Kansas City Royals vs Chicago Cubs

MLB

Royals

40-84

4-3

Final

Cubs

62-59

Wrigley Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Royals 4-3

The Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 on Friday, August 18, 2023 at Wrigley Field. The Cubs win the series 2-1. The Royals outscored the Cubs 2-0 in the 6th inning. Bobby Witt Jr. went 2-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Royals. Nico Hoerner went 3-for-4 with 1 RBI for the Cubs.

Recap · Aug 18

Bobby Witt Jr. hits go-ahead homer and Royals end skid with 4-3 win vs Cubs

Bobby Witt Jr. hit a go-ahead home run and Cole Ragans pitched six effective innings to help the Kansas City Royals end a three-game skid with a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday.

What it means

Season series: CHC win series 2-1.
Royals 17-44 on the road; Cubs 33-30 at home.

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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

Probable starters

Royals5th in AL Cent

Cole Ragans SP

Probable starter · 7-5, 3.47 ERA, 113 K, 1.16 WHIP

Lineup

1Maikel Garcia3B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Michael Massey2B
4Salvador Perez1B
5MJ MelendezDH
6Freddy FerminC
7Drew WatersRF
8Nelson VelazquezLF
9Kyle IsbelCF

Cubs2nd in NL Cent

Jameson Taillon SP

Probable starter · 8-10, 4.84 ERA, 140 K, 1.28 WHIP

Lineup

1Christopher MorelDH
2Nico Hoerner2B
3Ian HappLF
4Cody BellingerCF
5Dansby SwansonSS
6Yan GomesC
7Seiya SuzukiRF
8Jeimer Candelario1B
9Patrick Wisdom1B

The series

CHC win series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois · Attendance 37,936
Officials: Rob Drake (Home Plate Umpire), Bill Miller (First Base Umpire), Chad Whitson (Second Base Umpire), Roberto Ortiz (Third Base Umpire)