Chicago Cubs · Away
TBD
Probable starter not listed in MLB schedule yet. Stats will fill in after sync picks up the assignment.
Chicago Cubs vs Kansas City Royals
—:—
8:10 PM ET
H2H 1–2
KC · Home · 48-68
Kansas City Royals
Starting pitchers
1.96
ERA
0.93
WHIP
6.8
K/9
46.0
IP
0
GS
2.4
BB/9
Lineup not yet announced · posted ~1–2 hrs before first pitch
Projected hitters vs LHP / RHP
Cubs vs LHP
Avg OPS 1.2053 hot hittersTop: Conforto 2.467 · Dean 1.125 · Crow-Armstrong 0.883
Projected sample — season splits vs pitcher hand, not official order.
Chicago Cubs hitters vs LHP (projected)
Batter
AVG
OPS
HR
Head to head (2025–2026)
1—2
Kansas City Royals lead series
3 meetings total
2025-07-23
Kansas City Royals @ Chicago Cubs
8–4
KC
2025-07-22
Kansas City Royals @ Chicago Cubs
0–6
CHC
2025-07-21
Kansas City Royals @ Chicago Cubs
12–4
KC
Team picture · 2026
CHC
KC
Team AVG
0.248
0.245
Team OPS
0.753
0.708
Home runs
144
116
Runs scored
595
480
Team ERA
4.05
4.80
HR allowed
172
148
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