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Chicago Cubs vs Kansas City Royals Starting Lineups — August 9, 2026

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

2:10 PM ET · Kauffman StadiumFinal lineups locked · Aug 9, 11:40 AM ETStats updated Oct 29, 3:32 AM ET
CHC
89–73 · 2nd NL Central
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats3 L / 5 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.757 vs RHP
KC
69–93 · 5th AL Central
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats3 L / 6 R
OPS vs hand.699 vs LHP

Chicago Cubs batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Randy Dobnak
#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
2Michael BuschL1B61.242.352.74520710.7360-for-1Very small sample
2Michael Busch 1B · L.242/.352/.745·20 HRvs hand.736 · 0-for-1 · Very small61H-Score
3Alex BregmanR3B68.265.355.81928702.7990-for-2Very small sample
3Alex Bregman 3B · R.265/.355/.819·28 HRvs hand.799 · 0-for-2 · Very small68H-Score
4Ian HappSLF60.218.326.73824636.8160-for-1Very small sample
4Ian Happ LF · S.218/.326/.738·24 HRvs hand.816 · 0-for-1 · Very small60H-Score
5Michael ConfortoLDH64.240.331.80015314.774—
5Michael Conforto DH · L.240/.331/.800·15 HRvs hand.77464H-Score
6Nico HoernerR2B46.263.316.6668689.665516 PA1-for-2Very small sample
6Nico Hoerner 2B · R.263/.316/.666·8 HRvs hand.665 · 516 PA · 1-for-2 · Very small46H-Score
7Dansby SwansonRSS50.213.297.69419486.677327 PA2-for-2Very small sample
7Dansby Swanson SS · R.213/.297/.694·19 HRvs hand.677 · 327 PA · 2-for-2 · Very small50H-Score
8Miguel AmayaRC46.237.340.7176254.7010-for-2Very small sample
8Miguel Amaya C · R.237/.340/.717·6 HRvs hand.701 · 0-for-2 · Very small46H-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 LHP Matthew Boyd
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Nick LoftinR3B47.240.322.7108426.722158 PA1-for-3Very small sample
1Nick Loftin 3B · R.240/.322/.710·8 HRvs hand.722 · 158 PA · 1-for-3 · Very small47H-Score
2Bobby Witt Jr.RSS70.281.359.80018632.819161 PA2-for-5Small sample
2Bobby Witt Jr. SS · R.281/.359/.800·18 HRvs hand.819 · 161 PA · 2-for-5 · Small70H-Score
3Jac CaglianoneLRF67.289.340.83423553.732158 PA1-for-3Very small sample
3Jac Caglianone RF · L.289/.340/.834·23 HRvs hand.732 · 158 PA · 1-for-3 · Very small67H-Score
4Salvador PerezRDH50.229.274.65721627.744165 PA1-for-8Small sample
4Salvador Perez DH · R.229/.274/.657·21 HRvs hand.744 · 165 PA · 1-for-8 · Small50H-Score
5Starling MarteRRF28.242.298.6122168.627126 PA1-for-3Very small sample
5Starling Marte RF · R.242/.298/.612·2 HRvs hand.627 · 126 PA · 1-for-3 · Very small28H-Score
6Michael MasseyL2B54.274.305.73513452.84893 PA0-for-1Very small sample
6Michael Massey 2B · L.274/.305/.735·13 HRvs hand.848 · 93 PA · 0-for-1 · Very small54H-Score
7Tyler TolbertRSS39.285.347.7393148.71681 PA—
7Tyler Tolbert SS · R.285/.347/.739·3 HRvs hand.716 · 81 PA39H-Score
8Luke MaileRC—.159.229.502148.57429 PA · Limited history2-for-3Very small sample
8Luke Maile C · R.159/.229/.502·1 HRvs hand.574 · 29 PA · 2-for-3 · Very small—H-Score
9Kyle IsbelLCF32.224.268.5916323.39273 PA0-for-2Very small sample
9Kyle Isbel CF · L.224/.268/.591·6 HRvs hand.392 · 73 PA · 0-for-2 · Very small32H-Score