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  • 7/24/2025
Royals vs. Cubs Game Highlights (7_23_25) MLB Highlights - MLB
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00:00Colin Ray leaning the Cubs out onto the field.
00:06Right-hander is pitched very well his last three times out.
00:11He sends one in the air, deep in the right field corner,
00:14but Seiya Suzuki has room on the warning track.
00:16And he dropped it.
00:17Keep going.
00:18Frazier's at second and stops there.
00:21It is a windy day at Wrigley.
00:23Seiya Suzuki is not the best defensively.
00:26He's mostly a designated hitter.
00:28And that clanked off the heel of his glove.
00:31It hit in the dead spot.
00:32Clanks around a little bit.
00:33You're unable to close the ball in.
00:35So a two-base error.
00:37And now a sacrifice punt sends Frazier to third
00:40with only one out for Vinny Pasquantino.
00:42Hammers run to deep right field.
00:45Back goes the right fielder Suzuki and gone.
00:48Vinny Pasquantino.
00:50Well, Vinny made him pay plus one.
00:52The Royals have a 2-0 lead.
00:54Make that air hurt.
00:55And certainly the Royals did that.
00:58Pasquatch.
00:58He was ready.
00:59I mean, first pitch.
01:01He ain't messing around.
01:02Very nice.
01:04Pasquantino's 16th home run now.
01:07And there is Seth Lugo.
01:08He makes his 19th start of the season at 294 ERA.
01:1210th best in the American League.
01:13Here comes the 2-2.
01:14Bush lines a base hit to right.
01:16Over toward the line to pick it up is Paglione.
01:18Lead off single Michael Bush.
01:21There's a curveball for strike three.
01:22Oh, man, beautiful.
01:24What a finish to this pitch.
01:27Next pitch is hit in the air to left center field.
01:31Over comes Rabe to make the catch.
01:33And nothing comes of the lead off single.
01:37Here it's 2-0 Royals second inning.
01:39Freddie Fairmean leads it off.
01:42Freddie Fairmean strikes out swinging on a good high fastball.
01:46Called strike three.
01:48Isbell is gone.
01:49And there's two away.
01:50Back-to-back punch outs for Colin Ray.
01:5295 at the top of the zone.
01:54Two aboard and nobody out.
01:56Warner hitting .286.
01:58He's been the best clutch hitter with men in scoring position.
02:02One hopper to Tolbert.
02:04One out at second.
02:05Frazier's relay in time for two.
02:08Oh, yeah.
02:09Roll him up.
02:10Nice job, Tolby.
02:11We're going to stay with it.
02:13A little hot shot one hopper.
02:15All the strike band at third.
02:16Two down.
02:17Let's see if Reese McGuire can drive in a run.
02:20Ground ball at the middle of the base.
02:22Hit.
02:22And McGuire knocks in the run.
02:24And it's 2-1 as he in half.
02:27That's a big swing of the bat.
02:28After first and second nobody out the double play.
02:30And Hugo looking like he was going to get out of this thing.
02:33And McGuire doesn't let him off the hook.
02:35Benny wasted no time in his first at-bat.
02:38He swung at the first pitch.
02:39Which was a fastball up and in.
02:41But he turned on it and hit a line drive about eight rows back into the bleachers in right field.
02:47That's ripped in a right center field.
02:48It splits the gap.
02:49Rolls all the way to the wall.
02:51Bounces off the bricks to Pete Crow Armstrong.
02:53Quick relay in.
02:55But past Quintino standing in second with a double.
02:58Two for two with a couple extra base hits this afternoon.
03:01So a runner in scoring position for Salvi.
03:03Who singled his first time up.
03:06In the air.
03:06Deep to left field.
03:08Haps to the track.
03:09Haps to the wall.
03:10It's gone.
03:11Salvador Perez homers again.
03:14He is unstoppable.
03:16His 18th home run of the season.
03:19His third of this series.
03:22Telling you, when you're locked in, you are looking out over the plate.
03:26Doesn't necessarily have to be a cookie in the middle.
03:29But Salvi was able to go down and get this four-seamer.
03:32But he's looking hard all the way.
03:34Pushed the runner at second.
03:35Two down.
03:364-1 Royals lead.
03:38It's up to Carson Kelly.
03:40Three-two on the way.
03:41Deep left field.
03:42Going back is Rave.
03:43At the wall.
03:44It's off the wall.
03:46A run will score.
03:47Carson Kelly has a double.
03:49He just missed a home run by about five feet.
03:52And now it's a four-to-two ball game as the Cubs come back.
03:56This ball is a line drive rocket to left.
03:59The only question was it going to be high enough.
04:01I actually think it hits the front edge of the basket.
