KC 4, CHC 6 | Aug 19, 2023 | The Best Box Score

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Saturday, August 19, 2023•Wrigley Field•80°F, Partly Cloudy

Royals

CHC

Cubs

Final

WIN

Justin Steele

LOSS

Brady Singer

SAVE

Adbert Alzolay

The Cubs defeated the Royals 6-4.

★Bobby Witt Jr.3-for-5, 1 RBI

★Cody Bellinger2 HR, 4 RBI

Key Moment

Top 8: Kyle Isbel doubles (18) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Salvador Perez scores.

Weather: 80°F, Partly CloudyWind: 13 mph, Out To LFFirst pitch: 6:20 PM UTCT: 2:34Att: 39,525Venue: Wrigley Field

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92.9%B

11 missed calls

+4.0% CHC

+0.54 runs CHC

Win Probability

CHC WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	4	10	1
CHC	2	1	1	2	0	0	0

Game 716937 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
MJ MelendezDH	5	0	1	0	0	3	.234/.305/.390	107.2	.666	.638
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	5	1	3	1	0	1	.281/.321/.502	106.3	.446	.418
Michael Massey2B	5	0	1	0	0	1	.225/.274/.364	97.5	.162	.169
Salvador Perez1B	3	2	2	0	0	1	.256/.299/.435	107	.628	.625
Freddy FerminC	4	0	1	1	0	1	.298/.332/.511	99.6	.274	.267
Matt Duffy3B	4	0	0	1	0	2	.263/.320/.325	99.8	.213	.206
Kyle IsbelCF	1	0	1	1	0	0	.238/.265/.381	106.8	.932	.948
Drew WatersRF	3	1	0	0	1	1	.233/.297/.395	97.9	.095	.090
Dairon BlancoLF	3	0	1	0	1	0	.253/.311/.422	108	.488	.476
Bench
Samad TaylorLF	3	0	0	0	0	2	.173/.267/.231	82.3	.083	.091
Brady SingerP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	36	4	10	4	2	12	-	-	-	-

2B:Fermin; Massey; Isbel

TB:13

RBI:Fermin; Duffy; Isbel; Jr.

SB:Jr. 2

GIDP:Massey

Team LOB:8

Chicago Cubs

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Mike TauchmanCF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.272/.370/.418	102.6	.211

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Brady SingerL	3.2	9	6	4	2	3	2	91-58	86.7	5.04
Tucker Davidson	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	12-9	84.7	6.39
Taylor Hearn	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10-7	88.8	11.57
John McMillon	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	13-8	90.8	4.50
Jackson Kowar	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10-7	90.3	5.14
Totals	8.0	9	6	4	2	8	2	136-89	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Davidson 3-0

Pitches-strikes:Singer 91-58; Davidson 12-9; Hearn 10-7; McMillon 13-8; Kowar 10-7

Groundouts-flyouts:Singer 6-3; Davidson 2-0; Hearn 1-1; McMillon 0-1; Kowar 2-1

Chicago Cubs

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Justin SteeleW	6.0	6	2	2	0	7	0	99-72	87.9	2.80

Bot 1 • CHC

0-2

Cody Bellinger homers (19) on a fly ball to left center field. Nico Hoerner scores.

EV: 97.7 mph💣 363 ftLA: 34°

Top 2 • KC

1-2

Matt Duffy grounds out, second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Cody Bellinger. Salvador Perez scores. Freddy Fermin to 3rd.

EV: 96.8 mph5 ftLA: -22°

Bot 2 • CHC

1-3

Seiya Suzuki out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Drew Waters. Jeimer Candelario scores.

EV: 88.9 mph311 ftLA: 22°

Bot 3 • CHC

1-4

Cody Bellinger homers (20) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 101.7 mph💣 390 ftLA: 28°

Bot 4 • CHC

1-5

Ian Happ singles on a line drive to right fielder Dairon Blanco. Seiya Suzuki scores. Yan Gomes to 3rd. Nico Hoerner to 2nd.

EV: 89.5 mph149 ftLA: 10°

1-6

Cody Bellinger out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Samad Taylor. Yan Gomes scores.

EV: 76.8 mph258 ftLA: 37°

Top 6 • KC

2-6

Freddy Fermin grounds out, third baseman Jeimer Candelario to first baseman Cody Bellinger. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Salvador Perez to 2nd.

EV: 85.3 mph1 ftLA: -48°

Top 7 • KC

3-6

Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Drew Waters scores. Dairon Blanco to 3rd.

EV: 100.9 mph22 ftLA: -7°

Top 8 • KC

4-6

Kyle Isbel doubles (18) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Salvador Perez scores.

EV: 106.8 mph212 ftLA: 11°

Bench
Justin SteeleP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Julian MerryweatherP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Michael FulmerP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Mark Leiter Jr.P	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Adbert AlzolayP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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Kansas City Royals

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