Kansas City Royals @ Chicago Cubs

3-8, 3-5 Away

Final

8-2, 6-1 Home


KC
CHC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	-	2	4	0

RoyalsTop 1st
- A. Mills pitching for CHC
  KC
  CHC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 91
  2
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 91
  3
  Strike Looking
  Sinker 91
  4
  Ground Out
  Changeup 81
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 1st
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  KC
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- A. Mills pitching for CHC
  KC
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 2nd
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  KC
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- A. Mills pitching for CHC
  KC
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 3rd
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  KC
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- A. Mills pitching for CHC
  KC
  CHC
- Mondesi caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 4th
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  KC
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- A. Mills pitching for CHC
  KC
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 5th
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  KC
  CHC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- A. Mills pitching for CHC
  KC
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 6th
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  KC
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- A. Mills pitching for CHC
  KC
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 7th
- I. Kennedy pitching for KC
  KC
  CHC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- C. Sadler pitching for CHC
  KC
  CHC
- R. Wick pitching for CHC
  KC
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 8th
- J. Staumont pitching for KC
  KC
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- R. Wick pitching for CHC
  KC
  CHC
- Cordero to third on fielder's indifference.
  0
  2
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Four-seam FB	91
2 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	91
3 Strike Looking	Sinker	91
4 Ground Out	Changeup	81

Royals
0
Cubs
2

Game 1

4/8

Royals
4
Cubs
5

Game 2

5/8

Wrigley Field

1:15 AM, 4 August 2020

Chicago, Illinois

Game Time:2:43

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Chris Conroy
First Base Umpire - David Rackley
Second Base Umpire - Alex Tosi
Third Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale

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

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

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