Kansas City Royals @ Chicago Cubs

40-86, 17-46 Away

Final

64-59, 35-30 Home


KC
CHC

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

RoyalsTop 1st
- K. Hendricks pitching for CHC
  KC
  CHC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 87
  2
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 87
  3
  Ground Out
  Changeup 81
- Witt Jr. stole second.
  0
  0
- Massey stole second.
  1
  0
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 1st
- J. Lyles pitching for KC
  KC
  CHC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- K. Hendricks pitching for CHC
  KC
  CHC
- Duffy stole second.
  1
  2
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 2nd
- J. Lyles pitching for KC
  KC
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- K. Hendricks pitching for CHC
  KC
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 3rd
- J. Lyles pitching for KC
  KC
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- K. Hendricks pitching for CHC
  KC
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 4th
- J. Lyles pitching for KC
  KC
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- K. Hendricks pitching for CHC
  KC
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 5th
- J. Lyles pitching for KC
  KC
  CHC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- K. Hendricks pitching for CHC
  KC
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 6th
- J. Lyles pitching for KC
  KC
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- K. Hendricks pitching for CHC
  KC
  CHC
- M. Leiter Jr. pitching for CHC
  KC
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 7th
- J. Lyles pitching for KC
  KC
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- J. Merryweather pitching for CHC
  KC
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 8th
- J. Lyles pitching for KC
  KC
  CHC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- A. Alzolay pitching for CHC
  KC
  CHC
- Garcia hit for Duffy
  1
  4
- Waters hit for Beaty
  2
  4
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	87
2 Ball	Four-seam FB	87
3 Ground Out	Changeup	81

Royals
4
Cubs
3

Game 1

18/8

Royals
4
Cubs
6

Game 2

19/8

Royals
3
Cubs
4

Game 3

20/8

Wrigley Field

7:20 PM, 20 August 2023

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 36,949

Game Time:2:02

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Chad Whitson
First Base Umpire - Roberto Ortiz
Second Base Umpire - Rob Drake
Third Base Umpire - Bill Miller

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	47	43	.522	-	L1
Cleveland	47	45	.511	1	L3
Minnesota	45	47	.489	3	W3
Detroit	41	50	.451	6.5	W3
Kansas City	38	54	.413	10	W3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	58	33	.637	-	W4
Chicago	51	40	.560	7	W2
St. Louis	47	43	.522	10.5	L4
Pittsburgh	47	45	.511	11.5	W3
Cincinnati	41	49	.456	16.5	L1

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Kansas City Royals @ Chicago Cubs

K. Hendricks5-6

J. Lyles3-14

A. Alzolay18

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