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Chicago Cubs at Kansas City Royals

Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City Regular Season Final

Final score

The Chicago Cubs beat the Kansas City Royals 10–2 on Sunday, August 9, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
Chicago Cubs 10 89-73
at Kansas City Royals 2 69-93

Line score

Team
Chicago Cubs 1 0 2 1 0 3 3 0 0 10 18 0
Kansas City Royals 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
  • W: Matthew Boyd (8-1)
  • L: Randy Dobnak (2-1)

Home runs

  • Chicago Cubs: Ian Happ (20), Miguel Amaya (4)
  • Kansas City Royals: Starling Marte (2)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 1st Chicago Cubs Michael Conforto out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Starling Marte. Michael Busch scores. 1–0
Top 3rd Chicago Cubs Michael Conforto singles on a fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Michael Busch scores. Ian Happ to 2nd. 2–0
Top 3rd Chicago Cubs Nico Hoerner singles on a fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Ian Happ scores. Michael Conforto to 2nd. 3–0
Top 4th Chicago Cubs Alex Bregman singles on a ground ball to left fielder Starling Marte. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Michael Busch to 2nd. 4–0
Bottom 4th Kansas City Royals Starling Marte homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. Salvador Perez scores. 4–2
Top 6th Chicago Cubs Alex Bregman singles on a fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. 5–2
Top 6th Chicago Cubs Ian Happ homers (20) on a fly ball to right field. Alex Bregman scores. 7–2
Top 7th Chicago Cubs Miguel Amaya homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. Nico Hoerner scores. Dansby Swanson scores. 10–2

Box score

Chicago Cubs

Batter
Pete Crow-Armstrong DH 5 2 1 0 1 2 .286
Michael Busch 1B 5 2 3 0 0 0 .248
James Triantos 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Alex Bregman 3B 6 1 3 2 0 1 .249
Ian Happ LF 5 2 3 2 0 1 .216
Michael Conforto RF 4 0 2 2 0 1 .237
Nico Hoerner 2B 3 1 2 1 1 0 .260
Pedro Ramírez 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .295
Dansby Swanson SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 .214
Miguel Amaya C 5 1 2 3 0 2 .242
Tyrone Taylor CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 .241
Totals 44 10 18 10 3 9
Pitcher
Matthew Boyd (W, 8-1) 7.0 5 2 2 3 3 1 98 3.50
Ryan Zeferjahn 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 24 3.64
Javier Assad 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.54

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Nick Loftin 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .243
Bobby Witt Jr. DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 .284
Jac Caglianone 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .264
Salvador Perez 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .216
John Rave RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
Starling Marte LF 4 1 1 2 0 0 .250
Michael Massey 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .262
Tyler Tolbert SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .314
Luke Maile C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .278
Kyle Isbel CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .233
Totals 31 2 6 2 3 5
Pitcher
Randy Dobnak (L, 2-1) 5.0 10 4 4 1 4 0 94 2.00
Easton McGee 2.0 5 6 6 2 3 2 41 8.59
Lucas Erceg 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 17 6.07
Josh Rojas 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0.00

Game info

Weather
90 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
15 mph, R To L
First pitch
1:10 PM
Time of game
2:44
Attendance
24,225
Umpires
Home Plate: D.J. Reyburn, First Base: Louie Krupa, Second Base: Adam Beck, Third Base: Dan Iassogna

2026 season series

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

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