Kansas City Royals vs Philadelphia Phillies

MLB

Royals

36-77

4-8

Final

Phillies

61-51

Citizens Bank Park

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Phillies 8-4

The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Kansas City Royals 8-4 on Sunday, August 6, 2023 at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies win the series 2-1. The Phillies outscored the Royals 2-0 in the 5th inning. Kyle Schwarber went 3-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Phillies. MJ Melendez went 1-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Aug 6

Stott, Schwarber and Castellanos homer to help Phillies down Royals 8-4

Bryson Stott, Kyle Schwarber and Nick Castellanos homered, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Kansas City Royals 8-4 on Sunday.

What it means

Season series: PHI wins series 2-1.
Royals 15-41 on the road; Phillies 30-21 at home.

Latest headlines

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ESPN · 4d ago

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ESPN · Oct 2

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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

Zack Greinke SP

Probable starter · 2-15, 5.06 ERA, 97 K, 1.27 WHIP

Lineup

1Maikel GarciaSS
2MJ MelendezLF
3Salvador PerezC
4Michael Massey2B
5Freddy FerminC
6Matt Beaty1B
7Drew WatersRF
8Matt Duffy3B
9Kyle IsbelCF

Phillies2nd in NL East

Taijuan Walker SP

Probable starter · 15-6, 4.38 ERA, 138 K, 1.31 WHIP

Lineup

1Kyle SchwarberLF
2Alec Bohm1B
3Bryce HarperDH
4Nick CastellanosRF
5Bryson Stott2B
6Trea TurnerSS
7Edmundo Sosa3B
8Garrett StubbsC
9Johan RojasCF

The series

PHI wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Phillies 9, Royals 6 (Aug 5)

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Game info

Venue: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Attendance 43,112
Officials: Jeff Nelson (Home Plate Umpire), Chris Segal (First Base Umpire), CB Bucknor (Second Base Umpire), Ben May (Third Base Umpire)