MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES DODGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
06/29/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES DODGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1831 - SUNDAY, JUNE 29TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Dodgers (46-39) 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 5 10 1
Kansas City Royals (43-40) 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 X 6 8 1
Royals Slip Past Los Angeles, 6-5
Los Angeles wasted an exceptional performance by pitcher José Cruz, falling to the Kansas City Royals, 6-5. Cruz threw 7.0 innings of 6-hit ball for the losing team. Kansas City reliever Mike Long picked up the win, upping his record to 4-1. Abel Jones was saddled with the loss. The second-place Royals have won 4 straight games.

Joe Washington, who led the AL in extra base hits with 66 in 2023, took Los Angeles hurler Abel Jones deep in the bottom of the eighth. His 3-run home run put the Royals on top, 6-5. In all, Washington had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.

"We'll just keep our nose to the grindstone," Washington told the Kansas City Chronicle.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. McDonald LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .267 7 23
D. Fletcher 2B 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 .279 2 41
J. Mendoza 3B 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 .309 10 35
N. Castellanos 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .298 12 37
J. Rodríguez CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .321 16 46
J. Herrera C 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .313 3 13
Y. Puig RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .264 8 35
S. Alcantara SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .234 2 17
D. Badger DH 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .350 4 30
Totals 36 5 10 5 2 6 21      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Mendoza (12, 5th Inning off P. Fernandez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Mendoza (10, 3rd Inning off P. Fernandez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. McDonald 2 , D. Fletcher 2 , J. Mendoza 6 , J. Rodríguez 2 , J. Herrera , S. Alcantara
2-out RBI: D. Fletcher
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. McDonald , N. Castellanos 2 , Y. Puig
GIDP: J. Rodríguez
Sac Fly: D. Badger
Hit by Pitch: J. Rodríguez , Y. Puig
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: T. McDonald (12) , S. Alcantara (8)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Mendoza (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Fletcher-Alcantara-Castellanos, Fletcher-Alcantara-Castellanos)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Masson LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .341 6 47
   a-E. Medina PH, LF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .237 9 29
F. Wall 3B 4 1 2 2 0 2 0 .328 3 24
D. García RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .301 7 52
J. Washington 1B 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .269 10 50
C. Groza DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .331 5 38
J. Palmeiro CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .272 4 25
R. Mondesi 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .254 2 30
S. Núñez C 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .321 0 1
I. Rodriguez SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .270 3 16
Totals 31 6 8 6 1 7 8      
a - E. Medina pinch hit for H. Masson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Wall 2 (14, 3rd Inning off J. Cruz, 2 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off A. Jones, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Washington (10, 8th Inning off A. Jones, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Wall 4 , J. Washington 5 , J. Palmeiro , R. Mondesi , S. Núñez , I. Rodriguez
2-out RBI: F. Wall , J. Washington , R. Mondesi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. García , S. Núñez
GIDP: C. Groza 2
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Palmeiro (10) , R. Mondesi (11)

FIELDING
Errors: I. Rodriguez (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Washington-Rodriguez-Giles)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Cruz 7.0 6 3 2 0 6 0 92 3.86   
A. Jones L (4-2), BS (3) 0.2 2 3 3 1 1 1 18 2.95   
J. Arroyo 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cruz 61
Batters Faced: J. Cruz 26, A. Jones 5, J. Arroyo 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cruz 3-10, A. Jones 0-1, J. Arroyo 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cruz 92-66, A. Jones 18-9, J. Arroyo 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Fernandez 5.2 8 5 5 1 3 1 86 5.04   
M. Long W (4-1) 2.1 2 0 0 1 3 0 32 3.35   
K. Giles SV (16) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Fernandez 35
Batters Faced: P. Fernandez 28, M. Long 10, K. Giles 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Fernandez 5-9, M. Long 1-3, K. Giles 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Fernandez 86-56, M. Long 32-22, K. Giles 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Long 1-1
Hit Batsmen: P. Fernandez 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: José Cruz
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 37746
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