Chicago Cubs vs Kansas City Royals AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Chicago CubsCHC

3–6

Final

Kansas City RoyalsKC

Kauffman Stadium

Team Season Averages

Chicago CubsLeads 15 of 18

Kansas City RoyalsLeads 3 of 18

Batting

5.14Runs per game4.14
0.248Batting average0.245
0.339On-base percentage0.312
0.415Slugging percentage0.396
0.753OPS0.708
1.24Home runs per game1.00
8.52Hits per game8.21
145Home runs117
87Stolen bases89

Pitching

4.05ERA4.82
1.25WHIP1.42
7.79Strikeouts per nine7.56
2.97Walks per nine3.85
4.03Runs allowed per game4.70
0.244Opponent batting average0.260
905Pitching strikeouts864
36Quality starts49
26Saves28

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

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

7:10 PM EDT

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

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Player props

Chicago Cubs vs Kansas City Royals Player Props

Prop lines and results for the players in this game, by market.

Shota Imanaga
Outs: 6/20 over · last line 11.5
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Kyle Isbel
Home Runs: 0/19 over · last line 0.5
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John Rave
Home Runs: 2/18 over · last line 0.5
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Maikel Garcia
Home Runs: 0/18 over · last line 0.5
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Noah Cameron
Outs: 8/18 over · last line 17.5
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Seth Lugo
ER: 11/18 over · last line 1.5
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Michael Wacha
Outs: 13/17 over · last line 17.5
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Pedro Ramirez
Home Runs: 0/15 over · last line 0.5
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Kevin Gausman
Strikeouts: 10/14 over · last line 4.5
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Miguel Amaya
Home Runs: 0/14 over · last line 0.5
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Matthew Boyd
Strikeouts: 6/13 over · last line 3.5
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Clay Holmes
ER: 5/12 over · last line 1.5
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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

DraftKings lists the Kansas City Royals at KC +1.5 on the run line, with the total set at 9. Moneylines are Chicago Cubs -148 and Kansas City Royals +138. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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