Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago Cubs

Aug 19, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

B. Singer(8-9)win: Chicago Cubs logo

J. Steele(14-3)save: Chicago Cubs logo

A. Alzolay(17)

Game Recap

Kansas City Royals vs Chicago Cubs game highlights

CHICAGO -- Fighter jets soared around Chicago’s lakefront on Saturday afternoon for the air and water show, eliciting cheers from the Wrigley Field crowd each time the noise reached the old ballpark. Cubs star Cody Bellinger decided to get in on the act. Bellinger sent a pair of home runs...

Scoring Summary

KCCHC

1Cody Bellinger homers (19) on a fly ball to left center field. Nico Hoerner scores. [2 runs] 02
2Matt Duffy grounds out, second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Cody Bellinger. Salvador Perez scores. Freddy Fermin to 3rd. [1 run] [1 out] 12
2Seiya Suzuki out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Drew Waters. Jeimer Candelario scores. [1 run] [1 out] 13
3Cody Bellinger homers (20) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run] 14
4Ian Happ singles on a line drive to right fielder Dairon Blanco. Seiya Suzuki scores. Yan Gomes to 3rd. Nico Hoerner to 2nd. [1 run] 15
4Cody Bellinger out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Samad Taylor. Yan Gomes scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 16
6Freddy Fermin grounds out, third baseman Jeimer Candelario to first baseman Cody Bellinger. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Salvador Perez to 2nd. [1 run] [2 outs] 26
7Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Drew Waters scores. Dairon Blanco to 3rd. [1 run] 36
8Kyle Isbel doubles (18) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Salvador Perez scores. [1 run] 46

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1MJ MelendezDH	1	5	0	0	3	0	3	.234
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	3	5	1	1	1	0	1	.281
3Michael Massey2B	1	5	0	0	1	0	5	.225
4Salvador Perez1B	2	3	2	0	1	0	1	.256
5Freddy FerminC	1	4	0	1	1	0	3	.298
6Matt Duffy3B	0	4	0	1	2	0	4	.263
7Samad TaylorLF	0	3	0	0	2	0	1	.173
Kyle IsbelPH-CF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	.238
8Drew WatersCF-RF	0	3	1	0	1	1	2	.233
9Dairon BlancoRF-LF	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	.253
TOTAL	10	36	4	4	12	2	20	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Brady SingerRHP	3.2	9	6	4	3	2	2	91	5.04
Tucker DavidsonLHP	1.1	0	0	0	2	0	0	12	6.39
Taylor HearnLHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	10	11.57
John McMillonRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	13	4.50
Jackson KowarRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	5.14
TOTAL	8.0	9	6	4	8	2	2	136	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Mike TauchmanCF	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.272
2Nico Hoerner2B	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	2	.283
3Ian HappLF	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	.240
4Cody Bellinger1B	2	3	2	4	0	0	2	0	.326
5Dansby SwansonSS	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	.251
6Christopher MorelDH	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	4	.253
7Jeimer Candelario3B	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.274
8Seiya SuzukiRF	1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	.256
9Yan GomesC	1	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	.270

TOTAL	9	32	6	6	8	2	2	11	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Justin SteeleLHP	6.0	6	2	2	7	0	99	2.80
Julian MerryweatherRHP	1.0	1	1	1	3	2	25	3.64
Michael FulmerRHP	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	12	4.09
Mark Leiter Jr.RHP	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	8	2.73
Adbert AlzolayRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	18	2.47
TOTAL	9.0	10	4	4	12	2	162	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCCHC

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — MJ Melendez strikes out on a foul tip. [1 out]
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SINGLE — Royals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to third baseman Jeimer Candelario.
00
GROUNDED INTO DP — Michael Massey grounds into a double play, second baseman Nico Hoerner to shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Cody Bellinger. Bobby Witt Jr. out at 2nd. Michael Massey out at 1st. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Mike Tauchman grounds out, first baseman Salvador Perez to pitcher Brady Singer. [1 out]
00
FIELD ERROR — Nico Hoerner reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.
00
STOLEN BASE 2B — Cubs challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Nico Hoerner steals (31) 2nd base.
00
FLYOUT — Ian Happ flies out to center fielder Drew Waters. [2 outs]
00
HOME RUN — Cody Bellinger homers (19) on a fly ball to left center field. Nico Hoerner scores. [2 runs]
02
SINGLE — Dansby Swanson singles on a ground ball to center fielder Drew Waters.
02
STRIKEOUT — Christopher Morel strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
02

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Team Stats

CHC

4Runs6

10Hits9

1Errors0

.278Batting Avg.281

36At Bats32

3Extra-base Hits3

0Home Runs2

4Runs-Batted-In6

2Walks2

2Stolen Bases3

12Strikeouts8

8Left on Base6

13Total Bases17

Game Details

Saturday, August 19, 2023 · 2:20 PM

Wrigley Field · Chicago, IL

attendance: 39,525 (94.9%)

weather: 80 degrees, partly cloudy