KC 4, CHC 3 | Aug 18, 2023 | The Best Box Score

Friday, August 18, 2023•Wrigley Field•73°F, Sunny

Royals

CHC

Cubs

Final

WIN

Cole Ragans

LOSS

Jameson Taillon

SAVE

Carlos Hernández

The Royals edged the Cubs 4-3 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Nico Hoerner3-for-4, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Top 6: Bobby Witt Jr. homers (24) on a fly ball to center field. Matt Duffy scores.

Weather: 73°F, SunnyWind: 5 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 6:20 PM UTCT: 2:43Att: 37,936Venue: Wrigley Field

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89.9%C

16 missed calls

+20.1% KC

+0.26 runs KC

Win Probability

CHC WinKC Win

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

Game 716955 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Matt Duffy3B	2	1	1	0	0	0	.269/.327/.333	103.8	.310	.279
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	2	2	2	0	1	.278/.318/.501	104.7	.514	.775
Michael Massey2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.225/.275/.363	104.9	.272	.253
Salvador Perez1B	3	0	0	1	0	0	.254/.295/.434	103.6	.289	.510
MJ MelendezDH	4	0	1	0	0	1	.235/.306/.392	101.6	.329	.450
Freddy FerminC	3	0	1	0	1	0	.299/.333/.511	99.4	.445	.412
Drew WatersRF	4	1	1	0	0	1	.237/.298/.401	108.3	.379	.419
Dairon BlancoLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250/.302/.425	-	-	-
Kyle IsbelCF	3	0	1	1	0	0	.234/.262/.374	103.4	.368	.373
Bench
Maikel Garcia3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	.284/.328/.379	96.7	.595	.589
Nelson VelázquezLF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.273/.310/.691
Totals	32	4	7	4	1	4	-	-	-	-

HR:Jr. (6th off Taillon, 1 on, 0 out)

2B:Melendez

TB:11

RBI:Perez; Isbel; Jr. 2

SB:Waters

CS:Melendez

SF:Perez

Team LOB:3

Chicago Cubs

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Christopher MorelDH	4	0	0	1	1	1	.256/.325/.509	102.4	.232

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Cole RagansW	6.0	8	3	3	2	9	106-72	90.1	4.08
Dylan ColemanH	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	19-9	87.9	7.85
Taylor ClarkeH	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	15-9	90.4	5.79
Austin CoxH	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	8-4	81	3.73
Carlos HernándezS	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	26-18	92.6	4.40
Totals	9.0	10	3	3	5	13	174-112	-	-

WP:Coleman

Inherited runners-scored:Cox 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Ragans 106-72; Coleman 19-9; Clarke 15-9; Cox 8-4; Hernández 26-18

Groundouts-flyouts:Ragans 2-6; Coleman 0-2; Clarke 0-1; Cox 1-0; Hernández 0-0

Chicago Cubs

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jameson TaillonL	6.0	6	4	2	0	3	1	91-65	86.5	5.56

Top 3 • KC

1-0

Kyle Isbel singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Cody Bellinger. Drew Waters scores.

EV: 103.4 mph234 ftLA: 10°

Top 4 • KC

2-0

Salvador Perez out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Ian Happ. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

EV: 97.8 mph324 ftLA: 38°

Bot 4 • CHC

2-1

Jeimer Candelario singles on a line drive to left fielder Nelson Velazquez. Yan Gomes scores. Seiya Suzuki to 2nd.

EV: 89.1 mph143 ftLA: 9°

2-2

Christopher Morel grounds into a force out, fielded by third baseman Matt Duffy. Seiya Suzuki scores. Jeimer Candelario out at 3rd. Patrick Wisdom to 3rd. Christopher Morel to 1st. Throwing error by third baseman Matt Duffy.

EV: 86.5 mph7 ftLA: -13°

2-3

Nico Hoerner singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Patrick Wisdom scores. Christopher Morel to 3rd.

EV: 102.7 mph29 ftLA: -4°

Top 6 • KC

4-3

Bobby Witt Jr. homers (24) on a fly ball to center field. Matt Duffy scores.

EV: 104.7 mph💣 394 ftLA: 30°

Bench
Patrick Wisdom1B	3	1	1	0	0	2	.199/.290/.498	93.7	.571	.514
Jameson TaillonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Michael FulmerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jose CuasP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Drew SmylyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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