MLB

Chicago Cubs at Kansas City Royals

· Major League Baseball
Chicago Cubs
16-9, 5-4 Away

vs
Kansas City Royals
8-17, 6-7 Home

How To Watch

How can I watch Chicago Cubs vs. Kansas City Royals?
  • TV Channel: Cubs at Royals 2022 MLB Baseball, is broadcasted on MLB.TV.
  • Online streaming: Sign up for Fubo.

Matchup Prediction

Royals: 42.4%
Cubs: 57.6%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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24 Games Played 25
24 Team Games Played 25
9 Hit By Pitch 10
262 Ground Balls 241
200 Strikeouts 213
117 Runs Batted In 83
2 Sacrifice Hit 4
212 Hits 187
17 Stolen Bases 18
111 Walks 84
0 Catcher Interference 0
131 Runs 88
18 Ground Into Double Play 16
9 Sacrifice Flies 9
817 At Bats 817
29 Home Runs 22
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 1
0 Runners Left On Base 0
2 Triples 2
13 Game Winning RBIs 7
2 Intentional Walks 3
35 Doubles 39
366 Fly Balls 376
4 Caught Stealing 6
3714 Pitches 3595
24 Games Started 25
24 Pinch At Bats 15
8 Pinch Hits 3
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 1
338 Total Bases 296
948 Plate Appearances 924
196.0 Projected Home Runs 143.0
66 Extra Base Hits 63
123.6 Runs Created 92.9
.259 Batting Average .229
.333 Pinch Hit Average .200
.414 Slugging Percentage .362
.306 Secondary Average .251
.351 On Base Percentage .305
.765 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .668
0.7 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.6
5.2 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 3.8
887.0 Batter Rating 696.0
28.2 At Bats Per Home Run 37.1
0.81 Stolen Base Percentage 0.75
3.92 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.89
.154 Isolated Power .133
0.56 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.39
.117 Walks Per Plate Appearance .091
.047 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .022
248.0 Runs Produced 171.0
0.9 Runs Ratio 0.9
0.5 Patience Ratio 0.4
0.3 Balls In Play Average 0.3
691.8 MLB Rating 532.0
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Kauffman Stadium

Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Capacity:

2026 National League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cincinnati 16 9 .640 - L1
Chicago 16 9 .640 - W9
St. Louis 14 10 .583 1.5 L1
Pittsburgh 14 10 .583 1.5 W1
Milwaukee 13 11 .542 2.5 L2

2026 American League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 14 12 .538 - W2
Cleveland 14 12 .538 - L1
Minnesota 12 12 .500 1 L1
Chicago 10 15 .400 3.5 W1
Kansas City 8 17 .320 5.5 L1
Full Standings

Cubs Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs NYM W 2-1 F/10
vs PHI W 5-1
vs PHI W 7-4
vs PHI W 7-2
vs PHI W 8-7 F/10

Royals Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ NYY L 13-4
@ NYY L 7-0
vs BAL L 7-5 F/12
vs BAL W 6-5
vs BAL L 8-6