Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago Cubs - Aug 22, 2021

55-68

CHC

54-72

FINAL

Wrigley Field

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	0	1	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	9	17	0
CHC	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0

WIN

Carlos Hernández

7.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 8 K, 3 BB

LOSS

Alec Mills

4.0 IP, 12 H, 7 ER, 5 K, 0 BB

Box Score

KC BATTING
PLAYER	H-AB	R	RBI	AVG
1W. Merrifield2B	2-4	2	1	.277
2N. LopezSS	2-3	2	1	.282
3S. PerezC	0-5	0	0	.272
↳ C. GallagherC	0-0	0	0	.186
4A. BenintendiLF	3-4	2	3	.264
5C. Santana1B	4-5	1	1	.229
↳ J. PayampsP	0-0	0	0	.000
↳ W. DavisP	0-0	0	0	.000
6H. DozierRF	2-5	0	2	.210
7M. A. TaylorCF	2-4	1	1	.242
8E. Rivera3B	2-4	1	0	.263
9C. HernándezP	0-4	0	0	.000
↳ R. O'Hearn1B	0-1	0	0	.228

KC PITCHING
PLAYER	IP	H	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
C. Hernández(W, 4-1)	7.0	4	1	3	8	107-63	3.97
J. Payamps	1.0	0	0	0	0	12-8	2.53
W. Davis	1.0	1	0	0	0	12-9	6.63

FULL BOX SCORE

Team Totals

KC		CHC
17	HITS	5
0	HOME RUNS	0
20	TOTAL BASES	6
3	WALKS	3
12	STRIKEOUTS	8
27	RUNNERS LOB	17

Win Probability

KC 100.0%

KCEVENCHC

10050100

BOT 9 · KC 9-1 CHC · KC 100.0%Austin Romine flies out to center fielder Michael A. Taylor.

Scoring Summary

TOP 2Hunter Dozier 1-run single on a line drive to center fielder Rafael Ortega. Andrew Benintendi scores. Carlos Santana to 3rd. Hunter Dozier to 2nd.1-0
TOP 3Andrew Benintendi 2-run double on a sharp line drive to center fielder Rafael Ortega. Whit Merrifield scores. Nicky Lopez scores.3-0
TOP 4Whit Merrifield 1-run sac fly to left fielder Ian Happ. Michael A. Taylor scores.4-0
TOP 4Nicky Lopez 1-run single on a line drive to right fielder Jason Heyward. Emmanuel Rivera scores.5-0
BOT 4Matt Duffy 1-run single on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Hunter Dozier. Ian Happ scores.5-1
TOP 5Hunter Dozier 1-run double on a line drive to center fielder Rafael Ortega. Andrew Benintendi scores. Carlos Santana to 3rd.6-1
TOP 5Michael A. Taylor 1-run sac fly to left fielder Ian Happ. Carlos Santana scores.7-1

Season Series

KC LEADS 3-0

AL Central Standings

AMERICAN LEAGUE

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	93	69	.574