Chicago Cubs @ Kansas City Royals

68-50, 33-26 Away

Final

49-69, 29-29 Home


CHC
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	7	0
1	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	-	6	10	1

CubsTop 1st
- S. Lugo pitching for KC
  CHC
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 90
  2
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 90
  3
  Ball
  Cutter 89
  4
  Fly Out
  Changeup 85
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- C. Holmes pitching for CHC
  CHC
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsTop 2nd
- S. Lugo pitching for KC
  CHC
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- C. Holmes pitching for CHC
  CHC
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 3rd
- S. Lugo pitching for KC
  CHC
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- C. Holmes pitching for CHC
  CHC
  KC
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 4th
- S. Lugo pitching for KC
  CHC
  KC
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsBottom 4th
- C. Holmes pitching for CHC
  CHC
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 5th
- S. Lugo pitching for KC
  CHC
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- C. Rea pitching for CHC
  CHC
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsTop 6th
- S. Lugo pitching for KC
  CHC
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- C. Rea pitching for CHC
  CHC
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsTop 7th
- J. Schreiber pitching for KC
  CHC
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- C. Rea pitching for CHC
  CHC
  KC
- 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsTop 8th
- S. Cruz pitching for KC
  CHC
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- C. Rea pitching for CHC
  CHC
  KC
- Rave stole second.
  3
  6
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsTop 9th
- N. Pearson pitching for KC
  CHC
  KC
- Conforto hit for Kelly
  3
  6
- Ramirez hit for Taylor
  3
  6
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	90
2 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	90
3 Ball	Cutter	89
4 Fly Out	Changeup	85

Jac Caglianone crushes a home run

0:33

Ian Happ crushes a home run

0:22

Jac Caglianone hits an RBI double

0:38

Cubs
6
Royals
4

Game 1

8/8

Cubs
3
Royals
6

Game 2

9/8

Cubs
Royals

Game 3

10/8

Kauffman Stadium

7:10 AM, 9 August 2026

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 32,326

Game Time:2:30

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Dan Iassogna
First Base Umpire - D.J. Reyburn
Second Base Umpire - Louie Krupa
Third Base Umpire - Adam Beck

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	73	44	.624	-	W1
Chicago	68	50	.576	5.5	L1
St. Louis	58	59	.496	15	L1
Pittsburgh	58	61	.487	16	W1
Cincinnati	56	60	.483	16.5	L2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	60	56	.517	-	W1
Minnesota	58	60	.492	3	L1
Cleveland	58	60	.492	3	L1
Detroit	57	60	.487	3.5	W1
Kansas City	49	69	.415	12	W1

Joey Ortiz, Cooper Pratt injuries testing Brewers' infield depth

Brewers third baseman Joey Ortiz and shortstop Cooper Pratt have injuries that have left the NL Central leaders short of depth on the left side of their infield.

Rangers call up infielder Jonah Bride, option Alejandro Osuna

The Rangers selected the contract of infielder Jonah Bride from Triple-A Round Rock and optioned outfielder Alejandro Osuna.

Red Sox bid for 2nd win streak of 10 or more games ends in 7-3 loss to Athletics

— The Boston Red Sox failed in their bid for a second winning streak of 10 or more games in the same season, losing to the Athletics 7-3 on Saturday.

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Chicago Cubs @ Kansas City Royals

S. Lugo5-7

C. Holmes4-5

N. Pearson2