Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago Cubs

Aug 20, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

J. Lyleswin: Chicago Cubs logo

K. Hendrickssave: Chicago Cubs logo

A. Alzolay

Game Recap

CHICAGO -- The smile from Seiya Suzuki was hard to miss. The Cubs’ right fielder could be seen beaming as he rounded first on Sunday afternoon, not long after his solo shot in the fifth sailed over the Wrigley Field ivy in left. It was the look of someone who...

Scoring Summary

KCCHC

1
Michael Massey singles on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. [1 run]
10
1
Ian Happ triples (3) on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Nico Hoerner scores. [1 run]
11
1
Cody Bellinger out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Dairon Blanco. Ian Happ scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
12
5
Seiya Suzuki homers (12) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
13
8
Miguel Amaya homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
14
9
Maikel Garcia singles on a line drive to center fielder Mike Tauchman. Nelson Velazquez scores. Kyle Isbel to 3rd. [1 run]
24
9
Drew Waters grounds out, second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Cody Bellinger. Kyle Isbel scores. Maikel Garcia to 2nd. [1 run] [2 outs]
34

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1MJ MelendezLF	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	.234
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	1	4	1	0	0	0	2	.281
3Michael Massey2B	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	.228
4Salvador PerezC	0	4	0	0	1	0	2	.254
5Nelson VelazquezDH	0	3	1	0	1	0	2	.259
6Kyle IsbelCF	2	4	1	0	0	0	1	.242
7Matt Duffy3B	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	.258
Maikel GarciaPH	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	.286
8Matt Beaty1B	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	.263
Drew WatersPH	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	.232
9Dairon BlancoRF	0	4	0	0	0	0	3	.241
TOTAL	7	34	3	3	4	1	13	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Jordan LylesRHP	8.0	5	4	4	2	1	2	92	6.20



TOTAL	8.0	5	4	4	2	1	2	92	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Mike TauchmanCF	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.271
2Nico Hoerner2B	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	.283
3Ian HappLF	1	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	.241
4Cody Bellinger1B	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	.324
5Dansby SwansonSS	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.249
6Christopher MorelDH	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
7Jeimer Candelario3B	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	.272
8Seiya SuzukiRF	1	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.257
9Miguel AmayaC	1	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	.250


TOTAL	5	27	4	4	2	1	2	5	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Kyle HendricksRHP	6.1	5	1	1	3	1	90	3.83
Mark Leiter Jr.RHP	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	5	2.70
Julian MerryweatherRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	10	3.58
Adbert AlzolayRHP	1.0	2	2	2	0	0	22	2.75
TOTAL	9.0	7	3	3	4	1	127	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCCHC

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — MJ Melendez grounds out sharply, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Cody Bellinger. [1 out]
00
SINGLE — Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to left fielder Ian Happ.
00
STOLEN BASE 2B — Bobby Witt Jr. steals (37) 2nd base.
00
SINGLE — Michael Massey singles on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. [1 run]
10
FLYOUT — Salvador Perez flies out to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. [2 outs]
10
STOLEN BASE 2B — Michael Massey steals (6) 2nd base.
10
STRIKEOUT — Nelson Velazquez strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
LINEOUT — Mike Tauchman lines out to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. [1 out]
10
SINGLE — Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to left fielder MJ Melendez.
10
TRIPLE — Ian Happ triples (3) on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Nico Hoerner scores. [1 run]
11
SAC FLY — Cody Bellinger out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Dairon Blanco. Ian Happ scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
12
GROUNDOUT — Dansby Swanson grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Matt Beaty. [3 outs]
12

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Team Stats

CHC

3Runs4

7Hits5

0Errors0

.206Batting Avg.185

34At Bats27

1Extra-base Hits3

0Home Runs2

3Runs-Batted-In4

1Walks1

3Stolen Bases0

4Strikeouts2

6Left on Base1

8Total Bases13

Game Details

Sunday, August 20, 2023 · 2:20 PM

Wrigley Field · Chicago, IL

attendance: 36,949 (88.7%)

weather: 85 degrees, sunny