Kansas City Royals @ Chicago Cubs
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
N. LopezSS |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .320 | .387 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .282 | .353 | .359 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .272 | .306 | .517 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .186 | .245 | .267 |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .264 | .312 | .420 |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .229 | .337 | .376 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .210 | .283 | .373 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .242 | .299 | .358 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .263 | .311 | .333 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .228 | .264 | .402 |
| 39 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
- Batting
- 2BSantana (14, Mills); Dozier (21, Mills); Benintendi (16, Mills)
- RBISantana (59), Taylor (43), Merrifield (58), Dozier 2 (37), Benintendi 3 (43), Lopez (32)
- 2Out RBISantana, Lopez
- SFTaylor; Merrifield; Benintendi
- GIDPMerrifield; O'Hearn
- Team LOB9
- Team RISP5-18 (Santana 1-2, Perez 0-2, Taylor 0-1, Merrifield 0-1, Dozier 2-4, Benintendi 1-1, Lopez 1-1, Rivera 0-2, Hernández 0-4)
- Baserunning
- SBLopez (18, 2nd base off Mills/Romine); Rivera (1, 2nd base off Mills/Au. Romine)
- Fielding
- DP1 (C. Santana)
Cubs Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
I. HappLF |
M. Duffy2B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .307 | .365 | .472 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .315 | .358 | .584 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .188 | .294 | .349 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .253 | .312 | .541 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 | .337 | .308 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .194 | .266 | .313 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .154 | .154 | .192 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .189 | .286 | .339 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .048 | .048 | .095 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .182 | .400 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .209 | .244 | .302 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 31 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
a-lined out to third for Meisinger in the 5th
b-flied out to right for Sampson in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BHapp (12, Hernández)
- RBIDuffy (14)
- GIDPHeyward
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP1-6 (Wisdom 0-3, Duffy 1-3)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Sampson-Duffy-Schwindel , Alcántara-Wisdom-Schwindel)
- PBAu. Romine
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
C. Hernandez(W, 4-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 107-63 | 3.97 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-8 | 2.53 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-9 | 6.63 |
| 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 131-80 |
- Pitching
- WPHernández
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedDavis 2/4; Payamps 3/3; Hernández 20/27
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesDavis-1-0-4-4; Payamps-2-0-3-2; Hernández-15-15-17-16
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsDavis 0-3; Payamps 1-2; Hernández 3-9
- Game ScoresC Hernandez 70
Cubs Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
A. Mills(L, 5-6) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100-70 | 4.76 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-7 | 11.12 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24-14 | 3.86 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-10 | 1.80 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18-11 | 4.82 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11-6 | 8.56 |
| 9.0 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 176-118 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedBrothers 2/5; Sampson 3/4; Wick 2/6; Mills 16/24; Meisinger 2/3; Rucker 2/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesBrothers-3-4-2-2; Sampson-2-1-4-3; Wick-2-4-5-3; Mills-11-14-26-19; Meisinger-1-3-1-2; Rucker-1-3-1-1
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsBrothers 0-1; Sampson 1-0; Wick 0-1; Mills 3-4; Meisinger 0-2; Rucker 1-0
- Game ScoresA Mills 15
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | CHC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Dozier singled to center, Benintendi scored, Dozier to second, C. Santana to third. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3rd | Benintendi doubled to center, Lopez scored and Merrifield scored. | 3 | 0 | ||
| 4th | Merrifield hit sacrifice fly to left, Taylor scored. | 4 | 0 | ||
| 4th | Lopez singled to right center, Rivera scored. | 5 | 0 | ||
| 4th | Duffy singled to right, Happ scored. | 5 | 1 | ||
| 5th | Dozier doubled to deep right center, Benintendi scored, C. Santana to third. | 6 | 1 | ||
| 5th | Taylor hit sacrifice fly to left, C. Santana scored. | 7 | 1 | ||
| 6th | Benintendi hit sacrifice fly to center, Merrifield scored. | 8 | 1 | ||
| 6th | C. Santana singled to deep left center, Lopez scored. | 9 | 1 | ||
KC wins 3-0
Game Information
Wrigley Field
7:20 PM, 22 August 2021
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 29,640
Game Time:3:25
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Jansen Visconti
- First Base Umpire - Vic Carapazza
- Second Base Umpire - Carlos Torres
- Third Base Umpire - Jerry Meals
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 |
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 |

