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Kansas City Royals vs Philadelphia Phillies

MLB
Royals
36-75
7-5
Final
Phillies
59-51
Citizens Bank Park
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Royals 7-5

The Kansas City Royals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-5 on Friday, August 4, 2023 at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies win the series 2-1. The Royals outscored the Phillies 4-1 in the 6th inning. Bobby Witt Jr. went 2-for-5 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Royals. Nick Castellanos went 1-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Phillies.

Recap · Aug 4
Witt leads Royals past Phillies for seventh straight victory

Bobby Witt Jr. homered and stole a base, Michael Massey also went deep and the Kansas City Royals won their seventh straight game with a 7-5 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night.

What it means

  • Season series: PHI wins series 2-1.
  • Royals 15-39 on the road; Phillies 28-21 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 21h ago
Sources: Phillies' Fuld declines offer to become A's president
ESPN · 4d ago
Report: Alex Cora again declines chance to manage Phillies
ESPN · Oct 2
Harper on Phillies' exit: 'You're here to win games, and we didn't'
Recap · Oct 2
Braves hit 3 homers and Chris Sale closes out 6-2 win over Phillies to win Wild Card Series
ESPN · Oct 1
Braves' Ray Kerr to start vs. Phillies' Aaron Nola in Game 3
Recap · Oct 1
Braves announce left-hander Ray Kerr to start against Phillies' Aaron Nola in NL Wild Card Series
ESPN · Oct 1
Harper rebounds from gaffe, Bohm saves Phillies with HR in 10th
Recap · Sep 27
Royals snap 3-game skid, beat AL Central champion Guardians 3-2 in regular-season finale

Injuries and inactives

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
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

Probable starters

Royals5th in AL Cent
Jordan Lyles SP
Probable starter · 6-17, 6.28 ERA, 120 K, 1.24 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Maikel Garcia3B
  2. 2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
  3. 3Michael Massey2B
  4. 4Salvador Perez1B
  5. 5Edward OlivaresDH
  6. 6MJ MelendezLF
  7. 7Freddy FerminC
  8. 8Dairon BlancoRF
  9. 9Kyle IsbelCF
Phillies2nd in NL East
Aaron Nola SP
Probable starter · 12-9, 4.46 ERA, 202 K, 1.15 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Kyle SchwarberDH
  2. 2Alec Bohm3B
  3. 3Bryce Harper1B
  4. 4Nick CastellanosRF
  5. 5Bryson Stott2B
  6. 6J.T. RealmutoC
  7. 7Brandon MarshLF
  8. 8Trea TurnerSS
  9. 9Johan RojasCF

The series

PHI wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue
Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Attendance 36,510
Officials
CB Bucknor (Home Plate Umpire), Ben May (First Base Umpire), Jeff Nelson (Second Base Umpire), Chris Segal (Third Base Umpire)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesPHI wins series 2-1

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