04:06And that's why it got such a big kick away from the left fielder Rave back towards, kind of towards third base.
04:13As he comes back.
04:15Next pitch to Garcia is lined into center field.
04:18And that would be a solid single.
04:19So Garcia singles with one away.
04:23And once again, Pasquantino, who has, in addition to his two-run home run, a double.
04:29Garcia takes off pitch out from Ray, but the throw's nowhere close.
04:34Yeah.
04:34Yeah, already thrown over twice, so it's a good time to run.
04:39Pasquantino launches it to right center field.
04:42Crow Armstrong raises back.
04:44Looks up.
04:44It's out of here.
04:45Another home run for Vinny Pasquantino.
04:49His second home run of the game.
04:51Two more RBIs.
04:53It is the Pasquatch's day at Wrigley.
04:56Boy, he's following right there, just slightly behind Salvador Perez now.
05:03But like I said, let the hitter knock you in.
05:06Don't worry about stealing the base.
05:08That little wrinkle stayed in the middle, and Pasquantino hits it on a day that you want.
05:13Wind blowing out.
05:15Third time through the lineup for Seth Lugo.
05:17He's got run support.
05:19Swing and a miss, and he strikes out.
05:21And, boy, Garcia Suzuki really having a tough series.
05:26And a swing and a miss.
05:28So the Cubs do nothing.
05:31Get two strikeouts and a soft fly ball left center in the fifth inning.
05:35And now he hits Isbell.
05:37Clipped his wrist.
05:38So the Royals get a runner with two outs, leading 6-2 in the sixth inning.
05:42And that brings up Tyler Tolbert, batting 9th today.
05:45And he drives it high in the air.
05:47Deep left field.
05:48Hats to the track.
05:49Hat turns around.
05:51It's gone!
05:52Tyler Tolbert sends one to the bleachers for his first career home run.
05:57Play like it's your last day.
05:59Believe it.
06:00Tolbert.
06:01What a stroke.
06:03Oh, congratulations.
06:05That's beautiful.
06:06Look at the—look at the—they threw the ball back.
06:08Thank you, Tolbert wants that in his souvenir case.
06:11All the players are calling for it.
06:12Look at it.
06:14Oh, that is so fresh.
06:17Look at the guys.
06:18The guys are loving on him.
06:19And now Seth Lugo with a six-run lead.
06:24Another strikeout for Lugo.
06:25He's now struck out three straight going back to the fifth.
06:27That's called strike three on Ian Haft.
06:32Curve gets him looking.
06:34Five Ks for Lugo.
06:35And he's struck out four in a row.
06:37And now the pitch to Swanson is swung on a miss at another fastball.
06:41That was 95.
06:43And so Seth Lugo has retired nine in a row.
06:47And he has struck out the last five Cubs.
06:50Batter will be Matt Shaw.
06:53And the pitch to Matt hit high in the air.
06:55Deep left center back toward the wall as Isbell has got a chance.
06:58Gone.
07:00Matt Shaw with a solo home run.
07:02He hit one just to the left of dead center.
07:05And now it's an eight-to-three ball game.
07:07Big swing in the back for Matty.
07:08And, you know, he gets this ball up in that wind.
07:11And it is blowing out hard to straightaway center.
07:13Oh, crap.
07:15Let's hope it's crap.
07:16This was during warm-ups.
07:18And Tyler Tolbert's grabbing the back of that right leg.
07:21Such a day for Tully.
07:22A stolen base.
07:23This is his first career home run.
07:25And his first two ribbies with that home run.
07:28Man, it's just one extra base hit in the game yesterday.
07:31Swing and a ball.
07:32Lifted in the air.
07:33Right field.
07:34That's back.
07:34And that's gone.
07:36He throw arms strong with a homer.
07:38And it's a four for PCA home run number 27.
07:43And that's been a quiet day after that swing of the bat for PCA.
07:45And Lucas Erceg is on the mound to get the final three outs today.
07:50Right to Frazier.
07:51Ball game over.
07:52An eight-to-four win for the Royals this afternoon.
07:55They take the series from the Cubs at Wrigley.
07:58Outstanding finish.
07:59And I mean with some flair.
08:01I mean with some flair.
08:01I mean with some flair.
08:02I mean with some flair.
08:02I mean with some flair.
08:02I mean with some flair.
08:03I mean with some flair.
08:03I mean with some flair.
08:04I mean with some flair.
08:04I mean with some flair.
08:05I mean with some flair.
08:06I mean with some flair.
08:06I mean with some flair.
08:06I mean with some flair.
08:07I mean with some flair.
08:07I mean with some flair.
08:08I mean with some flair.

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