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Chicago Cubs @ 
Kansas City Royals
2020-08-05 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · 78°F, sunny · Wind 9 mph R to L · 3:09
Chicago Cubs defeated Kansas City Royals 6–1. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 3rd — Whit Merrifield grounds into a double play, pitcher Yu Darvish to second baseman David Bote to first baseman Anthony Rizzo. Maikel Franco scores. Nicky Lopez out at 2nd. Whit Merrifield out at 1st. Chicago Cubs took the lead in the 4th — Willson Contreras grounds into a double play, shortstop Adalberto Mondesi to second baseman Nicky Lopez to first baseman Ryan O'Hearn. Anthony Rizzo scores. Javier Baez out at 2nd. Willson Contreras out at 1st. The game's biggest swing came in the 4th: Javier Baez singles on a pop up to second baseman Nicky Lopez. Kris Bryant scores. Anthony Rizzo to 3rd — worth 15% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | |
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
W: Yu Darvish L: Kris Bubic SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Alex Tosi · 1B: Lance Barksdale · 2B: Chris Conroy · 3B: David Rackley · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kris Bryant | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Anthony Rizzo | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Javier Baez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Willson Contreras | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Kyle Schwarber | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 David Bote | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jason Heyward | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Nico Hoerner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Victor Caratini | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ian Happ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jorge Soler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ryan O'Hearn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Gordon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ryan McBroom | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Adalberto Mondesi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Maikel Franco | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nicky Lopez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Yu Darvish | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
 Jeremy Jeffress | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Colin Rea | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kris Bubic | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
 Scott Barlow | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Ian Kennedy | 0.2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Gabe Speier | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jake Newberry | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Kris Bryant: 8/F8XD
- Anthony Rizzo: K
- Javier Baez: K
Bot 1
- Whit Merrifield: K
- Jorge Soler: 53/G5
- Ryan O'Hearn: 8/F8D
Top 2
- Willson Contreras: K
- Kyle Schwarber: 43/G34D
- David Bote: K
Bot 2
- Salvador Perez: S7/L78D
- Alex Gordon: 36(1)/FO/G3.B-1
- Ryan McBroom: S7/G56+.1-2
- Adalberto Mondesi: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Top 3
- Jason Heyward: 9/F9D
- Nico Hoerner: 9/F89S
- Victor Caratini: 53/G56
Bot 3
- Maikel Franco: D7/L7D+
- Nicky Lopez: S9/L9.2-3
- Whit Merrifield: 14(1)3/GDP/G1.3-H(NR)
- Jorge Soler: K
Top 4
- Kris Bryant: S9/G34
- Anthony Rizzo: W.1-2
- Javier Baez: S4/P9LS.2-H;1-3
- Willson Contreras: 64(1)3/GDP/G6D+.3-H(NR)
- Kyle Schwarber: W
- David Bote: K
Bot 4
- Ryan O'Hearn: 5/P56D
- Salvador Perez: 8/F89D
- Alex Gordon: W
- Ryan McBroom: K
Top 5
- Jason Heyward: 9/L9D
- Nico Hoerner: 53/G5
- Victor Caratini: S9/G3
- Kris Bryant: 43/G4-
Bot 5
- Adalberto Mondesi: 6/P5D
- Maikel Franco: 63/G56D
- Nicky Lopez: 2/P2F/FL
Top 6
- Anthony Rizzo: S9/L9
- Javier Baez: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
- Willson Contreras: K
Bot 6
- Whit Merrifield: S3/G3-
- Jorge Soler: WP.1-2
- Jorge Soler: 3/P3F/FL.2-3
- Ryan O'Hearn: K
- Salvador Perez: 63/G6
Top 7
- Kyle Schwarber: K
- Ian Happ: 3/G3
- Jason Heyward: K
Bot 7
- Alex Gordon: 31/G3
- Ryan McBroom: 8/L89XD
- Adalberto Mondesi: 5/P5F/FL
Top 8
- Nico Hoerner: K
- Victor Caratini: 53/G4
- Kris Bryant: E5/TH/G5.B-1
- Anthony Rizzo: S9/G4+.1-3
- Javier Baez: S9/G4+.3-H(UR);1-2
- Willson Contreras: S9/L9D+.2-H(UR);1-3
- Kyle Schwarber: SB2
- Kyle Schwarber: K
Bot 8
- Maikel Franco: 6/P6
- Nicky Lopez: 13/G34S
- Whit Merrifield: K
Top 9
- Ian Happ: D7/L7L+
- Jason Heyward: 53/G56
- Nico Hoerner: 9/L9
- Victor Caratini: S9/L89D.2-H
- Kris Bryant: D8/L78.1-H(E8)(NR)(UR)
- Anthony Rizzo: WP.2-3
- Anthony Rizzo: K
Bot 9
- Jorge Soler: E4/G6.B-1
- Ryan O'Hearn: K
- Salvador Perez: 9/L9D+
- Alex Gordon: K
Notes & reviews
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- Originally scored as single, changed to double on 08-06-2020