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Kansas City Royals

49-70

2 – 10

Final

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Chicago Cubs

69-50

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City · Missouri

Summary

The Kansas City Royals lost 10-2 to the Chicago Cubs at Kauffman Stadium in front of 24,225. A three-run 6th set the Cubs apart, over 9 innings. It leaves the Royals at 49-70 and the Cubs at 69-50.

Overview Player stats Standings

Overview

Starts: 6:10 PM UTC · Aug 9
Event: MLB USA
Ground: Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City · Missouri
Crowd: 24,225
Match officials: D.J. Reyburn (Home Plate Umpire), Louie Krupa (First Base Umpire), Adam Beck (Second Base Umpire), Dan Iassogna (Third Base Umpire)

On TV

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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	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
Cubs	1	0	2	1	0	3	3	0	0	10

Player stats

Kansas City Royals

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Nick Loftin 3B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	17	.243	.326	.391
Bobby Witt Jr. SS	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	15	.284	.355	.450
Jac Caglianone RF	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	19	.264	.317	.480
Salvador Perez DH	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	21	.216	.262	.373
John Rave RF	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.340	.548
Starling Marte RF	1-4	4	1	1	2	1	0	0	14	.250	.304	.326
Michael Massey 2B	2-4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	7	.262	.295	.425
Tyler Tolbert SS	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	12	.314	.362	.465
Luke Maile C	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	11	.278	.316	.500
Kyle Isbel CF	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	11	.233	.286	.333
Team	6-31	31	2	6	2	1	3	5	127

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Randy Dobnak SP	5.0	10	4	4	1	4	0	94-65	2.00	94
Easton McGee RP	2.0	5	6	6	2	3	2	41-28	8.59	41
Lucas Erceg RP	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	17-12	6.07	17
Josh Rojas 3B	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	13-7	0.00	13
Team	9.0	18	10	10	3	9	2	165-112		165

Chicago Cubs

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF	1-5	5	2	1	0	0	1	2	23	.286	.388	.544
Michael Busch 1B	3-5	5	2	3	0	0	0	0	18	.248	.358	.395
James Triantos 2B	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.200	.200	.200
Alex Bregman 3B	3-6	6	1	3	2	0	0	1	21	.249	.338	.381
Ian Happ LF	3-5	5	2	3	2	1	0	1	15	.216	.324	.420
Michael Conforto DH	2-4	4	0	2	2	0	0	1	18	.237	.328	.458
Nico Hoerner 2B	2-3	3	1	2	1	0	1	0	18	.260	.320	.363
Pedro Ramirez 2B	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.295	.350	.438
Dansby Swanson SS	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	21	.214	.292	.397
Miguel Amaya C	2-5	5	1	2	3	1	0	2	10	.242	.349	.370
Tyrone Taylor LF	1-5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	13	.241	.294	.481
Team	18-44	44	10	18	10	2	3	9	165

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Matthew Boyd SP	7.0	5	2	2	3	3	1	98-64	3.50	98
Ryan Zeferjahn RP	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	24-14	3.64	24
Javier Assad RP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5-4	3.54	5
Team	9.0	6	2	2	3	5	1	127-82		127

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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