Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago Cubs: game summary
Final · March 6, 2025 at 8:05 p.m.
Sloan Park
Summary
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kansas City RoyalsKC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 1 |
 Chicago CubsCHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
Decisions
- WinnerCole Ragans
- LoserBen Brown
Scoring plays
- Top 4Michael Massey doubles (2) on a line drive to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Kyle Isbel scores.1-0
- Top 4MJ Melendez doubles (1) on a fly ball to left fielder Ian Happ. Michael Massey scores.2-0
- Top 4Freddy Fermin doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. MJ Melendez scores.3-0
- Bot 5Jon Berti strikes out swinging.3-1
- Top 7Jac Caglianone homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field. John Rave scores.5-1
- Top 8Jordan Groshans doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder Kevin Alcántara. Javier Vaz scores. Daniel Vazquez scores.7-1
- Top 8John Rave singles on a pop up to third baseman Gage Workman. Jordan Groshans scores.8-1
- Top 9Javier Vaz grounds out, second baseman Ben Cowles to first baseman Jonathon Long. Luca Tresh scores.9-1
- Bot 9Gage Workman homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field. Jonathon Long scores.9-3
Box score
Kansas City Royals
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle IsbelCF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| Peyton WilsonCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Nelson VelázquezRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 |
| Tyler GentryRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 |
| Michael MasseyDH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .412 |
| Luca TreshDH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 |
| Nick Loftin3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .462 |
| Javier Vaz2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .286 |
| MJ MelendezLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .304 |
| Daniel VazquezSS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 |
| Freddy FerminC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .385 |
| Luke MaileC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .182 |
| Cavan Biggio3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| Jordan Groshans3B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .375 |
| Cam DevanneySS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .308 |
| John RaveLF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Harold Castro1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 |
| Jac Caglianone1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .444 |
| Totals | 39 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 9 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Ragans | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 46-32 | 8.59 |
| Carlos Hernández | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-10 | 9.00 |
| Jonathan Bowlan | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24-14 | 2.25 |
| Thomas Hatch | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33-19 | 6.75 |
| Andrew Hoffmann | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 28-19 | 5.40 |
Chicago Cubs
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian HappLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .350 |
| Kevin AlcántaraRF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 |
| Kyle TuckerRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Reese McGuireC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 |
| Seiya SuzukiDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .182 |
| James TriantosDH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| Michael Busch1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .440 |
| Jonathon Long1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Matt Shaw3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 |
| Nicky LopezSS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .474 |
| Dansby SwansonSS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .211 |
| Gage Workman3B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .385 |
| Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Greg AllenCF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .563 |
| Carson KellyC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .385 |
| Vidal BrujánLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .304 |
| Jon Berti2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 |
| Ben Cowles2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .417 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Brown | 3.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 53-37 | 6.75 |
| Frankie Scalzo Jr. | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-2 | 5.40 |
| Brad Keller | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-8 | 5.14 |
| Keegan Thompson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-10 | 5.79 |
| Ethan Roberts | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23-16 | 6.75 |
| Chris Flexen | 1.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37-28 | 9.82 |
| Cayne Ueckert | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10-3 | 0.00 |
Game info
- Ballpark
- Sloan Park
- Attendance
- 11,534
- Duration
- 2 h 34
- Weather
- 67 °F, Clear · wind 15 mph, In From CF
- Umpires
- Lance Barrett (Home plate) · Alex MacKay (First base) · Jordan Baker (Second base) · Darius Ghani (Third base)
About this game
Who won Royals vs Cubs?
Royals won 9-3 over Cubs on Thursday, March 6, 2025.
When was Royals vs Cubs played?
On Thursday, March 6, 2025, at 8:05 PM ET at Sloan Park.
Where was Royals vs Cubs played?
At Sloan Park.