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Chicago Cubs 10, Kansas City Royals 2

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

2:10 PM ET · Kauffman StadiumGame-day snapshot Aug 9, 2:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 29, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score51
Chicago Cubs
89–73 · 2nd NL Central · T-Score 51
10
10–2
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
69–93 · 5th AL Central · T-Score 28
2
T-Score28
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Offense vs handCubsChicago owns a .757 OPS vs RHP, 3th in MLB; Kansas ranks 19th vs LHP.
LineupCubsChicago's official lineup includes 3 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenCubsChicago owns a 4.26 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Kansas's 4.69.
Starter formRoyalsDobnak has a 0.67 ERA over his last five starts, while Boyd is at 2.73.
Recent formCubsChicago has been the better recent team, at 7–3 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

CHC
Matthew Boyd LHP
Matthew Boyd
Chicago Cubs
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.59
93rd
WHIP
1.22
76th
K/9
7.80
178th
BB/9
2.48
72nd
P-Score52i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.99
89th
OPS/R
–
IP
72.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.73
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
KC
Randy Dobnak RHP
Randy Dobnak
Kansas City Royals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
1.16
52nd
WHIP
1.19
157th
K/9
4.35
212th
BB/9
3.77
114th
P-Score53i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.58
37th
OPS/R
–
IP
31.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
0.67
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Boyd strikes out 3.5 more batters per nine innings.
·Dobnak enters with a 1.16 ERA compared with Boyd's 3.59.
·Boyd walks 1.3 fewer batters per nine innings.
·Dobnak allows the lower home-run rate: 0.58 vs 0.99 per nine.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Boyd arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam44%92.8
Changeup28%78.7
Slider14%83.1
Curveball12%73.1
Sinker1%91.9
Dobnak arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker39%91.5
Sweeper25%82.4
Changeup22%84.7
Four-seam10%92.2
Slider5%83.7

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Cubs vs RHP (Randy Dobnak)
3rd
in MLB
0.757OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Royals vs LHP (Matthew Boyd)
19th
in MLB
0.699OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Chicago CubsOfficial lineupvs RHP Randy Dobnak
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Dobnak (BvP)
1Pete Crow-ArmstrongLCF76.94245.973No MLB historyNo history
2Michael BuschL1B61.74520.736No MLB historyNo history
3Alex BregmanR3B68.81928.799No MLB historyNo history
4Ian HappSLF60.73824.816No MLB historyNo history
5Michael ConfortoLDH64.80015.774No MLB historyNo history
6Nico HoernerR2B46.6668.665No MLB historyNo history
7Dansby SwansonRSS50.69419.677No MLB historyNo history
8Miguel AmayaRC46.7176.701No MLB historyNo history
9Tyrone TaylorRLF57.82711.825No MLB historyNo history
1Pete Crow-Armstrong CF · L.280 / .942 · 45 HRvs hand .973 · No MLB history · No history76H-Score2Michael Busch 1B · L.242 / .745 · 20 HRvs hand .736 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score3Alex Bregman 3B · R.265 / .819 · 28 HRvs hand .799 · No MLB history · No history68H-Score4Ian Happ LF · S.218 / .738 · 24 HRvs hand .816 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score5Michael Conforto DH · L.240 / .800 · 15 HRvs hand .774 · No MLB history · No history64H-Score6Nico Hoerner 2B · R.263 / .666 · 8 HRvs hand .665 · No MLB history · No history46H-Score7Dansby Swanson SS · R.213 / .694 · 19 HRvs hand .677 · No MLB history · No history50H-Score8Miguel Amaya C · R.237 / .717 · 6 HRvs hand .701 · No MLB history · No history46H-Score9Tyrone Taylor LF · R.279 / .827 · 11 HRvs hand .825 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score
Kansas City RoyalsOfficial lineupvs LHP Matthew Boyd
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Boyd (BvP)
1Nick LoftinR3B47.7108.722No MLB historyNo history
2Bobby Witt Jr.RSS70.80018.819No MLB historyNo history
3Jac CaglianoneLRF67.83423.732No MLB historyNo history
4Salvador PerezRDH50.65721.744No MLB historyNo history
5Starling MarteRRF28.6122.627No MLB historyNo history
6Michael MasseyL2B54.73513.848No MLB historyNo history
7Tyler TolbertRSS39.7393.716No MLB historyNo history
8Luke MaileRC—.5021.574No MLB historyNo history
9Kyle IsbelLCF32.5916.392No MLB historyNo history
1Nick Loftin 3B · R.240 / .710 · 8 HRvs hand .722 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score2Bobby Witt Jr. SS · R.281 / .800 · 18 HRvs hand .819 · No MLB history · No history70H-Score3Jac Caglianone RF · L.289 / .834 · 23 HRvs hand .732 · No MLB history · No history67H-Score4Salvador Perez DH · R.229 / .657 · 21 HRvs hand .744 · No MLB history · No history50H-Score5Starling Marte RF · R.242 / .612 · 2 HRvs hand .627 · No MLB history · No history28H-Score6Michael Massey 2B · L.274 / .735 · 13 HRvs hand .848 · No MLB history · No history54H-Score7Tyler Tolbert SS · R.285 / .739 · 3 HRvs hand .716 · No MLB history · No history39H-Score8Luke Maile C · R.159 / .502 · 1 HRvs hand .574 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score9Kyle Isbel CF · L.224 / .591 · 6 HRvs hand .392 · No MLB history · No history32H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseCHCCHC·KCKC
AVG.251 6th.248 8th
OPS.767 1st.718 17th
Home runs220 3rd170 21st
Runs850 1st690 22nd
OBP.339 2nd.316 18th
SLG.428 1st.402 14th
PitchingCHCCHC·KCKC
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.12vs4.77
CHCKC
WHIP1.26vs1.41
CHCKC
K/97.8vs7.4
CHCKC
HR Allowed231vs210
CHCKC
BullpenCHCCHC·KCKC
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.26vs4.69
no league rank
Saves36vs38
CHCKC
ResultsCHCCHC·KCKC
+5081st
Run differential
+31723rd
89–73 Record69–93
7–3 Last 104–6
Last 10 games
Chicago Cubs (7–3)
L
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
L
W
Kansas City Royals (4–6)
W
L
L
W
W
L
L
L
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
1—2
3 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Cubs?+
Matthew Boyd (3.59 ERA, 7–1) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Royals?+
Randy Dobnak (1.16 ERA, 2–0) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
2:10 PM ET at Kauffman Stadium.
Where is the game being played?+
Kauffman Stadium, home of the Kansas City Royals.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Cubs and Royals performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Royals 2–1 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Matthew Boyd is at 52; Randy Dobnak is at 53. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.