Kansas City Royals vs Chicago Cubs
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 KC | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
 CHC | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
Who won: Cubs 9-8
The Chicago Cubs beat the Kansas City Royals 9-8 on Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at Sloan Park. The Cubs win the series 2-0. The Cubs outscored the Royals 5-0 in the 2nd inning. Pedro Ramirez went 1-for-3 with a home run and 4 RBI for the Cubs. Brett Squires went 1-for-3 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Royals.
Scoring
Thomas tripled to right, Thomas scored on throwing error by second baseman Hoerner.
Ramirez homered to right center (387 feet), Kelly scored, Carlson scored and Shaw scored.
Hoerner homered to left center (395 feet).
Squires homered to right center (447 feet), Wilson scored.
Díaz homered to left.
Tresh homered to left center.
Wilson homered to left center (383 feet).
Bateman reached on infield single to second, Delgado scored.
Kingery singled to left, Bateman scored.
Kemp grounded into fielder's choice to third, Pelzer scored, Ricardo out at second.
Mitchell homered to right (453 feet).
Kingery reached on infield single to second, Dean scored.
Halbach doubled to right, Kingery scored.
Scores shown as KC-CHC.
More from this season series: CHC win series 2-0
Rays6-12-13
Braves12-4-25Final
Pirates12-62
Orioles8-9-27Final
Tigers4-9-41
Twins6-11-12Final
Cardinals9-8-11
Nationals10-4-33Final
Astros7-8-34
Marlins6-10-11Final
Angels9-128
White Sox11-94Final
Brewers8-93
Reds9-86Final
Giants15-35
Royals6-11-12Final
Athletics9-1013
Diamondbacks8-113Final
Rockies9-8-111
Mariners5-13-17Final