Chicago Cubs @ Kansas City Royals — Aug 8, 2026

MLB Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City·August 8, 2026
Chicago Cubs CHC 68-50, 33-26 Away
3
Final
6
Kansas City Royals KC 49-69, 29-29 Home
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T
CHC 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3
KC 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 6
Umpires HP Dan Iassogna 1B D.J. Reyburn 2B Louie Krupa 3B Adam Beck
Leaders
Hits
I.
I. Happ LF CHC
2 H
J.
J. Caglianone RF KC
4 H
Home Runs
I.
I. Happ LF CHC
1 HR
J.
J. Caglianone RF KC
2 HR
RBI
C.
C. Kelly C CHC
2 RBI
J.
J. Caglianone RF KC
4 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 7th 0 - 2 3 - 6
3 - 6
Jac Caglianone Jac Caglianone homers to center field. Carter Jensen scores. HR RBI 2
Top 6th 1 - 0 3 - 4
HR RBI Ian Happ Ian Happ homers to center field.
3 - 4
Top 4th 2 - 0 2 - 4
2B RBI 2 E Carson Kelly Carson Kelly doubles to left center field, advances to 3rd. Nico Hoerner scores. Alex Bregman scores. Throwing error by Bobby Witt.
2 - 4
Bot 3rd 0 - 1 0 - 4
0 - 4
Jac Caglianone Jac Caglianone doubles to deep right field. Bobby Witt scores. 2B RBI
Bot 2nd 0 - 2 0 - 3
0 - 3
Josh Rojas Josh Rojas singles to right field. John Rave scores. Michael Massey scores. RBI 2
Bot 1st 0 - 1 0 - 1
0 - 1
Jac Caglianone Jac Caglianone homers to center field. HR RBI
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: KC +4 Times Tied: 0
Team Statistics
Cubs
Royals
Batting
7 Hits 10
3 Runs 6
1 Home Runs 2
3 RBI 6
10 Strikeouts 1
3 Walks 4
3 Doubles 3
0 Triples 0
11 Left on Base 17
Pitching
6 Runs Allowed 3
6 Earned Runs 3
10 Hits Allowed 7
1 Strikeouts 10
4 Walks 3
2 HR Allowed 1
36 Batters Faced 37
Fielding
24 Put Outs 27
14 Assists 8
Head-to-Head
Cubs leads 1-0
Final
Cubs
6
Royals
4
Highlights
Cubs 3 - 6 Royals
August 8, 2026
Kauffman Stadium
Kansas City, US · 38,053 capacity
League
MLB
Season
MLB 2026
Date
August 8, 2026
Time
11:10 pm