KC 9, CHC 1 | Aug 22, 2021 | The Best Box Score

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Sunday, August 22, 2021•Wrigley Field•78°F, Sunny

Royals

CHC

Cubs

Final

WIN

Carlos Hernández

LOSS

Alec Mills

The Royals cruised past the Cubs 9-1 in a dominant performance.

★Andrew Benintendi3-for-4, 3 RBI

★Carlos Santana4-for-5, 1 RBI

⚾Carlos Hernández7.0 IP, 1 ER, 8 K

Key Moment

Top 3: Andrew Benintendi doubles (16) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Rafael Ortega. Whit Merrifield scores. Nicky Lopez scores.

Weather: 78°F, SunnyWind: 10 mph, In From LFFirst pitch: 6:20 PM UTCT: 3:25Att: 29,640Venue: Wrigley Field

Ump Audit

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95.2%A

7 missed calls

+1.2% CHC

+0.18 runs CHC

Win Probability

CHC WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	0	1	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	9	17	0
CHC	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Game 632771 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield2B	4	2	2	1	0	0	.277/.320/.387	98.6	.367	.348
Nicky LopezSS	3	2	2	1	2	1	.282/.353/.359	101.8	.647	.609
Cam GallagherC	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186/.245/.267	-	-	-
Andrew BenintendiLF	4	2	3	3	0	1	.264/.312/.420	101.2	.512	.420
Wade DavisP	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Hunter DozierRF	5	0	2	2	0	2	.210/.283/.373	97.8	.374	.449
Michael A. TaylorCF	4	1	2	1	0	1	.242/.299/.358	103.8	.455	.358
Emmanuel Rivera3B	4	1	2	0	1	0	.263/.311/.333	105.2	.522	.486
Ryan O'Hearn1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.228/.264/.402	99.4	.490	.441
Bench
Salvador PerezC	5	0	0	0	0	3	.272/.306/.517	93.7	.097	.101
Carlos Santana1B	5	1	4	1	0	0	.229/.337/.376
Totals	39	9	17	9	3	12	-	-	-	-

2B:Benintendi; Dozier; Santana

TB:20

RBI:Lopez; Merrifield; Benintendi 3; Dozier 2; Taylor; Santana

SB:Lopez; Rivera

SF:Merrifield; Benintendi; Taylor

GIDP:Merrifield; O'Hearn

Team LOB:9

Chicago Cubs

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Rafael OrtegaCF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.307/.365/.472	100	.192

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Carlos HernándezW	7.0	4	1	1	3	8	107-63	90.6	3.97
Joel Payamps	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	12-8	90.6	2.53
Wade Davis	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	12-9	90.5	6.63
Totals	9.0	5	1	1	3	8	131-80	-	-

WP:Hernández

Pitches-strikes:Hernández 107-63; Payamps 12-8; Davis 12-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Hernández 3-9; Payamps 1-2; Davis 0-3

Chicago Cubs

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Alec MillsL	4.0	12	7	7	0	5	0	100-70	82.9	4.76

Top 2 • KC

1-0

Hunter Dozier singles on a line drive to center fielder Rafael Ortega. Andrew Benintendi scores. Carlos Santana to 3rd. Hunter Dozier to 2nd.

EV: 97.8 mph294 ftLA: 15°

Top 3 • KC

3-0

Andrew Benintendi doubles (16) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Rafael Ortega. Whit Merrifield scores. Nicky Lopez scores.

EV: 101.2 mph277 ftLA: 16°

Top 4 • KC

5-0

Nicky Lopez singles on a line drive to right fielder Jason Heyward. Emmanuel Rivera scores.

EV: 92.7 mph254 ftLA: 16°

4-0

Whit Merrifield out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Ian Happ. Michael A. Taylor scores.

EV: 84.8 mph298 ftLA: 33°

Bot 4 • CHC

5-1

Matt Duffy singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Hunter Dozier. Ian Happ scores.

EV: 100.3 mph27 ftLA: -5°

Top 5 • KC

7-1

Michael A. Taylor out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Ian Happ. Carlos Santana scores.

EV: 88.8 mph318 ftLA: 31°

6-1

Hunter Dozier doubles (21) on a line drive to center fielder Rafael Ortega. Andrew Benintendi scores. Carlos Santana to 3rd.

EV: 93.9 mph348 ftLA: 23°

Top 6 • KC

9-1

Carlos Santana singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Nicky Lopez scores.

EV: 107.8 mph340 ftLA: 17°

8-1

Andrew Benintendi out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Rafael Ortega. Whit Merrifield scores.

EV: 89.7 mph308 ftLA: 24°

Bench
Alec MillsP	1	0	0	0	0	1	.048/.048/.095	-	-	-
Michael HermosilloPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.100/.182/.400	90.8	.732	.677
Andrew RominePH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.209/.244/.302	84.5	.005	.005

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Batting

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