KC 3, CHC 4 | Aug 20, 2023 | The Best Box Score

Sunday, August 20, 2023•Wrigley Field•85°F, Sunny

Royals

CHC

Cubs

Final

WIN

Kyle Hendricks

LOSS

Jordan Lyles

SAVE

Adbert Alzolay

The Cubs edged the Royals 4-3 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

Key Moment

Bot 8: Miguel Amaya homers (4) on a fly ball to left field.

Weather: 85°F, SunnyWind: 7 mph, In From RFFirst pitch: 6:20 PM UTCT: 2:02Att: 36,949Venue: Wrigley Field

Ump Audit

Chad Whitson

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96.0%A

4 missed calls

No WPA favor

+0.42 runs CHC

Win Probability

CHC WinKC Win

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

Game 716917 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
MJ MelendezLF	4	0	1	0	0	2	.234/.304/.391	109.5	.646	.993
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	1	1	0	0	0	.281/.320/.500	105.1	.248	.250
Michael Massey2B	4	0	2	1	0	0	.228/.277/.366	108.3	.481	.472
Salvador PerezC	4	0	0	0	0	1	.254/.297/.431	104.2	.170	.250
Nelson VelázquezDH	3	1	0	0	0	1	.259/.306/.655	83.4	.084	.081
Kyle IsbelCF	4	1	2	0	0	0	.242/.269/.383	106.6	.454	.420
Maikel GarciaPH	1	0	1	1	0	0	.286/.330/.381	95.9	.911	.915
Drew WatersPH	1	0	0	1	0	0	.232/.296/.393	67.9	.083	.078
Dairon BlancoRF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.241/.298/.402	106.6	.288	.363
Bench
Matt Duffy3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	.258/.315/.319	96.7	.088	.081
Matt Beaty1B	2	0	0	0	1	0	.263/.349/.342
Totals	34	3	7	3	1	4	-	-	-	-

2B:Melendez

TB:8

RBI:Waters; Massey; Garcia

SB:Massey; Duffy; Jr.

Team LOB:6

Chicago Cubs

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Mike TauchmanCF	4	0	1	0	0	0	.271/.368/.415	96.7	.309

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jordan LylesL	8.0	5	4	4	1	2	2	92-65	86.8	6.20
Totals	8.0	5	4	4	1	2	2	92-65	-	-

Pitches-strikes:Lyles 92-65

Groundouts-flyouts:Lyles 8-13

Chicago Cubs

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Kyle HendricksW	6.1	5	1	1	1	3	0	90-58	84.5	3.83

Top 1 • KC

1-0

Michael Massey singles on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

EV: 108.3 mph265 ftLA: 13°

Bot 1 • CHC

1-1

Ian Happ triples (3) on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Nico Hoerner scores.

EV: 92.5 mph270 ftLA: 17°

1-2

Cody Bellinger out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Dairon Blanco. Ian Happ scores.

EV: 91.7 mph326 ftLA: 28°

Bot 5 • CHC

1-3

Seiya Suzuki homers (12) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 104.2 mph💣 395 ftLA: 28°

Bot 8 • CHC

1-4

Miguel Amaya homers (4) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 102.6 mph💣 395 ftLA: 26°

Top 9 • KC

3-4

Drew Waters grounds out, second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Cody Bellinger. Kyle Isbel scores. Maikel Garcia to 2nd.

EV: 67.9 mph24 ftLA: -3°

2-4

Maikel Garcia singles on a line drive to center fielder Mike Tauchman. Nelson Velazquez scores. Kyle Isbel to 3rd.

EV: 95.9 mph244 ftLA: 14°

Bench
Kyle HendricksP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Mark Leiter Jr.P	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Julian MerryweatherP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Adbert AlzolayP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-