BAL 8, KC 1 | Apr 5, 2025 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, April 5, 2025•Kauffman Stadium•45°F, Partly Cloudy

BAL

Orioles

Royals

Final

WIN

Tomoyuki Sugano

LOSS

Michael Wacha

The Orioles cruised past the Royals 8-1 in a dominant performance.

★Jackson Holliday3-for-4, 2 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Tyler O'Neill triples (1) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Jordan Westburg scores. Cedric Mullins scores.

Weather: 45°F, Partly CloudyWind: 17 mph, In From LFFirst pitch: 8:10 PM UTCT: 2:39Att: 14,383Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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97.7%A+

4 missed calls

No WPA favor

+0.17 runs KC

Win Probability

KC WinBAL Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BAL	0	2	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	8	12	0
KC	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Game 778441 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Baltimore Orioles

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Gunnar HendersonDH	5	0	0	0	0	4	.111/.111/.111	108.3	.575	.527
Jordan Westburg2B	5	1	1	0	0	0	.303/.361/.576	105.3	.262	.273
Cedric MullinsCF	3	2	1	0	2	1	.313/.436/.656	87.9	.249	.260
Ryan Mountcastle1B	5	2	2	0	0	1	.267/.290/.333	102.7	.356	.452
Ramón LaureanoRF	0	0	0	0	1	0	.167/.286/.167	91.4	-	-
Heston KjerstadLF	5	1	1	1	0	0	.294/.316/.353	98.4	.438	.426
Ramón Urías3B	4	1	1	1	0	0	.400/.464/.440	96	.134	.168
Gary SánchezC	3	0	1	2	1	1	.100/.167/.100	99.3	.563	.661
Jackson HollidaySS	4	0	3	2	0	0	.333/.355/.533	103.8	.275	.298
Bench
Tyler O'NeillRF	3	1	2	2	1	0	.379/.424/.655	108	.710	.1414
Tomoyuki SuganoP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	37	8	12	8	5	7	-	-	-	-

2B:O'Neill

3B:O'Neill; Holliday

TB:17

RBI:O'Neill 2; Kjerstad; Urías; Holliday 2; Sánchez 2

GIDP:Kjerstad

Team LOB:7

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jonathan India3B	2	0	0	0	2	0	.267/.389/.333	95.4	.086

Pitching

Baltimore Orioles

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Tomoyuki SuganoW	5.1	5	1	1	1	4	1	89-59	84.7	2.89
Bryan Baker	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3-2	86	0.00
Keegan Akin	2.0	0	0	0	2	2	0	31-21	87.4	3.18
Matt Bowman	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15-8	88.3	1.69
Totals	9.0	5	1	1	3	6	1	138-90	-	-

WP:Sugano

HBP:Massey (by Sugano)

Inherited runners-scored:Baker 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Sugano 89-59; Baker 3-2; Akin 31-21; Bowman 15-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Sugano 3-9; Baker 1-0; Akin 0-4; Bowman 1-2

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Michael WachaL	5.2	6	4	4	1	5	0	93-64	87.2	4.66

Top 2 • BAL

2-0

Gary Sánchez singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Ryan Mountcastle scores. Tyler O'Neill scores.

EV: 95.9 mph263 ftLA: 15°

Top 6 • BAL

6-0

Jackson Holliday singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Heston Kjerstad scores. Ramón Urías scores. Gary Sánchez to 3rd.

EV: 88.6 mph18 ftLA: -6°

4-0

Ramón Urías singles on a ground ball to second baseman Maikel Garcia, deflected by pitcher Sam Long. Ryan Mountcastle scores. Heston Kjerstad to 3rd.

EV: 95.4 mph13 ftLA: -15°

3-0

Heston Kjerstad singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Cedric Mullins scores. Ryan Mountcastle to 2nd.

EV: 76.8 mph194 ftLA: 16°

Bot 6 • KC

6-1

Bobby Witt Jr. homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 105.2 mph💣 399 ftLA: 25°

Top 7 • BAL

8-1

Tyler O'Neill triples (1) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Jordan Westburg scores. Cedric Mullins scores.

EV: 108.0 mph385 ftLA: 25°

Bench
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	1	1	1	0	0	.242/.324/.394	105.2	.316	.541
Salvador PerezC	4	0	0	0	0	2	.212/.235/.333	83	.147	.121
Kyle IsbelCF	2	0	1	0	0	0	.200/.200/.250	85.1	.078	.075
Michael WachaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Sam LongP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Chris StrattonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Daniel Lynch IVP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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