The Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago Cubs 6-3 on Aug 8, 2026 at Kauffman Stadium.
Final · Kauffman Stadium
Top performers
- Ian Happ went 2-for-4 with 1 home run and 1 RBI for the Cubs.
- Colin Rea pitched 4.0 innings for the Cubs, allowing 2 earned runs with 0 strikeouts.
- Jac Caglianone went 4-for-4 with 2 home runs and 4 RBI for the Royals.
- Seth Lugo pitched 6.0 innings for the Royals, allowing 3 earned runs with 5 strikeouts.
Chicago Cubs box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Hoerner | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dansby Swanson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Bregman | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Seiya Suzuki | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ian Happ | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Busch | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carson Kelly | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Tyrone Taylor | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Conforto | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pedro Ramirez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 34 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Rea | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Clay Holmes | 4.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Team | 8.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Kansas City Royals box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jac Caglianone | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Rojas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Kyle Isbel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Massey | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Collins | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Rave | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carter Jensen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Loftin | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 31 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth Lugo | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| John Schreiber | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Nate Pearson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Steven Cruz | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
Before and after
- Cubs · 2026 season · Previous Aug 7, 2026: CHC 6, KC 4 · Next Aug 9, 2026: CHC 10, KC 2
- Royals · 2026 season · Previous Aug 7, 2026: CHC 6, KC 4 · Next Aug 9, 2026: CHC 10, KC 2