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Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago Cubs: game summary

Final · August 21, 2021 at 2:20 p.m.

Wrigley Field

Summary

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Kansas City Royals logoKC110010100490
Chicago Cubs logoCHC000000200210

Decisions

Scoring plays

  1. Top 1Carlos Santana grounds out to first baseman Frank Schwindel.1-0
  2. Top 2Nicky Lopez singles on a line drive to center fielder Rafael Ortega. Emmanuel Rivera scores. Whit Merrifield to 3rd.2-0
  3. Top 5Royals challenged (home-plate collision), call on the field was overturned: Michael A. Taylor doubles (11) on a line drive to left fielder Michael Hermosillo. Andrew Benintendi scores.3-0
  4. Top 7Andrew Benintendi strikes out on a foul tip.4-0
  5. Bot 7Patrick Wisdom homers (20) on a fly ball to left field. Frank Schwindel scores.4-2

Box score

Kansas City Royals

BattersABRHRBIBBKAVG
Whit Merrifield2B523000.276
Nicky LopezSS503101.279
Carlos Santana1B400001.222
Andrew BenintendiLF412002.259
Michael A. TaylorCF301111.239
Ryan O'HearnRF400001.230
Jarrod DysonRF000000.220
Emmanuel Rivera3B310011.245
Cam GallagherC400000.186
Kris BubicP300001.000
Domingo TapiaP000000.000
Josh StaumontP000000.000
Salvador PerezPH100000.275
Scott BarlowP000000.000
Totals3649228
PitchersIPHRERBBKHRP-SERA
Kris Bubic6.112229192-614.94
Domingo Tapia0.20000106-42.45
Josh Staumont1.000001011-73.28
Scott Barlow1.00000008-62.55

Chicago Cubs

BattersABRHRBIBBKAVG
Rafael OrtegaCF400001.314
Frank Schwindel1B210021.306
Patrick Wisdom3B411201.253
Matt DuffySS300001.262
David Bote2B300001.199
Jason HeywardRF300001.196
Robinson ChirinosC300001.263
Michael HermosilloLF300002.111
Keegan ThompsonP100001.200
Adam MorganP000000.000
Trevor MegillP000000.000
Sergio AlcántaraPH100000.192
Michael RuckerP000000.000
Codi HeuerP000000.000
Ian HappPH100001.187
Manuel RodríguezP000000.000
Totals28212211
PitchersIPHRERBBKHRP-SERA
Keegan Thompson4.052221073-462.42
Adam Morgan1.021101019-143.18
Trevor Megill1.000002014-810.22
Michael Rucker1.021103012-119.24
Codi Heuer1.00000006-44.35
Manuel Rodríguez1.000001012-83.00

Game info

Ballpark
Wrigley Field
Attendance
34,005
Duration
3 h 02
Weather
86 °F, Partly Cloudy · wind 10 mph, R To L
Umpires
Jerry Meals (Home plate) · Jansen Visconti (First base) · Vic Carapazza (Second base) · Carlos Torres (Third base)

About this game

Who won Royals vs Cubs?

Royals won 4-2 over Cubs on Saturday, August 21, 2021.

When was Royals vs Cubs played?

On Saturday, August 21, 2021, at 2:20 PM ET at Wrigley Field.

Where was Royals vs Cubs played?

At Wrigley Field.