Chicago Cubs @ Kansas City Royals
Cubs Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
K. KepleyLF-CF |
J. RojasSS |
J. DeanRF |
B. BatemanLF-CF |
C. TriceLF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .167 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .364 | .222 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .375 | .444 | .750 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 | .333 | .143 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .429 | .556 | .571 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .111 | .111 | .111 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .429 | .600 | .429 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .250 | .143 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 31 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
- Batting
- 2BRamirez (1, Avila)
- HRJ. Rojas (1, 4th inning off Avila 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBITriantos 2 (3), J. Rojas (3)
- 2Out RBIRojas, J.
- GIDPArmas
- Team LOB4
- Team RISP1-5 (Dean 0-1, Murray Jr. 0-1, Triantos 1-1, J. Rojas 0-1, Armas 0-1)
- Baserunning
- CSRamirez (1, 2nd base by Lugo/S. Perez)
- SBKingery (1, 2nd base off Lange/S. Perez); Triantos (3, 2nd base off Lange/S. Perez)
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
J. India2B |
B. DruryDH |
K. IsbelCF |
J. RaveLF |
G. CrossLF-RF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .600 | 1.500 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .375 | .625 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .250 | .143 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | .667 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .750 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .200 | .333 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 32 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
a-struck out swinging for Garcia in the 5th
b-struck out swinging for Drury in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BMarrero (1, Powell)
- HRRojas (1, 8th inning off Ras 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIRojas (1), Wilson (2)
- 2Out RBIRojas, J.
- SFWilson
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP0-4 (Rojas 0-1, Misner 0-1, Pasquantino 0-1, Vazquez 0-1)
- Baserunning
- CSGarcia (1, 2nd base by Brown/Armas)
- SBRave (1, 2nd base off Hodge/Armas)
- Fielding
- DP2 (S. Perez-India , Rojas-Wilson-Kulasingham)
- EWitt Jr. (1, throw)
- AssistsThomas, L (Murray at 3rd base).
Cubs Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Assad(W, 1-0) |
J. Kirkpatrick(H, 1) |
P. Hodge(H, 1) |
R. Rolison(H, 1) |
C. Snider(H, 1) |
T. Ras(H, 1) |
W. Powell(S, 1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13.50 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9.00 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 |
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
L. Avila(L, 0-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.50 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13.50 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
Inning | CHC | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | J. Rojas homered to left (413 feet). | 1 | 0 | ||
| 5th | Triantos singled to right, Bateman scored and Kingery scored, Crow-Armstrong to third. | 3 | 0 | ||
| 8th | Rojas homered to right center (412 feet). | 3 | 1 | ||
| 9th | Wilson hit sacrifice fly to left, Kulasingham scored. | 3 | 2 | ||
Game Information
Surprise Stadium
8:05 PM, 23 February 2026
Surprise, Arizona
Attendance: 4,872
Game Time:2:25
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Louie Krupa
- First Base Umpire - Charlie Ramos
- Second Base Umpire - Nate Tomlinson
- Third Base Umpire - Willie Traynor

