KC 4, CHC 2 | Aug 21, 2021 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, August 21, 2021•Wrigley Field•86°F, Partly Cloudy

Royals

CHC

Cubs

Final

WIN

Kris Bubic

LOSS

Keegan Thompson

SAVE

Scott Barlow

The Royals defeated the Cubs 4-2.

★Nicky Lopez3-for-5, 1 RBI

★Whit Merrifield3-for-5, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 7: Patrick Wisdom homers (20) on a fly ball to left field. Frank Schwindel scores.

Weather: 86°F, Partly CloudyWind: 10 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 6:20 PM UTCT: 3:02Att: 34,005Venue: Wrigley Field

Ump Audit

Jerry Meals

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91.9%C

10 missed calls

+18.9% KC

+0.46 runs KC

Win Probability

CHC WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	4	9	0
CHC	0	0	0	0	0	0	2

Game 632824 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield2B	5	2	3	0	0	0	.276/.320/.386	98.2	.365	.344
Nicky LopezSS	5	0	3	1	0	1	.279/.347/.356	99.6	.363	.338
Carlos Santana1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.222/.332/.368	107.6	.113	.119
Andrew BenintendiLF	4	1	2	0	0	2	.259/.308/.413	103.5	.908	.896
Michael A. TaylorCF	3	0	1	1	1	1	.239/.298/.356	101.9	.380	.437
Jarrod DysonRF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220/.250/.314	-	-	-
Emmanuel Rivera3B	3	1	0	0	1	1	.245/.286/.321	92.7	.057	.072
Cam GallagherC	4	0	0	0	0	0	.186/.245/.267	106.7	.153	.152
Scott BarlowP	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Bench
Ryan O'HearnRF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.230/.265/.404	102.1	.339	.427
Kris BubicP	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000
Totals	36	4	9	2	2	8	-	-	-	-

2B:Lopez; Benintendi; Taylor

TB:12

RBI:Lopez; Taylor

SB:Lopez 2; Merrifield; Taylor

Team LOB:7

Chicago Cubs

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Rafael OrtegaCF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.314/.372/.483	102.2	.132

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Kris BubicW	6.1	1	2	2	2	9	1	92-61	85.4	4.94
Domingo TapiaH	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	6-4	91.5	2.45
Josh StaumontH	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11-7	90.4	3.28
Scott BarlowS	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8-6	85	2.55
Totals	9.0	1	2	2	2	11	1	117-78	-	-

Pitches-strikes:Bubic 92-61; Tapia 6-4; Staumont 11-7; Barlow 8-6

Groundouts-flyouts:Bubic 7-3; Tapia 0-1; Staumont 1-1; Barlow 1-2

Chicago Cubs

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Keegan ThompsonL	4.0	5	2	2	2	1	0	73-46	89.5	2.42

Game Notes

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T5Replay review: Royals challenged (home-plate collision), call on the field was overturned: Michael A. Taylor doubles (11) on a line drive to left fielder Michael Hermosillo. Andrew Benintendi scores.

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T1Wild pitch by Keegan Thompson