Kansas City Royals vs Chicago Cubs

MLB

Royals

40-85

4-6

Final

Cubs

63-59

Wrigley Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Cubs 6-4

The Chicago Cubs beat the Kansas City Royals 6-4 on Saturday, August 19, 2023 at Wrigley Field. The Cubs win the series 2-1. The Cubs outscored the Royals 2-0 in the 1st inning. Cody Bellinger went 2-for-3 with 2 home runs and 4 RBI for the Cubs. Bobby Witt Jr. went 3-for-5 with 1 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Aug 19

Cody Bellinger and Justin Steele help Chicago Cubs top Kansas City Royals 6-4

Cody Bellinger homered twice and Justin Steele pitched six effective innings, helping the Chicago Cubs beat the Kansas City Royals 6-4 on Saturday.

What it means

Season series: CHC win series 2-1.
Royals 17-45 on the road; Cubs 34-30 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

Brady Singer SP

Probable starter · 8-11, 5.52 ERA, 133 K, 1.45 WHIP

Lineup

1MJ MelendezDH
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Michael Massey2B
4Salvador Perez1B
5Freddy FerminC
6Matt Duffy3B
7Samad TaylorLF
8Drew WatersRF
9Dairon BlancoLF

Cubs2nd in NL Cent

Justin Steele SP

Probable starter · 16-5, 3.06 ERA, 176 K, 1.17 WHIP

Lineup

1Mike TauchmanCF
2Nico Hoerner2B
3Ian HappLF
4Cody Bellinger1B
5Dansby SwansonSS
6Christopher MorelDH
7Jeimer Candelario3B
8Seiya SuzukiRF
9Yan GomesC

The series

CHC win series 2-1

Last meeting: Royals 4, Cubs 3 (Aug 18)

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Game info

Venue: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois · Attendance 39,525
Officials: Bill Miller (Home Plate Umpire), Chad Whitson (First Base Umpire), Roberto Ortiz (Second Base Umpire), Rob Drake (Third Base Umpire)