Kansas City Royals
74 - 74 .500
F
September 12, 2025, 6:45 PM
Citizens Bank Park
Citizens Bank Park
One Citizens Bank Way, Philadelphia, PA, 19148
8
Philadelphia Phillies
88 - 60 .595| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| PHI | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 0 |
W: Walker Buehler
(W, 8-7)
5.0 IP, ER, 3 K, BB
L: Michael Lorenzen
(L, 5-11)
3.0 IP, 6 ER, 3 K, 2 BB
Top Performers
Harper, B
2-4 | HR, BB, K
Buehler
(W, 8-7)
5.0 IP, ER, 3 K, BB
Stott
2-4 | HR, 2 RBI, R
Kansas City Royals Batting
| Order | Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Yastrzemski RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .230 |
| c- Randal Grichuk PH-RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .223 | |
| 2 | Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .293 |
| 3 | Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 |
| 4 | Maikel Garcia 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .292 |
| 5 | Salvador Perez C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .233 |
| 6 | Adam Frazier LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .262 |
| 7 | Michael Massey 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .224 |
| 8 | Jac Caglianone DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .149 |
| 9 | Kyle Isbel CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 |
| b- Tyler Tolbert PH-CF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 | |
| a- Carter Jensen PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .111 | |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | .243 |
a-Singled for Isbel in the 7th.
b-Flied out for Yastrzemski in the 7th.
c-Struck out for Tolbert in the 9th.
BATTING
TB Frazier Garcia, M 2 Massey Pasquantino Tolbert Witt Jr.
RBI Garcia, M (69) Witt Jr. (78).
2-out RBI Garcia, M.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Caglianone Perez, S Garcia, M Pasquantino.
GIDP Perez, S.
Team RISP 1-for-7.
Team LOB 7.
BASERUNNING
SB Witt Jr. (36, 2nd base off Buehler/Marchán) Garcia, M (23, 2nd base off Buehler/Marchán).
FIELDING
DP 3 (Massey-Witt Jr.-Pasquantino 2 Witt Jr.-Massey-Pasquantino).
Kansas City Royals Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Lorenzen | 3.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4.95 |
| Daniel Lynch IV | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.89 |
| Sam Long | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.15 |
| Taylor Clarke | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.44 |
| Luinder Avila | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.13 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3.70 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
HBP Witt Jr. (by Buehler).
Pitches-strikes Lorenzen 72-44 Lynch IV 26-14 Long 26-18 Clarke, T 22-13 Avila 11-8 Buehler 90-59 Banks 18-14 Mayza 22-14 Kerkering 14-11 Lazar 9-6.
Groundouts-flyouts Lorenzen 3-1 Lynch IV 4-0 Long 1-0 Clarke, T 2-0 Avila 1-1 Buehler 4-5 Banks 0-2 Mayza 2-1 Kerkering 1-0 Lazar 0-2.
Batters faced Lorenzen 20 Lynch IV 6 Long 5 Clarke, T 5 Avila 3 Buehler 22 Banks 3 Mayza 5 Kerkering 3 Lazar 3.
Inherited runners-scored Lynch IV 1-0.
Umpires HP: Carlos Torres. 1B: Charlie Ramos. 2B: Alfonso Márquez. 3B: Lance Barrett.
Weather 76 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind 5 mph, In From RF.
First pitch 6:46 PM.
T 2:45.
Att 41,099.
Venue Citizens Bank Park.
September 12, 2025
Philadelphia Phillies Batting
| Order | Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harrison Bader CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .284 |
| 2 | Kyle Schwarber DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .242 |
| 3 | Bryce Harper 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .267 |
| 4 | Brandon Marsh LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .284 |
| 5 | Otto Kemp 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .247 |
| 6 | Max Kepler RF | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .225 |
| 7 | Edmundo Sosa SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| a- Weston Wilson PH-2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .207 | |
| 8 | Bryson Stott 2B-SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .257 |
| 9 | Rafael Marchán C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .194 |
| Totals | 34 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 7 | .261 |
a-Grounded into a forceout for Sosa, E in the 7th.
BATTING
2B Kemp (9, Lorenzen) Marchán (4, Lorenzen) Bader (23, Lorenzen) Schwarber (21, Lorenzen).
3B Marsh (2, Lorenzen).
HR Harper, B (26, 3rd inning off Lorenzen, 1 on, 0 out) Stott (11, 7th inning off Clarke, T, 1 on, 2 out).
TB Bader 3 Harper, B 5 Kemp 3 Kepler 2 Marchán 3 Marsh 3 Schwarber 2 Stott 5.
RBI Bader (53) Harper, B 2 (72) Kemp (23) Marchán (10) Schwarber (124) Stott 2 (63).
2-out RBI Stott 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Bader Marsh.
SF Marchán.
GIDP Kemp Sosa, E Stott.
Team RISP 5-for-12.
Team LOB 7.
BASERUNNING
SB Wilson, W (1, 2nd base off Clarke, T/Perez, S).
FIELDING
DP (Stott-Wilson, W-Harper, B).
Philadelphia Phillies Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Buehler | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5.29 |
| Tanner Banks | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.27 |
| Tim Mayza | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.77 |
| Orion Kerkering | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.96 |
| Max Lazar | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.63 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3.77 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
HBP Witt Jr. (by Buehler).
Pitches-strikes Lorenzen 72-44 Lynch IV 26-14 Long 26-18 Clarke, T 22-13 Avila 11-8 Buehler 90-59 Banks 18-14 Mayza 22-14 Kerkering 14-11 Lazar 9-6.
Groundouts-flyouts Lorenzen 3-1 Lynch IV 4-0 Long 1-0 Clarke, T 2-0 Avila 1-1 Buehler 4-5 Banks 0-2 Mayza 2-1 Kerkering 1-0 Lazar 0-2.
Batters faced Lorenzen 20 Lynch IV 6 Long 5 Clarke, T 5 Avila 3 Buehler 22 Banks 3 Mayza 5 Kerkering 3 Lazar 3.
Inherited runners-scored Lynch IV 1-0.
Umpires HP: Carlos Torres. 1B: Charlie Ramos. 2B: Alfonso Márquez. 3B: Lance Barrett.
Weather 76 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind 5 mph, In From RF.
First pitch 6:46 PM.
T 2:45.
Att 41,099.
Venue Citizens Bank Park.
September 12, 2025