Chicago Cubs @ Kansas City Royals

65-47, 30-26 Away

Final

34-78, 15-38 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
A. Rizzo1B	0-4	0	0	0	.262
B. Zobrist2B	2-5	1	0	0	.316
J. HeywardRF	1-3	1	0	0	.283
J. Baez3B-2B	2-4	1	1	2	.302
D. Bote3B	0-0	0	0	0	.328
K. SchwarberDH	0-3	0	0	0	.245
W. ContrerasC	1-4	0	0	0	.280
I. HappLF	0-4	0	0	0	.238
A. RussellSS	2-4	0	0	0	.266
A. AlmoraCF	1-3	0	0	0	.302

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
C. Hamels	6.0	7	1	1	2	97-66	0.82
S. Cishek	1.0	0	0	0	1	11-7	1.89
B. Kintzler	1.0	1	0	0	0	7-4	3.30
P. Strop	1.0	0	0	0	2	10-9	2.74

CHC

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Kauffman Stadium

8:15 PM, August 6, 2018

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 32,339

Game Time:2:52

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Mark Ripperger
First Base Umpire - Doug Eddings
Second Base Umpire - Joe West
Third Base Umpire - Nic Lentz

Baez homers, Hamels sharp again in Cubs' 3-1 win over Royals

Javier Baez went deep, Cole Hamels pitched six strong innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Monday night.

Aug 7, 2018, 01:06 am - Associated Press


CHC
KC

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

Scoring Summary

		CHC	KC
2nd	Escobar singled to left center, Herrera scored.	0	1
4th	Zobrist scored, Heyward to second on wild pitch by Junis.	1	1
6th	Báez homered to center (414 feet).	2	1
8th	Báez doubled to right, Heyward scored.	3	1

Data is currently unavailable.

Cubs
3
Royals
1

Game 1

8/6

Cubs
5
Royals
0

Game 2

8/7

Cubs
0
Royals
9

Game 3

8/8

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	59	37	.615	-	L3
Chicago	54	42	.563	5	W2
St. Louis	50	45	.526	8.5	L1
Pittsburgh	50	47	.515	9.5	W3
Cincinnati	43	52	.453	15.5	L2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	50	45	.526	-	W3
Cleveland	51	46	.526	-	W4
Minnesota	48	49	.495	3	W2
Detroit	44	52	.458	6.5	L2
Kansas City	38	59	.392	13	L5

Emerson Hancock leaves Mariners' 8-2 win with bruised finger

The Mariners lost starting pitcher Emerson Hancock to a hand injury in the second inning on Sunday afternoon, but the Seattle bullpen allowed just four hits the rest of the way, en route to a convincing 8-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field.

Marlins select Japanese, Stanford slugger Sasaki in eighth round

The Miami Marlins drafted Japanese slugger Rintaro Sasaki out of Stanford in the eighth round of the amateur draft on Sunday.

Rockies' Jake McCarthy has 2nd inside-the-park HR this year

The Giants overcame Jake McCarthy's second leadoff inside-the-park home run this season to beat the Rockies 3-1 Sunday.

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Chicago Cubs @ Kansas City Royals

Game Information

Baez homers, Hamels sharp again in Cubs' 3-1 win over Royals

C. Hamels2-0

K. McCarthy4-4

P. Strop8

Scoring Summary

Inning

2026 National League Central Standings

2026 American League Central Standings

MLB News

Emerson Hancock leaves Mariners' 8-2 win with bruised finger

Marlins select Japanese, Stanford slugger Sasaki in eighth round

Rockies' Jake McCarthy has 2nd inside-the-park HR this year