Chicago Cubs vs Kansas City Royals Final Score

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Chicago CubsCHC

3–6

Final

Kansas City RoyalsKC

Kauffman Stadium

Team Season Average

CHCKC

Batting

5.14

R/G

4.14

0.248

AVG

0.245

0.339

OBP

0.312

0.415

SLG

0.396

0.753

OPS

0.708

1.24

HR/G

1.00

8.52

H/G

8.21

145

117

Pitching

4.05

ERA

4.82

1.25

WHIP

1.42

7.79

K/9

7.56

2.97

BB/9

3.85

4.03

RA/G

4.70

0.244

OPP AVG

0.260

905

864

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (KC)	Total	CHC ML	KC ML
DDraftKings	+1.5	9	-148	+138
FFanDuel	+1.5	9.5	-150	+140
BBetMGM	+1.5	9	-165	+135
CCaesars	+1.5	9	-153	+143
BBetOnline	+1.5	9	-147	+133
BBetRivers	+1.5	9	-165	+143
BBetus	+1.5	9	-148	+133
BBovada	+1.5	9	-158	+132
FFanatics	+1.5	9	-155	+130
LLowVig	+1.5	9	-147	+133
MMyBookie	+1.5	9	-158	+134

Game Information

Kauffman Stadium

Stadium

Aug 8, 2026

11:10 PM UTC

Gametime weather

Overcast

Wind 7 mph

92°

Lineups

CHC

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
CHC	2nd	10th
KC	26th	27th

Matchup

CHCKC

68-49Record48-69
58.1%Win %41.0%
35-24Home record28-29
33-25Road record20-40
7-3Last 103-7
5Streak-2
+102Run diff-105
18-15Division18-22
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

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

Team Stats

CHCStatKC

3Runs6
7Hits10
0Errors1
1Home runs2
3RBI6
0Stolen bases1
10K (bat)1
1K (pit)10
4BB (pit)3

Player Stats

CHC — Batting

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

CHC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Colin ReaSP	4.0	4	2	2	2	0
Clay HolmesSP	4.0	6	4	4	2	1

KC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Josh Rojas3B	4	0	1	0	2	0
Kyle IsbelCF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Isaac CollinsLF	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jac CaglianoneRF	4	2	4	2	4	0
Michael Massey2B	4	1	1	0	0	0
John RaveRF	3	1	1	0	0	1
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	3	1	1	0	0	1
Carter JensenC	3	1	0	0	0	1
Nick Loftin3B	2	0	1	0	0	1

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Seth LugoSP	6.0	5	3	3	1	5
Steven CruzRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1
Nate PearsonRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	2
John SchreiberRP	1.0	0	0	0	2	2

Scoring Summary

79 events · 6 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Crow-Armstrong flied out to left.
0-0
Top
Suzuki fouled out to right.
0-0
Top
Busch grounded out to first.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Jensen grounded out to shortstop.
0-0
Bottom
Witt Jr. grounded out to pitcher.
0-0
Bottom
Caglianone homered to center (448 feet).
0-1
Bottom
Collins grounded out to first.
0-1

Inning 2 Top

Top
Bregman grounded out to shortstop.
0-1
Top
Happ struck out swinging.
0-1
Top
Hoerner struck out swinging.
0-1

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Massey singled to center.
0-1
Bottom
Rave walked, Massey to second.
0-1
Bottom
Loftin hit sacrifice bunt to pitcher, Rave to second, Massey to third.
0-1
Bottom
Rojas singled to right, Massey scored and Rave scored.
0-3
Bottom
Isbel grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Rojas out at second.
0-3

Inning 3 Top

Top
Kelly struck out looking.
0-3
Top
Swanson grounded out to third.
0-3
Top
Taylor singled to left.
0-3
Top
Crow-Armstrong walked, Taylor to second.
0-3
Top
Suzuki flied out to center.
0-3

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Jensen grounded out to second.
0-3
Bottom
Witt Jr. reached on infield single to third.
0-3
Bottom
Caglianone doubled to right, Witt Jr. scored.
0-4
Bottom
Collins singled to right, Caglianone to third.
0-4
Bottom
Massey grounded into fielder's choice to first, Collins to second, Caglianone out at home.
0-4
Bottom
Rave grounded out to shortstop.
0-4

Inning 4 Top

Top
Busch singled to center.
0-4
Top
Bregman grounded into fielder's choice to second, Busch out at second.
0-4
Top
Happ lined out to center.
0-4
Top
Hoerner singled to center, Bregman to second.
0-4
Top
Kelly doubled to left, Hoerner scored on error and Bregman scored, Kelly safe at third on throwing error by shortstop Witt Jr..
2-4
Top
Swanson grounded out to second.
2-4

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Loftin walked.
2-4
Bottom
Rojas struck out swinging.
2-4
Bottom
Isbel grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Loftin out at second.
2-4

Inning 5 Top

Top
Taylor struck out looking.
2-4
Top
Crow-Armstrong struck out swinging.
2-4
Top
Suzuki grounded out to pitcher.
2-4

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Rea relieved Holmes
2-4
Bottom
Jensen grounded out to second.
2-4
Bottom
Witt Jr. walked.
2-4
Bottom
Caglianone doubled to left, Witt Jr. to third.
2-4
Bottom
Collins popped out to third.
2-4
Bottom
Massey lined out to center.
2-4

Inning 6 Top

Top
Busch lined out to left.
2-4
Top
Bregman grounded out to third.
2-4
Top
Happ homered to right center (381 feet).
3-4
Top
Hoerner grounded out to pitcher.
3-4

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Rave lined out to left.
3-4
Bottom
Loftin doubled to left.
3-4
Bottom
Rojas popped out to second.
3-4
Bottom
Isbel flied out to right.
3-4

Inning 7 Top

Top
Schreiber relieved Lugo
3-4
Top
Kelly struck out looking.
3-4
Top
Swanson flied out to right.
3-4
Top
Taylor walked.
3-4
Top
Crow-Armstrong walked, Taylor to second.
3-4
Top
Suzuki struck out swinging.
3-4

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Jensen walked.
3-4
Bottom
Witt Jr. flied out to right.
3-4
Bottom
Caglianone homered to center (420 feet), Jensen scored.
3-6
Bottom
Collins lined out to first.
3-6
Bottom
Massey flied out to left.
3-6

Inning 8 Top

Top
Cruz relieved Schreiber
3-6
Top
Busch grounded out to first.
3-6
Top
Bregman struck out looking. Chicago Cubs challenged: call on the field was upheld.
3-6
Top
Happ doubled to right.
3-6
Top
Hoerner flied out to center.
3-6

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Rave singled to right.
3-6
Bottom
Rave stole second.
3-6
Bottom
Loftin grounded out to pitcher.
3-6
Bottom
Rojas grounded out to second, Rave to third.
3-6
Bottom
Isbel grounded out to second.
3-6

Inning 9 Top

Top
Pearson relieved Cruz
3-6
Top
Conforto hit for Kelly
3-6
Top
Conforto doubled to right.
3-6
Top
Swanson fouled out to first.
3-6
Top
Ramirez hit for Taylor
3-6
Top
Ramirez struck out swinging.
3-6

Chicago Cubs vs Kansas City Royals: Final Score & Recap

The Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago Cubs 6-3 in this MLB game at Kauffman Stadium on Saturday, August 8, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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Chicago Cubs vs Kansas City Royals Odds

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