Chicago Cubs vs Kansas City Royals Player Stats & Box Score - Aug 7, 2026 DraftKings

Final

Chicago Cubs

(89-73)

6 - 4

Friday, August 7, 2026

Kansas City Royals

(69-93)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHC	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6	9	0
KAN	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	4	7	1

W: Kevin Gausman L: Daniel Lynch IV SV: Jacob Webb

Play-by-Play

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INN	Score	Play
▼ 8th	6 - 4	Pitch 1 : Ball 1
▼ 8th	6 - 4	Trent Thornton pitches to Isaac Collins
▼ 8th	6 - 4	Perez grounded out to third, Witt Jr. scored.
▼ 8th	6 - 4	Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
▼ 8th	6 - 3	Pitch 4 : Ball 1
▼ 8th	6 - 3	Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
▼ 8th	6 - 3	Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
▼ 8th	6 - 3	Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
▼ 8th	6 - 3	Thornton relieved Thielbar
▼ 8th	6 - 4	Trent Thornton pitches to Salvador Perez
▼ 8th	6 - 3	Caglianone doubled to right, Witt Jr. to third.
▼ 8th	6 - 3	Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
▼ 8th	6 - 3	Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
▼ 8th	6 - 3	Pitch 2 : Ball 2
▼ 8th	6 - 3	Pitch 1 : Ball 1
▼ 8th	6 - 3	Caleb Thielbar pitches to Jac Caglianone
▼ 8th	6 - 3	Witt Jr. singled to right, Tolbert scored.
▼ 8th	6 - 3	Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
▼ 8th	6 - 2	Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
▼ 8th	6 - 2	Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
▼ 8th	6 - 3	Caleb Thielbar pitches to Bobby Witt Jr.
▼ 8th	6 - 2	Jensen struck out looking.
▼ 8th	6 - 2	Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Looking
▼ 8th	6 - 2	Pitch 3 : Ball 1
▼ 8th	6 - 2	Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
▼ 8th	6 - 2	Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
▼ 8th	6 - 2	Caleb Thielbar pitches to Carter Jensen
▼ 8th	6 - 2	Tolbert doubled to center.
▼ 8th	6 - 2	Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
▼ 8th	6 - 2	Pitch 2 : Ball 2
▼ 8th	6 - 2	Pitch 1 : Automatic Ball - Pitch Timer Violation 1
▼ 8th	6 - 2	Caleb Thielbar pitches to Tyler Tolbert
▼ 8th	6 - 2	Thielbar relieved Gausman
▼ 8th	6 - 2	Bottom of the 8th inning
▼ 8th	6 - 2	Middle of the 8th inning
▲ 8th	6 - 2	Crow-Armstrong lined out to second.
▲ 8th	6 - 2	Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
▲ 8th	6 - 2	Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
▲ 8th	6 - 2	Mason Black pitches to Pete Crow-Armstrong
▲ 8th	6 - 2	Swanson lined out to right.
▲ 8th	6 - 2	Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
▲ 8th	6 - 2	Mason Black pitches to Dansby Swanson
▲ 8th	6 - 2	Ramirez homered to right (363 feet).
▲ 8th	6 - 2	Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
▲ 8th	5 - 2	Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking
▲ 8th	5 - 2	Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
▲ 8th	5 - 2	Pitch 1 : Ball 1
▲ 8th	6 - 2	Mason Black pitches to Pedro Ramirez
▲ 8th	5 - 2	Kelly grounded out to third.
