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Chicago Cubs at Kansas City Royals

Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City Regular Season Final

Final score

The Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago Cubs 6–3 on Saturday, August 8, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Chicago Cubs 3 89-73
at Kansas City Royals 6 69-93

Line score

Team
Chicago Cubs 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 7 0
Kansas City Royals 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 10 1
  • W: Seth Lugo (5-7)
  • L: Clay Holmes (4-5)
  • S: Nate Pearson

Home runs

  • Chicago Cubs: Ian Happ (19)
  • Kansas City Royals: Jac Caglianone 2 (20)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 1st Kansas City Royals Jac Caglianone homers (19) on a fly ball to center field. 0–1
Bottom 2nd Kansas City Royals Josh Rojas singles on a ground ball to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Michael Massey scores. John Rave scores. 0–3
Bottom 3rd Kansas City Royals Jac Caglianone doubles (20) on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. 0–4
Top 4th Chicago Cubs Carson Kelly doubles (11) on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Alex Bregman scores. Nico Hoerner scores. Carson Kelly to 3rd. Carson Kelly advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. 2–4
Top 6th Chicago Cubs Ian Happ homers (19) on a fly ball to right center field. 3–4
Bottom 7th Kansas City Royals Jac Caglianone homers (20) on a fly ball to center field. Carter Jensen scores. 3–6

Box score

Chicago Cubs

Batter
Pete Crow-Armstrong DH 3 0 0 0 2 2 .287
Seiya Suzuki RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .269
Michael Busch 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .244
Alex Bregman 3B 4 1 0 0 0 1 .246
Ian Happ LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 .212
Nico Hoerner 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .257
Carson Kelly C 3 0 1 2 0 2 .265
Michael Conforto PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .231
Dansby Swanson SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .213
Tyrone Taylor CF 2 0 1 0 1 1 .242
Pedro Ramírez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .297
Totals 34 3 7 3 3 10
Pitcher
Clay Holmes (L, 4-5) 4.0 6 4 4 2 1 1 70 2.86
Colin Rea 4.0 4 2 2 2 0 1 63 4.59

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Carter Jensen C 3 1 0 0 1 0 .227
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 .286
Jac Caglianone 1B 4 2 4 4 0 0 .264
Isaac Collins LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .239
Michael Massey 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .259
John Rave RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .262
Nick Loftin 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 .247
Josh Rojas DH 4 0 1 2 0 1 .235
Kyle Isbel CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .236
Totals 31 6 10 6 4 1
Pitcher
Seth Lugo (W, 5-7) 6.0 5 3 3 1 5 1 90 4.41
John Schreiber (H, 10) 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 27 3.59
Steven Cruz (H, 4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 4.19
Nate Pearson (S, 2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 2.81

Game info

Weather
87 degrees, Clear
Wind
6 mph, R To L
First pitch
6:10 PM
Time of game
2:30
Attendance
32,326
Umpires
Home Plate: Dan Iassogna, First Base: D.J. Reyburn, Second Base: Louie Krupa, Third Base: Adam Beck

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Chicago Cubs 6 at Kansas City Royals 4 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 3 at Kansas City Royals 6 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 10 at Kansas City Royals 2 Final Game page

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Matchup Status Details
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Baltimore Orioles 1 at Texas Rangers 5 Final Game page
Colorado Rockies 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 Final Game page
Detroit Tigers 8 at San Francisco Giants 0 Final Game page
Houston Astros 2 at San Diego Padres 3 Final Game page
Cleveland Guardians 3 at Chicago White Sox 6 Final Game page
Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Arizona Diamondbacks 1 Final (10) Game page
Tampa Bay Rays 3 at Seattle Mariners 2 Final Game page

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