Chicago Cubs vs. Kansas City Royals: game summary

Summary

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago CubsCHC	2	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	2	9	9	0
Kansas City RoyalsKC	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	4	9	0

Decisions

• WinnerJulian Merryweather
• LoserSeth Lugo

Scoring plays

1. Top 1Seiya Suzuki homers (15) on a fly ball to center field. Michael Busch scores.2-0
2. Bot 2Hunter Renfroe homers (10) on a line drive to left center field.2-1
3. Top 3Michael Busch grounds out to first baseman Salvador Perez. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores.3-1
4. Bot 6Royals challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Bobby Witt Jr. doubles (29) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Maikel Garcia scores. Bobby Witt Jr. out at 3rd on the throw, left fielder Ian Happ to shortstop Dansby Swanson to third baseman Christopher Morel to first baseman Michael Busch.3-2
5. Bot 6Hunter Renfroe singles on a ground ball to left fielder Ian Happ. Salvador Perez scores. Freddy Fermin scores.3-4
6. Top 7Patrick Wisdom hits a grand slam (5) to left center field. Christopher Morel scores. Mike Tauchman scores. Dansby Swanson scores.7-4
7. Top 9David Bote singles on a fly ball to right fielder Hunter Renfroe. Mike Tauchman scores. Dansby Swanson to 3rd.8-4
8. Top 9Nico Hoerner reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by third baseman Maikel Garcia. Dansby Swanson scores. David Bote to 2nd.9-4

Box score

Game info

Ballpark

Kauffman Stadium

Attendance

31,784

Duration

2 h 39

Weather

73 °F, Cloudy · wind 5 mph, Varies

Umpires

Adrian Johnson (Home plate) · Quinn Wolcott (First base) · Ramon De Jesus (Second base) · Junior Valentine (Third base)