▲ 8th	5 - 2	Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
▲ 8th	5 - 2	Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Looking
▲ 8th	5 - 2	Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Looking
▲ 8th	5 - 2	Pitch 3 : Ball 3
▲ 8th	5 - 2	Pitch 2 : Ball 2
▲ 8th	5 - 2	Pitch 1 : Ball 1
▲ 8th	5 - 2	Mason Black pitches to Carson Kelly
▲ 8th	5 - 2	Top of the 8th inning
▼ 7th	5 - 2	End of the 7th inning
▼ 7th	5 - 2	Marte struck out swinging.
▼ 7th	5 - 2	Pitch 7 : Strike 3 Swinging
▼ 7th	5 - 2	Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
▼ 7th	5 - 2	Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
▼ 7th	5 - 2	Pitch 4 : Ball 2
▼ 7th	5 - 2	Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging
▼ 7th	5 - 2	Pitch 2 : Ball 1
▼ 7th	5 - 2	Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
▼ 7th	5 - 2	Kevin Gausman pitches to Starling Marte
▼ 7th	5 - 2	Massey grounded out to first.
▼ 7th	5 - 2	Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
▼ 7th	5 - 2	Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
▼ 7th	5 - 2	Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
▼ 7th	5 - 2	Kevin Gausman pitches to Michael Massey
▼ 7th	5 - 2	Loftin flied out to left.
▼ 7th	5 - 2	Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
▼ 7th	5 - 2	Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Swinging
▼ 7th	5 - 2	Pitch 3 : Ball 2
▼ 7th	5 - 2	Pitch 2 : Ball 1
▼ 7th	5 - 2	Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
▼ 7th	5 - 2	Kevin Gausman pitches to Nick Loftin
▼ 7th	5 - 2	Bottom of the 7th inning
▼ 7th	5 - 2	Middle of the 7th inning
▲ 7th	5 - 2	Happ struck out looking. Kansas City Royals challenged: call on the field was overturned.
▲ 7th	5 - 2	Pitch 7 : Strike 3 Looking
▲ 7th	5 - 2	Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
▲ 7th	5 - 2	Pitch 5 : Ball 3
▲ 7th	5 - 2	Pitch 4 : Ball 2
▲ 7th	5 - 2	Pitch 3 : Ball 1
▲ 7th	5 - 2	Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
▲ 7th	5 - 2	Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
▲ 7th	5 - 2	Mason Black pitches to Ian Happ
▲ 7th	5 - 2	Hoerner flied out to right, Bregman to third.
▲ 7th	5 - 2	Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
▲ 7th	5 - 2	Mason Black pitches to Nico Hoerner
▲ 7th	5 - 2	Busch walked, Bregman to second.
▲ 7th	5 - 2	Pitch 7 : Ball 4
▲ 7th	5 - 2	Pitch 6 : Ball 3
▲ 7th	5 - 2	Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
▲ 7th	5 - 2	Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
▲ 7th	5 - 2	Pitch 3 : Ball 2
▲ 7th	5 - 2	Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
▲ 7th	5 - 2	Pitch 1 : Ball 1
▲ 7th	5 - 2	Mason Black pitches to Michael Busch
▲ 7th	5 - 2	Bregman singled to center, Crow-Armstrong scored.
▲ 7th	5 - 2	Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
▲ 7th	4 - 2	Pitch 5 : Ball 3
▲ 7th	4 - 2	Pitch 4 : Ball 2
▲ 7th	4 - 2	Crow-Armstrong to second on wild pitch by Black.
▲ 7th	4 - 2	Crow-Armstrong to second on wild pitch by Black.
▲ 7th	4 - 2	Pitch 3 : Ball 1
▲ 7th	4 - 2	Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
