KC 8, CHC 9 | Mar 11, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, March 11, 2026•Sloan Park•77°F, Sunny

Royals

CHC

Cubs

Final

WIN

Gavin Hollowell

LOSS

Ben Sears

The Cubs edged the Royals 9-8 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Pedro Ramírez4 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 7: Brett Bateman singles on a ground ball to second baseman Tyriq Kemp, deflected by first baseman Brett Squires. Joan Delgado scores.

Weather: 77°F, SunnyWind: 4 mph, VariesFirst pitch: 8:05 PM UTCT: 2:41Att: 12,026Venue: Sloan Park

Ump Audit

Brian Walsh

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92.9%B

11 missed calls

+4.4% KC

+0.12 runs KC

Win Probability

CHC WinKC Win

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

Game 831849 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Nolan SailorsCF	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.000/1.000/3.000	80.1	-	-
Connor ScottRF	0	0	0	0	1	0	.500/.667/.500	-	-	-
Luke PelzerLF	1	1	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000	74.1	-	-
Yandel RicardoSS	2	0	1	0	0	1	.500/.500/.500	87.4	-	-
Stone Russell1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tyriq Kemp2B	2	0	0	1	0	1	.000/.000/.000	101.6	-	-
Hyungchan UmDH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000	103.9	-	-
Jose Cerice3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	94.5	-	-
Blake MitchellC	1	1	1	1	0	0	.222/.364/.667	114.4	-	-
Bench
Kyle IsbelCF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.143/.280/.143	85.9	-	-
Lane ThomasRF	4	1	1	0	0	1	.250/.250/.536
Totals	36	8	8	7	3	9	-	-	-	-

HR:Squires (3rd off Rea, 1 on, 0 out); Díaz (4th off Rea, 0 on, 0 out); Tresh (4th off Rea, 0 on, 1 out); Wilson (7th off Milner, 0 on, 0 out); Mitchell (9th off Hollowell, 0 on, 1 out)

3B:Rave; Thomas

TB:27

RBI:Tresh; Wilson; Mitchell; Kemp; Squires 2; Díaz

GIDP:Newman

Team LOB:5

Chicago Cubs

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Derik AlcantaraRF	1	0	1	0	0	0	.500/.500/.500	111.4	-

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Mitch Spence	2.0	4	5	5	1	0	2	42-24	89.8	10.29
Andrew Pérez	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	10-5	89.5	0.00
Matt Strahm	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	22-16	86.6	2.25
Mason Black	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	23-16	88.7	0.00
Frank MozzicatoBS	1.0	4	2	2	1	1	0	33-17	88.9	13.50
Zachary Cawyer	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11-6	91.4	0.00
Ben SearsLBS	0.1	3	2	2	0	0	0	20-14	87.5	13.50
Totals	8.1	13	9	9	4	4	2	161-98	-	-

HBP:Shaw (by Spence)

Inherited runners-scored:Cawyer 3-0

Pitches-strikes:Spence 42-24; Pérez 10-5; Strahm 22-16; Black 23-16; Mozzicato 33-17; Cawyer 11-6; Sears 20-14

Groundouts-flyouts:Spence 2-3; Pérez 1-2; Strahm 0-3; Black 1-3; Mozzicato 1-1; Cawyer 1-1; Sears 1-0

Chicago Cubs

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Colin Rea	4.0	5	5	4	1	1	3	59-35	90.2	4.38

Game Notes

📺

T8Replay review: Elias Díaz challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Elias Díaz called out on strikes.

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T9Replay review: Casey Opitz challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Nolan Sailors walks.

Top 1 • KC

1-0

Lane Thomas triples (2) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Michael Conforto. Lane Thomas scores. Throwing error by second baseman Nico Hoerner.

EV: 101.0 mph374 ftLA: 33°

Bot 2 • CHC

1-4

Pedro Ramírez hits a grand slam (2) to right center field. Carson Kelly scores. Dylan Carlson scores. Matt Shaw scores.

EV: 98.7 mph💣 387 ftLA: 29°

1-5

Nico Hoerner homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 101.8 mph💣 395 ftLA: 31°

Top 3 • KC

3-5

Brett Squires homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field. Peyton Wilson scores.

EV: 111.8 mph💣 447 ftLA: 33°

Top 4 • KC

5-5

Luca Tresh homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 103.5 mphLA: 34°

4-5

Elias Díaz homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 103.5 mphLA: 28°

Top 7 • KC

6-5

Peyton Wilson homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 104.9 mph💣 383 ftLA: 30°

Bot 7 • CHC

6-6

Brett Bateman singles on a ground ball to second baseman Tyriq Kemp, deflected by first baseman Brett Squires. Joan Delgado scores.

EV: 76.6 mph2 ftLA: -34°

6-7

Scott Kingery singles on a line drive to left fielder John Rave. Brett Bateman scores.

EV: 95.2 mph177 ftLA: 12°

Top 8 • KC

7-7

Tyriq Kemp grounds into a force out, third baseman Matt Halbach to second baseman Jefferson Rojas. Luke Pelzer scores. Yandel Ricardo out at 2nd. Tyriq Kemp to 1st.

EV: 101.6 mph12 ftLA: -8°

Top 9 • KC

8-7

Blake Mitchell homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 114.4 mph💣 453 ftLA: 33°

Bot 9 • CHC

8-8

Scott Kingery singles on a fly ball to second baseman Tyriq Kemp. Justin Dean scores.

EV: 71.1 mph201 ftLA: 53°

8-9

Matt Halbach doubles (1) on a ground ball to right fielder Connor Scott. Scott Kingery scores.

EV: 98.1 mph70 ftLA: 1°

HR:Ramírez (2nd off Spence, 3 on, 2 out); Hoerner (2nd off Spence, 0 on, 2 out)

2B:Conforto; Halbach; Dean

TB:22

RBI:Ramírez 4; Halbach; Kingery 2; Hoerner; Bateman

SB:Kingery; Bateman; Delgado

GIDP:Ballesteros

Team LOB:8

Bench
Nico Hoerner2B	2	1	1	1	1	0	.294/.400/.706	105.9	-	-
Moisés BallesterosDH	4	0	1	0	0	0	.286/.318/.333	95	-	-
Ian HappLF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.167/.250/.333	111.3	-	-
Dansby SwansonSS	2	0	0	0	1	0	.412/.474/.941	89.8	-	-
Michael ConfortoRF	3	0	1	0	0	0	.353/.421/.471	109	-	-
Carson KellyC	3	1	1	0	0	1	.350/.381/.750	93.3	-	-
Dylan CarlsonCF	2	1	1	0	1	1	.409/.581/.500	80.6	-	-
Matt Shaw1B	1	1	1	0	0	0	.333/.400/.467	101.9	-	-
Pedro Ramírez3B	3	1	1	4	0	0	.364/.429/.682	98.7	-	-
Colin ReaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Caleb ThielbarP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Hunter HarveyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Hoby MilnerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jacob WebbP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Gavin HollowellP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-