Chicago Cubs @ Kansas City Royals

Chicago CubsCubsCHC

29-25, 11-14 Away

Kansas City RoyalsRoyalsKC

22-32, 15-15 Home

CHC

Home Runs

Ian HappLF #8 - CHC

10HR

.211AVG

20RBI

Salvador PerezC #13 - KC

9HR

.215AVG

25RBI

Batting Average

Alex Bregman3B #3 - CHC

.255AVG

.340OBP

.349SLG

Bobby Witt Jr.SS #7 - KC

.294AVG

.360OBP

.481SLG

Runs Batted In

Nico Hoerner2B #2 - CHC

31RBI

4HR

.254AVG

Salvador PerezC #13 - KC

25RBI

9HR

.215AVG

Chicago Cubs

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Jeff Brigham RP	60-Day IL	27 May
Matt Shaw RF	10-Day IL	30 May
Jaxon Wiggins SP	7-Day IL	30 May
Edward Cabrera SP	15-Day IL	5 Jun
Matthew Boyd SP	15-Day IL	19 Jun

Kansas City Royals

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Matt Strahm RP	15-Day IL	31 May
Anthony Simonelli SP	60-Day IL	1 Jun
Javier Vaz 2B	60-Day IL	1 Jun
Tyson Guerrero RP	60-Day IL	1 Jun
Cole Ragans SP	15-Day IL	9 Jun

team	AVG	R	H	HR	OBP	SLG	ERA	WHIP	BB	K	OBA	Day
CHC	.238	253	424	60	.336	.389	4.12	1.23	162	425	.236	13-15
KC	.238	207	416	48	.313	.378	4.19	1.36	215	434	.243	8-14

Cubs Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
25/5/26	@PIT	L2-1
24/5/26	vsHOU	L8-5
23/5/26	vsHOU	L3-0
22/5/26	vsHOU	L4-2
21/5/26	vsMIL	L5-0

Royals Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
25/5/26	vsNYY	L4-3
24/5/26	vsSEA	W8-6
23/5/26	vsSEA	W5-0
23/5/26	vsSEA	L2-0
21/5/26	vsBOS	L4-3

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Regular Season Series

Series starts 8/7

Cubs
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Game 1

8/8

Cubs
Royals

Game 2

9/8

Cubs
Royals

Game 3

9/8

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	31	20	.608	-	W1
St. Louis	29	23	.558	2.5	L2
Chicago	29	25	.537	3.5	L9
Cincinnati	27	25	.519	4.5	W1
Pittsburgh	28	26	.519	4.5	W2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	32	23	.582	-	W1
Chicago	27	26	.509	4	W1
Minnesota	26	28	.481	5.5	L1
Kansas City	22	32	.407	9.5	L1
Detroit	21	33	.389	10.5	W1

Anthony Volpe's two-run single in the ninth lifts the Yankees to a 4-3 win over the Royals

— Anthony Volpe answered Bobby Witt Jr.'s go-ahead homer in the eighth with a two-run single in the ninth for New York, sending the Yankees to a 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Monday and extending their winning streak to 12 in the series.

Nishida shows off arm, enthusiasm in MLB debut with White Sox

Rikuu Nishida showed off his arm and his infectious enthusiasm in his big league debut with the White Sox, a 3-1 win over the Twins.

Cubs' ninth straight loss matches 2017 Dodgers for dubious mark

Chicago's 2-1 loss to the Pirates on Monday marked its ninth straight defeat, joining the 2017 Dodgers as the only two teams in the expansion era to have multiple 10-game winning streaks and a nine-game skid in the same season.

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Chicago Cubs @ Kansas City Royals

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Game Information

Ian HappLF #8 - CHC

Salvador PerezC #13 - KC

Alex Bregman3B #3 - CHC

Bobby Witt Jr.SS #7 - KC

Nico Hoerner2B #2 - CHC

Salvador PerezC #13 - KC

Injury Report

Team Stats

Regular Season Series

Series starts 8/7

2026 National League Central Standings

2026 American League Central Standings

MLB News

Anthony Volpe's two-run single in the ninth lifts the Yankees to a 4-3 win over the Royals

Nishida shows off arm, enthusiasm in MLB debut with White Sox

Cubs' ninth straight loss matches 2017 Dodgers for dubious mark