▲ 7th	4 - 2	Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
▲ 7th	5 - 2	Mason Black pitches to Alex Bregman
▲ 7th	4 - 2	Suzuki flied out to center.
▲ 7th	4 - 2	Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
▲ 7th	4 - 2	Pitch 5 : Ball 2
▲ 7th	4 - 2	Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
▲ 7th	4 - 2	Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking
▲ 7th	4 - 2	Pitch 2 : Ball 1
▲ 7th	4 - 2	Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
▲ 7th	4 - 2	Mason Black pitches to Seiya Suzuki
▲ 7th	4 - 2	Crow-Armstrong walked.
▲ 7th	4 - 2	Pitch 4 : Ball 4
▲ 7th	4 - 2	Pitch 3 : Ball 3
▲ 7th	4 - 2	Pitch 2 : Ball 2
▲ 7th	4 - 2	Pitch 1 : Ball 1
▲ 7th	4 - 2	Mason Black pitches to Pete Crow-Armstrong
▲ 7th	4 - 2	Top of the 7th inning
▼ 6th	4 - 2	End of the 6th inning
▼ 6th	4 - 2	Collins flied out to left.
▼ 6th	4 - 2	Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
▼ 6th	4 - 2	Kevin Gausman pitches to Isaac Collins
▼ 6th	4 - 2	Perez flied out to right.
▼ 6th	4 - 2	Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
▼ 6th	4 - 2	Pitch 2 : Ball 1
▼ 6th	4 - 2	Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
▼ 6th	4 - 2	Kevin Gausman pitches to Salvador Perez
▼ 6th	4 - 2	Caglianone grounded out to first.
▼ 6th	4 - 2	Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
▼ 6th	4 - 2	Kevin Gausman pitches to Jac Caglianone
▼ 6th	4 - 2	Bottom of the 6th inning
▼ 6th	4 - 2	Middle of the 6th inning
▲ 6th	4 - 2	Swanson grounded out to shortstop.
▲ 6th	4 - 2	Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
▲ 6th	4 - 2	Pitch 2 : Ball 2
▲ 6th	4 - 2	Pitch 1 : Ball 1
▲ 6th	4 - 2	Mason Black pitches to Dansby Swanson
▲ 6th	4 - 2	Ramirez grounded out to first.
▲ 6th	4 - 2	Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
▲ 6th	4 - 2	Pitch 5 : Ball 3
▲ 6th	4 - 2	Pitch 4 : Ball 2
▲ 6th	4 - 2	Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking
▲ 6th	4 - 2	Pitch 2 : Ball 1
▲ 6th	4 - 2	Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
▲ 6th	4 - 2	Mason Black pitches to Pedro Ramirez
▲ 6th	4 - 2	Kelly grounded out to third.
▲ 6th	4 - 2	Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
▲ 6th	4 - 2	Pitch 3 : Ball 2
▲ 6th	4 - 2	Pitch 2 : Ball 1
▲ 6th	4 - 2	Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
▲ 6th	4 - 2	Mason Black pitches to Carson Kelly
▲ 6th	4 - 2	Top of the 6th inning
▼ 5th	4 - 2	End of the 5th inning
▼ 5th	4 - 2	Witt Jr. flied out to left.
▼ 5th	4 - 2	Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
▼ 5th	4 - 2	Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
▼ 5th	4 - 2	Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
▼ 5th	4 - 2	Kevin Gausman pitches to Bobby Witt Jr.
▼ 5th	4 - 2	Jensen homered to left (356 feet).
▼ 5th	4 - 2	Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
▼ 5th	4 - 1	Pitch 4 : Ball 1
▼ 5th	4 - 1	Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
▼ 5th	4 - 1	Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking
▼ 5th	4 - 1	Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
▼ 5th	4 - 2	Kevin Gausman pitches to Carter Jensen

