Kansas City Royals vs Chicago Cubs

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Injuries and inactives

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

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

Lineups

Royals5th in AL Cent

Lineup

1. 1Maikel GarciaSS
2. 2Samad Taylor2B
3. 3Nick Pratto1B
4. 4Tyler GentryRF
5. 5Gavin CrossCF
6. 6Nick Loftin3B
7. 7Tucker BradleyLF
8. 8Freddy FerminC
9. 9Carter JensenDH

Cubs2nd in NL Cent

Lineup

1. 1Nico Hoerner2B
2. 2Dansby SwansonSS
3. 3Ian HappLF
4. 4Patrick Wisdom3B
5. 5Trey ManciniDH
6. 6Cody BellingerCF
7. 7Eric Hosmer1B
8. 8Christopher MorelRF
9. 9Tucker BarnhartC

Head to head

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

Sloan Park, Mesa, Arizona · Attendance 15,261

Officials

Adrian Johnson (Home Plate Umpire), Scott Barry (First Base Umpire), Edwin Jimenez (Second Base Umpire), Lew Williams (Third Base Umpire)