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Royals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 22, 2021
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Kansas City Royals, played on August 22, 2021 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 22, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 22, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Carlos Hernandez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Alec Mills |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 29,640 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jansen Visconti 1B: Vic Carapazza 2B: Carlos Torres 3B: Jerry Meals |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield | Second Baseman |
| Nicky Lopez | Shortstop |
| Salvador Perez | Catcher |
| Andrew Benintendi | Left Fielder |
| Carlos Santana | First Baseman |
| Hunter Dozier | Right Fielder |
| Michael Taylor | Center Fielder |
| Emmanuel Rivera | Third Baseman |
| Carlos Hernandez | Pitcher |
| Mike Matheny | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rafael Ortega | Center Fielder |
| Frank Schwindel | First Baseman |
| Ian Happ | Left Fielder |
| Patrick Wisdom | Third Baseman |
| Matt Duffy | Second Baseman |
| Jason Heyward | Right Fielder |
| Austin Romine | Catcher |
| Sergio Alcantara | Shortstop |
| Alec Mills | Pitcher |
| David Ross | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 22, 2021
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Mills
Merrifield hits a fly ball into right field. Heyward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Mills
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Mills
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wisdom fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ortega vs. Hernandez
Ortega hits a popup towards short. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Schwindel vs. Hernandez
Schwindel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Happ vs. Hernandez
Happ takes first base on ball four. Schwindel moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Wisdom vs. Hernandez
Wisdom strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Duffy vs. Hernandez
Duffy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Benintendi vs. Mills
Benintendi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Duffy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Santana vs. Mills
Santana hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Duffy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Benintendi moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Dozier vs. Mills
Dozier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Benintendi scores. Santana moves to third. Dozier moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Taylor vs. Mills
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mills fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
vs. Mills
hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alcantara has Santana trapped. There's the throw to Romine and over to Wisdom, who tags Santana for the out. Dozier moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Hernandez vs. Mills
Hernandez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Heyward vs. Hernandez
Heyward hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Romine vs. Hernandez
Romine hits a fly ball into left field. Benintendi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Alcantara vs. Hernandez
Alcantara strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Mills
Merrifield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Mills
Lopez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Merrifield moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Perez vs. Mills
There goes Lopez. The throw from Romine and he is safe. Lopez steals second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Perez vs. Mills
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Benintendi vs. Mills
Benintendi hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ortega. Benintendi reaches second base with a double. Merrifield scores. Lopez scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Santana vs. Mills
Santana hits a fly ball into center field. Ortega settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Dozier vs. Mills
Dozier hits a fly ball into left field. Happ settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Hernandez
Mills strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ortega vs. Hernandez
Ortega hits a fly ball into center field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Schwindel vs. Hernandez
Schwindel hits a line drive into right field. Dozier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Mills
Taylor hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
vs. Mills
hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Taylor moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Hernandez vs. Mills
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Merrifield vs. Mills
Merrifield hits a fly ball into left field. Happ settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Taylor tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Mills
There goes . The throw from Romine and he is safe. steals second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Mills
Lopez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Mills
Perez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Happ vs. Hernandez
Happ hits a fly ball into rightcenter field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wisdom vs. Hernandez
Wisdom hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Duffy vs. Hernandez
Duffy hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Happ scores. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Heyward vs. Hernandez
Heyward hits a ball on the ground towards first. Santana fields it, tags the runner, and races towards first, beating Heyward, for the double play. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Benintendi vs. Mills
Benintendi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Santana vs. Mills
Santana hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Heyward. Santana reaches second base with a double. Benintendi moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Dozier vs. Mills
Dozier hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ortega. Dozier reaches second base with a double. Benintendi scores. Santana moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Taylor vs. Meisinger
Ryan Meisinger now pitching.
Taylor hits a fly ball into left field. Happ settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Santana tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
vs. Meisinger
hits a popup towards first. Schwindel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. Meisinger
Hernandez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Romine vs. Hernandez
Romine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Alcantara vs. Hernandez
Alcantara takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hermosillo vs. Hernandez
Michael Hermosillo pinch hits for Ryan Meisinger.
