CHC 6, KC 4 | Aug 7, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, August 8, 2026•Kauffman Stadium•85°F, Clear

CHC

Cubs

Royals

Final

WIN

Kevin Gausman

LOSS

Daniel Lynch IV

SAVE

Jacob Webb

The Cubs defeated the Royals 6-4.

⚾Kevin Gausman7.0 IP, 2 ER, 4 K

Key Moment

Top 7: Alex Bregman singles on a line drive to center fielder Tyler Tolbert. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores.

Weather: 85°F, ClearWind: 5 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 12:10 AM UTCT: 2:36Att: 26,083Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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91.6%C

14 missed calls

+5.5% CHC

+1.21 runs KC

Win Probability

KC WinCHC Win

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

Game 824081 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago Cubs

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	3	2	1	2	2	1	.289/.388/.549	98.2	.456	.438
Seiya SuzukiRF	5	0	2	2	0	0	.272/.364/.475	103.4	.232	.228
Alex Bregman3B	4	0	1	1	1	0	.248/.339/.383	99.8	.299	.312
Michael Busch1B	3	0	2	0	1	0	.244/.356/.392	109.5	.518	.480
Nico Hoerner2B	5	0	0	0	0	0	.257/.318/.359	97.7	.141	.139
Ian HappLF	4	0	0	0	0	4	.209/.320/.400	76.6	-	-
Carson KellyC	4	1	1	0	0	0	.265/.351/.379	102.5	.128	.115
Pedro RamírezDH	4	2	2	1	0	0	.300/.355/.445	100.2	.273	.307
Dansby SwansonSS	3	1	0	0	1	0	.216/.293/.403	103.3	.355	.326
Bench
Kevin GausmanP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Caleb ThielbarP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	35	6	9	6	5	5	-	-	-	-

HR:Ramírez (8th off Black, 0 on, 1 out)

TB:12

RBI:Bregman; Ramírez; Crow-Armstrong 2; Suzuki 2

SB:Crow-Armstrong

GIDP:Bregman

Team LOB:8

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Carter JensenC	3	2	1	1	1	2	.229/.303/.422	96.1	.237

Pitching

Chicago Cubs

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Kevin GausmanW	7.0	4	2	2	1	4	1	96-66	89.9	4.29
Caleb Thielbar	0.1	3	2	2	0	1	0	13-9	89.5	5.30
Trent ThorntonH	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	14-7	90.1	2.72
Jacob WebbS	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	13-9	88.7	2.44
Totals	9.0	7	4	4	2	7	1	136-91	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Thornton 2-1

Pitches-strikes:Gausman 96-66; Thielbar 13-9; Thornton 14-7; Webb 13-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Gausman 7-10; Thielbar 0-0; Thornton 1-1; Webb 0-1

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Daniel Lynch IVL	1.2	3	4	3	2	2	0	35-21	89.4	2.45

Bot 1 • KC

0-1

Isaac Collins doubles (19) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Carter Jensen scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd.

EV: 103.4 mph360 ftLA: 15°

Top 2 • CHC

4-1

Seiya Suzuki singles on a ground ball to right fielder Starling Marte. Dansby Swanson scores. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores.

EV: 76.0 mph102 ftLA: 7°

2-1

Pete Crow-Armstrong singles on a ground ball to second baseman Michael Massey. Carson Kelly scores. Pedro Ramírez scores. Dansby Swanson to 3rd. Throwing error by second baseman Michael Massey.

EV: 86.2 mph17 ftLA: -6°

Bot 5 • KC

4-2

Carter Jensen homers (16) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 96.1 mph💣 356 ftLA: 29°

Top 7 • CHC

5-2

Alex Bregman singles on a line drive to center fielder Tyler Tolbert. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores.

EV: 89.4 mph262 ftLA: 15°

Top 8 • CHC

6-2

Pedro Ramírez homers (2) on a line drive to right field.

EV: 100.2 mph💣 363 ftLA: 21°

Bot 8 • KC

6-3

Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Tyler Tolbert scores.

EV: 81.3 mph114 ftLA: 6°

6-4

Salvador Perez grounds out, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

EV: 70.1 mph8 ftLA: -14°

Bench
Starling MarteRF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.250/.305/.307	76.4	.152	.137
Tyler TolbertCF	3	1	1	0	0	1	.325/.367/.482	85.1	.429	.403
Daniel Lynch IVP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jose CuasP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Mason BlackP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Lucas ErcegP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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