Chicago Cubs vs. Kansas City Royals - Box Score - June 25, 2011 - ESPN

Scores for Jun 25, 2011

Final

Series: Game 2 of 3

Series tied 1-1 (as of 6/25)

Game 1: Friday, June 24
Chi Cubs	6	Final
Kansas City	4	Final
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Game 2: Saturday, June 25
Chi Cubs	2	Final
Kansas City	3	Final
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Game 3: Sunday, June 26
Chi Cubs	3	Final
Kansas City	6	Final
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Cubs 2

(31-45, 15-23 away)

Royals 3

(32-45, 22-24 home)

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7:10 PM ET, June 25, 2011

Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHC	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	9	0
KC	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	-	3	9	0

W: G. Holland (2-1)

L: J. Samardzija (5-4)

S: J. Soria (12)

Chicago Cubs
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
R Johnson CF	4	0	2	0	0	0	13	.356	.404	.622
S Castro SS	3	0	1	0	1	0	17	.327	.357	.444
J Baker DH	3	0	1	0	0	1	8	.319	.336	.445
a-K Fukudome PH-DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	.287	.394	.397
A Ramirez 3B	4	1	2	1	0	0	10	.286	.332	.421
G Soto C	4	1	1	1	0	0	10	.212	.305	.380
A Soriano LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	17	.271	.306	.514
C Pena 1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	15	.221	.347	.438
L Montanez RF	2	0	0	0	0	0	11	.238	.273	.310
b-B DeWitt PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	.266	.282	.375
D LeMahieu 2B	3	0	1	0	0	0	9	.273	.273	.303
Totals	33	2	9	2	1	5	121
a-flied out to right for J Baker in the 8th b-struck out swinging for L Montanez in the 9th
BATTING HR: A Ramirez (6, 6th inning off D Duffy 0 on, 1 Out); G Soto (6, 6th inning off D Duffy 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: A Ramirez (34), G Soto (16) GIDP: D LeMahieu, C Pena Cubs RISP: 1-4 (J Baker 1-1, G Soto 0-1, A Ramirez 0-1, S Castro 0-1) Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING SB: R Johnson (1, 2nd base off D Duffy/M Treanor)
FIELDING DP: 2 (D LeMahieu-C Pena, S Castro-C Pena). PB: G Soto.

Chicago Cubs
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
C Zambrano	7.0	8	2	2	3	2	0	111-69	4.38
J Grabow	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	4.88
J Samardzija (L, 5-4)	0.1	1	1	1	2	1	0	30-15	4.25
J Russell	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	7-6	5.45
Totals	8.0	9	3	3	5	4	0	149-91
PITCHING HBP: A Escobar (By J Samardzija) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: C Zambrano 15/30; J Grabow 1/1; J Samardzija 2/5; J Russell 1/1 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: C Zambrano 18-5-25-21; J Grabow 0-0-0-1; J Samardzija 3-3-8-1; J Russell 2-0-4-0 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Zambrano 12-7; J Grabow 0-1; J Samardzija 0-0; J Russell 0-0 Game Scores: C Zambrano 52

Kansas City Royals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Dyson CF	3	1	1	0	1	0	18	.185	.313	.185
a-M Cabrera PH-CF	1	0	0	0	0	1	7	.275	.316	.431
E Hosmer 1B	3	0	1	1	1	0	14	.262	.312	.401
B Butler DH	4	0	1	1	0	0	12	.304	.405	.440
A Gordon LF	3	0	1	0	1	0	12	.290	.360	.479
M Maier RF	3	0	1	0	0	0	14	.317	.440	.439
b-J Francoeur PH-RF	0	1	0	0	1	0	8	.257	.305	.438
M Moustakas 3B	3	0	1	0	1	0	14	.255	.340	.319
M Treanor C	3	0	0	0	0	2	13	.210	.351	.301
c-W Betemit PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	.286	.343	.407
B Pena C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.298	.383
C Getz 2B	4	0	1	1	0	0	15	.261	.325	.302
A Escobar SS	3	1	2	0	0	0	16	.251	.291	.321
Totals	31	3	9	3	5	4	149
a-struck out looking for J Dyson in the 8th b-walked for M Maier in the 8th c-struck out swinging for M Treanor in the 8th
BATTING 3B: A Escobar (2, C Zambrano) RBI: E Hosmer (24), B Butler (33), C Getz (17) 2-out RBI: C Getz GIDP: B Butler, M Treanor Royals RISP: 5-14 (A Gordon 1-1, M Moustakas 0-2, M Maier 0-1, M Treanor 0-2, C Getz 1-1, J Dyson 1-1, W Betemit 0-1, E Hosmer 1-2, M Cabrera 0-1, B Butler 1-2) Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING SB: J Francoeur (11, 2nd base off J Samardzija/G Soto)
FIELDING DP: 2 (C Getz-A Escobar-E Hosmer 2). Outfield Assist: A Gordon (R Johnson at Home).

Kansas City Royals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
D Duffy	7.0	9	2	2	1	2	2	91-56	4.61
G Holland (W, 2-1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12-8	1.08
J Soria (S, 12)	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	18-11	4.36
Totals	9.0	9	2	2	1	5	2	121-75
PITCHING HBP: L Montanez (By D Duffy) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: D Duffy 14/29; G Holland 1/3; J Soria 0/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: D Duffy 14-8-9-25; G Holland 0-1-4-3; J Soria 4-4-3-0 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Duffy 12-6; G Holland 0-3; J Soria 0-0 Game Scores: D Duffy 52

Scoring Summary

			CHC	KC
	5th	E Hosmer singled to right, A Escobar scored, J Dyson to second.	0	1
	5th	B Butler singled to left, J Dyson scored, E Hosmer to second.	0	2
	6th	A Ramirez homered to left (361 feet).	1	2
	6th	G Soto homered to left (393 feet).	2	2
	8th	C Getz reached on infield single to shortstop, J Francoeur scored, M Moustakas to third.	2	3
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Game Notes

ARAMIS RAMIREZ AND GEOVANY SOTO OF THE CUBS HIT BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS IN THE TOP OF THE SIXTH INNING.

Game Information

Stadium	Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO
Attendance	38,744 (102.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:44
Weather	84 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	6 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Eric Cooper, First Base - Mark Ripperger, Second Base - Tim Timmons, Third Base - Jeff Kellogg