Inning Score Description

bottom of the 8th 6 to 4 Pitch 1 : Ball 1

bottom of the 8th 6 to 4 Trent Thornton pitches to Isaac Collins

bottom of the 8th 6 to 4 Perez grounded out to third, Witt Jr. scored.

bottom of the 8th 6 to 4 Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

bottom of the 8th 6 to 3 Pitch 4 : Ball 1

bottom of the 8th 6 to 3 Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

bottom of the 8th 6 to 3 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

bottom of the 8th 6 to 3 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

bottom of the 8th 6 to 3 Thornton relieved Thielbar

bottom of the 8th 6 to 4 Trent Thornton pitches to Salvador Perez

bottom of the 8th 6 to 3 Caglianone doubled to right, Witt Jr. to third.

bottom of the 8th 6 to 3 Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

bottom of the 8th 6 to 3 Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

bottom of the 8th 6 to 3 Pitch 2 : Ball 2

bottom of the 8th 6 to 3 Pitch 1 : Ball 1

bottom of the 8th 6 to 3 Caleb Thielbar pitches to Jac Caglianone

bottom of the 8th 6 to 3 Witt Jr. singled to right, Tolbert scored.

bottom of the 8th 6 to 3 Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

bottom of the 8th 6 to 2 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

bottom of the 8th 6 to 2 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

bottom of the 8th 6 to 3 Caleb Thielbar pitches to Bobby Witt Jr.

bottom of the 8th 6 to 2 Jensen struck out looking.

bottom of the 8th 6 to 2 Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Looking

bottom of the 8th 6 to 2 Pitch 3 : Ball 1

bottom of the 8th 6 to 2 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

bottom of the 8th 6 to 2 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

bottom of the 8th 6 to 2 Caleb Thielbar pitches to Carter Jensen

bottom of the 8th 6 to 2 Tolbert doubled to center.

bottom of the 8th 6 to 2 Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

bottom of the 8th 6 to 2 Pitch 2 : Ball 2

bottom of the 8th 6 to 2 Pitch 1 : Automatic Ball - Pitch Timer Violation 1

bottom of the 8th 6 to 2 Caleb Thielbar pitches to Tyler Tolbert

bottom of the 8th 6 to 2 Thielbar relieved Gausman

bottom of the 8th 6 to 2 Bottom of the 8th inning

bottom of the 8th 6 to 2 Middle of the 8th inning

top of the 8th 6 to 2 Crow-Armstrong lined out to second.

top of the 8th 6 to 2 Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

top of the 8th 6 to 2 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

top of the 8th 6 to 2 Mason Black pitches to Pete Crow-Armstrong

top of the 8th 6 to 2 Swanson lined out to right.

top of the 8th 6 to 2 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

top of the 8th 6 to 2 Mason Black pitches to Dansby Swanson

top of the 8th 6 to 2 Ramirez homered to right (363 feet).

top of the 8th 6 to 2 Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

top of the 8th 5 to 2 Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking

top of the 8th 5 to 2 Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

top of the 8th 5 to 2 Pitch 1 : Ball 1

top of the 8th 6 to 2 Mason Black pitches to Pedro Ramirez

top of the 8th 5 to 2 Kelly grounded out to third.

top of the 8th 5 to 2 Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

top of the 8th 5 to 2 Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Looking

top of the 8th 5 to 2 Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Looking

top of the 8th 5 to 2 Pitch 3 : Ball 3

top of the 8th 5 to 2 Pitch 2 : Ball 2

top of the 8th 5 to 2 Pitch 1 : Ball 1

top of the 8th 5 to 2 Mason Black pitches to Carson Kelly

top of the 8th 5 to 2 Top of the 8th inning

bottom of the 7th 5 to 2 End of the 7th inning

bottom of the 7th 5 to 2 Marte struck out swinging.

bottom of the 7th 5 to 2 Pitch 7 : Strike 3 Swinging

bottom of the 7th 5 to 2 Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

bottom of the 7th 5 to 2 Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

bottom of the 7th 5 to 2 Pitch 4 : Ball 2

bottom of the 7th 5 to 2 Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging

bottom of the 7th 5 to 2 Pitch 2 : Ball 1

bottom of the 7th 5 to 2 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

bottom of the 7th 5 to 2 Kevin Gausman pitches to Starling Marte

bottom of the 7th 5 to 2 Massey grounded out to first.

bottom of the 7th 5 to 2 Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

bottom of the 7th 5 to 2 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

bottom of the 7th 5 to 2 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

bottom of the 7th 5 to 2 Kevin Gausman pitches to Michael Massey

bottom of the 7th 5 to 2 Loftin flied out to left.

bottom of the 7th 5 to 2 Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

bottom of the 7th 5 to 2 Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Swinging

bottom of the 7th 5 to 2 Pitch 3 : Ball 2

bottom of the 7th 5 to 2 Pitch 2 : Ball 1

bottom of the 7th 5 to 2 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

bottom of the 7th 5 to 2 Kevin Gausman pitches to Nick Loftin

bottom of the 7th 5 to 2 Bottom of the 7th inning

bottom of the 7th 5 to 2 Middle of the 7th inning

top of the 7th 5 to 2 Happ struck out looking. Kansas City Royals challenged: call on the field was overturned.

