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Chicago Cubs vs Kansas City Royals Starting Lineups — August 8, 2026

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

7:10 PM ET · Kauffman StadiumFinal lineups locked · Aug 8, 4:15 PM ETStats updated Oct 29, 3:32 AM ET
CHC
89–73 · 2nd NL Central
Official
StarterSeth Lugo
HandRHP
L / R bats2 L / 6 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.757 vs RHP
KC
69–93 · 5th AL Central
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats6 L / 2 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.727 vs RHP

Chicago Cubs batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Seth Lugo
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Pete Crow-ArmstrongLCF76.280.372.94245726.973453 PA1-for-2Very small sample
1Pete Crow-Armstrong CF · L.280/.372/.942·45 HRvs hand.973 · 453 PA · 1-for-2 · Very small76H-Score
2Seiya SuzukiRRF70.270.368.84126634.7970-for-3Very small sample
2Seiya Suzuki RF · R.270/.368/.841·26 HRvs hand.797 · 0-for-3 · Very small70H-Score
3Michael BuschL1B61.242.352.74520710.7361-for-4Very small sample
3Michael Busch 1B · L.242/.352/.745·20 HRvs hand.736 · 1-for-4 · Very small61H-Score
4Alex BregmanR3B68.265.355.81928702.7991-for-3Very small sample
4Alex Bregman 3B · R.265/.355/.819·28 HRvs hand.799 · 1-for-3 · Very small68H-Score
5Ian HappSLF60.218.326.73824636.8160-for-2Very small sample
5Ian Happ LF · S.218/.326/.738·24 HRvs hand.816 · 0-for-2 · Very small60H-Score
6Nico HoernerR2B46.263.316.6668689.665516 PA1-for-3Very small sample
6Nico Hoerner 2B · R.263/.316/.666·8 HRvs hand.665 · 516 PA · 1-for-3 · Very small46H-Score
7Carson KellyRC52.258.336.71210425.6380-for-1Very small sample
7Carson Kelly C · R.258/.336/.712·10 HRvs hand.638 · 0-for-1 · Very small52H-Score
8Dansby SwansonRSS50.213.297.69419486.677327 PA0-for-2Very small sample
8Dansby Swanson SS · R.213/.297/.694·19 HRvs hand.677 · 327 PA · 0-for-2 · Very small50H-Score
9Tyrone TaylorRLF57.279.325.82711241.825121 PA0-for-1Very small sample
9Tyrone Taylor LF · R.279/.325/.827·11 HRvs hand.825 · 121 PA · 0-for-1 · Very small57H-Score

Kansas City Royals batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Clay Holmes
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Carter JensenLC68.239.323.79027603.837397 PA—
1Carter Jensen C · L.239/.323/.790·27 HRvs hand.837 · 397 PA68H-Score
2Bobby Witt Jr.RSS70.281.359.80018632.783420 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
2Bobby Witt Jr. SS · R.281/.359/.800·18 HRvs hand.783 · 420 PA · No MLB history · No MLB70H-Score
3Jac CaglianoneLRF67.289.340.83423553.882356 PA0-for-1Very small sample
3Jac Caglianone RF · L.289/.340/.834·23 HRvs hand.882 · 356 PA · 0-for-1 · Very small67H-Score
4Isaac CollinsSLF46.213.320.6416519.660339 PA1-for-1Very small sample
4Isaac Collins LF · S.213/.320/.641·6 HRvs hand.660 · 339 PA · 1-for-1 · Very small46H-Score
5Michael MasseyL2B54.274.305.73513452.721313 PA0-for-1Very small sample
5Michael Massey 2B · L.274/.305/.735·13 HRvs hand.721 · 313 PA · 0-for-1 · Very small54H-Score
6John RaveLRF51.232.314.7446161.78591 PA1-for-2Very small sample
6John Rave RF · L.232/.314/.744·6 HRvs hand.785 · 91 PA · 1-for-2 · Very small51H-Score
7Nick LoftinR3B47.240.322.7108426.685242 PA—
7Nick Loftin 3B · R.240/.322/.710·8 HRvs hand.685 · 242 PA47H-Score
8Josh RojasL3B28.226.265.5862115.57183 PA0-for-1Very small sample
8Josh Rojas 3B · L.226/.265/.586·2 HRvs hand.571 · 83 PA · 0-for-1 · Very small28H-Score
9Kyle IsbelLCF32.224.268.5916323.652221 PA2-for-6Small sample
9Kyle Isbel CF · L.224/.268/.591·6 HRvs hand.652 · 221 PA · 2-for-6 · Small32H-Score