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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 Sep 22, 3:32 AM ET
CHC
87–69 · 2nd NL Central
Official
StarterSeth Lugo
HandRHP
L / R bats2 L / 6 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.764 vs RHP
KC
67–89 · 5th AL Central
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats6 L / 2 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.722 vs RHP

Chicago Cubs batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Seth Lugo
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Pete Crow-ArmstrongLCF88.280.371.94945702.979453 PA1-for-2Very small sample
1Pete Crow-Armstrong CF · L.280/.371/.949·45 HRvs hand.979 · 453 PA · 1-for-2 · Very small88H-Score
2Seiya SuzukiRRF81.267.365.83525611.7850-for-3Very small sample
2Seiya Suzuki RF · R.267/.365/.835·25 HRvs hand.785 · 0-for-3 · Very small81H-Score
3Michael BuschL1B71.239.350.74620685.7361-for-4Very small sample
3Michael Busch 1B · L.239/.350/.746·20 HRvs hand.736 · 1-for-4 · Very small71H-Score
4Alex BregmanR3B78.262.352.80426693.7841-for-3Very small sample
4Alex Bregman 3B · R.262/.352/.804·26 HRvs hand.784 · 1-for-3 · Very small78H-Score
5Ian HappSLF71.221.331.74924612.8280-for-2Very small sample
5Ian Happ LF · S.221/.331/.749·24 HRvs hand.828 · 0-for-2 · Very small71H-Score
6Nico HoernerR2B51.265.317.6728666.668481 PA1-for-3Very small sample
6Nico Hoerner 2B · R.265/.317/.672·8 HRvs hand.668 · 481 PA · 1-for-3 · Very small51H-Score
7Carson KellyRC62.264.344.73010413.6610-for-1Very small sample
7Carson Kelly C · R.264/.344/.730·10 HRvs hand.661 · 0-for-1 · Very small62H-Score
8Dansby SwansonRSS62.220.303.71519466.695327 PA0-for-2Very small sample
8Dansby Swanson SS · R.220/.303/.715·19 HRvs hand.695 · 327 PA · 0-for-2 · Very small62H-Score
9Tyrone TaylorRLF66.274.322.82211234.847121 PA0-for-1Very small sample
9Tyrone Taylor LF · R.274/.322/.822·11 HRvs hand.847 · 121 PA · 0-for-1 · Very small66H-Score

Kansas City Royals batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Clay Holmes
#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.RSS81.279.359.79918607.791420 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
2Bobby Witt Jr. SS · R.279/.359/.799·18 HRvs hand.791 · 420 PA · No MLB history · No MLB81H-Score
3Jac CaglianoneLRF78.282.335.82123531.860356 PA0-for-1Very small sample
3Jac Caglianone RF · L.282/.335/.821·23 HRvs hand.860 · 356 PA · 0-for-1 · Very small78H-Score
4Isaac CollinsSLF54.217.323.6526504.677339 PA1-for-1Very small sample
4Isaac Collins LF · S.217/.323/.652·6 HRvs hand.677 · 339 PA · 1-for-1 · Very small54H-Score
5Michael MasseyL2B64.274.307.74313430.721313 PA0-for-1Very small sample
5Michael Massey 2B · L.274/.307/.743·13 HRvs hand.721 · 313 PA · 0-for-1 · Very small64H-Score
6John RaveLRF59.228.315.7566145.79891 PA1-for-2Very small sample
6John Rave RF · L.228/.315/.756·6 HRvs hand.798 · 91 PA · 1-for-2 · Very small59H-Score
7Nick LoftinR3B54.240.324.7047418.686242 PA—
7Nick Loftin 3B · R.240/.324/.704·7 HRvs hand.686 · 242 PA54H-Score
8Josh RojasL3B33.240.283.6232108.61583 PA0-for-1Very small sample
8Josh Rojas 3B · L.240/.283/.623·2 HRvs hand.615 · 83 PA · 0-for-1 · Very small33H-Score
9Kyle IsbelLCF37.218.263.5846308.648221 PA2-for-6Small sample
9Kyle Isbel CF · L.218/.263/.584·6 HRvs hand.648 · 221 PA · 2-for-6 · Small37H-Score