Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago Cubs - Aug 18, 2023

40-84

CHC

62-59

FINAL

Wrigley Field

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

WIN

Cole Ragans

6.0 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 9 K, 2 BB

LOSS

Jameson Taillon

6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 3 K, 0 BB

SAVE

Carlos Hernández

1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 1 BB

Box Score

KC BATTING
PLAYER	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
1M. Garcia3B	0-2	0	0	0	.284
↳ M. Duffy3B	1-2	1	0	0	.269
2B. Witt Jr.SS	2-4	2	1	2	.278
3M. Massey2B	0-4	0	0	0	.225
4S. Perez1B	0-3	0	0	1	.254
5M. MelendezDH	1-4	0	0	0	.235
6F. FerminC	1-3	0	0	0	.299
7D. WatersRF	1-4	1	0	0	.237
8N. VelázquezLF	0-3	0	0	0	.273
↳ D. BlancoLF	0-0	0	0	0	.250
9K. IsbelCF	1-3	0	0	1	.234

KC PITCHING
PLAYER	IP	H	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
C. Ragans(W, 4-4)	6.0	8	3	2	9	106-72	4.08
D. Coleman(H, 5)	1.0	0	0	1	1	19-9	7.85
T. Clarke(H, 11)	0.2	1	0	0	1	15-9	5.79
A. Cox(H, 3)	0.1	0	0	1	0	8-4	3.73
C. Hernández(S, 2)	1.0	1	0	1	2	26-18	4.40

FULL BOX SCORE

Team Totals

KC		CHC
7	HITS	10
1	HOME RUNS	0
11	TOTAL BASES	11
1	WALKS	5
4	STRIKEOUTS	13
12	RUNNERS LOB	18

Win Probability

KC 100.0%

KCEVENCHC

10050100

BOT 9 · KC 4-3 CHC · KC 100.0%Cody Bellinger strikes out swinging.

Scoring Summary

TOP 3Kyle Isbel 1-run single on a sharp line drive to center fielder Cody Bellinger. Drew Waters scores.1-0
TOP 4Salvador Perez 1-run sac fly to left fielder Ian Happ. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.2-0
BOT 4Jeimer Candelario 1-run single on a line drive to left fielder Nelson Velazquez. Yan Gomes scores. Seiya Suzuki to 2nd.2-1
BOT 4Christopher Morel 1-run force-out grounder, 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.2-2
BOT 4Nico Hoerner 1-run single on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Patrick Wisdom scores. Christopher Morel to 3rd.2-3
TOP 6Bobby Witt Jr. 2-run 394' homer on a fly ball to center field. Matt Duffy scores.4-3

Season Series

CHC LEADS 2-1

AL Central Standings

AMERICAN LEAGUE

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	87	75	.537