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Royals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 20, 2023
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Kansas City Royals, played on August 20, 2023 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 20, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 20, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jordan Lyles |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Kyle Hendricks |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 36,949 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Chad Whitson 1B: Roberto Ortiz 2B: Rob Drake 3B: Bill Miller |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| MJ Melendez | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Witt | Shortstop |
| Michael Massey | Second Baseman |
| Salvador Perez | Catcher |
| Nelson Velazquez | DH |
| Kyle Isbel | Center Fielder |
| Matt Duffy | Third Baseman |
| Matt Beaty | First Baseman |
| Dairon Blanco | Right Fielder |
| Matt Quatraro | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Tauchman | Center Fielder |
| Nico Hoerner | Second Baseman |
| Ian Happ | Left Fielder |
| Cody Bellinger | First Baseman |
| Dansby Swanson | Shortstop |
| Christopher Morel | DH |
| Jeimer Candelario | Third Baseman |
| Seiya Suzuki | Right Fielder |
| Miguel Amaya | Catcher |
| David Ross | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 20, 2023
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Hendricks
Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Swanson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
vs. Hendricks
hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Massey vs. Hendricks
There goes . The throw from Amaya and he is safe. steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Massey vs. Hendricks
Massey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Hendricks
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Suzuki settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Velazquez vs. Hendricks
There goes Massey. The throw from Amaya and he is safe. Massey steals second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Velazquez vs. Hendricks
Velazquez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Tauchman vs. Lyles
Tauchman hits a line drive towards short. reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hoerner vs. Lyles
Hoerner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Happ vs. Lyles
Happ hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Isbel who is chasing the ball. Happ reaches third base with a triple. Hoerner goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Bellinger vs. Lyles
Bellinger hits a fly ball into right field. Blanco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Happ tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Swanson vs. Lyles
Swanson hits a ball on the ground towards short. scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Isbel vs. Hendricks
Isbel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Duffy vs. Hendricks
Duffy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hoerner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Beaty vs. Hendricks
There goes Duffy. The throw from Amaya and he is safe. Duffy steals second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Beaty vs. Hendricks
Beaty hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bellinger scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Beaty for the out. Duffy moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Blanco vs. Hendricks
Blanco hits a fly ball into left field. Happ settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Morel vs. Lyles
Morel hits a ball on the ground towards short. scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Candelario vs. Lyles
Candelario strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Lyles
Suzuki hits a popup, foul, towards first. Beaty settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Hendricks
Melendez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
vs. Hendricks
hits a line drive towards third. Candelario reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Massey vs. Hendricks
Massey hits a popup towards short. Swanson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Amaya vs. Lyles
Amaya takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Tauchman vs. Lyles
Tauchman hits a popup towards short. settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hoerner vs. Lyles
Hoerner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Duffy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Hendricks
Perez hits a popup towards short. Swanson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Velazquez vs. Hendricks
Velazquez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Swanson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Isbel vs. Hendricks
Isbel hits a line drive into right field. Suzuki settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Happ vs. Lyles
Happ hits a line drive towards third. Duffy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bellinger vs. Lyles
Bellinger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Massey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swanson vs. Lyles
Swanson hits a fly ball into left field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Hendricks
Duffy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Swanson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Beaty vs. Hendricks
Beaty takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Blanco vs. Hendricks
Blanco hits a line drive into left field. Happ settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Melendez vs. Hendricks
Melendez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tauchman. Melendez reaches second base with a double. Beaty moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
vs. Hendricks
hits a line drive into right field. Suzuki settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Morel vs. Lyles
Morel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Duffy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Candelario vs. Lyles
Candelario hits a ball on the ground towards short. scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Lyles
Suzuki hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Amaya vs. Lyles
Amaya hits a fly ball into left field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Massey vs. Hendricks
Massey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hoerner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Hendricks
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Velazquez vs. Hendricks
Velazquez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Candelario fields it and throws to first for the out. Massey moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Isbel vs. Hendricks
Isbel hits a fly ball into center field. Tauchman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tauchman vs. Lyles
Tauchman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hoerner vs. Lyles
Hoerner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Duffy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Happ vs. Lyles
Happ hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Massey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Bellinger vs. Lyles
Bellinger hits a line drive into right field. Blanco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Hendricks
Duffy hits a line drive into center field. Tauchman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Beaty vs. Leiter
Mark Leiter now pitching.
Beaty hits a popup towards short. Swanson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Blanco vs. Leiter
Blanco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Candelario fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Swanson vs. Lyles
Swanson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Duffy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morel vs. Lyles
Morel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Duffy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Candelario vs. Lyles
Candelario strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Merryweather
Julian Merryweather now pitching.
Melendez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
vs. Merryweather
hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Amaya settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Massey vs. Merryweather
Massey hits a fly ball into left field. Happ settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Lyles
Suzuki hits a popup towards short. settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amaya vs. Lyles
Amaya hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tauchman vs. Lyles
Tauchman hits a fly ball into left field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hoerner vs. Lyles
Hoerner hits a fly ball into right field. Blanco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Alzolay
Adbert Alzolay now pitching.
Perez hits a popup towards short. Swanson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Velazquez vs. Alzolay
Velazquez is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Isbel vs. Alzolay
Isbel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Velazquez moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garcia vs. Alzolay
Maikel Garcia pinch hits for Matt Duffy.
Garcia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Velazquez scores. Isbel moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Waters vs. Alzolay
Drew Waters pinch hits for Matt Beaty.
Waters hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hoerner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Isbel scores. Garcia moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Blanco vs. Alzolay
Blanco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Swanson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/20/2023 -- KCA at CHN (D)
KCA AB R H RBI CHN AB R H RBI
MJ Melendez, lf 4 0 1 0 Mike Tauchman, cf 4 0 1 0
Bobby Witt Jr., ss 4 1 1 0 Nico Hoerner, 2b 4 1 1 0
Michael Massey, 2b 4 0 2 1 Ian Happ, lf 3 1 1 1
Salvador Perez, c 4 0 0 0 Cody Bellinger, 1b 2 0 0 1
Nelson Velazquez, dh 3 1 0 0 Dansby Swanson, ss 3 0 0 0
Kyle Isbel, cf 4 1 2 0 Christopher More, dh 3 0 0 0
Matt Duffy, 3b 3 0 0 0 Jeimer Candelari, 3b 3 0 0 0
Maikel Garcia, ph 1 0 1 1 Seiya Suzuki, rf 3 1 1 1
Matt Beaty, 1b 2 0 0 0 Miguel Amaya, c 2 1 1 1
Drew Waters, ph 1 0 0 1
Dairon Blanco, rf 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 7 3 27 4 5 4
KCA 100 000 002 -- 3
CHN 200 010 01x -- 4
KCA IP H R ER BB SO
Jordan Lyles (L) 8.0 5 4 4 1 2
CHN IP H R ER BB SO
Kyle Hendricks (W) 6.1 5 1 1 1 3
Mark Leiter Jr. 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Julian Merryweather 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Adbert Alzolay (S) 1.0 2 2 2 0 0
DP -- KCA 1
LOB -- KCA 6, CHN 1
2B -- MJ Melendez
3B -- Ian Happ
HR -- Seiya Suzuki, Miguel Amaya
SB -- Bobby Witt Jr., Michael Massey, Matt Duffy
SF -- Cody Bellinger
HBP -- by Adbert Alzolay (Nelson Velazquez)
T -- 2:02
A -- 36949
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