Kansas City Royals vs Chicago Cubs

MLB

Royals

40-86

3-4

Final

Cubs

64-59

Wrigley Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Cubs 4-3

The Chicago Cubs beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 on Sunday, August 20, 2023 at Wrigley Field. The Cubs win the series 2-1. Seiya Suzuki went 1-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Cubs. Michael Massey went 2-for-4 with 1 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Aug 20

Suzuki and Amaya hit solo homers and Cubs beat Royals 4-3

Seiya Suzuki and Miguel Amaya hit solo homers, helping Kyle Hendricks and the Chicago Cubs beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 on Sunday.

What it means

Season series: CHC win series 2-1.
Royals 17-46 on the road; Cubs 35-30 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

Jordan Lyles SP

Probable starter · 6-17, 6.28 ERA, 120 K, 1.24 WHIP

Lineup

1MJ MelendezLF
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Michael Massey2B
4Salvador PerezC
5Nelson VelazquezDH
6Kyle IsbelCF
7Matt Duffy3B
8Matt Beaty1B
9Dairon BlancoRF

Cubs2nd in NL Cent

Kyle Hendricks SP

Probable starter · 6-8, 3.74 ERA, 93 K, 1.20 WHIP

Lineup

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

The series

CHC win series 2-1

Last meeting: Cubs 6, Royals 4 (Aug 19)

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Game info

Venue: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois · Attendance 36,949
Officials: Chad Whitson (Home Plate Umpire), Roberto Ortiz (First Base Umpire), Rob Drake (Second Base Umpire), Bill Miller (Third Base Umpire)