CHC 3, KC 2 | Feb 23, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Monday, February 23, 2026•Surprise Stadium•80°F, Partly Cloudy

CHC

Cubs

Royals

Final

WIN

Javier Assad

LOSS

Luinder Avila

SAVE

Walker Powell

The Cubs edged the Royals 3-2 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

Key Moment

Bot 8: Josh Rojas homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field.

Weather: 80°F, Partly CloudyWind: 4 mph, In From CFFirst pitch: 8:05 PM UTCT: 2:25Att: 4,872Venue: Surprise Stadium

Ump Audit

Louie Krupa

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89.3%C

15 missed calls

+11.9% CHC

+1.10 runs CHC

Win Probability

KC WinCHC Win

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

Game 831927 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago Cubs

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Kane KepleyCF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.333/.000	91.7	-	-
James TriantosDH	4	0	1	2	0	0	.222/.364/.222	95.7	-	-
Ty Southisene2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	106.1	-	-
Drew Bowser3B	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000	87.5	-	-
Angel CepedaSS	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	81.9	-	-
Andy GarriolaRF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	74.2	-	-
Haydn McGeary1B	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Carter TriceLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Casey OpitzC	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Bench
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	2	0	0	0	1	0	.000/.167/.000	93.8	-	-
Jefferson RojasSS	3	1	1	1	0	1	.375/.444/.750
Totals	31	3	6	3	3	8	-	-	-	-

HR:Rojas (4th off Avila, 0 on, 2 out)

2B:Ramírez

TB:10

RBI:Rojas; Triantos 2

SB:Kingery; Triantos

CS:Ramírez

GIDP:Armas

Team LOB:4

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Josh Rojas3B	2	1	1	1	0	1	.333/.500/1.333	106.6	-

Pitching

Chicago Cubs

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Ben Brown	2.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	30-20	93	0.00
Javier AssadW	1.1	2	0	0	0	1	0	29-20	90.1	0.00
Jackson KirkpatrickH	0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	7-6	93	0.00
Porter HodgeH	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	16-9	91.5	13.50
Ryan RolisonH	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8-5	90.9	0.00
Collin SniderH	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	10-9	88.7	0.00
Tyler RasH	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	13-9	93	9.00
Walker PowellS	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	24-15	88.2	9.00
Totals	9.0	7	2	2	2	12	1	137-93	-	-

Pitches-strikes:Brown 30-20; Assad 29-20; Kirkpatrick 7-6; Hodge 16-9; Rolison 8-5; Snider 10-9; Ras 13-9; Powell 24-15

Groundouts-flyouts:Brown 1-1; Assad 1-2; Kirkpatrick 0-0; Hodge 0-1; Rolison 1-2; Snider 0-1; Ras 0-2; Powell 0-2

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Seth Lugo	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	27-16	87.8	0.00

Game Notes

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B5Replay review: Kyle Isbel challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Kyle Isbel called out on strikes.

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T6Replay review: Justin Dean challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Justin Dean called out on strikes.

Inherited runners-scored:Cawyer 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Lugo 27-16; Avila 33-21; Lange 32-17; Cawyer 1-1; Cuas 14-9; Cerantola 13-7; Panzini 9-7; Ramsey 8-6

Groundouts-flyouts:Lugo 2-1; Avila 1-4; Lange 1-0; Cawyer 0-1; Cuas 0-1; Cerantola 1-1; Panzini 1-1; Ramsey 0-2

Bench
Maikel Garcia3B	2	0	2	0	0	0	.500/.500/.500	102	-	-
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	3	0	1	0	0	0	.375/.375/.625	108.2	-	-
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	3	0	1	0	0	0	.143/.250/.143	95.5	-	-
Salvador PerezC	3	0	0	0	0	1	.250/.250/.750	103.7	-	-
Lane ThomasRF	2	0	0	0	0	2	.250/.250/.500	77.4	-	-
Jonathan India2B	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.200/.000	91.8	-	-
Brandon DruryDH	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000	88	-	-
Kyle IsbelCF	2	0	0	0	0	2	.000/.250/.000	71.3	-	-
John RaveLF	1	0	0	0	1	0	.000/.250/.000	86.8	-	-
Seth LugoP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Luinder AvilaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Alex LangeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Zachary CawyerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jose CuasP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Eric CerantolaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Shane PanziniP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ryan RamseyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-