Chicago Cubs @ Kansas City Royals — Aug 8, 2026

MLB Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City·August 8, 2026
Chicago Cubs CHC 68-49, 33-25 Away
6
Final
4
Kansas City Royals KC 48-69, 28-29 Home
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T
CHC 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6
KC 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 4
Umpires HP D.J. Reyburn 1B Dan Iassogna 2B Adam Beck 3B Louie Krupa
Leaders
Hits
S.
S. Suzuki RF CHC
2 H
J.
J. Caglianone RF KC
2 H
Home Runs
P.
P. Ramirez 2B CHC
1 HR
C.
C. Jensen C KC
1 HR
RBI
S.
S. Suzuki RF CHC
2 RBI
C.
C. Jensen C KC
1 RBI
Batting
Cubs
Royals
AB — At Bats · R — Runs · H — Hits · RBI — Runs Batted In · HR — Home Runs · BB — Walks · SO — Strikeouts · LOB — Left on Base
Pitching
Cubs
Royals
IP — Innings Pitched · H — Hits Allowed · R — Runs · ER — Earned Runs · BB — Walks · K — Strikeouts · HR — Home Runs Allowed · PC-ST — Pitches-Strikes
Play-by-Play
Bot 8th 0 - 2 6 - 4
6 - 4
Salvador Perez Salvador Perez grounds out to shallow infield, Alex Bregman to Michael Busch. Bobby Witt scores. RBI
6 - 3
Bobby Witt Jr. Bobby Witt singles to right field. Tyler Tolbert scores. RBI
Top 8th 1 - 0 6 - 2
HR RBI Pedro Ramirez Pedro Ramirez homers to right field.
6 - 2
Top 7th 1 - 0 5 - 2
RBI Alex Bregman Alex Bregman singles to right center field. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores.
5 - 2
Bot 5th 0 - 1 4 - 2
4 - 2
Carter Jensen Carter Jensen homers to left field. HR RBI
Top 2nd 4 - 0 4 - 1
RBI 2 Seiya Suzuki Seiya Suzuki singles to right field. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Dansby Swanson scores.
4 - 1
RBI 2 E Pete Crow-Armstrong Pete Crow-Armstrong singles to shallow right field. Dansby Swanson to third. Pedro Ramirez scores. Carson Kelly scores. Throwing error by Michael Massey.
2 - 1
Bot 1st 0 - 1 0 - 1
0 - 1
Isaac Collins Isaac Collins doubles to deep center field. Salvador Perez to third. Carter Jensen scores. 2B RBI
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 1 Biggest Lead: CHC +4 Times Tied: 0
Team Statistics
Cubs
Royals
Batting
9 Hits 7
6 Runs 4
1 Home Runs 1
5 RBI 4
5 Strikeouts 7
5 Walks 2
0 Doubles 3
0 Triples 0
15 Left on Base 9
Pitching
4 Runs Allowed 6
4 Earned Runs 6
7 Hits Allowed 9
7 Strikeouts 5
2 Walks 5
1 HR Allowed 1
36 Batters Faced 41
Fielding
27 Put Outs 27
7 Assists 6
Highlights
Cubs 6 - 4 Royals
August 8, 2026
Kauffman Stadium
Kansas City, US · 38,053 capacity
League
MLB
Season
MLB 2026
Date
August 8, 2026
Time
12:10 am