Chicago Cubs vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Cubs

50-56

9-4

Final

Royals

57-48

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Cubs 9-4

The Chicago Cubs beat the Kansas City Royals 9-4 on Saturday, July 27, 2024 at Kauffman Stadium. The Cubs win the series 2-1. The Cubs outscored the Royals 4-0 in the 7th inning. Patrick Wisdom went 1-for-1 with a home run and 4 RBI for the Cubs. Hunter Renfroe went 3-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Jul 27

Patrick Wisdom hits grand slam as a pinch hitter in the 7th, the Cubs beat the Royals 9-4

Patrick Wisdom hit a grand slam as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning, Seiya Suzuki also homered and the Chicago Cubs beat the Kansas City Royals 9-4 on Saturday night.

What it means

Season series: CHC win series 2-1.
Cubs 23-31 on the road; Royals 36-21 at home.

Latest headlines

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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

Shota Imanaga SP

Probable starter · 15-3, 2.91 ERA, 174 K, 1.02 WHIP

Lineup

1Nico Hoerner2B
2Michael Busch1B
3Seiya SuzukiRF
4Ian HappLF
5Christopher Morel3B
6Mike TauchmanCF
7Dansby SwansonSS
8Miguel AmayaC
9Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF

Royals5th in AL Cent

Seth Lugo SP

Probable starter · 16-9, 3.00 ERA, 181 K, 1.09 WHIP

Lineup

1Maikel Garcia3B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Vinnie PasquantinoDH
4Salvador Perez1B
5Freddy FerminC
6Hunter RenfroeRF
7Garrett HampsonCF
8Nick LoftinLF
9Dairon BlancoLF

The series

CHC win series 2-1

Last meeting: Royals 6, Cubs 0 (Jul 26)

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 31,784
Officials: Adrian Johnson (Home Plate Umpire), Quinn Wolcott (First Base Umpire), Ramon De Jesus (Second Base Umpire), Junior Valentine (Third Base Umpire)