Kansas City Royals at Chicago Cubs
· Major League Baseball
Kansas City Royals
3-9, 3-6 Away
Final
4 - 5
4 - 5
Chicago Cubs
9-2, 7-1 HomeKimbrel shaky again, Cubs hold off Royals for 5th win in row
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Starling grounded out to third. |
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9th Inning | Heath stole second, Heath safe at third on throwing error by catcher Contreras. |
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9th Inning | Heath ran for Franco |
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9th Inning | Franco singled to center, Mondesi scored. |
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9th Inning | Gordon grounded out to second, Pérez scored, Mondesi to third. |
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9th Inning | Ryan relieved Kimbrel |
Statistics
KC |
CHC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 14 | Ground Balls | 10 |
| 5 | Strikeouts | 11 |
| 4 | Runs Batted In | 5 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 10 | Hits | 9 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 0 | Walks | 4 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 4 | Runs | 5 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 2 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 35 | At Bats | 31 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 3 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 12 | Runners Left On Base | 14 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 1 |
| 17 | Fly Balls | 10 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 130 | Pitches | 143 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 1 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 12 | Total Bases | 19 |
| 36 | Plate Appearances | 35 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 486.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 4 |
| 3.2 | Runs Created | 6.1 |
| .286 | Batting Average | .290 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | 1.000 |
| .343 | Slugging Percentage | .613 |
| .086 | Secondary Average | .452 |
| .278 | On Base Percentage | .371 |
| .621 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .984 |
| 0.8 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.0 |
| 3.2 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 6.9 |
| 31.0 | Batter Rating | 40.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 10.3 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.61 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.09 |
| .057 | Isolated Power | .323 |
| 0.00 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.36 |
| .000 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .114 |
| -.200 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .161 |
| 8.0 | Runs Produced | 10.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.7 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
| 82.0 | MLB Rating | 89.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Wrigley Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Capacity:
2026 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cleveland |
7 | 5 | .583 | - | W1 |
Kansas City |
5 | 6 | .455 | 1.5 | L1 |
Minnesota |
5 | 6 | .455 | 1.5 | W2 |
Chicago |
4 | 7 | .364 | 2.5 | L2 |
Detroit |
4 | 7 | .364 | 2.5 | L3 |
2026 National League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cincinnati |
8 | 3 | .727 | - | W5 |
Milwaukee |
8 | 3 | .727 | - | L1 |
Pittsburgh |
7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | W1 |
St. Louis |
6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | W1 |
Chicago |
5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | W1 |


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