Chicago Cubs
69 - 50 .580
F
August 09, 2026, 2:10 PM
Kauffman Stadium
Kauffman Stadium
One Royal Way, Kansas City, MO, 64129
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Kansas City Royals
49 - 70 .412| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 0 |
| KAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
W: Matthew Boyd
(W, 8-1)
7.0 IP, 2 ER, 3 K, 3 BB
L: Randy Dobnak
(L, 2-1)
5.0 IP, 4 ER, 4 K, BB
Top Performers
Happ
3-5 | HR, K, 2 RBI
Hoerner
2-3 | 2B, BB, RBI
Amaya
2-5 | HR, 2 K, 3 RBI
Chicago Cubs Batting
| # | Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | 2B | 3B | SB | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pete Crow-Armstrong DH | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .286 |
| 2 | Michael Busch 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 |
| b- James Triantos PH-2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | |
| 3 | Alex Bregman 3B | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .249 |
| 4 | Ian Happ LF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .216 |
| 5 | Michael Conforto RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .237 |
| 6 | Nico Hoerner 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .260 |
| a- Pedro RamÃrez PH-2B-1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .295 | |
| 7 | Dansby Swanson SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .214 |
| 8 | Miguel Amaya C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .242 |
| 9 | Tyrone Taylor CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 |
| Totals | 44 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | .250 |
a-Lined out for Hoerner in the 8th.
b-Flied out for Busch in the 9th.
BATTING
2B Busch (20, Dobnak) Hoerner (25, McGee) Crow-Armstrong (23, McGee).
HR Happ (20, 6th inning off McGee, 1 on, 2 out) Amaya (4, 7th inning off McGee, 2 on, 0 out).
TB Amaya 5 Bregman 3 Busch 4 Conforto 2 Crow-Armstrong 2 Happ 6 Hoerner 3 Swanson Taylor, T.
RBI Amaya 3 (21) Bregman 2 (53) Conforto 2 (26) Happ 2 (51) Hoerner (55).
2-out RBI Conforto Hoerner Bregman 2 Happ 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Swanson Amaya 2 Hoerner Happ Bregman.
SF Conforto.
Team RISP 7-for-15.
Team LOB 11.
BASERUNNING
SB Hoerner (18, 2nd base off Dobnak/Maile).
FIELDING
Pickoffs Boyd (Witt Jr. at 1st base).
DP (Boyd-Busch).
Chicago Cubs Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | S | B | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Boyd(W, 8-1) | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 98 | 64 | 34 | 3.50 |
| Ryan Zeferjahn | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 3.64 |
| Javier Assad | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3.54 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 127 | 82 | 45 | 4.05 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
ABS Challenge Crow-Armstrong (Strike-Overturned to Ball) Loftin (Strike-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes Boyd 98-64 Zeferjahn 24-14 Assad 5-4 Dobnak 94-65 McGee 41-28 Erceg 17-12 Rojas, J 13-7.
Groundouts-flyouts Boyd 7-3 Zeferjahn 1-0 Assad 1-2 Dobnak 7-2 McGee 2-1 Erceg 0-0 Rojas, J 1-2.
Batters faced Boyd 27 Zeferjahn 4 Assad 3 Dobnak 26 McGee 13 Erceg 5 Rojas, J 4.
Umpires HP: D.J. Reyburn. 1B: Louie Krupa. 2B: Adam Beck. 3B: Dan Iassogna.
Weather 90 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind 15 mph, R To L.
First pitch 1:10 PM.
T 2:44.
Att 24,225.
Venue Kauffman Stadium.
August 9, 2026