top of the 7th 5 to 2 Pitch 7 : Strike 3 Looking

top of the 7th 5 to 2 Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

top of the 7th 5 to 2 Pitch 5 : Ball 3

top of the 7th 5 to 2 Pitch 4 : Ball 2

top of the 7th 5 to 2 Pitch 3 : Ball 1

top of the 7th 5 to 2 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

top of the 7th 5 to 2 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

top of the 7th 5 to 2 Mason Black pitches to Ian Happ

top of the 7th 5 to 2 Hoerner flied out to right, Bregman to third.

top of the 7th 5 to 2 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

top of the 7th 5 to 2 Mason Black pitches to Nico Hoerner

top of the 7th 5 to 2 Busch walked, Bregman to second.

top of the 7th 5 to 2 Pitch 7 : Ball 4

top of the 7th 5 to 2 Pitch 6 : Ball 3

top of the 7th 5 to 2 Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

top of the 7th 5 to 2 Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

top of the 7th 5 to 2 Pitch 3 : Ball 2

top of the 7th 5 to 2 Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

top of the 7th 5 to 2 Pitch 1 : Ball 1

top of the 7th 5 to 2 Mason Black pitches to Michael Busch

top of the 7th 5 to 2 Bregman singled to center, Crow-Armstrong scored.

top of the 7th 5 to 2 Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

top of the 7th 4 to 2 Pitch 5 : Ball 3

top of the 7th 4 to 2 Pitch 4 : Ball 2

top of the 7th 4 to 2 Crow-Armstrong to second on wild pitch by Black.

top of the 7th 4 to 2 Pitch 3 : Ball 1

top of the 7th 4 to 2 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

top of the 7th 4 to 2 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

top of the 7th 5 to 2 Mason Black pitches to Alex Bregman

top of the 7th 4 to 2 Suzuki flied out to center.

top of the 7th 4 to 2 Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

top of the 7th 4 to 2 Pitch 5 : Ball 2

top of the 7th 4 to 2 Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

top of the 7th 4 to 2 Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking

top of the 7th 4 to 2 Pitch 2 : Ball 1

top of the 7th 4 to 2 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

top of the 7th 4 to 2 Mason Black pitches to Seiya Suzuki

top of the 7th 4 to 2 Crow-Armstrong walked.

top of the 7th 4 to 2 Pitch 4 : Ball 4

top of the 7th 4 to 2 Pitch 3 : Ball 3

top of the 7th 4 to 2 Pitch 2 : Ball 2

top of the 7th 4 to 2 Pitch 1 : Ball 1

top of the 7th 4 to 2 Mason Black pitches to Pete Crow-Armstrong

top of the 7th 4 to 2 Top of the 7th inning

bottom of the 6th 4 to 2 End of the 6th inning

bottom of the 6th 4 to 2 Collins flied out to left.

bottom of the 6th 4 to 2 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

bottom of the 6th 4 to 2 Kevin Gausman pitches to Isaac Collins

bottom of the 6th 4 to 2 Perez flied out to right.

bottom of the 6th 4 to 2 Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

bottom of the 6th 4 to 2 Pitch 2 : Ball 1

bottom of the 6th 4 to 2 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

bottom of the 6th 4 to 2 Kevin Gausman pitches to Salvador Perez

bottom of the 6th 4 to 2 Caglianone grounded out to first.

bottom of the 6th 4 to 2 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

bottom of the 6th 4 to 2 Kevin Gausman pitches to Jac Caglianone

bottom of the 6th 4 to 2 Bottom of the 6th inning

bottom of the 6th 4 to 2 Middle of the 6th inning

top of the 6th 4 to 2 Swanson grounded out to shortstop.

