Cubs vs Royals

Final · Sat Aug 8 · 7:10 PM ET · Kauffman Stadium

Chicago CubsCubs68-50

FinalAug 8, 2026

Kansas City RoyalsRoyals49-69

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Closing line

US sportsbook at first pitch

Moneyline

CHC−148

KC+138

Run line

CHC −1.5−102

KC +1.5−118

Total O/U

Over 9−115

Under 9−105

Run line: Royals +1.5 covered.
Total O/U: push at 9 (9 runs).

Recap

The Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago Cubs 6-3 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City on Aug 8, 2026 to move to 49-69.

The game was played before 32,326.

Score by inning

Chicago Cubs and Kansas City Royals, score by inning
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
CHC	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	3
KC	1	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	x	6

W: Lugo (5-7) · L: Holmes (4-5) · S: Pearson (2-0)

Scoring plays

Bottom 1

KCHome runCaglianone homered to center (448 feet).0-1

Bottom 2

KCSingleRojas singled to right, Massey scored and Rave scored.0-3

Bottom 3

KCDoubleCaglianone doubled to right, Witt Jr. scored.0-4

Top 4

CHCDoubleKelly doubled to left, Hoerner scored on error and Bregman scored, Kelly safe at third on throwing error by shortstop Witt Jr..2-4

Top 6

CHCHome runHapp homered to right center (381 feet).3-4

Bottom 7

KCHome runCaglianone homered to center (420 feet), Jensen scored.3-6

Team stats

CHCKC

Hits: 7; 10
Home Runs: 1; 2
Runs Batted In: 3; 6
Walks: 3; 4
Strikeouts: 10; 1
Runners Left On Base: 11; 17
Errors: 0; 1

Player stats

Cubs · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Pete Crow-Armstrong DH	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	2	2	22	.287	.388	.545
Seiya Suzuki RF	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	19	.269	.361	.470
Michael Busch 1B	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	19	.244	.356	.391
Alex Bregman 3B	0-4	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	11	.246	.337	.379
Ian Happ LF	2-4	4	1	2	1	1	0	1	16	.212	.322	.411
Nico Hoerner 2B	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	16	.257	.317	.359
Carson Kelly C	1-3	3	0	1	2	0	0	2	12	.265	.350	.382
Michael Conforto PH	1-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	.231	.327	.457
Dansby Swanson SS	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	.213	.291	.398
Tyrone Taylor CF	1-2	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	16	.242	.297	.490
Pedro Ramirez PH	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.297	.352	.441

Cubs · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Clay Holmes P	4.0	6	4	4	2	1	1	70-44	2.86	70
Colin Rea P	4.0	4	2	2	2	0	1	63-37	4.59	63

Royals · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Carter Jensen C	0-3	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	17	.227	.303	.419
Bobby Witt Jr. SS	1-3	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	18	.286	.356	.454
Jac Caglianone 1B	4-4	4	2	4	4	2	0	0	14	.264	.318	.482
Isaac Collins LF	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	16	.239	.338	.367
Michael Massey 2B	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	10	.259	.292	.418
John Rave RF	1-3	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	20	.262	.340	.548
Nick Loftin 3B	1-2	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	14	.247	.331	.397
Josh Rojas DH	1-4	4	0	1	2	0	0	1	11	.235	.268	.324
Kyle Isbel CF	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	.236	.285	.337

Royals · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Seth Lugo P	6.0	5	3	3	1	5	1	90-61	4.41	90
John Schreiber P	1.0	0	0	0	2	2	0	27-13	3.59	27
Steven Cruz P	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	20-12	4.19	20
Nate Pearson P	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	19-14	2.81	19

Game info

VenueKauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO

Attendance32,326

OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Dan Iassogna · First Base Umpire: D.J. Reyburn · Second Base Umpire: Louie Krupa · Third Base Umpire: Adam Beck

TVMarquee Sports Net · local

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