Kansas City Royals @ Chicago Cubs

54-68, 22-37 Away

Final

54-71, 31-30 Home


KC
CHC

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

RoyalsTop 1st
- K. Thompson pitching for CHC
  KC
  CHC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 92
  2
  Single
  Four-seam FB 93
- Merrifield scored on Thompson wild pitch, Lopez to third on wild pitch by Thompson.
  1
  0
- Taylor stole second.
  1
  0
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 1st
- K. Bubic pitching for KC
  KC
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- K. Thompson pitching for CHC
  KC
  CHC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 2nd
- K. Bubic pitching for KC
  KC
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- K. Thompson pitching for CHC
  KC
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 3rd
- K. Bubic pitching for KC
  KC
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- K. Thompson pitching for CHC
  KC
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 4th
- K. Bubic pitching for KC
  KC
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- A. Morgan pitching for CHC
  KC
  CHC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 5th
- K. Bubic pitching for KC
  KC
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- T. Megill pitching for CHC
  KC
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 6th
- K. Bubic pitching for KC
  KC
  CHC
- Alcántara hit for Megill
  3
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- M. Rucker pitching for CHC
  KC
  CHC
- Merrifield stole home, Lopez stole second.
  4
  0
- Lopez stole third.
  4
  0
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 7th
- K. Bubic pitching for KC
  KC
  CHC
- D. Tapia pitching for KC
  KC
  CHC
- 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- C. Heuer pitching for CHC
  KC
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 8th
- J. Staumont pitching for KC
  KC
  CHC
- Dyson in right field.
  4
  2
- Dyson in right field.
  4
  2
- Happ hit for Heuer
  4
  2
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- M. Rodriguez pitching for CHC
  KC
  CHC
- Perez hit for Dyson
  4
  2
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 9th
- S. Barlow pitching for KC
  KC
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	92
2 Single	Four-seam FB	93

Royals
6
Cubs
2

Game 1

20/8

Royals
4
Cubs
2

Game 2

21/8

Royals
9
Cubs
1

Game 3

22/8

Wrigley Field

7:20 PM, 21 August 2021

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 34,005

Game Time:3:02

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Jerry Meals
First Base Umpire - Jansen Visconti
Second Base Umpire - Vic Carapazza
Third Base Umpire - Carlos Torres

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	38	33	.535	-	L1
Cleveland	39	34	.534	-	L1
Minnesota	35	40	.467	5	W3
Detroit	30	43	.411	9	L1
Kansas City	29	45	.392	10.5	L2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	44	26	.629	-	W2
St. Louis	40	31	.563	4.5	W2
Chicago	38	36	.514	8	L1
Pittsburgh	37	37	.500	9	W1
Cincinnati	35	37	.486	10	W2

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Kansas City Royals @ Chicago Cubs

K. Bubic4-6

K. Thompson3-3

S. Barlow8

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