MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
09/11/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
GAME ID: 2759 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (86-61) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 9 1
Baltimore Orioles (76-70) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 1
Kansas City Edges Baltimore, 3-2
Kansas City Royals starter Jesus Luzardo hurled his team past the Baltimore Orioles, 3-2. Luzardo picked up the win for Kansas City, going 7.1 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 5 hits. He now sports a record of 8-3. Picking up the save was seven-time All-Star Aroldis Chapman.

Kansas City used the hitting of Salvador Perez to pick up the win. The catcher clubbed a solo home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Royals on top, 3-1. For the game, Perez had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"There are no moral victories," said losing manager Carlos Delgado.

Kansas City is now 86-61, Baltimore 76-70.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Mann 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .258 12 52
N. Marte 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .323 3 17
W. Flores 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .262 22 83
S. Perez C 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .288 22 72
V. Pasquantino DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .251 27 105
K. Isbel RF 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .264 11 57
   a-E. Duran PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259 12 57
   b-M. Moniak RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
T. Gentry LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .325 5 10
M. Garcia SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .265 2 19
B. Marsh CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .230 9 47
Totals 35 3 9 3 1 12 12      
a - E. Duran pinch hit for K. Isbel in the 9th
b - M. Moniak substituted for E. Duran in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Mann (32, 1st Inning off B. Selvidge, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: M. Garcia (3, 2nd Inning off B. Selvidge, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Isbel (11, 2nd Inning off B. Selvidge, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Perez (22, 6th Inning off B. Selvidge, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Mann 2 , N. Marte 2 , W. Flores , S. Perez 5 , K. Isbel 4 , T. Gentry , M. Garcia 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Mann , W. Flores
GIDP: W. Flores
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Isbel (2)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Marte (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Flores, Luzardo-Garcia-Flores)
PB: S. Perez
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Blanco LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .277 5 25
V. Robles CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .220 3 21
C. Mayo 3B 4 1 0 0 1 3 5 .241 21 77
N. Castellanos 1B 5 0 1 1 0 2 4 .246 14 41
H. Kjerstad DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .289 18 63
J. Westburg SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .239 6 15
A. Hays RF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .256 11 30
   a-M. Melendez PH, RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .249 23 48
C. Wong C 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .262 7 22
Z. McKinstry 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 .267 10 40
Totals 33 2 7 1 3 11 25      
a - M. Melendez pinch hit for A. Hays in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Blanco (12, 3rd Inning off J. Luzardo, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Blanco 2 , V. Robles , N. Castellanos , H. Kjerstad , A. Hays , C. Wong 2
2-out RBI: N. Castellanos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Robles , N. Castellanos , C. Wong , Z. McKinstry 2
GIDP: C. Mayo
Sac Bunt: V. Robles
Hit by Pitch: D. Blanco , V. Robles , H. Kjerstad
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Wong (3)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Castellanos (6)
Double Plays: 2 (McKinstry-Westburg-Castellanos, Wong-McKinstry)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Luzardo W (8-3) 7.1 5 2 1 2 9 0 108 4.14   
A. Ottavino H (25) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 17 2.70   
A. Chapman SV (18) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 3.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Luzardo 69
Batters Faced: J. Luzardo 31, A. Ottavino 5, A. Chapman 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Luzardo 7-5, A. Ottavino 1-1, A. Chapman 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Luzardo 108-68, A. Ottavino 17-8, A. Chapman 19-12
Hit Batsmen: J. Luzardo 2 , A. Ottavino
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Selvidge L (0-2) 6.0 7 3 3 1 7 2 100 5.25   
K. Akin 2.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 31 2.88   
F. Bautista 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 2.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Selvidge 52
Batters Faced: B. Selvidge 25, K. Akin 9, F. Bautista 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Selvidge 5-4, K. Akin 3-1, F. Bautista 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Selvidge 100-65, K. Akin 31-23, F. Bautista 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Bautista 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jesus Luzardo
Ballpark: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 38108
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