MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
RIVER HILLS ROCKETS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
04/22/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
RIVER HILLS ROCKETS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 262 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
River Hills Rockets (7-11) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Kansas City Royals (11-8) 1 2 2 1 3 0 3 1 X 13 13 0
Royals Roast Rockets, 13-0
Kansas City designated hitter Joe Holden made his presence felt in the 13-0 Royals triumph over the River Hills Rockets. Holden hit 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice. Luke Girley got credit for the win, improving to 2-1. He allowed no runs on 3 hits in 5 innings. The Rockets fall to 7-11 and continue their sputtering start to the 2026 season.

With Kansas City leading 1-0 in the bottom of the second, Holden hit a fastball from Carlos Mujica for a 2-run home run. It was his 7th home run of the season and put the Royals ahead, 3-0.

"We were able to put some runs on the board," said Holden after the game.
RIVER HILLS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Peraza 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .233 1 4
B. Rodriguez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .292 1 6
A. Baillargeon LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .250 0 2
N. Casco SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .242 3 11
M. Kirkland RF 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .258 0 3
   a-M. White PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265 1 5
   b-E. Madueno RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 5 10
A. Esquilin DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .235 3 9
A. Parra 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .328 2 12
J. Cunningham CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
L. Brisebois C 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .235 0 1
Totals 30 0 4 0 3 8 14      
a - M. White pinch hit for M. Kirkland in the 6th
b - E. Madueno substituted for M. White in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Esquilin (2, 2nd Inning off L. Girley, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Rodriguez , A. Baillargeon 2 , A. Esquilin 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Rodriguez , A. Esquilin , J. Cunningham
GIDP: N. Casco
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Cunningham (1)
CS: A. Baillargeon (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Rodriguez (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Rosas 3B 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 .308 2 12
G. de Jesus LF 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .267 7 12
J. Martin 1B 3 3 2 1 2 0 0 .361 7 15
G. Williams CF 4 1 1 2 0 2 4 .328 7 13
   b-D. Sessoms PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 0 6
R. Padron SS 4 3 2 1 1 0 0 .214 2 6
J. Holden DH 4 2 2 3 1 2 2 .295 7 18
E. Schmitz C 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .255 1 13
B. Chambers RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .134 2 7
   a-J. Stewart PH, RF 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .231 2 8
M. Vilarinho 2B 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 .429 2 6
Totals 38 13 13 13 4 12 8      
a - J. Stewart pinch hit for B. Chambers in the 7th
b - D. Sessoms pinch hit for G. Williams in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. de Jesus (4, 6th Inning off D. Clark, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Martin (7, 1st Inning off C. Mujica, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Holden 2 (7, 2nd Inning off C. Mujica, 1 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off D. Clark, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Williams (7, 3rd Inning off C. Mujica, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Stewart (2, 7th Inning off F. Dickens, 2 on, 1 out) , G. de Jesus (7, 8th Inning off F. Dickens, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. de Jesus 7 , J. Martin 5 , G. Williams 4 , R. Padron 2 , J. Holden 8 , E. Schmitz 2 , J. Stewart 4
2-out RBI: J. Martin , G. Williams , R. Padron , E. Schmitz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Williams , B. Chambers
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Martin-Padron-Martin)
PB: E. Schmitz
RIVER HILLS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Mujica L (1-2) 3.0 5 5 5 0 4 3 56 4.26   
D. Clark 2.2 5 4 4 3 3 1 54 9.82   
F. Dickens 2.1 3 4 3 1 5 2 48 5.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Mujica 31
Batters Faced: C. Mujica 14, D. Clark 16, F. Dickens 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Mujica 2-3, D. Clark 0-5, F. Dickens 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Mujica 56-33, D. Clark 54-31, F. Dickens 48-34
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Dickens 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Girley W (2-1) 5.0 3 0 0 2 5 0 82 2.16   
J. Barrera SV (1) 4.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 52 1.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Girley 64
Batters Faced: L. Girley 20, J. Barrera 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Girley 4-6, J. Barrera 2-6
Pitches - Strikes: L. Girley 82-47, J. Barrera 52-37
WP: J. Barrera
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Holden
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (53 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 12:10 PM CT
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 27926
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