Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago Cubs - Aug 20, 2021

53-68

CHC

54-70

FINAL

Wrigley Field

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

WIN

Brad Keller

6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 8 K, 1 BB

LOSS

Zach Davies

6.0 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 5 K, 1 BB

Box Score

KC BATTING
PLAYER	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
1W. Merrifield2B	1-5	1	0	0	.272
2N. LopezSS	0-4	0	0	0	.274
3S. PerezC	2-3	2	2	2	.276
↳ J. DysonRF	1-1	0	0	1	.220
4C. Santana1B	0-3	0	0	0	.224
5A. BenintendiLF	2-4	1	1	1	.256
6M. A. TaylorCF	0-4	0	0	0	.238
7R. O'HearnRF	0-2	0	0	0	.235
↳ C. GallagherC	1-1	1	1	1	.195
8E. Rivera3B	1-4	1	1	1	.260
9B. KellerP	0-2	0	0	0	.000
↳ H. DozierPH	0-1	0	0	0	.207
↳ R. LoveladyP	0-0	0	0	0	.000
↳ J. BrentzP	0-0	0	0	0	.000
↳ S. BarlowP	0-0	0	0	0	.000

KC PITCHING
PLAYER	IP	H	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
B. Keller(W, 8-12)	6.0	4	1	1	8	97-60	5.43
R. Lovelady(H, 1)	1.0	1	0	0	2	15-11	4.00
J. Brentz(H, 13)	1.0	0	0	0	1	13-7	3.15
S. Barlow	1.0	0	0	0	2	8-8	2.59

FULL BOX SCORE

Team Totals

KC		CHC
8	HITS	5
5	HOME RUNS	1
24	TOTAL BASES	8
3	WALKS	1
7	STRIKEOUTS	13
9	RUNNERS LOB	10

Win Probability

KC 100.0%

KCEVENCHC

10050100

BOT 9 · KC 6-2 CHC · KC 100.0%Michael Hermosillo strikes out swinging.

Scoring Summary

BOT 2Patrick Wisdom solo 420' no-doubter on a fly ball to left field.0-1
BOT 3Royals challenged (timing play), call on the field was overturned: Ian Happ 1-run single on a line drive to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn. Zach Davies scores. Ian Happ out at 1st on the throw, right fielder Ryan O'Hearn to first baseman Carlos Santana. Rafael Ortega to 3rd.0-2
TOP 4Salvador Perez solo 397' homer on a fly ball to center field.1-2
TOP 5Emmanuel Rivera solo 370' homer on a fly ball to left center field.2-2
TOP 6Salvador Perez solo 407' no-doubter on a fly ball to left field.3-2
TOP 6Andrew Benintendi solo 397' no-doubter on a fly ball to right center field.4-2
TOP 8Jarrod Dyson 1-run single on a bunt ground ball to first baseman Frank Schwindel. Whit Merrifield scores.5-2
TOP 9

Season Series

KC LEADS 3-0

AL Central Standings

AMERICAN LEAGUE

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	93	69	.574