Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago Cubs

Aug 21, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

K. Thompsonwin: Kansas City Royals logo

K. Bubicsave: Kansas City Royals logo

S. Barlow

Game Recap

CHICAGO -- Kris Bubic had almost a week to put his last start behind him. After getting tagged for seven runs in 1 1/3 innings against the Cardinals Sunday, Bubic bounced back to beat the Cubs, 4-2, at Wrigley Field Saturday afternoon. Bubic threw a no-hitter through six innings. He...

Scoring Summary

KCCHC

1
Wild pitch by pitcher Keegan Thompson. Whit Merrifield scores. Nicky Lopez to 3rd. [1 run]
10
2
Nicky Lopez singles on a line drive to center fielder Rafael Ortega. Emmanuel Rivera scores. Whit Merrifield to 3rd. [1 run]
20
5
Royals challenged (home-plate collision), call on the field was overturned: Michael A. Taylor doubles (11) on a line drive to left fielder Michael Hermosillo. Andrew Benintendi scores. [1 run]
30
7
Nicky Lopez steals (16) 2nd base. Whit Merrifield steals (37) home. [1 run]
40
7
Patrick Wisdom homers (20) on a fly ball to left field. Frank Schwindel scores. [2 runs]
42

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Whit Merrifield2B	3	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	.276
2Nicky LopezSS	3	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	.279
3Carlos Santana1B	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	5	.222
4Andrew BenintendiLF	2	4	1	0	2	0	0	2	.259
5Michael A. TaylorCF	1	3	0	1	1	1	0	2	.239
6Ryan O'HearnRF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	4	.230
Jarrod DysonRF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220
7Emmanuel Rivera3B	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	1	.245
8Cam GallagherC	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.186
9Kris BubicP	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.000
Domingo TapiaP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Josh StaumontP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Salvador PerezPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275
Scott BarlowP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000


TOTAL	9	36	4	2	8	2	0	16	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Kris BubicLHP	6.1	1	2	2	9	2	1	92	4.94
Domingo TapiaRHP	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	2.45
Josh StaumontRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	3.28
Scott BarlowRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	2.55


TOTAL	9.0	1	2	2	11	2	1	117	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Rafael OrtegaCF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.314
2Frank Schwindel1B	0	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	.306
3Patrick Wisdom3B	1	4	1	2	1	0	1	1	.253
4Matt DuffySS	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.262
5David Bote2B	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.199
6Jason HeywardRF	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.196
7Robinson ChirinosC	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.263
8Michael HermosilloLF	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	.111
9Keegan ThompsonP	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.200
Adam MorganP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Trevor MegillP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Sergio AlcantaraPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192
Michael RuckerP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Codi HeuerP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Ian HappPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.187
Manuel RodriguezP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TOTAL	1	28	2	2	11	2	1	2	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Keegan ThompsonRHP	4.0	5	2	2	1	2	73	2.42
Adam MorganLHP	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	19	3.18
Trevor MegillRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	14	10.22
Michael RuckerRHP	1.0	2	1	1	3	0	12	9.24
Codi HeuerRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	6	4.35
Manuel RodriguezRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	12	3.00
TOTAL	9.0	9	4	4	8	2	136	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCCHC

TOP 1
SINGLE — Whit Merrifield singles on a line drive to right fielder Jason Heyward.
00
DOUBLE — Nicky Lopez doubles (13) on a ground ball to right fielder Jason Heyward. Whit Merrifield to 3rd.
00
WILD PITCH — Wild pitch by pitcher Keegan Thompson. Whit Merrifield scores. Nicky Lopez to 3rd. [1 run]
10
GROUNDOUT — Carlos Santana grounds out to first baseman Frank Schwindel. [1 out]
10
STRIKEOUT — Andrew Benintendi strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
10
WALK — Michael A. Taylor walks.
10
STOLEN BASE 2B — Michael A. Taylor steals (11) 2nd base.
10
FLYOUT — Ryan O'Hearn flies out to left fielder Michael Hermosillo. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — Rafael Ortega strikes out swinging. [1 out]
10
WALK — Frank Schwindel walks.
10
FLYOUT — Patrick Wisdom flies out to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. [2 outs]
10
FORCEOUT — Matt Duffy grounds into a force out, shortstop Nicky Lopez to second baseman Whit Merrifield. Frank Schwindel out at 2nd. [3 outs]
10

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Team Stats

CHC

4Runs2

9Hits1

0Errors0

.250Batting Avg.036

36At Bats28

3Extra-base Hits1

0Home Runs1

2Runs-Batted-In2

2Walks2

4Stolen Bases0

8Strikeouts11

7Left on Base1

12Total Bases4

Game Details

Saturday, August 21, 2021 · 2:20 PM

Wrigley Field · Chicago, IL

attendance: 34,005 (81.6%)

weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy