Kansas City Royals vs Chicago Cubs

MLB

Royals

13-9

6-7

Final

Cubs

13-8-2

Sloan Park

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

Who won: Cubs 7-6

The Chicago Cubs beat the Kansas City Royals 7-6 on Saturday, March 16, 2024 at Sloan Park. The Royals win the series 2-1. The Cubs outscored the Royals 3-0 in the 1st inning. Seiya Suzuki went 3-for-3 with 2 home runs and 3 RBI for the Cubs. MJ Melendez went 2-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Royals.

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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

1MJ MelendezDH
2Austin NolaC
3Michael Massey2B
4Mike Brosseau3B
5Nick Pratto1B
6Devin MannLF
7John RaveRF
8Tyler TolbertCF
9Cam DevanneySS

Cubs2nd in NL Cent

Lineup

1Nico HoernerSS
2Seiya SuzukiRF
3Cody BellingerCF
4Yan GomesC
5Michael Busch1B
6Miles Mastrobuoni3B
7David Bote2B
8Matt MervisDH
9Owen CaissieLF

Head to head

KC wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Royals 4, Cubs 0 (Mar 5)

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Game info

Venue: Sloan Park, Mesa, Arizona · Attendance 12,493
Officials: Alfonso Marquez (Home Plate Umpire), Steven Jaschinski (First Base Umpire), Nate Tomlinson (Second Base Umpire), Rob Drake (Third Base Umpire)