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Chicago Cubs vs Kansas City Royals Starting Lineups — August 7, 2026

Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.

8:10 PM ET · Kauffman StadiumFinal lineups locked · Aug 7, 5:00 PM ETStats updated Sep 21, 5:17 PM ET

Chicago Cubs

87–69 · 2nd NL Central

Official

StarterDaniel Lynch IV

HandLHP

L / R bats2 L / 5 R / 2 S

OPS vs hand.797 vs LHP

Kansas City Royals

67–89 · 5th AL Central

Official

StarterKevin Gausman

HandRHP

L / R bats3 L / 5 R / 1 S

OPS vs hand.722 vs RHP

Chicago Cubs batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Daniel Lynch IV

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Pete Crow-ArmstrongLCF88.280.371.94945702.926215 PA—

1Pete Crow-Armstrong CF · L.280/.371/.949·45 HRvs hand.926 · 215 PA88H-Score

2Seiya SuzukiRRF81.267.365.83525611.974—

2Seiya Suzuki RF · R.267/.365/.835·25 HRvs hand.97481H-Score

3Alex BregmanR3B78.262.352.80426693.8911-for-1Very small sample

3Alex Bregman 3B · R.262/.352/.804·26 HRvs hand.891 · 1-for-1 · Very small78H-Score

4Michael BuschL1B71.239.350.74620685.733—

4Michael Busch 1B · L.239/.350/.746·20 HRvs hand.73371H-Score

5Nico HoernerR2B51.265.317.6728666.693164 PA—

5Nico Hoerner 2B · R.265/.317/.672·8 HRvs hand.693 · 164 PA51H-Score

6Ian HappSLF71.221.331.74924612.499—

6Ian Happ LF · S.221/.331/.749·24 HRvs hand.49971H-Score

7Carson KellyRC62.264.344.73010413.899—

7Carson Kelly C · R.264/.344/.730·10 HRvs hand.89962H-Score

8Pedro RamírezS2B58.266.324.7436245.981—

8Pedro Ramírez 2B · S.266/.324/.743·6 HRvs hand.98158H-Score

9Dansby SwansonRSS62.220.303.71519466.767131 PA—

9Dansby Swanson SS · R.220/.303/.715·19 HRvs hand.767 · 131 PA62H-Score

Kansas City Royals batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Kevin Gausman

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Carter JensenLC77.233.319.77325580.821397 PA—

1Carter Jensen C · L.233/.319/.773·25 HRvs hand.821 · 397 PA77H-Score

2Bobby Witt Jr.RSS80.279.359.79918607.791420 PA1-for-3Very small sample

2Bobby Witt Jr. SS · R.279/.359/.799·18 HRvs hand.791 · 420 PA · 1-for-3 · Very small80H-Score

3Jac CaglianoneLRF78.282.335.82123531.860356 PA—

3Jac Caglianone RF · L.282/.335/.821·23 HRvs hand.860 · 356 PA78H-Score

4Salvador PerezRDH56.227.271.64519604.609421 PA1-for-11Small sample

4Salvador Perez DH · R.227/.271/.645·19 HRvs hand.609 · 421 PA · 1-for-11 · Small56H-Score

5Isaac CollinsSLF53.217.323.6526504.677339 PA0-for-2Very small sample

5Isaac Collins LF · S.217/.323/.652·6 HRvs hand.677 · 339 PA · 0-for-2 · Very small53H-Score

6Nick LoftinR3B54.240.324.7047418.686242 PA—

6Nick Loftin 3B · R.240/.324/.704·7 HRvs hand.686 · 242 PA54H-Score

7Michael MasseyL2B64.274.307.74313430.721313 PA1-for-6Small sample

7Michael Massey 2B · L.274/.307/.743·13 HRvs hand.721 · 313 PA · 1-for-6 · Small64H-Score

8Starling MarteRRF32.242.298.6122168.56342 PA1-for-2Very small sample

8Starling Marte RF · R.242/.298/.612·2 HRvs hand.563 · 42 PA · 1-for-2 · Very small32H-Score

9Tyler TolbertRSS46.288.353.7533143.82558 PA—

9Tyler Tolbert SS · R.288/.353/.753·3 HRvs hand.825 · 58 PA46H-Score