Royals (79-79) @ Angels (71-87)

First Pitch: 6:38 PM at Angel Stadium

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Royals Stephen Kolek (5-7, 3.51 ERA)
Angels Yusei Kikuchi (7-11, 3.99 ERA)

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Line Score – Game Over

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB
KC 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 3 3
LAA 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 6 1 7

Box Score

LAA AB R H RBI BB SO BA
1B Schanuel 3 0 0 0 1 0 .267
LF Ward 4 1 1 1 0 1 .228
DH Moncada 3 0 1 0 1 1 .238
RF Adell 4 0 0 0 0 1 .235
3B Rengifo 4 1 1 0 0 0 .240
2B Moore 4 0 2 0 0 2 .208
SS Peraza, O 4 1 1 1 0 0 .166
C Rivero, S 3 0 0 0 0 0 .172
CF Teodosio 2 0 0 0 1 1 .209
LAA IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
Kikuchi 5.0 1 1 1 1 6 66-46 3.99
Fermin 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 11-6 4.59
Silseth 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 19-13 1.80
García, L 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 18-12 3.42
Jansen, K 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 8-8 2.64
KC AB R H RBI BB SO BA
3B Garcia, M 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286
SS Witt Jr. 4 0 0 0 0 0 .291
1B Pasquantino 4 0 0 0 0 3 .267
DH Perez, S 4 0 0 0 0 2 .241
LF Grichuk 2 1 1 1 0 0 .228
CF Yastrzemski 1 1 0 0 0 1 .229
2B India 3 0 0 0 0 0 .233
C Maile 2 0 0 0 0 2 .244
C Jensen 1 0 1 1 0 0 .304
RF Caglianone 2 0 0 0 1 0 .163
CF Tolbert 2 0 0 0 0 1 .280
LF Frazier 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266
KC IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
Kolek 6.0 5 3 2 2 2 94-63 3.51
Bowlan 2.0 1 0 0 1 4 35-23 4.01

Scoring Plays

Inning Event Score
B2 Oswald Peraza grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Luis Rengifo scores. Christian Moore to 2nd. 1-0
B3 Taylor Ward homers (36) on a fly ball to left center field. 2-0
B4 Sebastián Rivero reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by pitcher Stephen Kolek. Oswald Peraza scores. Throwing error by pitcher Stephen Kolek. 3-0
T5 Randal Grichuk homers (9) on a fly ball to center field. 3-1
T7 Carter Jensen singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Jo Adell. Mike Yastrzemski scores. 3-2

Highlights

Description Length
Probable pitchers for Royals at Angels – September 24, 2025 0:06
Bullpen availability for Kansas City, September 24 vs Angels 0:08
Bullpen availability for Los Angeles, September 24 vs Royals 0:08
Fielding alignment for Los Angeles, September 24 vs Royals 0:11
Bench availability for Los Angeles, September 24 vs Royals 0:08
Fielding alignment for Kansas City, September 24 vs Angels 0:11
Bench availability for Kansas City, September 24 vs Angels 0:08
Starting lineups for Royals at Angels – September 24, 2025 0:10
Measuring the stats on Taylor Ward's home run 0:13
Breaking down Yusei Kikuchi's pitches 0:04
The distance behind Randal Grichuk's home run 0:12
Yusei Kikuchi's outing against the Royals 0:24
Breaking down Stephen Kolek's pitches 0:04
Stephen Kolek's outing against the Angels 0:27
Tyler Tolbert's sliding catch 0:10
Stephen Kolek ends the 1st inning with a K 0:07
Yusei Kikuchi ends the top of the 1st with a K 0:07
Mickey, Donald and Goofy throw out first pitch 1:50
Luis Rengifo scores on a groundout 0:11
Christian Moore's nice shovel play 0:22
Taylor Ward's solo home run (36) 0:27
Oswald Peraza scores on an error 0:28
Randal Grichuk's solo home run (9) 0:28
Yusei Kikuchi exits the game before the 6th inning 0:23
Yusei Kikuchi's strong outing 1:17
Carter Jensen's RBI single 0:12
Christian Moore's stupendous diving play 0:16
Mike Yastrzemski strikes out swinging. 0:08

Decisions

Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save
Kikuchi (7-11, 3.99 ERA) Kolek (5-7, 3.51 ERA) Jansen, K (28 SV, 2.64 ERA)

Game ended at 9:04 PM.

4 comments
  1. Hope kikuchi is alright. Other than his really odd choice to change things up and try new things mid-season, he’s been one of our most consistent arms. Happy he got one more win for the season

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