CHC 10, KC 2 | Aug 9, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Sunday, August 9, 2026•Kauffman Stadium•90°F, Partly Cloudy

CHC

Cubs

Royals

Final

WIN

Matthew Boyd

LOSS

Randy Dobnak

The Cubs cruised past the Royals 10-2 in a dominant performance.

★Ian Happ3-for-5, 2 RBI

★Alex Bregman3-for-6, 2 RBI

★Michael Busch3-for-5, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Miguel Amaya homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. Nico Hoerner scores. Dansby Swanson scores.

Weather: 90°F, Partly CloudyWind: 15 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 6:10 PM UTCT: 2:44Att: 24,225Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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89.9%C

15 missed calls

+22.6% CHC

+0.29 runs CHC

Win Probability

KC WinCHC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHC	1	0	2	1	0	3	3	0	0	10	18	0
KC	0	0	0	2	0	0	0

Game 824078 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago Cubs

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Pete Crow-ArmstrongDH	5	2	1	0	1	2	.286/.388/.544	99.2	.408	.513
James Triantos2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200/.200/.200	89.7	.051	.060
Alex Bregman3B	6	1	3	2	0	1	.249/.338/.381	101	.354	.325
Ian HappLF	5	2	3	2	0	1	.216/.324/.420	104.2	.331	.396
Michael ConfortoRF	4	0	2	2	0	1	.237/.328/.458	105.9	.443	.304
Pedro Ramírez1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.295/.350/.438	83.2	.709	.652
Dansby SwansonSS	4	1	1	0	1	1	.214/.292/.397	101.8	.329	.310
Miguel AmayaC	5	1	2	3	0	2	.242/.349/.370	101	.393	.557
Tyrone TaylorCF	5	0	1	0	0	1	.241/.294/.481	103.8	.603	.553
Bench
Michael Busch1B	5	2	3	0	0	0	.248/.358/.395	105.6	.384	.381
Nico Hoerner2B	3	1	2	1	1	0	.260/.320/.363
Totals	44	10	18	10	3	9	-	-	-	-

HR:Happ (6th off McGee, 1 on, 2 out); Amaya (7th off McGee, 2 on, 0 out)

2B:Busch; Crow-Armstrong; Hoerner

TB:27

RBI:Conforto 2; Happ 2; Bregman 2; Amaya 3; Hoerner

SB:Hoerner

SF:Conforto

Team LOB:11

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Nick Loftin3B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.243/.326/.391	99	.122

Pitching

Chicago Cubs

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Matthew BoydW	7.0	5	2	2	3	3	1	98-64	85.5	3.50
Ryan Zeferjahn	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	24-14	92.4	3.64
Javier Assad	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5-4	92.5	3.54
Totals	9.0	6	2	2	3	5	1	127-82	-	-

Pitches-strikes:Boyd 98-64; Zeferjahn 24-14; Assad 5-4

Groundouts-flyouts:Boyd 7-9; Zeferjahn 1-0; Assad 1-2

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Randy DobnakL	5.0	10	4	4	1	4	0	94-65	86.4	2.00

Top 1 • CHC

1-0

Michael Conforto out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Starling Marte. Michael Busch scores.

EV: 85.8 mph274 ftLA: 46°

Top 3 • CHC

3-0

Nico Hoerner singles on a fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Ian Happ scores. Michael Conforto to 2nd.

EV: 73.1 mph254 ftLA: 26°

2-0

Michael Conforto singles on a fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Michael Busch scores. Ian Happ to 2nd.

EV: 72.6 mph233 ftLA: 25°

Top 4 • CHC

4-0

Alex Bregman singles on a ground ball to left fielder Starling Marte. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Michael Busch to 2nd.

EV: 101.0 mph35 ftLA: -1°

Bot 4 • KC

4-2

Starling Marte homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. Salvador Perez scores.

EV: 106.5 mph💣 413 ftLA: 26°

Top 6 • CHC

7-2

Ian Happ homers (20) on a fly ball to right field. Alex Bregman scores.

EV: 100.3 mph💣 401 ftLA: 35°

5-2

Alex Bregman singles on a fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores.

EV: 73.0 mph249 ftLA: 25°

Top 7 • CHC

10-2

Miguel Amaya homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. Nico Hoerner scores. Dansby Swanson scores.

EV: 101.0 mph💣 388 ftLA: 32°

Bench
Salvador Perez1B	4	1	1	0	0	0	.216/.262/.373	96.1	.297	.272
Randy DobnakP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Easton McGeeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Lucas ErcegP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Josh RojasP							.235/.268/.324	-	-	-

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Batting

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Chicago Cubs

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