Hermosillo hits a line drive towards third. reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ortega vs. Hernandez
Ortega strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Wick
Rowan Wick now pitching.
Merrifield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Wick
Lopez takes first base on ball four. Merrifield moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Wick
The ball gets by Romine for a passed ball. Merrifield moves to third. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Perez vs. Wick
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Benintendi vs. Wick
Benintendi hits a line drive into center field. Ortega settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Merrifield tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Santana vs. Wick
Santana hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lopez scores. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Dozier vs. Wick
Dozier strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Schwindel vs. Hernandez
Schwindel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Happ vs. Hernandez
Happ hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Wisdom vs. Hernandez
There's a wild pitch. Schwindel moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Wisdom vs. Hernandez
Wisdom strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Duffy vs. Hernandez
Duffy strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Sampson
Adrian Sampson now pitching.
Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
vs. Sampson
hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Hernandez vs. Sampson
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Merrifield vs. Sampson
Merrifield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sampson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Heyward vs. Hernandez
Heyward takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Romine vs. Hernandez
Romine strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Alcantara vs. Hernandez
Alcantara strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Romine vs. Hernandez
Andrew Romine pinch hits for Adrian Sampson.
Romine hits a fly ball into right field. Dozier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Brothers
Rex Brothers now pitching.
Lopez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Brothers
Perez hits a popup towards first. Schwindel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Benintendi vs. Brothers
Benintendi strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santana vs. Brothers
Santana hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Dozier vs. Brothers
Dozier strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ortega vs. Payamps
Cam Gallagher now catching. Ryan O'Hearn now playing first base. Joel Payamps now pitching.
Ortega hits a fly ball into left field. Benintendi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Schwindel vs. Payamps
Schwindel hits a popup, foul, towards first. O'Hearn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Happ vs. Payamps
Happ hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Hearn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Happ for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Taylor vs.
Unknown Player now pitching.
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
vs.
takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
O'Hearn vs.
O'Hearn hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wisdom vs. Davis
Wade Davis now pitching.
Wisdom hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Duffy vs. Davis
Duffy hits a fly ball into right field. Dozier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Heyward vs. Davis
Heyward hits a fly ball into center field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Romine vs. Davis
Romine hits a fly ball into center field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/22/2021 -- Kansas City at Chicago (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Merrifield W, 2b 4 2 2 1 Ortega R, cf 4 0 0 0
Lopez N, ss 3 2 2 1 Schwindel F, 1b 4 0 2 0
Perez S, c 5 0 0 0 Happ I, lf 3 1 1 0
Gallagher C, c 0 0 0 0 Wisdom P, 3b 4 0 1 0
Benintendi A, lf 4 2 3 3 Duffy M, 2b 4 0 1 1
Santana C, 1b 5 1 4 1 Heyward J, rf 3 0 0 0
Payamps J, p 0 0 0 0 Romine A, c 4 0 0 0
Davis W, p 0 0 0 0 Alcantara S, ss 2 0 0 0
Dozier H, rf 5 0 2 2 Mills A, p 1 0 0 0
Taylor M, cf 4 1 2 1 Meisinger R, p 0 0 0 0
Rivera E, 3b 4 1 2 0 Hermosillo M, ph 1 0 0 0
Hernandez C, p 4 0 0 0 Wick R, p 0 0 0 0
O'Hearn R, 1b 1 0 0 0 Sampson A, p 0 0 0 0
Romine A, ph 1 0 0 0
Brothers R, p 0 0 0 0
Rucker M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 9 17 9 31 1 5 1
Kansas City 012 222 000 -- 9
Chicago 000 100 000 -- 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Hernandez C (W) 7.0 4 1 1 3 8
Payamps J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Davis W 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Mills A (L)* 4.0 12 7 7 0 5
Meisinger R 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Wick R 1.0 2 2 2 1 2
Sampson A 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Brothers R 1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Rucker M 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 5th
DP -- Kansas City 1, Chicago 2
LOB -- Kansas City 9, Chicago 6
2B -- Benintendi A, Happ I, Santana C, Dozier H
SB -- Lopez N, Rivera E
SF -- Merrifield W, Taylor M, Benintendi A
WP -- Hernandez C
PB -- Romine A
T -- 3:25
A -- 29640
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