Chicago Cubs vs Kansas City Royals AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Chicago CubsCHC

10–2

Final

Kansas City RoyalsKC

Kauffman Stadium

Team Season Averages

Chicago CubsLeads 15 of 18

Kansas City RoyalsLeads 3 of 18

Batting

5.12Runs per game4.15
0.248Batting average0.245
0.338On-base percentage0.313
0.414Slugging percentage0.398
0.752OPS0.710
1.24Home runs per game1.01
8.51Hits per game8.23
146Home runs119
87Stolen bases90

Pitching

4.07ERA4.79
1.25WHIP1.42
7.73Strikeouts per nine7.59
2.98Walks per nine3.84
4.04Runs allowed per game4.68
0.245Opponent batting average0.259
906Pitching strikeouts874
36Quality starts50
26Saves29

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	10.5	-158	+147
FFanDuel	+1.5	10.5	-154	+142
BBetMGM	+1.5	10.5	-170	+140
CCaesars	+1.5	10.5	-164	+154
BBetOnline	+1.5	10.5	-164	+148
BBetRivers	+1.5	10.5	-155	+135
BBetus	+1.5	10.5	-165	+146
BBovada	+1.5	10.5	-175	+144
FFanatics	+1.5	10.5	-170	+140
LLowVig	+1.5	10.5	-164	+148
MMyBookie	+1.5	10	-166	+140

Game Information

Kauffman Stadium

Stadium

Aug 9, 2026

2:10 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Overcast

Wind 14 mph

87°

Lineups

CHC

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
CHC	2nd	10th
KC	22nd	27th

Matchup

CHCKC

68-50Record49-69
57.6%Win %41.5%
35-24Home record29-29
33-26Road record20-40
7-3Last 104-6
-1Streak1
+99Run diff-102
18-15Division18-22
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
CHC	1	0	2	1	0	3	3	0	0	10
KC	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2

Team Stats

CHCStatKC

10Runs2
18Hits6
0Errors0
2Home runs1
10RBI2
1Stolen bases0
9K (bat)5
5K (pit)9
3BB (pit)3

Player Stats

CHC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Alex Bregman3B	6	1	3	0	2	0
Ian HappLF	5	2	3	1	2	0
Miguel AmayaC	5	1	2	1	3	0
Michael Busch1B	5	2	3	0	0	0
Tyrone TaylorLF	5	0	1	0	0	0
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	5	2	1	0	0	1
Dansby SwansonSS	4	1	1	0	0	1
Michael ConfortoDH	4	0	2	0	2	0
Nico Hoerner2B	3	1	2	0	1	1
Pedro Ramirez2B	1	0	0	0	0	0
James Triantos2B	1	0	0	0	0	0

CHC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Matthew BoydSP	7.0	5	2	2	3	3
Javier AssadSP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan ZeferjahnRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	2

KC — Batting

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

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Randy DobnakSP	5.0	10	4	4	1	4
Easton McGeeRP	2.0	5	6	6	2	3
Josh Rojas3B	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
Lucas ErcegRP	1.0	2	0	0	0	2

Scoring Summary

96 events · 8 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Crow-Armstrong struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Busch doubled to center.
0-0
Top
Bregman reached on infield single to shortstop.
0-0
Top
Happ reached on infield single to shortstop, Bregman to second, Busch to third.
0-0
Top
Conforto hit sacrifice fly to left, Busch scored.
1-0
Top
Hoerner grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Happ out at second.
1-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Loftin struck out looking.
1-0
Bottom
Witt Jr. popped out to second.
1-0
Bottom
Caglianone struck out swinging.
1-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Swanson grounded out to pitcher.
1-0
Top
Amaya struck out swinging.
1-0
Top
Taylor lined out to left.
1-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Perez grounded out to shortstop.
1-0
Bottom
Marte popped out to second.
1-0
Bottom
Massey grounded out to second.
1-0

Inning 3 Top

Top
Crow-Armstrong struck out looking.
1-0
Top
Busch singled to right.
1-0
Top
Bregman flied out to right.
1-0
Top
Happ singled to center, Busch to second.
1-0
Top
Conforto singled to center, Busch scored, Happ to second.
2-0
Top
Hoerner singled to center, Happ scored, Conforto to second.
3-0
Top
Swanson grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Hoerner out at second.
3-0

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Tolbert lined out to third.
3-0
Bottom
Maile flied out to center.
3-0
Bottom
Isbel walked.
3-0
Bottom
Loftin lined out to left.
3-0

