MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
08/26/2109
BNN Index | MLB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 2368 - MONDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (57-64) 1 6 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 11 12 0
Chicago Cubs (75-46) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 8 3
Kansas City Wins, Crowe has 3 hits
Kansas City shortstop Joe Crowe was a significant contributor in his team's 11-4 triumph over the Chicago Cubs. He went 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3 for the Royals. The 4th-place Royals are 57-64.

With Kansas City leading 1-0 in the top of the second, Crowe hit a 2-run single off Chicago hurler Alfredo Cortez. It was the 49th hit of the season for Crowe and put his team ahead, 3-0.

"Winning is all that really matters and we got it done today," Crowe told the Kansas City Observer.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Gutierrez DH 3 3 2 0 1 1 1 .299 5 33
J. Munoz LF 4 1 2 4 0 1 2 .341 3 10
A. Morgan RF 4 1 0 1 0 2 3 .286 14 52
A. Baeza 1B 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 .265 10 39
S. Griffith CF 4 1 2 0 1 2 2 .303 9 56
R. Lower 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .209 9 31
D. Boyd 2B 4 1 0 1 0 1 3 .232 0 9
S. Gass C 5 1 0 0 0 2 4 .274 4 10
J. Crowe SS 4 2 3 3 0 1 0 .237 3 26
Totals 38 11 12 11 2 12 18      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Munoz (4, 2nd Inning off A. Cortez, 3 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. Gutierrez (6, 1st Inning off A. Cortez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Crowe (3, 4th Inning off J. Zoellner, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Baeza (10, 7th Inning off J. Zoellner, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Gutierrez 4 , J. Munoz 3 , A. Baeza 5 , S. Griffith 2 , R. Lower , J. Crowe 6
2-out RBI: A. Baeza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Griffith , S. Gass
GIDP: R. Lower
Sac Fly: J. Munoz , A. Morgan , D. Boyd
Hit by Pitch: M. Gutierrez
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Baeza-Crowe-Baeza)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Hudkins LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .325 8 45
M. Gerena SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .311 17 69
M. Jimenez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .294 22 79
T. Ash 2B 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .237 21 76
C. Buffington CF 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .253 9 51
W. Lopez DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .284 10 40
E. Guzman C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296 6 21
H. Naranjo 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .242 7 35
B. Buell RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .237 3 10
Totals 34 4 8 4 1 8 9      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Jimenez (24, 1st Inning off A. Aguilar, 0 on, 2 outs) , W. Lopez (17, 7th Inning off A. Aguilar, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Buffington (9, 4th Inning off A. Aguilar, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Ash (21, 8th Inning off A. Aguilar, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Hudkins , M. Gerena 2 , M. Jimenez 2 , T. Ash 4 , C. Buffington 4 , W. Lopez 2 , B. Buell
2-out RBI: M. Gerena , T. Ash
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Gerena , T. Ash , B. Buell
GIDP: B. Buell
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Hudkins (52)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Cortez (2) , H. Naranjo 2 (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Gerena-Ash-Jimenez)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Aguilar W (3-3) 8.0 8 4 4 1 7 2 96 4.68   
A. Kenney 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 5.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Aguilar 56
Batters Faced: A. Aguilar 32, A. Kenney 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Aguilar 8-8, A. Kenney 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Aguilar 96-66, A. Kenney 11-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Cortez L (8-4) 3.0 4 7 1 1 3 0 57 4.11   
J. Zoellner 3.0 6 3 3 1 5 2 53 2.98   
T. Tabuchi 2.1 2 1 0 0 3 0 38 2.40   
J. Duffy 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 4.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Cortez 35
Batters Faced: A. Cortez 16, J. Zoellner 16, T. Tabuchi 10, J. Duffy 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Cortez 1-5, J. Zoellner 1-3, T. Tabuchi 2-1, J. Duffy 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Cortez 57-32, J. Zoellner 53-34, T. Tabuchi 38-23, J. Duffy 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Tabuchi 1-0 , J. Duffy 3-1
WP: A. Cortez
Hit Batsmen: T. Tabuchi
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Crowe
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 9:35 PM CT
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 40977
Sunday, April 27th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 25.11 Build 104