4, B. Brieske 4-0, P. Avila 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Nola 93-61, B. Brieske 29-19, P. Avila 16-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Brieske 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tyler Fitzgerald
Ballpark: Citizens Bank Park
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 3:47
Attendance: 40424
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