August 9, 2026 · AL Cent
Chicago Cubs vs Kansas City Royals
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Michael Conforto | Michael Conforto out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Starling Marte. Michael Busch scores. | CHC 1, KC 0 |
| T3 | Michael Conforto | Michael Conforto singles on a fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Michael Busch scores. Ian Happ to 2nd. | CHC 2, KC 0 |
| T3 | Nico Hoerner | Nico Hoerner singles on a fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Ian Happ scores. Michael Conforto to 2nd. | CHC 3, KC 0 |
| T4 | Alex Bregman | Alex Bregman singles on a ground ball to left fielder Starling Marte. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Michael Busch to 2nd. | CHC 4, KC 0 |
| B4 | Starling Marte | Starling Marte homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. Salvador Perez scores. | CHC 4, KC 2 |
| T6 | Alex Bregman | Alex Bregman singles on a fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. | CHC 5, KC 2 |
| T6 | Ian Happ | Ian Happ homers (20) on a fly ball to right field. Alex Bregman scores. | CHC 7, KC 2 |
| T7 | Miguel Amaya | Miguel Amaya homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. Nico Hoerner scores. Dansby Swanson scores. | CHC 10, KC 2 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
10
Matthew Boyd started for Cubs, leaving with a 10–2 lead.
workload · innings pitched
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Matthew Boyd
Starter
7.0
98
2
3
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Matthew Boyd threw
CSW 28% 1st-pitch strike 59% 3.6 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 51 52% 3 13 9 17 9 Changeup 21 21% 3 1 3 6 8 Curveball 15 15% 1 5 1 7 1 Slider 11 11% 1 0 3 4 3 - Ryan Zeferjahn Setup 1.0 24 0 2
- Javier Assad Reliever 1.0 5 0 0
Royals
HOME
2
Randy Dobnak started for Royals, leaving trailing 2–4. Out of the bullpen, Easton McGee took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Randy Dobnak
Starter
5.0
94
4
4
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Randy Dobnak threw
CSW 24% 1st-pitch strike 73% 3.6 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 40 43% 0 8 9 12 11 Sweeper 24 26% 4 7 4 6 3 Changeup 23 24% 1 2 6 9 5 Four-Seam Fastball 5 5% 1 0 1 2 1 Slider 2 2% 0 0 1 0 1 - Easton McGee Middle 2.0 41 6 3
- Lucas Erceg Closer 1.0 17 0 2
- Josh Rojas Reliever 1.0 13 0 0
Where the game turned
1 run
- Conforto SF (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · CHC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Crow-Armstrong DH | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .286 | .388 | .544 | .932 | 2B |
| James Triantos 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | |
| Alex Bregman 3B | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .249 | .338 | .381 | .719 | |
| Ian Happ LF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .216 | .324 | .420 | .744 | HR (20) |
| Michael Conforto RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .237 | .328 | .458 | .786 | |
| Pedro Ramírez 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .295 | .350 | .438 | .788 | |
| Dansby Swanson SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .214 | .292 | .397 | .689 | |
| Miguel Amaya C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .242 | .349 | .370 | .719 | HR (4) |
| Tyrone Taylor CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 | .294 | .481 | .775 | |
| Michael Busch 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 | .358 | .395 | .753 | 2B |
| Nico Hoerner 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .260 | .320 | .363 | .683 | 2B, SB |
HOME · KC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Loftin 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .243 | .326 | .391 | .717 | |
| Bobby Witt Jr. DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .284 | .355 | .450 | .805 | |
| Jac Caglianone 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .264 | .317 | .480 | .797 | |
| Starling Marte LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .304 | .326 | .630 | HR (2) |
| Michael Massey 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .295 | .425 | .720 | 3B |
| Tyler Tolbert SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .314 | .362 | .465 | .827 | |
| Luke Maile C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .278 | .316 | .500 | .816 | |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .233 | .286 | .333 | .619 | |
| Salvador Perez 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 | .262 | .373 | .635 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · CHC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Boyd | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 98 | 3.50 | W |
| 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 |
HOME · KC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Dobnak | 5.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 94 | 2.00 | L |
| 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 |
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.