Chicago Cubs @ Kansas City Royals

51-56, 24-31 Away

Final

57-49, 36-22 Home


CHC
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	3	7	12	0
2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	1

J. Assad5-3

6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 5 K, 1 BB

C. Ragans7-7

5.2 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 7 K, 1 BB

CubsTop 1st
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  CHC
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 93
  2
  Ball
  Changeup 84
  3
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 94
  4
  Ball
  Slider 87
  5
  Line Out
  Changeup 84
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- J. Assad pitching for CHC
  CHC
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 2nd
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  CHC
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- J. Assad pitching for CHC
  CHC
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsTop 3rd
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  CHC
  KC
- Bethancourt stole second, Crow-Armstrong stole third.
  0
  2
- Hoerner stole third.
  2
  2
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- J. Assad pitching for CHC
  CHC
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsTop 4th
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  CHC
  KC
- Busch hit for Morel
  2
  2
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- J. Assad pitching for CHC
  CHC
  KC
- Busch as designated hitter.
  2
  2
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsTop 5th
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  CHC
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- J. Assad pitching for CHC
  CHC
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 6th
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  CHC
  KC
- J. Schreiber pitching for KC
  CHC
  KC
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- J. Assad pitching for CHC
  CHC
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 7th
- H. Harvey pitching for KC
  CHC
  KC
- A. Zerpa pitching for KC
  CHC
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- T. Miller pitching for CHC
  CHC
  KC
- M. Leiter Jr. pitching for CHC
  CHC
  KC
- Isbel to third on wild pitch by Leiter Jr..
  4
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 8th
- A. Zerpa pitching for KC
  CHC
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error
RoyalsBottom 8th
- M. Leiter Jr. pitching for CHC
  CHC
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 9th
- J. McArthur pitching for KC
  CHC
  KC
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- H. Neris pitching for CHC
  CHC
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	93
2 Ball	Changeup	84
3 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	94
4 Ball	Slider	87
5 Line Out	Changeup	84

Cubs
0
Royals
6

Game 1

27/7

Cubs
9
Royals
4

Game 2

28/7

Cubs
7
Royals
3

Game 3

28/7

Kauffman Stadium

7:10 PM, 28 July 2024

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 24,839

Game Time:2:41

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Quinn Wolcott
First Base Umpire - Ramon De Jesus
Second Base Umpire - Junior Valentine
Third Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson

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

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

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Chicago Cubs @ Kansas City Royals

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