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Kansas City Royals @ 
Chicago Cubs
2026-03-11 · Spring Training · Day game · Att: 12026 · 77°F, Sunny · Wind 4 mph, Varies · 2:41
Chicago Cubs defeated Kansas City Royals 9–8. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 1st — Lane Thomas triples (2) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Michael Conforto. Lane Thomas scores. Throwing error by second baseman Nico Hoerner. Chicago Cubs took the lead in the 2nd — Pedro Ramírez hits a grand slam (2) to right center field. Carson Kelly scores. Dylan Carlson scores. Matt Shaw scores. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 7th — Peyton Wilson homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Chicago Cubs took the lead in the 7th — Scott Kingery singles on a line drive to left fielder John Rave. Brett Bateman scores. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 9th — Blake Mitchell homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Chicago Cubs took the lead in the 9th — Matt Halbach doubles (1) on a ground ball to right fielder Connor Scott. Scott Kingery scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 9th: Blake Mitchell homers (1) on a fly ball to right field — worth 38% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| CHN | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 3 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nolan Sailors CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Kyle Isbel CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Connor Scott RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Lane Thomas RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 John Rave LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Luke Pelzer LF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yandel Ricardo SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kevin Newman SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stone Russell 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Elias Diaz C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Tyler Tolbert 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyriq Kemp 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hyungchan Um DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Luca Tresh DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Wilson 3B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jose Cerice 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Mitchell C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Squires 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derik Alcantara RF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nico Hoerner 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Moisés Ballesteros DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joan Delgado DH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jefferson Rojas 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ian Happ LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Justin Dean CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dansby Swanson SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Michael Conforto RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Bateman LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Carson Kelly C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Scott Kingery SS | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Dylan Carlson CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Halbach 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| BJ Murray 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Matt Shaw 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pedro Ramírez 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey Opitz C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zachary Cawyer | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Matt Strahm | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Sears | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitch Spence | 2.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew Pérez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mason Black | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Frank Mozzicato | 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hunter Harvey | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacob Webb | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gavin Hollowell | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
 Colin Rea | 4.0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
 Hoby Milner | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Caleb Thielbar | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |