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Kansas City Royals @ 
Chicago Cubs
2020-08-04 · Night game · Wrigley Field · 67°F, cloudy · Wind 9 mph R to L · 2:51
Chicago Cubs defeated Kansas City Royals 5–4. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 2nd — Adalberto Mondesi singles on a line drive to left fielder Steven Souza Jr. Salvador Perez scores. Ryan McBroom to 2nd. Chicago Cubs took the lead in the 2nd — Jason Heyward homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. Willson Contreras scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 4th: Jason Kipnis homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field. Jason Heyward scores — worth 18% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
| CHN | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
W: Kyle Hendricks L: Brady Singer SV: Kyle Ryan
Umpires — HP: David Rackley · 1B: Alex Tosi · 2B: Lance Barksdale · 3B: Chris Conroy · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jorge Soler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ryan O'Hearn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan McBroom | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Adalberto Mondesi | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Alex Gordon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Maikel Franco | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bubba Starling | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Franchy Cordero | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kris Bryant | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Anthony Rizzo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Javier Baez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Kyle Schwarber | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Willson Contreras | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jason Heyward | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Steven Souza | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jason Kipnis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Ian Happ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Victor Caratini | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Albert Almora | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brady Singer | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
 Scott Barlow | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Tyler Zuber | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Trevor Rosenthal | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Kevin McCarthy | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kyle Hendricks | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
 Jeremy Jeffress | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Craig Kimbrel | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Kyle Ryan | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Whit Merrifield: 9/L9D
- Jorge Soler: 63/G6D
- Ryan O'Hearn: 8/F8XD
Bot 1
- Kris Bryant: K
- Anthony Rizzo: S8/L8+
- Javier Baez: 54(1)/FO/G5D.B-1
- Kyle Schwarber: K
Top 2
- Salvador Perez: D7/L7LS+
- Ryan McBroom: S8/G6M.2-3
- Adalberto Mondesi: S7/L7S.3-H;1-2
- Alex Gordon: 7/F7D
- Maikel Franco: 3/G3.2-3;1-2
- Bubba Starling: 6/P6M
Bot 2
- Willson Contreras: S7/G56+
- Jason Heyward: HR/F9D.1-H
- Steven Souza: K
- Jason Kipnis: W
- Ian Happ: W.1-2
- Kris Bryant: 5(2)3/GDP/G5
Top 3
- Whit Merrifield: 9/L9D
- Jorge Soler: 43/G6MS
- Ryan O'Hearn: K
Bot 3
- Anthony Rizzo: 7/F7D
- Javier Baez: K
- Kyle Schwarber: K
Top 4
- Salvador Perez: 43/G6M+
- Ryan McBroom: 53/G56
- Adalberto Mondesi: S56/G56
- Alex Gordon: S8/L4MD.1-2
- Maikel Franco: 5(2)/FO/G5.B-1
Bot 4
- Willson Contreras: 43/G4MD+
- Jason Heyward: S9/L89
- Steven Souza: 3/P3S
- Jason Kipnis: HR/L89XD.1-H
- Ian Happ: K
Top 5
- Bubba Starling: S8/L89
- Whit Merrifield: S9/L9L.1-3
- Jorge Soler: 7/SF/F7D.3-H
- Ryan O'Hearn: 46(1)3/GDP/G34
Bot 5
- Kris Bryant: K
- Anthony Rizzo: 53/G15
- Javier Baez: K
Top 6
- Salvador Perez: 9/F9
- Ryan McBroom: K
- Adalberto Mondesi: K
Bot 6
- Kyle Schwarber: S5/BG25-
- Willson Contreras: 54(1)3/GDP/G56
- Jason Heyward: K
Top 7
- Alex Gordon: 7/F78
- Maikel Franco: 53/G5+
- Bubba Starling: 13/G2-
Bot 7
- Victor Caratini: D9/L9LD+
- Jason Kipnis: 43/G4D.2-3
- Ian Happ: W
- Kris Bryant: W.1-2
- Anthony Rizzo: 12(3)/FO/G2-.2-3;1-2;B-1
- Javier Baez: 53/G56
Top 8
- Whit Merrifield: 8/L8XD
- Jorge Soler: K
- Ryan O'Hearn: 9/F9
Bot 8
- Kyle Schwarber: K
- Willson Contreras: HR/L78XD
- Jason Heyward: K
- Albert Almora: S7/L7S
- Jason Kipnis: 9/F9D
Top 9
- Salvador Perez: S7/G56+
- Franchy Cordero: K
- Adalberto Mondesi: D9/L9LD+.1-3
- Alex Gordon: 43/G4.3-H;2-3
- Maikel Franco: S8/L8D+.3-H
- Bubba Starling: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
- Bubba Starling: 53/G5
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