Philadelphia Phillies vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Phillies

74-54

4-7

Final

Royals

72-56

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
PHI	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	4
KC	1	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	X	7

Who won: Royals 7-4

The Kansas City Royals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-4 on Friday, August 23, 2024 at Kauffman Stadium. The Phillies win the series 2-1. The Royals outscored the Phillies 5-1 in the 3rd inning. Salvador Perez went 2-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Royals. Nick Castellanos went 2-for-4 with 1 RBI for the Phillies.

Recap · Aug 23

Perez, Renfroe hit 2-run shots during 5-run frame, Royals beat Phillies 7-4 to open interleague set

Salvador Perez and Hunter Renfroe hit two-run homers during a five-run third inning Friday night, and the Kansas City Royals went on to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-4 in the opener of an interleague series between playoff contenders.

What it means

Season series: PHI wins series 2-1.
Phillies 32-31 on the road; Royals 41-26 at home.

Latest headlines

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Injuries and inactives

Phillies2nd in NL East

Adolis Garcia RF
Lat, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL
Brad Keller RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL
Caleb Kilian RP
Oblique, Strain, left
60-Day-IL
Felix Reyes LF
Wrist, Fracture, right
60-Day-IL
Johan Rojas CF
Elbow, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL

Royals5th in AL Cent

Steven Cruz RP
Personal
Out
Mitch Spence RP
Undisclosed
Day-To-Day
Connor Seabold RP
Lat, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Nick Loftin 3B
Personal
paternity
Tony Gonsolin SP
Illness
15-Day-IL

Probable starters

Phillies2nd in NL East

Taijuan Walker SP

Probable starter · 3-7, 7.10 ERA, 58 K, 1.72 WHIP

Lineup

1Kyle SchwarberDH
2Trea TurnerSS
3Bryce Harper1B
4Alec Bohm3B
5Nick CastellanosRF
6Bryson Stott2B
7J.T. RealmutoC
8Brandon MarshCF
9Austin HaysLF

Royals5th in AL Cent

Michael Wacha SP

Probable starter · 13-8, 3.35 ERA, 145 K, 1.19 WHIP

Lineup

1Michael Massey2B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B
4Salvador PerezC
5MJ MelendezLF
6Hunter RenfroeRF
7Adam FrazierDH
8Paul DeJong3B
9Kyle IsbelCF

The series

PHI wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 25,491
Officials: Stu Scheurwater (Home Plate Umpire), Mark Carlson (First Base Umpire), Ben May (Second Base Umpire), Jordan Baker (Third Base Umpire)