Chicago Cubs vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Cubs

49-56

0-6

Final

Royals

57-47

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
CHC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
KC	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	X	6

Who won: Royals 6-0

The Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago Cubs 6-0 on Friday, July 26, 2024 at Kauffman Stadium. The Cubs win the series 2-1. The Royals outscored the Cubs 6-0 in the 5th inning. Salvador Perez went 1-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Royals. Seiya Suzuki went 2-for-3 for the Cubs.

Recap · Jul 26

Salvador Perez's 3-run homer highlights 6-run 5th inning, leads Royals to 6-0 win over Cubs

Salvador Perez hit a three-run homer that highlighted a six-run fifth inning and Kansas City beat the Chicago Cubs 6-0 Friday night in front of the Royals' second-largest crowd of the season.

What it means

Season series: CHC win series 2-1.
Cubs 22-31 on the road; Royals 36-20 at home.

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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

Probable starters

Cubs2nd in NL Cent

Kyle Hendricks SP

Probable starter · 4-12, 5.92 ERA, 87 K, 1.45 WHIP

Lineup

1Nico Hoerner2B
2Michael Busch1B
3Seiya SuzukiRF
4Ian HappLF
5Mike TauchmanDH
6Dansby SwansonSS
7Miles Mastrobuoni3B
8Miguel AmayaC
9Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF

Royals5th in AL Cent

Brady Singer SP

Probable starter · 9-13, 3.71 ERA, 170 K, 1.27 WHIP

Lineup

1Adam FrazierDH
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B
4Salvador PerezC
5Michael Massey2B
6Hunter RenfroeRF
7Nick Loftin3B
8Garrett HampsonLF
9Kyle IsbelCF

The series

CHC win series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 36,351
Officials: Junior Valentine (Home Plate Umpire), Adrian Johnson (First Base Umpire), Quinn Wolcott (Second Base Umpire), Ramon De Jesus (Third Base Umpire)