Inning 4 Top

Top
Amaya singled to center.
3-0
Top
Taylor bunted into fielder's choice to third, Amaya out at second.
3-0
Top
Crow-Armstrong grounded into fielder's choice to second, Taylor out at second.
3-0
Top
Busch singled to right, Crow-Armstrong to second.
3-0
Top
Bregman singled to left, Crow-Armstrong scored, Busch to second.
4-0
Top
Happ grounded out to second.
4-0

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Witt Jr. flied out to center.
4-0
Bottom
Caglianone grounded out to first.
4-0
Bottom
Perez singled to center.
4-0
Bottom
Marte homered to left (413 feet), Perez scored.
4-2
Bottom
Massey tripled to center.
4-2
Bottom
Tolbert grounded out to second.
4-2

Inning 5 Top

Top
Conforto grounded out to first.
4-2
Top
Hoerner walked.
4-2
Top
Hoerner stole second.
4-2
Top
Swanson struck out swinging.
4-2
Top
Amaya lined out to center.
4-2

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Maile singled to center.
4-2
Bottom
Isbel bunt popped into double play, pitcher to first, Maile doubled off first.
4-2
Bottom
Loftin grounded out to second.
4-2

Inning 6 Top

Top
McGee relieved Dobnak
4-2
Top
Taylor struck out swinging.
4-2
Top
Crow-Armstrong walked.
4-2
Top
Busch grounded out to pitcher, Crow-Armstrong to second.
4-2
Top
Bregman singled to center, Crow-Armstrong scored.
5-2
Top
Happ homered to right (401 feet), Bregman scored.
7-2
Top
Conforto struck out swinging.
7-2

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Witt Jr. walked.
7-2
Bottom
Caglianone flied out to center.
7-2
Bottom
Witt Jr. picked off and caught stealing second.
7-2
Bottom
Perez grounded out to shortstop.
7-2

Inning 7 Top

Top
Hoerner doubled to right.
7-2
Top
Swanson walked.
7-2
Top
Amaya homered to left (388 feet), Hoerner scored and Swanson scored.
10-2
Top
Taylor grounded out to shortstop.
10-2
Top
Crow-Armstrong doubled to left.
10-2
Top
Busch flied out to center, Crow-Armstrong to third.
10-2
Top
Bregman struck out swinging.
10-2

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Marte grounded out to second.
10-2
Bottom
Massey singled to left.
10-2
Bottom
Tolbert walked, Massey to second.
10-2
Bottom
Maile struck out swinging.
10-2
Bottom
Isbel lined out to left.
10-2

Inning 8 Top

Top
Erceg relieved McGee
10-2
Top
Happ struck out swinging.
10-2
Top
Conforto singled to right.
10-2
Top
Ramirez hit for Hoerner
10-2
Top
Ramirez lined out to right.
10-2
Top
Swanson singled to center, Conforto to second.
10-2
Top
Amaya struck out swinging.
10-2

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Ramirez at second base.
10-2
Bottom
Zeferjahn relieved Boyd
10-2
Bottom
Loftin struck out looking.
10-2
Bottom
Witt Jr. struck out swinging.
10-2
Bottom
Caglianone reached on infield single to third. Kansas City Royals challenged: call on the field was overturned.
10-2
Bottom
Perez grounded out to pitcher.
10-2

Inning 9 Top

Top
Caglianone at first base.
10-2
Top
Rave in right field.
10-2
Top
Rojas relieved Erceg
10-2
Top
Taylor singled to right.
10-2
Top
Crow-Armstrong grounded into fielder's choice to second, Taylor out at second.
10-2
Top
Triantos hit for Busch
10-2
Top
Triantos flied out to right.
10-2
Top
Bregman flied out to center.
10-2

Inning 9 Bottom

Bottom
Triantos at second base.
10-2
Bottom
Ramirez at first base.
10-2
Bottom
Assad relieved Zeferjahn
10-2
Bottom
Marte grounded out to second.
10-2
Bottom
Massey flied out to left.
10-2
Bottom
Tolbert flied out to right.
10-2

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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
Maikel Garcia Home Runs props Maikel Garcia Walks props Maikel Garcia RBIs props
Noah Cameron
Outs: 8/18 over · last line 17.5
Noah Cameron Outs props Noah Cameron Strikeouts props Noah Cameron Hits Allowed props
Seth Lugo
ER: 11/18 over · last line 1.5
Seth Lugo ER props Seth Lugo Hits Allowed props Seth Lugo Outs props
Michael Wacha
Outs: 13/17 over · last line 17.5
Michael Wacha Outs props Michael Wacha Hits Allowed props Michael Wacha Strikeouts props
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 Chicago Cubs beat the Kansas City Royals 10-2 in this MLB game at Kauffman Stadium on Sunday, August 9, 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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