Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago Cubs

Aug 18, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

J. Taillon(7-8)win: Kansas City Royals logo

C. Ragans(4-4)save: Kansas City Royals logo

C. Hernandez(2)

Game Recap

Kansas City Royals vs Chicago Cubs game highlights

CHICAGO -- With his pitch count nearing 100, Royals starter Cole Ragans knew the sixth inning would be his last on Friday against the Cubs. And with Kansas City holding a one-run lead, Ragans made sure it stayed that way. “I emptied the tank right there and gave it everything...

Scoring Summary

KCCHC

3Kyle Isbel singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Cody Bellinger. Drew Waters scores. [1 run] 10
4Salvador Perez out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Ian Happ. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 20
4Jeimer Candelario singles on a line drive to left fielder Nelson Velazquez. Yan Gomes scores. Seiya Suzuki to 2nd. [1 run] 21
4Christopher Morel grounds into a force out, fielded by third baseman Matt Duffy. Seiya Suzuki scores. Jeimer Candelario out at 3rd. Patrick Wisdom to 3rd. Christopher Morel to 1st. Throwing error by third baseman Matt Duffy. [1 run] [2 outs] 22
4Nico Hoerner singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Patrick Wisdom scores. Christopher Morel to 3rd. [1 run] 23
6Bobby Witt Jr. homers (24) on a fly ball to center field. Matt Duffy scores. [2 runs] 43

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Maikel Garcia3B	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.284
Matt Duffy3B	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.269
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	2	4	2	2	1	0	1	1	.278
3Michael Massey2B	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.225
4Salvador Perez1B	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.254
5MJ MelendezDH	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.235
6Freddy FerminC	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.299
7Drew WatersRF	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	2	.237
8Nelson VelazquezLF	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	.273
Dairon BlancoLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
9Kyle IsbelCF	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	.234
TOTAL	7	32	4	4	4	1	1	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Cole RagansLHP	6.0	8	3	3	9	2	106	4.08
Dylan ColemanRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	19	7.85
Taylor ClarkeRHP	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	15	5.79
Austin CoxLHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	8	3.73
Carlos HernandezRHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	1	26	4.40
TOTAL	9.0	10	3	3	13	5	174	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Christopher MorelDH	0	4	0	1	1	1	0	2	.256
2Nico Hoerner2B	3	4	0	1	1	1	0	0	.284
3Ian HappLF	1	4	0	0	3	1	0	3	.240
4Cody BellingerCF	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	5	.323
5Dansby SwansonSS	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.251
6Yan GomesC	2	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.269
7Seiya SuzukiRF	2	4	1	0	1	0	0	1	.255
8Jeimer Candelario3B-1B	1	2	0	1	1	2	0	1	.274
9Patrick Wisdom1B	1	3	1	0	2	0	0	2	.199
Nick MadrigalPH-3B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.269

TOTAL	10	35	3	3	13	5	0	18	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Jameson TaillonRHP	6.0	6	4	2	3	0	1	91	5.56
Michael FulmerRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	14	3.98
Jose CuasRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	3.91
Drew SmylyLHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	4.92

TOTAL	9.0	7	4	2	4	1	1	132	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCCHC

TOP 1
LINEOUT — Maikel Garcia lines out to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. [1 out]
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STRIKEOUT — Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
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STRIKEOUT — Michael Massey strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
WALK — Christopher Morel walks.
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SINGLE — Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to right fielder Drew Waters. Christopher Morel to 2nd.
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STRIKEOUT — Ian Happ strikes out swinging. [1 out]
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FORCEOUT — Cody Bellinger grounds into a force out, second baseman Michael Massey to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Christopher Morel to 3rd. Nico Hoerner out at 2nd. Cody Bellinger to 1st. [2 outs]
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FLYOUT — Dansby Swanson flies out to right fielder Drew Waters. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

CHC

4Runs3

7Hits10

1Errors2

.219Batting Avg.286

32At Bats35

2Extra-base Hits1

1Home Runs0

4Runs-Batted-In3

1Walks5

1Stolen Bases0

4Strikeouts13

3Left on Base10

11Total Bases11

Game Details

Friday, August 18, 2023 · 2:20 PM

Wrigley Field · Chicago, IL

attendance: 37,936 (91.1%)

weather: 73 degrees, sunny

tv: MLBN