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Kansas City Royals vs Philadelphia Phillies

MLB
Royals
36-76
6-9
Final
Phillies
60-51
Citizens Bank Park
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Phillies 9-6

The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Kansas City Royals 9-6 on Saturday, August 5, 2023 at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies win the series 2-1. The Phillies outscored the Royals 3-0 in the 6th inning. Trea Turner went 2-for-4 with a home run and 4 RBI for the Phillies. Freddy Fermin went 2-for-4 with 2 home runs and 2 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Aug 5
Harper, Turner homer to help lift Phillies over Royals

Bryce Harper singled, doubled and homered, Trea Turner doubled, homered and drove in four runs and the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Kansas City Royals 9-6 on Saturday night.

What it means

  • Season series: PHI wins series 2-1.
  • Royals 15-40 on the road; Phillies 29-21 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
Alec Marsh SP
Probable starter · 3-9, 5.69 ERA, 85 K, 1.56 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Maikel Garcia3B
  2. 2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
  3. 3Matt Duffy2B
  4. 4Salvador Perez1B
  5. 5Freddy FerminC
  6. 6Edward OlivaresDH
  7. 7Samad TaylorLF
  8. 8Drew WatersCF
  9. 9Dairon BlancoRF
Phillies2nd in NL East
Cristopher Sanchez SP
Probable starter · 3-5, 3.44 ERA, 96 K, 1.05 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Kyle SchwarberLF
  2. 2Alec Bohm1B
  3. 3Bryce HarperDH
  4. 4Nick CastellanosRF
  5. 5Bryson Stott2B
  6. 6J.T. RealmutoC
  7. 7Brandon MarshCF
  8. 8Trea TurnerSS
  9. 9Jake CaveLF

The series

PHI wins series 2-1
Last meeting: Royals 7, Phillies 5 (Aug 4)

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Game info

Venue
Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Attendance 42,326
Officials
Ben May (Home Plate Umpire), Jeff Nelson (First Base Umpire), Chris Segal (Second Base Umpire), CB Bucknor (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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