Chicago Cubs vs. Kansas City Royals

Sunday, August 22nd, 2021 1:20PM CST

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Game Recap

Andrew Benintendi drove in three runs as the Kansas City Royals secured a 9-1 victory against the Chicago Cubs on Sunday, completing their weekend series sweep and adding to the Cubs' recent struggles.

Game Details

Date: Sunday, August 22nd, 2021

Time: 1:20PM CST

Stadium: Wrigley Field

Location: Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 29,640

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Game Stats


Chicago Cubs Batting

Cubs Batting

Doubles: Happ (12, Hernández)

Runs Batted In: Duffy (14)

Ground Into Double Play: Heyward

Team Left On Base: 6

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-6 (Wisdom 0-3, Duffy 1-3)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Duffy 2


Chicago Cubs Pitching

Cubs Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Mills pitched to 3 batters in the 5th.

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Brothers 2/5; Sampson 3/4; Wick 2/6; Mills 16/24; Meisinger 2/3; Rucker 2/3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Brothers-3-4-2-2; Sampson-2-1-4-3; Wick-2-4-5-3; Mills-11-14-26-19; Meisinger-1-3-1-2; Rucker-1-3-1-1

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Brothers 0-1; Sampson 1-0; Wick 0-1; Mills 3-4; Meisinger 0-2; Rucker 1-0

Game Scores: A Mills 15


Chicago Cubs Fielding

Cubs Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (Sampson-Duffy-Schwindel , Alcántara-Wisdom-Schwindel)

Passed Balls: Au. Romine



Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

Doubles: Santana (14, Mills); Dozier (21, Mills); Benintendi (16, Mills)

Runs Batted In: Santana (59), Taylor (43), Merrifield (58), Dozier 2 (37), Benintendi 3 (43), Lopez (32)

2-out Runs Batted In: Santana, Lopez

Sacrifice Flies: Taylor; Merrifield; Benintendi

Ground Into Double Play: Merrifield; O'Hearn

Team Left On Base: 9

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-18 (Santana 1-2, Perez 0-2, Taylor 0-1, Merrifield 0-1, Dozier 2-4, Benintendi 1-1, Lopez 1-1, Rivera 0-2, Hernández 0-4)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Merrifield 1; Dozier 2; Hernández 2


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

Wild Pitches: Hernández

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Davis 2/4; Payamps 3/3; Hernández 20/27

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Davis-1-0-4-4; Payamps-2-0-3-2; Hernández-15-15-17-16

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Davis 0-3; Payamps 1-2; Hernández 3-9

Game Scores: C Hernandez 70


Kansas City Royals Fielding

Royals Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (C. Santana)


Kansas City Royals Baserunning

Royals Baserunning

Stolen Bases: Lopez (18, 2nd base off Mills/Romine); Rivera (1, 2nd base off Mills/Au. Romine)


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