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Kansas City Royals @ Chicago Cubs

2021-08-20 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 31835 · 84°F, sunny · Wind 7 mph R to L · 2:55

Kansas City Royals defeated Chicago Cubs 6–2. Chicago Cubs opened the scoring in the 2nd — Patrick Wisdom homers (19) on a fly ball to left field. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 6th — Salvador Perez homers (32) on a fly ball to left field. The game's biggest swing came in the 6th: Salvador Perez homers (32) on a fly ball to left field — worth 17% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCA	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	1	1	6	8
CHN	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5

W: Brad Keller L: Zach Davies SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Carlos Torres · 1B: Jerry Meals · 2B: Jansen Visconti · 3B: Vic Carapazza · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Whit Merrifield	5	1	1	0	0	0
Nicky Lopez	4	0	0	0	0	1
Salvador Perez	3	2	2	2	0	0
Carlos Santana	3	0	0	0	1	1
Andrew Benintendi	4	1	2	1	0	0
Michael Taylor	4	0	0	0	0	2
Ryan O'Hearn	2	0	0	0	1	0
Emmanuel Rivera	4	1	1	1	0	1
Brad Keller	2	0	0	0	0	1
Hunter Dozier	1	0	0	0	0	1
Jarrod Dyson	1	0	1	1	0	0
Cam Gallagher	1	1	1	1	0	0
Jake Brentz	0	0	0	0	1	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Rafael Ortega	4	0	0	0	0	2
Frank Schwindel	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ian Happ	3	0	1	1	1	2
Patrick Wisdom	4	1	1	1	0	1
Matt Duffy	3	0	0	0	0	2
Jason Heyward	2	0	0	0	0	1
David Bote	3	0	1	0	0	0
Austin Romine	3	0	1	0	0	2
Zach Davies	1	1	1	0	0	0
Michael Hermosillo	2	0	0	0	0	2
Robinson Chirinos	1	0	0	0	0	1

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Brad Keller	6.0	4	1	8
Richard Lovelady	1.0	1	0	2
Jake Brentz	1.0	0	0	1
Scott Barlow	1.0	0	0	2

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Zach Davies	6.0	5	1	5
Rex Brothers	1.0	0	0	1
Ryan Meisinger	1.0	2	1	0
Jake Jewell	1.0	1	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Whit Merrifield: 9/F3D
Nicky Lopez: 3/G34
Salvador Perez: 43/G6D

Bot 1

Rafael Ortega: K
Frank Schwindel: 7/F7S
Ian Happ: K

Top 2

Carlos Santana: K
Andrew Benintendi: D7/F7LS
Michael Taylor: K
Ryan O'Hearn: W
Emmanuel Rivera: K

Bot 2

Patrick Wisdom: HR/F7D
Matt Duffy: HP
Jason Heyward: K
David Bote: 4(1)3/GDP/G4

Top 3

Brad Keller: K
Whit Merrifield: 6/P6D
Nicky Lopez: 43/G4S

Bot 3

Austin Romine: K
Zach Davies: S4/G4M
Rafael Ortega: E3/G3D.1-3;B-2
Frank Schwindel: 63/G56S
Ian Happ: S9/L9L.3-H(UR);2-3;BX1(93)

Top 4

Salvador Perez: HR/F78XD
Carlos Santana: 63/G34
Andrew Benintendi: 8/F8
Michael Taylor: K

Bot 4

Patrick Wisdom: 4/P4MS
Matt Duffy: K
Jason Heyward: 53/G6S

Top 5

Ryan O'Hearn: 3/G3
Emmanuel Rivera: HR/F78XD
Brad Keller: 9/F9S
Whit Merrifield: 53/G56S

Bot 5

David Bote: S4/F3D
Austin Romine: K
Zach Davies: 24/SH/BG2.1-2
Rafael Ortega: K

Top 6

Nicky Lopez: 3/P34
Salvador Perez: HR/F7LD
Carlos Santana: 3/L3
Andrew Benintendi: HR/F9D
Michael Taylor: 63/G6

Bot 6

Frank Schwindel: 53/G5D
Ian Happ: W
Patrick Wisdom: 8/L8XD
Matt Duffy: K

Top 7

Ryan O'Hearn: 63/G4M
Emmanuel Rivera: 43/G4M
Hunter Dozier: K

Bot 7

Michael Hermosillo: K
David Bote: 53/G56
Austin Romine: S8/G6+
Robinson Chirinos: K

Top 8

Whit Merrifield: S6/G6M
Nicky Lopez: 3/BG3S/SH.1-2
Jarrod Dyson: SB3
Jarrod Dyson: S3/BG23.3-H
Carlos Santana: W.1-2
Andrew Benintendi: 7/F78D
Michael Taylor: 8/F8D

Bot 8

Rafael Ortega: 53/G6
Frank Schwindel: 53/G56
Ian Happ: K

Top 9

Cam Gallagher: HR/F7D
Emmanuel Rivera: 53/G56
Jake Brentz: W
Whit Merrifield: 53/G56.1-2
Nicky Lopez: K

Bot 9

Patrick Wisdom: K
Matt Duffy: 43/G6M
Michael Hermosillo: K

Notes & reviews

Royals challenged call that run scored before batter was out returning to 1st; call upheld - run scores
Originally not a sacrifice which was added on 08-21-2021
Perez left with headache after being hit by foul ball with Happ at bat in 6th

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