Chicago Cubs @ Kansas City Royals
Cubs Hitting
a-lined out to second for J Baez in the 9th
b-grounded to shortstop for J Heyward in the 9th
- Batting
- Team LOB4
- Team RISP0-5 (Schwarber 0-1, Báez 0-1, La Stella 0-1, Bote 0-1, Contreras 0-1)
- Fielding
- ERussell (14, throw)
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BButera (7, Quintana); Bonifacio (9, Chatwood)
- 3BPhillips (1, Chatwood)
- HRMondesi (4, 7th inning off Quintana 2 on, 0 Out)
- RBIButera 3 (17), Mondesi 3 (14), Bonifacio (9), Phillips (4)
- 2Out RBIButera 2
- SFButera
- Team LOB4
- Team RISP4-7 (Merrifield 0-1, Butera 1-1, Mondesi 1-3, Phillips 1-1, Bonifacio 1-1)
Cubs Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Quintana(L, 10-8) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 98-63 | 4.28 |
| 1.2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 38-23 | 5.21 |
| 8.0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 136-86 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedQuintana 20/27; Chatwood 6/10
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesQuintana 16-4-22-21; Chatwood 7-4-5-7
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsQuintana 6-9; Chatwood 0-4
- Game ScoresJ Quintana 43
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
H. Fillmyer(W, 1-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 98-62 | 3.13 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-6 | 3.72 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-4 | 2.70 |
| 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 114-72 |
- Pitching
- WPFillmyer
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedFillmyer 15/25; McCarthy 2/3; Peralta 0/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesFillmyer 17-8-17-20; McCarthy 1-1-1-3; Peralta 1-0-0-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsFillmyer 6-11; McCarthy 2-1; Peralta 1-2
- Game ScoresH Fillmyer 72
Scoring Summary
Inning | CHC | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Butera doubled to left, Dozier and Bonifacio scored, Phillips to third. | 0 | 2 | ||
| 7th | Mondesi homered to center (437 feet), Bonifacio and Phillips scored. | 0 | 5 | ||
| 8th | Bonifacio doubled to deep center, Dozier scored, Duda to third, Duda scored, Bonifacio to third on throwing error by shortstop Russell. | 0 | 7 | ||
| 8th | Phillips tripled to right, Bonifacio scored. | 0 | 8 | ||
| 8th | Butera hit sacrifice fly to left, Phillips scored. | 0 | 9 | ||
CHC win 2-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
1:15 AM, 9 August 2018
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 24,294
Game Time:2:31
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Joe West
- First Base Umpire - Nic Lentz
- Second Base Umpire - Mark Ripperger
- Third Base Umpire - Doug Eddings
2025 National League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 97 | 65 | .599 | - | W1 |
| Chicago | 92 | 70 | .568 | 5 | W3 |
| Cincinnati | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | L1 |
| St. Louis | 78 | 84 | .481 | 19 | L4 |
| Pittsburgh | 71 | 91 | .438 | 26 | L1 |
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |

