BAL 2, KC 8 | Apr 4, 2025 | The Best Box Score

Friday, April 4, 2025•Kauffman Stadium•47°F, Cloudy

BAL

Orioles

Royals

Final

WIN

Seth Lugo

LOSS

Dean Kremer

The Royals cruised past the Orioles 8-2 in a dominant performance.

★Vinnie Pasquantino3 RBI

★Maikel Garcia3 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 8: Maikel Garcia doubles (3) on a ground ball to left fielder Heston Kjerstad. Mark Canha scores.

Weather: 47°F, CloudyWind: 11 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 11:40 PM UTCT: 2:45Att: 14,196Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

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90.8%C

13 missed calls

+21.1% BAL

+0.15 runs BAL

Win Probability

KC WinBAL Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BAL	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	1
KC	1	0	0	2	0	0	0

Game 778455 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Baltimore Orioles

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Gunnar HendersonSS	4	0	1	0	0	1	.250/.250/.250	106.8	.422	.416
Adley RutschmanC	4	0	1	0	0	0	.258/.343/.484	95.5	.318	.299
Jordan Westburg3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.321/.387/.643	92.8	.175	.184
Cedric MullinsCF	3	0	1	0	1	0	.310/.412/.690	99.3	.297	.384
Ryan O'HearnDH	3	1	0	0	1	0	.273/.360/.364	99.4	.144	.142
Tyler O'NeillRF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.346/.379/.538	100.9	.266	.281
Heston KjerstadLF	3	1	2	1	0	1	.333/.357/.417	102.2	.394	.402
Ryan Mountcastle1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	.240/.269/.320	99.7	.328	.307
Jackson Holliday2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	.269/.296/.423	105.7	.301	.291
Bench
Dean KremerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Gregory SotoP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	31	2	6	1	2	5	-	-	-	-

2B:O'Neill; Mullins

TB:8

RBI:Kjerstad

GIDP:Mountcastle; Rutschman

Team LOB:4

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Tyler TolbertRF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	100.1	.041

Pitching

Baltimore Orioles

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Dean KremerL	4.1	8	3	2	0	1	88-63	87.6	6.52
Gregory Soto	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	19-14	93.4	0.00
Seranthony Domínguez	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	20-12	93.8	0.00
Cionel Pérez	1.0	3	5	5	1	1	37-25	89.7	19.64
Totals	8.0	11	8	7	2	5	164-114	-	-

WP:Kremer

HBP:Melendez (by Pérez)

IBB:Pérez

Inherited runners-scored:Soto 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Kremer 88-63; Soto 19-14; Domínguez 20-12; Pérez 37-25

Groundouts-flyouts:Kremer 4-9; Soto 3-1; Domínguez 0-1; Pérez 3-0

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Seth LugoW	6.0	5	2	1	1	2	0	85-59	86.1	3.27

Game Notes

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T2Replay review: Orioles challenged (home-plate collision), call on the field was upheld: Orioles challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Heston Kjerstad singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Jonathan India. Ryan O'Hearn scores. Tyler O'Neill out at home on the throw, left fielder Jonathan India to catcher Salvador Perez. Heston Kjerstad to 2nd.

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B4Wild pitch by Dean Kremer

Bot 1 • KC

0-1

Salvador Perez doubles (1) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Heston Kjerstad. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

EV: 103.1 mph364 ftLA: 42°

Top 2 • BAL

2-1

Ryan Mountcastle reaches on a throwing error by third baseman Maikel Garcia. Heston Kjerstad scores. Ryan Mountcastle to 2nd.

EV: 97.2 mph9 ftLA: -16°

1-1

Orioles challenged (home-plate collision), call on the field was upheld: Orioles challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Heston Kjerstad singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Jonathan India. Ryan O'Hearn scores. Tyler O'Neill out at home on the throw, left fielder Jonathan India to catcher Salvador Perez. Heston Kjerstad to 2nd.

EV: 102.2 mph75 ftLA: 2°

Bot 4 • KC

2-3

Maikel Garcia singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Cedric Mullins. Salvador Perez scores. Cavan Biggio scores.

EV: 107.0 mph37 ftLA: -1°

Bot 8 • KC

2-4

Maikel Garcia doubles (3) on a ground ball to left fielder Heston Kjerstad. Mark Canha scores.

EV: 97.5 mph128 ftLA: 5°

2-5

Kyle Isbel hits a sacrifice bunt. Maikel Garcia scores. MJ Melendez to 2nd. Kyle Isbel to 1st.

EV: 33.8 mph26 ftLA: 2°

2-8

Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a fly ball to right fielder Tyler O'Neill. MJ Melendez scores. Kyle Isbel scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

EV: 70.2 mph239 ftLA: 44°

Bench
Jonathan IndiaLF	3	0	0	0	1	0	.286/.375/.357	99.6	.187	.338
Cavan BiggioDH	2	1	1	0	0	0	.286/.333/.286	76.6	.532	.507
Seth LugoP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Hunter HarveyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Lucas ErcegP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Chris StrattonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-