top of the 6th 4 to 2 Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

top of the 6th 4 to 2 Pitch 2 : Ball 2

top of the 6th 4 to 2 Pitch 1 : Ball 1

top of the 6th 4 to 2 Mason Black pitches to Dansby Swanson

top of the 6th 4 to 2 Ramirez grounded out to first.

top of the 6th 4 to 2 Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

top of the 6th 4 to 2 Pitch 5 : Ball 3

top of the 6th 4 to 2 Pitch 4 : Ball 2

top of the 6th 4 to 2 Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking

top of the 6th 4 to 2 Pitch 2 : Ball 1

top of the 6th 4 to 2 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

top of the 6th 4 to 2 Mason Black pitches to Pedro Ramirez

top of the 6th 4 to 2 Kelly grounded out to third.

top of the 6th 4 to 2 Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

top of the 6th 4 to 2 Pitch 3 : Ball 2

top of the 6th 4 to 2 Pitch 2 : Ball 1

top of the 6th 4 to 2 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

top of the 6th 4 to 2 Mason Black pitches to Carson Kelly

top of the 6th 4 to 2 Top of the 6th inning

bottom of the 5th 4 to 2 End of the 5th inning

bottom of the 5th 4 to 2 Witt Jr. flied out to left.

bottom of the 5th 4 to 2 Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

bottom of the 5th 4 to 2 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

bottom of the 5th 4 to 2 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

bottom of the 5th 4 to 2 Kevin Gausman pitches to Bobby Witt Jr.

bottom of the 5th 4 to 2 Jensen homered to left (356 feet).

bottom of the 5th 4 to 2 Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

bottom of the 5th 4 to 1 Pitch 4 : Ball 1

bottom of the 5th 4 to 1 Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

bottom of the 5th 4 to 1 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking

bottom of the 5th 4 to 1 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

bottom of the 5th 4 to 2 Kevin Gausman pitches to Carter Jensen

Box Score

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Chicago Cubs

Batting	FPTS	Price	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	HBP	SB
Carson Kelly	5.0	$3,500	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Bregman	7.0	$4,300	4	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0
Dansby Swanson	4.0	$3,800	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Ian Happ	0.0	$4,000	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
Nico Hoerner	0.0	$3,800	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Michael Busch	10.0	$4,100	3	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0
Seiya Suzuki	10.0	$5,300	5	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
Pete Crow-Armstrong	20.0	$6,300	3	2	1	0	2	2	1	0	1
Pedro Ramirez	19.0	$3,300	4	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0

Pitching	FPTS	Price	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC	ERA
Kevin Gausman (W)	20.75	$8,500	7.0	4	2	2	1	4	1	96	4.29
Caleb Thielbar	-3.05	$4,000	0.1	3	2	2	0	1	0	13	5.30
Trent Thornton	0.9	$4,000	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	2.72
Jacob Webb (S)	6.25	$4,000	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	13	2.44

Kansas City Royals

Batting	FPTS	Price	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	K
Starling Marte	0.0	$2,500	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Salvador Perez	5.0	$3,300	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Bobby Witt Jr.	7.0	$5,800	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
Michael Massey	0.0	$3,800	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler Tolbert	7.0	$3,200	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1
Nick Loftin	0.0	$3,100	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Carter Jensen	18.0	$4,800	3	2	1	0	1	1	1	2
Jac Caglianone	8.0	$4,500	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0
Isaac Collins	9.0	$3,000	3	0	1	1	0	1	1	0
John Rave	0.0	$3,500	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Kyle Isbel	0.0	$2,400	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Pitching	FPTS	Price	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC	ERA
Daniel Lynch IV (L)	-1.25	$5,300	1.2	3	4	3	2	2	0	35	2.45
Jose Cuas	3.8	$4,000	1.1	2	0	0	0	1	0	29	2.25
Mason Black	7.65	$5,300	5.0	3	2	2	3	2	1	86	3.57
Lucas Erceg	1.65	$4,000	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	6.21

Chicago Cubs vs Kansas City Royals — August 7, 2026

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