Kansas City Royals @ Chicago Cubs
Royals Hitting
a-doubled to right for S. Taylor in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BIsbel (18, Leiter Jr.); Fermin (9, Steele); Massey (12, Steele)
- RBIDuffy (12), Isbel (22), Fermin (29), Witt Jr. (79)
- 2Out RBIIsbel, Witt Jr.
- GIDPMassey
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP2-15 (Perez 0-1, Duffy 0-4, S. Taylor 0-1, Melendez 0-1, Waters 0-2, Isbel 1-1, Fermin 0-2, Witt Jr. 1-1, Massey 0-2)
- Baserunning
- SBWitt Jr. 2 (36, 2nd base off Merryweather/Gomes, 2nd base off Steele/Gomes)
- Fielding
- EWitt Jr. (9, fielding)
Cubs Hitting
- Batting
- 3BCandelario (3, Singer)
- HRBellinger 2 (20, 1st inning off Singer 1 on, 2 Out, 3rd inning off Singer 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIBellinger 4 (63), Happ (56), Suzuki (42)
- 2Out RBIBellinger 2
- SFBellinger; Suzuki
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP3-8 (Bellinger 1-1, Tauchman 0-1, Happ 1-3, Hoerner 1-2, Morel 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBHapp (10, 2nd base off Singer/Fermin); Hoerner 2 (32, 3rd base off Singer/Fermin, 2nd base off Singer/Fermin)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Hoerner-Swanson-Bellinger)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Singer(L, 8-9) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 91-58 | 5.04 |
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-9 | 6.39 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-7 | 11.57 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-8 | 4.50 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-7 | 5.14 |
| 8.0 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 136-89 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedHearn 2/3; Davidson 4/4; Singer 14/23; Kowar 2/3; Mcmillon 1/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesHearn-2-1-2-2; Davidson-5-2-0-2; Singer-17-14-9-18; Kowar-1-1-2-3; Mcmillon-3-3-1-1
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsHearn 1-1; Davidson 2-0; Singer 6-3; Kowar 2-1; Mcmillon 0-1
- Game ScoresB Singer 24
Cubs Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Steele(W, 14-3) |
M. Fulmer(H, 11) |
M. Leiter Jr.(H, 22) |
A. Alzolay(S, 17) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 99-72 | 2.80 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 25-15 | 3.64 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-6 | 4.09 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-5 | 2.73 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18-13 | 2.47 |
| 9.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 162-111 |
- Pitching
- WPFulmer; Steele
- HBPPerez (by Steele)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedFulmer 1/3; Leiter Jr. 1/2; Alzolay 2/4; Merryweather 5/6; Steele 20/24
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesFulmer-0-3-0-3; Leiter Jr.-1-2-1-1; Alzolay-2-4-4-3; Merryweather-8-3-3-1; Steele-19-13-24-16
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsFulmer 0-2; Alzolay 1-1; Steele 9-1
- Game ScoresJ Steele 59
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | CHC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bellinger homered to left center, Hoerner scored. | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2nd | Duffy grounded out to second, Perez scored, Fermin to third. | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2nd | Suzuki hit sacrifice fly to center, Candelario scored. | 1 | 3 | ||
| 3rd | Bellinger homered to left center (390 feet). | 1 | 4 | ||
| 4th | Happ singled to right, Suzuki scored, Hoerner to second, Gomes to third. | 1 | 5 | ||
| 4th | Bellinger hit sacrifice fly to left, Gomes scored. | 1 | 6 | ||
| 6th | Fermin grounded out to third, Witt Jr. scored, Perez to second. | 2 | 6 | ||
| 7th | Witt Jr. singled to right, Waters scored, Blanco to third. | 3 | 6 | ||
| 8th | Isbel doubled to right, Perez scored. | 4 | 6 | ||
CHC win 2-1
Game Information
Wrigley Field
7:20 PM, 19 August 2023
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 39,525
Game Time:2:34
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Bill Miller
- First Base Umpire - Chad Whitson
- Second Base Umpire - Roberto Ortiz
- Third Base Umpire - Rob Drake
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 |

