Chicago Cubs vs. Kansas City Royals

Aug 9, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
CHC	1	0	2	1	0	3	3	0	0	10	18	0	11
KC	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0	5

loss:

R. Dobnak(2-1)win: Chicago Cubs logo

M. Boyd(8-1)

Game Recap

Chicago Cubs vs Kansas City Royals game highlights

KANSAS CITY -- Cubs manager Craig Counsell has acknowledged that plenty of his players have been feeling the compounding effect of playing 17 games in a row with no off-days at this point in the season. That has added another layer to just how well the North Siders have been...

Scoring Summary

CHCKC

1Michael Conforto out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Starling Marte. Michael Busch scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 10
3Michael Conforto singles on a fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Michael Busch scores. Ian Happ to 2nd. [1 run] 20
3Nico Hoerner singles on a fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Ian Happ scores. Michael Conforto to 2nd. [1 run] 30
4Alex Bregman singles on a ground ball to left fielder Starling Marte. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Michael Busch to 2nd. [1 run] 40
4Starling Marte homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. Salvador Perez scores. [2 runs] 42
6Alex Bregman singles on a fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. [1 run] 52
6Ian Happ homers (20) on a fly ball to right field. Alex Bregman scores. [2 runs] 72
7Miguel Amaya homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. Nico Hoerner scores. Dansby Swanson scores. [3 runs] 102

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Pete Crow-ArmstrongDH	1	5	2	0	2	1	0	2	.286
2Michael Busch1B	3	5	2	0	0	0	0	2	.248
James TriantosPH-2B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200
3Alex Bregman3B	3	6	1	2	1	0	0	3	.249
4Ian HappLF	3	5	2	2	1	0	1	2	.216
5Michael ConfortoRF	2	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	.237
6Nico Hoerner2B	2	3	1	1	0	1	0	2	.260
Pedro RamirezPH-2B-1B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.295
7Dansby SwansonSS	1	4	1	0	1	1	0	3	.214
8Miguel AmayaC	2	5	1	3	2	0	1	3	.242
9Tyrone TaylorCF	1	5	0	0	1	0	0	1	.241
TOTAL	18	44	10	10	9	3	2	20	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Matthew BoydLHP	7.0	5	2	2	3	3	1	98	3.50
Ryan ZeferjahnRHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	24	3.64
Javier AssadRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3.54

TOTAL	9.0	6	2	2	5	3	1	127	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Nick Loftin3B	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.243
2Bobby Witt Jr.DH	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	.284
3Jac CaglianoneRF-1B	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.264
4Salvador Perez1B	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.216
John RaveRF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262
5Starling MarteLF	1	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	.250
6Michael Massey2B	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262
7Tyler TolbertSS	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.314
8Luke MaileC	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	.278
9Kyle IsbelCF	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	.233

TOTAL	6	31	2	2	5	3	1	9	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Randy DobnakRHP	5.0	10	4	4	4	1	0	94	2.00
Easton McGeeRHP	2.0	5	6	6	3	2	2	41	8.59
Lucas ErcegRHP	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	0	17	6.07
Josh RojasRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	0.00
TOTAL	9.0	18	10	10	9	3	2	165	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningCHCKC

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Pete Crow-Armstrong strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
DOUBLE — Michael Busch doubles (20) on a fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
00
SINGLE — Alex Bregman singles on a ground ball to shortstop Tyler Tolbert, deflected by third baseman Nick Loftin.
00
SINGLE — Ian Happ singles on a ground ball to shortstop Tyler Tolbert. Michael Busch to 3rd. Alex Bregman to 2nd.
00
SAC FLY — Michael Conforto out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Starling Marte. Michael Busch scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
10
FORCEOUT — Nico Hoerner grounds into a force out, shortstop Tyler Tolbert to second baseman Michael Massey. Ian Happ out at 2nd. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — Nick Loftin called out on strikes. [1 out]
10
POP OUT — Bobby Witt Jr. pops out to second baseman Nico Hoerner. [2 outs]
10
STRIKEOUT — Jac Caglianone strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
10

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Team Stats

CHC

10Runs2

18Hits6

0Errors0

.409Batting Avg.194

44At Bats31

5Extra-base Hits2

2Home Runs1

10Runs-Batted-In2

3Walks3

1Stolen Bases0

9Strikeouts5

11Left on Base5

27Total Bases11

Game Details

Sunday, August 9, 2026 · 2:10 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 24,225 (63.9%)

weather: 90 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: CHC -158

over/under: 10.5