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Kansas City Royals vs Chicago Cubs · MLB

Kansas City Royals

49-69

6 – 3

Final

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Chicago Cubs

68-50

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City · Missouri

Summary

Only three split them as the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago Cubs 6-3 at Kauffman Stadium in front of 32,326. The 2nd decided it, with two runs for the Royals. Records after the game: the Royals 49-69, the Cubs 68-50.

Overview Player stats Standings

Overview

Starts: 11:10 PM UTC · Aug 8
Event: MLB USA
Ground: Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City · Missouri
Crowd: 32,326
Match officials: Dan Iassogna (Home Plate Umpire), D.J. Reyburn (First Base Umpire), Louie Krupa (Second Base Umpire), Adam Beck (Third Base Umpire)

On TV

Channels named for United States. The feed names none elsewhere.

USMLB.TVStreaming · National
USRoyals.TVStreaming · Home
USMarquee Sports NetTV · Away

Period by period

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
Royals	1	2	1	0	0	0	2	0		6
Cubs	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	3

Player stats

Kansas City Royals

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Carter Jensen C	0-3	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	17	.227	.303	.419
Bobby Witt Jr. SS	1-3	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	18	.286	.356	.454
Jac Caglianone RF	4-4	4	2	4	4	2	0	0	14	.264	.318	.482
Isaac Collins LF	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	16	.239	.338	.367
Michael Massey 2B	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	10	.259	.292	.418
John Rave RF	1-3	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	20	.262	.340	.548
Nick Loftin 3B	1-2	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	14	.247	.331	.397
Josh Rojas 3B	1-4	4	0	1	2	0	0	1	11	.235	.268	.324
Kyle Isbel CF	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	.236	.285	.337
Team	10-31	31	6	10	6	2	4	1	133

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Seth Lugo SP	6.0	5	3	3	1	5	1	90-61	4.41	90
John Schreiber RP	1.0	0	0	0	2	2	0	27-13	3.59	27
Steven Cruz RP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	20-12	4.19	20
Nate Pearson RP	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	19-14	2.81	19
Team	9.0	7	3	3	3	10	1	156-100		156

Chicago Cubs

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	2	2	22	.287	.388	.545
Seiya Suzuki RF	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	19	.269	.361	.470
Michael Busch 1B	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	19	.244	.356	.391
Alex Bregman 3B	0-4	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	11	.246	.337	.379
Ian Happ LF	2-4	4	1	2	1	1	0	1	16	.212	.322	.411
Nico Hoerner 2B	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	16	.257	.317	.359
Carson Kelly C	1-3	3	0	1	2	0	0	2	12	.265	.350	.382
Michael Conforto DH	1-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	.231	.327	.457
Dansby Swanson SS	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	.213	.291	.398
Tyrone Taylor LF	1-2	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	16	.242	.297	.490
Pedro Ramirez 2B	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.297	.352	.441
Team	7-34	34	3	7	3	1	3	10	156

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Clay Holmes SP	4.0	6	4	4	2	1	1	70-44	2.86	70
Colin Rea SP	4.0	4	2	2	2	0	1	63-37	4.59	63
Team	8.0	10	6	6	4	1	2	133-81		133

Standings

2026 National League Central Standings
#	Team	W	L	PCT
1	Milwaukee	103	59	.636
2	Chicago	89	73	.549
3	Pittsburgh	82	80	.506
4	St. Louis	77	85	.475
5	Cincinnati	75	87	.463

2026 American League Central Standings
#	Team	W	L	PCT
1	Cleveland	85	77	.525
2	Chicago	84	78	.519
3	Minnesota	77	85	.475
4	Detroit	76	86	.469
5	Kansas City	69	93	.426

MLB table

#	Team	W	L	PCT
1	Rays	98	64	.605
2	Guardians	85	77	.525
3	Astros	81	81	.500
4	Yankees	93	68	.578
5	Red Sox	87	75	.537
6	White Sox	84	78	.519
7	Rangers	80	82	.494
8	Orioles	79	82	.491
9	Blue Jays	79	83	.488
···
13	Royals	69	93	.426

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