August 8, 2026 · AL Cent
Chicago Cubs vs Kansas City Royals
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | Jac Caglianone | Jac Caglianone homers (19) on a fly ball to center field. | CHC 0, KC 1 |
| B2 | Josh Rojas | Josh Rojas singles on a ground ball to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Michael Massey scores. John Rave scores. | CHC 0, KC 3 |
| B3 | Jac Caglianone | Jac Caglianone doubles (20) on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. | CHC 0, KC 4 |
| T4 | Carson Kelly | 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. | CHC 2, KC 4 |
| T6 | Ian Happ | Ian Happ homers (19) on a fly ball to right center field. | CHC 3, KC 4 |
| B7 | Jac Caglianone | Jac Caglianone homers (20) on a fly ball to center field. Carter Jensen scores. | CHC 3, KC 6 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| KC | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Cubs
AWAY
3
Clay Holmes started for Cubs, leaving trailing 2–4. Out of the bullpen, Colin Rea took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Clay Holmes
Starter
4.0
70
4
1
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Clay Holmes threw
CSW 17% 1st-pitch strike 50% 3.9 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 29 41% 1 2 8 8 10 Sweeper 19 27% 0 2 5 10 2 Changeup 13 19% 0 2 1 8 2 Cutter 6 9% 3 2 1 0 0 Four-Seam Fastball 2 3% 0 0 2 0 0 Curveball 1 1% 0 0 0 0 1 - Colin Rea Reliever 4.0 63 2 0
Royals
HOME
6
Seth Lugo started for Royals, leaving with a 4–3 lead.
workload · innings pitched
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Seth Lugo
Starter
6.0
90
3
5
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Seth Lugo threw
CSW 24% 1st-pitch strike 75% 3.8 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 19 21% 0 6 6 5 2 Sinker 15 17% 0 3 2 3 7 Cutter 14 16% 1 0 6 5 2 Sweeper 12 13% 0 3 1 7 1 Curveball 10 11% 2 2 0 4 2 Slider 9 10% 2 0 4 2 1 Changeup 7 8% 0 1 1 2 3 Slow Curve 4 4% 1 1 1 1 0 - John Schreiber Setup 1.0 27 0 2 HLD
- Steven Cruz Middle 1.0 20 0 1 HLD
- Nate Pearson Middle 1.0 19 0 2 SV
Where the game turned
1 run
- Caglianone HR (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · CHC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Crow-Armstrong DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .287 | .388 | .545 | .933 | |
| Seiya Suzuki RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .269 | .361 | .470 | .831 | |
| Michael Busch 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .356 | .391 | .747 | |
| Alex Bregman 3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .246 | .337 | .379 | .716 | |
| Ian Happ LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .212 | .322 | .411 | .733 | HR (19), 2B |
| Nico Hoerner 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .257 | .317 | .359 | .676 | |
| Michael Conforto PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .327 | .457 | .784 | 2B |
| Dansby Swanson SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .213 | .291 | .398 | .689 | |
| Pedro Ramírez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .297 | .352 | .441 | .793 | |
| Carson Kelly C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .265 | .350 | .382 | .732 | 2B |
| Tyrone Taylor CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .242 | .297 | .490 | .787 |
HOME · KC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jensen C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .227 | .303 | .419 | .722 | |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .356 | .454 | .810 | |
| Jac Caglianone 1B | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .318 | .482 | .800 | 2 HR (19, 20), 2 2B |
| Isaac Collins LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 | .338 | .367 | .705 | |
| Michael Massey 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .292 | .418 | .710 | |
| John Rave RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .262 | .340 | .548 | .888 | SB |
| Nick Loftin 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .247 | .331 | .397 | .728 | 2B |
| Josh Rojas DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .235 | .268 | .324 | .592 | |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 | .285 | .337 | .622 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · CHC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Holmes | 4.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 70 | 2.86 | L |
| Colin Rea | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 4.59 |
HOME · KC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth Lugo | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 90 | 4.41 | W |
| John Schreiber | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 3.59 | HLD |
| Steven Cruz | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4.19 | HLD |
| Nate Pearson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2.81 | SV |
Manager comparison
AWAY · CHC
Lineup 3.9 R
Bunts 2.0 R
IBBs 1.8 R
HOME · KC
Lineup 4.6 R
Bunts 3.1 R
IBBs 2.5 R
Recent form
AWAY · CHC
6-4
W2
+22 run diff
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HOME · KC
3-7
L4
-11 run diff
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.