MLB matchups/Cubs @ Royals
Sun 28 Jul, 19:10 UK, Kauffman Stadium
7 – 3
Box score
Box score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H |
| Chicago Cubs |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| Kansas City Royals |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
Chicago Cubs
| Batter | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB |
| 1. Nico Hoerner |
5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
0 | 1 |
| 2. Patrick Wisdom |
5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2 | 0 |
| 3. Seiya Suzuki |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2 | 0 |
| 4. Ian Happ |
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2 | 0 |
| 5. Christopher Morel |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
| Michael Busch |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1 | 0 |
| 6. Dansby Swanson |
4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
| 7. David Bote |
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1 | 0 |
| 8. Pete Crow-Armstrong |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
0 | 1 |
| 9. Christian Bethancourt |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 1 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | Pitches |
| Javier Assad | 6.0 | 5 | 3 |
3 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
81 |
| Tyson Miller | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 |
| Mark Leiter Jr. | 1.1 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
16 |
| Héctor Neris | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
16 |
Kansas City Royals
| Batter | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB |
| 1. Michael Massey |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1 | 0 |
| 2. Bobby Witt Jr. |
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
| 3. Vinnie Pasquantino |
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
| 4. Salvador Perez |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | 0 |
| 5. Hunter Renfroe |
4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2 | 0 |
| 6. MJ Melendez |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | 0 |
| 7. Freddy Fermin |
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
1 | 0 |
| 8. Kyle Isbel |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | 0 |
| 9. Maikel Garcia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | Pitches |
| Cole Ragans | 5.2 | 8 | 4 |
4 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
102 |
| John Schreiber | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 |
| Hunter Harvey | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
22 |
| Angel Zerpa | 1.1 | 1 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
12 |
| James McArthur | 1.0 | 3 | 3 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
20 |
Team comparison
Last 15 games before this one
CubsRoyals
3.93
Runs per game
5.33
3.07
Runs allowed
3.6
0.717
OPS
0.773
1.05
Bullpen ERA
2.83
19.8
Strikeout %
15.2
Weather at first pitch
81°F, wind 11 mph, 11 mph blowing out