Chicago Cubs vs. Kansas City Royals

Aug 5, 2020

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
CHC	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	2	6	10	1	5
KC	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2	4

loss:

K. Bubicwin: Chicago Cubs logo

Y. Darvish

Game Recap

It had the makings of a game-changing inning for the Royals on Wednesday night. Cubs starter Yu Darvish found himself working with no outs, runners on the corners and Whit Merrifield in the batter's box in the third inning. Then, David Bote came to the rescue. "That play was the...

Scoring Summary

CHCKC

3
Whit Merrifield grounds into a double play, pitcher Yu Darvish to second baseman David Bote to first baseman Anthony Rizzo. Maikel Franco scores. Nicky Lopez out at 2nd. Whit Merrifield out at 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
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4
Javier Baez singles on a pop up to second baseman Nicky Lopez. Kris Bryant scores. Anthony Rizzo to 3rd. [1 run]
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4
Willson Contreras grounds into a double play, shortstop Adalberto Mondesi to second baseman Nicky Lopez to first baseman Ryan O'Hearn. Anthony Rizzo scores. Javier Baez out at 2nd. Willson Contreras out at 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
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8
Javier Baez singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Jorge Soler. Kris Bryant scores. Anthony Rizzo to 2nd. [1 run]
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8
Willson Contreras singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jorge Soler. Anthony Rizzo scores. Javier Baez to 3rd. [1 run]
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9
Victor Caratini singles on a line drive to right fielder Jorge Soler. Ian Happ scores. [1 run]
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9
Kris Bryant doubles (3) on a line drive to center fielder Whit Merrifield. Victor Caratini scores. Fielding error by center fielder Whit Merrifield. [1 run]
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Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Kris Bryant3B	2	5	2	0	0	0	1	.194
2Anthony Rizzo1B	2	4	2	0	2	1	1	.250
3Javier BaezSS	2	4	0	2	1	0	1	.229
4Willson ContrerasDH	1	4	0	1	2	0	1	.308
5Kyle SchwarberLF	0	3	0	0	2	1	2	.214
Albert Almora Jr.CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182
6David Bote2B	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	.227
Ian HappPH-CF-LF	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	.294
7Jason HeywardRF	0	4	0	0	1	0	1	.206
8Nico HoernerCF-2B	0	4	0	0	1	0	1	.233
9Victor CaratiniC	2	4	1	1	0	0	0	.286
TOTAL	10	36	6	4	11	2	9	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Yu DarvishRHP	7.0	5	1	1	4	1	0	93	2.12
Jeremy JeffressRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	0.00
Colin ReaRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	18	0.00


TOTAL	9.0	5	1	1	7	1	0	124	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Whit MerrifieldCF	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.283
2Jorge SolerRF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.239
3Ryan O'Hearn1B	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.233
4Salvador PerezC	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.264
5Alex GordonLF	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	2	.184
6Ryan McBroomDH	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.259
7Adalberto MondesiSS	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.271
8Maikel Franco3B	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.235
9Nicky Lopez2B	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190


TOTAL	5	31	1	0	7	1	0	11	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Kris BubicLHP	6.0	4	2	2	6	2	88	3.60
Scott BarlowRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	18	2.35
Ian KennedyRHP	0.2	3	2	0	1	0	26	4.50
Gabe SpeierLHP	0.2	1	1	1	1	0	9	7.36
Jake NewberryRHP	0.2	2	1	0	1	0	15	2.25
TOTAL	8.3	10	6	3	11	2	156	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningCHCKC

TOP 1
FLYOUT — Kris Bryant flies out to center fielder Whit Merrifield. [1 out]
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STRIKEOUT — Anthony Rizzo strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
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STRIKEOUT — Javier Baez called out on strikes. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — Whit Merrifield strikes out swinging. [1 out]
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GROUNDOUT — Jorge Soler grounds out, third baseman Kris Bryant to first baseman Anthony Rizzo. [2 outs]
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FLYOUT — Ryan O'Hearn flies out to center fielder Nico Hoerner. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

CHC

6Runs1

10Hits5

1Errors2

.278Batting Avg.161

36At Bats31

2Extra-base Hits1

0Home Runs0

4Runs-Batted-In0

2Walks1

1Stolen Bases0

11Strikeouts7

5Left on Base4

12Total Bases6

Game Details

Wednesday, August 5, 2020 · 8:05 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

capacity: 37,903

weather: 78 degrees, clear