Chicago Cubs vs Kansas City Royals Final Score

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Chicago CubsCHC

6–4

Final

Kansas City RoyalsKC

Kauffman Stadium

Team Season Average

CHCKC

Batting

5.13

R/G

4.14

0.248

AVG

0.245

0.338

OBP

0.312

0.415

SLG

0.396

0.754

OPS

0.709

1.24

HR/G

1.00

8.52

H/G

8.22

144

116

Pitching

4.05

ERA

4.80

1.25

WHIP

1.42

7.79

K/9

7.59

2.98

BB/9

3.84

4.03

RA/G

4.69

0.244

OPP AVG

0.260

898

859

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (KC)	Total	CHC ML	KC ML
DDraftKings	+1.5	9	-165	+153
FFanDuel	+1.5	9.5	-164	+150
BBetMGM	+1.5	9	-175	+145
CCaesars	+1.5	9	-163	+153
BBetOnline	+1.5	9	-165	+149
BBetRivers	+1.5	9.5	-186	+163
BBetus	+1.5	9	-165	+146
BBovada	+1.5	9	-170	+141
FFanatics	+1.5	9	-170	+140
LLowVig	+1.5	9	-165	+149
MMyBookie	+1.5	9	-169	+143

Game Information

Kauffman Stadium

Stadium

Aug 8, 2026

12:10 AM UTC

Gametime weather

Clear sky

Wind 7 mph

84°

Lineups

CHC

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
CHC	2nd	10th
KC	27th	27th

Matchup

CHCKC

67-49Record48-68
57.8%Win %41.4%
35-24Home record28-28
32-25Road record20-40
7-3Last 104-6
4Streak-1
+100Run diff-103
18-15Division18-22
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
CHC	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6
KC	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	4

Team Stats

CHCStatKC

6Runs4
9Hits7
0Errors1
1Home runs1
5RBI4
1Stolen bases0
5K (bat)7
7K (pit)5
2BB (pit)5

Player Stats

CHC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Nico Hoerner2B	5	0	0	0	0	0
Seiya SuzukiRF	5	0	2	0	2	0
Ian HappLF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Bregman3B	4	0	1	0	1	1
Carson KellyC	4	1	1	0	0	0
Pedro Ramirez2B	4	2	2	1	1	0
Michael Busch1B	3	0	2	0	0	1
Dansby SwansonSS	3	1	0	0	0	1
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	3	2	1	0	1	2

CHC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Kevin GausmanSP	7.0	4	2	2	1	4
Jacob WebbRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
Trent ThorntonRP	0.2	0	0	0	1	0
Caleb ThielbarRP	0.1	3	2	2	0	1

KC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Nick Loftin3B	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	1	1	0	1	0
Jac CaglianoneRF	4	0	2	0	0	0
Michael Massey2B	4	0	0	0	0	0
Salvador PerezDH	4	0	1	0	1	0
Carter JensenC	3	2	1	1	1	1
Isaac CollinsLF	3	0	1	0	1	1
Tyler TolbertSS	3	1	1	0	0	0
Starling MarteRF	3	0	0	0	0	0
John RaveRF	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kyle IsbelCF	1	0	0	0	0	0

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Mason BlackRP	5.0	3	2	2	3	2
Daniel Lynch IVRP	1.2	3	4	4	2	2
Jose CuasRP	1.1	2	0	0	0	1
Lucas ErcegRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0

Scoring Summary

87 events · 8 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Crow-Armstrong struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Suzuki lined out to center.
0-0
Top
Bregman walked.
0-0
Top
Busch flied out to center.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Jensen walked.
0-0
Bottom
Witt Jr. lined out to center.
0-0
Bottom
Caglianone popped out to third.
0-0
Bottom
Perez singled to right, Jensen to third.
0-0
Bottom
Collins doubled to center, Jensen scored, Perez to third.
0-1
Bottom
Loftin popped out to second.
0-1

