Chicago Cubs vs Kansas City Royals

Latest headlines

ESPN · 4d ago

Cubs' Jed Hoyer makes 'pitching acquisition' top offseason priority

ESPN · 5d ago

Padres silence Cubs' bats again, finish off 2-game wild-card sweep

ESPN · 5d ago

Wrigley Field rooftop business can't sell tickets to Cubs games

Recap · 6d ago

Gavin Sheets' pinch-hit homer propels dominant Padres past Cubs 4-1 for 2-game Wild Card sweep

ESPN · Sep 30

Padres pummel Cubs behind Tatis' leadoff blast, King's gem in Game 1

Recap · Sep 30

Padres rout Cubs 8-0 in emphatic Wild Card opener with Tatis' leadoff homer, King's no-hit bid

ESPN · Sep 28

Cubs' Matthew Boyd to start Game 1 against Padres

Recap · Sep 27

Royals snap 3-game skid, beat AL Central champion Guardians 3-2 in regular-season finale

Injuries and inactives

Cubs2nd in NL Cent

• Ben Brown RP

  Neck, Fracture
  60-Day-IL
• Justin Steele SP

  Elbow, Surgery, left
  60-Day-IL
• Phil Maton RP

  Knee, Sprain, right
  60-Day-IL
• Riley Martin RP

  Elbow, Strain, left
  60-Day-IL
• Shelby Miller RP

  Elbow, Surgery, right
  60-Day-IL

Royals5th in AL Cent

• Steven Cruz RP

  Personal
  Out
• Mitch Spence RP

  Undisclosed
  Day-To-Day
• Connor Seabold RP

  Lat, Strain, right
  60-Day-IL
• Nick Loftin 3B

  Personal
  paternity
• Tony Gonsolin SP

  Illness
  15-Day-IL

Lineups

Cubs2nd in NL Cent

Lineup

1. 1Mike TauchmanCF
2. 2Seiya SuzukiRF
3. 3Michael Busch1B
4. 4Miguel AmayaC
5. 5Nick Madrigal3B
6. 6Jorge AlfaroDH
7. 7Miles Mastrobuoni2B
8. 8Luis VazquezSS
9. 9Owen CaissieLF

Royals5th in AL Cent

Lineup

1. 1MJ MelendezRF
2. 2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3. 3Michael Massey2B
4. 4Austin NolaC
5. 5Nick Pratto1B
6. 6Mike Brosseau3B
7. 7Kyle IsbelCF
8. 8Dairon BlancoLF
9. 9Carter JensenDH

Head to head

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

Surprise Stadium, Surprise, Arizona · Attendance 4,328

Officials

Alex Mackay (Home Plate Umpire), Mike Muchlinski (First Base Umpire), Nic Lentz (Second Base Umpire), Chris Marco (Third Base Umpire)