Cubs 10, Royals 2
Final · MLB.TV · Kauffman Stadium · Attendance 24,225
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CHC | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
 KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
The Chicago Cubs beat the Kansas City Royals 10-2 on Aug 9, 2026 at Kauffman Stadium.
Top performers
Miguel Amaya went 2-for-5 with 1 home run and 3 RBI for the Cubs.
Matthew Boyd pitched 7.0 innings for the Cubs, allowing 2 earned runs with 3 strikeouts.
Starling Marte went 1-for-4 with 1 home run and 2 RBI for the Royals.
Randy Dobnak pitched 5.0 innings for the Royals, allowing 4 earned runs with 4 strikeouts.
Scoring summary
Top of the 1st
CHCConforto hit sacrifice fly to left, Busch scored.1-0
Top of the 3rd
- CHCConforto singled to center, Busch scored, Happ to second.2-0
- CHCHoerner singled to center, Happ scored, Conforto to second.3-0
Top of the 4th
- CHCBregman singled to left, Crow-Armstrong scored, Busch to second.4-0
Bottom of the 4th
KCMarte homered to left (413 feet), Perez scored.4-2
Top of the 6th
- CHCBregman singled to center, Crow-Armstrong scored.5-2
- CHCHapp homered to right (401 feet), Bregman scored.7-2
Top of the 7th
- CHCAmaya homered to left (388 feet), Hoerner scored and Swanson scored.10-2
Team stats
| Stat | CHC | KC |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 18 | 6 |
| Home runs | 2 | 1 |
| Walks | 3 | 3 |
| Strikeouts | 9 | 5 |
| Stolen bases | 1 | 0 |
| Left on base | 20 | 9 |
| Pitches thrown | 127 | 165 |
| Errors | 0 | 0 |
Officials: D.J. Reyburn (Home Plate Umpire), Louie Krupa (First Base Umpire), Adam Beck (Second Base Umpire), Dan Iassogna (Third Base Umpire)
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Bregman | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Tyrone Taylor | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Miguel Amaya | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Ian Happ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Michael Busch | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Conforto | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dansby Swanson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nico Hoerner | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| James Triantos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pedro Ramirez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 44 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 9 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Boyd | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Javier Assad | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Zeferjahn | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
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 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Loftin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Starling Marte | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Massey | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvador Perez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Tolbert | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Luke Maile | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kyle Isbel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 31 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Dobnak | 5.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Easton McGee | 2.0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Lucas Erceg | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team | 8.0 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
Before and after
- Cubs · 2026 season · Previous Aug 8, 2026: CHC 3, KC 6 · Next Aug 11, 2026: CHC 8, WSH 6
- Royals · 2026 season · Previous Aug 8, 2026: CHC 3, KC 6 · Next Aug 10, 2026: KC 5, LAD 6
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