Royals @ Cubs - Sun, Aug 20

Game Status: Final - Score: 4-3 Cubs

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  • Current conditions at Wrigley Field: 85°F - Sunny - Wind 7 mph, In From RF
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Royals Batters AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG OBP SLG
1 Melendez - LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .234 .304 .391
2 Witt Jr. - SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .281 .320 .500
3 Massey - 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .228 .277 .366
4 Perez, S - C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .254 .297 .431
5 Velázquez - DH 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 .259 .306 .655
6 Isbel - CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .242 .269 .383
7 Duffy - 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258 .315 .319
a-Garcia, M - PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .330 .381
8 Beaty - 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .263 .349 .342
b-Waters - PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .232 .296 .393
9 Blanco - RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .241 .298 .402
Totals 34 3 7 3 1 4 13
Royals
a-Singled for Duffy in the 9th. b-Grounded out for Beaty in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B: Melendez (26, Hendricks). TB: Garcia, M; Isbel 2; Massey 2; Melendez 2; Witt Jr. RBI: Garcia, M (41); Massey (42); Waters (24). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Isbel; Witt Jr. 2; Velázquez; Blanco 2. Team RISP: 2-for-9. Team LOB: 6.
FIELDING: DP: (Duffy-Massey-Beaty).
Cubs Batters AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG OBP SLG
1 Tauchman - CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .271 .368 .415
2 Hoerner - 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .283 .344 .403
3 Happ - LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .241 .362 .405
4 Bellinger - 1B 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .324 .372 .561
5 Swanson - SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 .333 .434
6 Morel - DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .318 .497
7 Candelario - 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .272 .356 .489
8 Suzuki, S - RF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .257 .329 .416
9 Amaya - C 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .250 .376 .417
Totals 27 4 5 4 1 2 5
Cubs
BATTING: 3B: Happ (3, Lyles). HR: Suzuki, S (12, 5th inning off Lyles, 0 on, 2 out); Amaya (4, 8th inning off Lyles, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Amaya 4; Happ 3; Hoerner; Suzuki, S 4; Tauchman. RBI: Amaya (17); Bellinger (64); Happ (57); Suzuki, S (43). 2-out RBI: Suzuki, S. SF: Bellinger. GIDP: Hoerner. Team LOB: 1.
Royals Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR P-S ERA
Lyles (L, 3-14) 8.0 5 4 4 1 2 2 92-65 6.20
Totals 8.0 5 4 4 1 2 2
Cubs Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR P-S ERA
Hendricks (W, 5-6) 6.1 5 1 1 1 3 0 90-58 3.83
Leiter Jr. (H, 23) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5-4 2.70
Merryweather (H, 13) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10-8 3.58
Alzolay (S, 18) 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 0 22-15 2.75
Totals 9.0 7 3 3 1 4 0
Game Info
HBP: Velázquez (by Alzolay).
Pitches-strikes: Lyles 92-65; Hendricks 90-58; Leiter Jr. 5-4; Merryweather 10-8; Alzolay 22-15.
Groundouts-flyouts: Lyles 8-6; Hendricks 6-3; Leiter Jr. 1-0; Merryweather 0-1; Alzolay 2-1.
Batters faced: Lyles 29; Hendricks 25; Leiter Jr. 2; Merryweather 3; Alzolay 6.
Umpires: HP: Chad Whitson. 1B: Roberto Ortiz. 2B: Rob Drake. 3B: Bill Miller.
Weather: 85 degrees, Sunny.
Wind: 7 mph, In From RF.
First pitch: 1:20 PM.
T: 2:02.
Att: 36,949.
Venue: Wrigley Field.
August 20, 2023
Inning Scoring Play Score
Top 1 Michael Massey singles on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. 1-0 KC
Bottom 1 Ian Happ triples (3) on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Nico Hoerner scores. 1-1
Bottom 1 Cody Bellinger out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Dairon Blanco. Ian Happ scores. 2-1 CHC
Bottom 5 Seiya Suzuki homers (12) on a fly ball to left field. 3-1 CHC
Bottom 8 Miguel Amaya homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. 4-1 CHC
Top 9 Maikel Garcia singles on a line drive to center fielder Mike Tauchman. Nelson Velazquez scores. Kyle Isbel to 3rd. 4-2 CHC
Top 9 Drew Waters grounds out, second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Cody Bellinger. Kyle Isbel scores. Maikel Garcia to 2nd. 4-3 CHC
Team Highlight
KC Michael Massey’s RBI single (00:00:15)
CHC Cody Bellinger’s RBI sac fly (00:00:17)
KC Bobby Witt Jr.'s sliding catch (00:00:29)
KC MJ Melendez’s diving grab (00:00:28)
CHC Seiya Suzuki’s solo homer (12) (00:00:29)
CHC Miguel Amaya’s solo homer (4) (00:00:29)
KC Maikel Garcia’s RBI single (00:00:20)
KC Drew Waters’ RBI groundout (00:00:19)
KC Royals vs. Cubs Highlights (00:03:52)
KC Condensed Game: KC@CHC 8/20/23 (00:07:07)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB
Royals 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 0 6
Cubs 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 5 0 1

Decisions

Division Scoreboard

TOR 10 @ CIN 3 - Final

PIT 0 @ MIN 2 - Final

NYM 3 @ STL 7 - Final

MIL 6 @ TEX 2 - Final

Last Updated: 08/20/2023 07:50:49 PM CDT

  • @cubs_botOPMBEnglish
    1•2 years ago

    Single

    Ian Happ singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Nico Hoerner scores. Ian Happ to 3rd. Fielding error by center fielder Kyle Isbel.

    Pitch from Jordan Lyles: Four-Seam Fastball @ 91.6 mph

    Hit by Ian Happ: Launched 92.5 mph at 17° for a total distance of 270 ft

    Bottom 1 - 1-1 TIE

  • @cubs_botOPMBEnglish
    1•2 years ago

    Sac Fly

    Cody Bellinger out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Dairon Blanco. Ian Happ scores.

    Pitch from Jordan Lyles: Four-Seam Fastball @ 92.2 mph

    Hit by Cody Bellinger: Launched 91.7 mph at 28° for a total distance of 326 ft

    Bottom 1 - 2-1 Cubs

  • @cubs_botOPMBEnglish
    1•2 years ago

    HOME RUN!

    Seiya Suzuki homers (12) on a fly ball to left field.

    Pitch from Jordan Lyles: Sweeper @ 80.7 mph

    Hit by Seiya Suzuki: Launched 104.2 mph at 28° for a total distance of 395 ft

    Bottom 5 - 3-1 Cubs

  • @cubs_botOPMBEnglish
    1•2 years ago

    Pitching Substitution

    Pitching Change: Mark Leiter Jr. replaces Kyle Hendricks.

  • @cubs_botOPMBEnglish
    1•2 years ago

    Pitching Substitution

    Pitching Change: Julian Merryweather replaces Mark Leiter Jr.

  • @cubs_botOPMBEnglish
    1•2 years ago

    HOME RUN!

    Miguel Amaya homers (4) on a fly ball to left field.

    Pitch from Jordan Lyles: Sweeper @ 80.7 mph

    Hit by Miguel Amaya: Launched 102.6 mph at 26.0° for a total distance of 395.0 ft

    Bottom 8 - 4-1 Cubs

  • @cubs_botOPMBEnglish
    1•2 years ago

    Pitching Substitution

    Pitching Change: Adbert Alzolay replaces Julian Merryweather.