Inning 2 Top

Top
Hoerner flied out to center.
0-1
Top
Happ struck out swinging.
0-1
Top
Kelly singled to left.
0-1
Top
Ramirez singled to left, Kelly to second.
0-1
Top
Swanson walked, Ramirez to second, Kelly to third.
0-1
Top
Crow-Armstrong reached on infield single to second, Kelly scored and Ramirez scored on throwing error by second baseman Massey, Swanson safe at third on error.
2-1
Top
Cuas relieved Lynch IV
2-1
Top
Crow-Armstrong stole second.
2-1
Top
Suzuki singled to right, Swanson scored and Crow-Armstrong scored.
4-1
Top
Bregman flied out to right.
4-1

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Massey grounded out to second.
4-1
Bottom
Marte grounded out to second.
4-1
Bottom
Tolbert flied out to right.
4-1

Inning 3 Top

Top
Busch singled to right.
4-1
Top
Hoerner popped out to second.
4-1
Top
Happ struck out looking.
4-1
Top
Kelly fouled out to third.
4-1

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Jensen struck out swinging.
4-1
Bottom
Witt Jr. grounded out to third.
4-1
Bottom
Caglianone singled to left.
4-1
Bottom
Perez flied out to center.
4-1

Inning 4 Top

Top
Black relieved Cuas
4-1
Top
Ramirez flied out to center.
4-1
Top
Swanson grounded out to third.
4-1
Top
Crow-Armstrong walked.
4-1
Top
Suzuki flied out to right.
4-1

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Collins grounded out to second.
4-1
Bottom
Loftin struck out swinging.
4-1
Bottom
Massey grounded out to first.
4-1

Inning 5 Top

Top
Bregman popped out to second.
4-1
Top
Busch singled to right.
4-1
Top
Hoerner lined out to second.
4-1
Top
Happ struck out swinging.
4-1

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Marte lined out to shortstop.
4-1
Bottom
Tolbert struck out swinging.
4-1
Bottom
Jensen homered to left (356 feet).
4-2
Bottom
Witt Jr. flied out to left.
4-2

Inning 6 Top

Top
Kelly grounded out to third.
4-2
Top
Ramirez grounded out to first.
4-2
Top
Swanson grounded out to shortstop.
4-2

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Caglianone grounded out to first.
4-2
Bottom
Perez flied out to right.
4-2
Bottom
Collins flied out to left.
4-2

Inning 7 Top

Top
Crow-Armstrong walked.
4-2
Top
Suzuki flied out to center.
4-2
Top
Crow-Armstrong to second on wild pitch by Black.
4-2
Top
Bregman singled to center, Crow-Armstrong scored.
5-2
Top
Busch walked, Bregman to second.
5-2
Top
Hoerner flied out to right, Bregman to third.
5-2
Top
Happ struck out looking. Kansas City Royals challenged: call on the field was overturned.
5-2

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Loftin flied out to left.
5-2
Bottom
Massey grounded out to first.
5-2
Bottom
Marte struck out swinging.
5-2

Inning 8 Top

Top
Kelly grounded out to third.
5-2
Top
Ramirez homered to right (363 feet).
6-2
Top
Swanson lined out to right.
6-2
Top
Crow-Armstrong lined out to second.
6-2

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Thielbar relieved Gausman
6-2
Bottom
Tolbert doubled to center.
6-2
Bottom
Jensen struck out looking.
6-2
Bottom
Witt Jr. singled to right, Tolbert scored.
6-3
Bottom
Caglianone doubled to right, Witt Jr. to third.
6-3
Bottom
Thornton relieved Thielbar
6-3
Bottom
Perez grounded out to third, Witt Jr. scored.
6-4
Bottom
Collins walked.
6-4
Bottom
Loftin flied out to center.
6-4

Inning 9 Top

Top
Erceg relieved Black
6-4
Top
Suzuki singled to left.
6-4
Top
Bregman grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Suzuki out at second.
6-4
Top
Busch hit by pitch.
6-4
Top
Hoerner fouled out to first.
6-4

Inning 9 Bottom

Bottom
Webb relieved Thornton
6-4
Bottom
Massey lined out to center.
6-4
Bottom
Rave hit for Marte
6-4
Bottom
Rave struck out swinging.
6-4
Bottom
Isbel hit for Tolbert
6-4
Bottom
Isbel struck out swinging.
6-4

Chicago Cubs vs Kansas City Royals: Final Score & Recap

The Chicago Cubs beat the Kansas City Royals 6-4 in this MLB game at Kauffman Stadium on Friday, August 7, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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