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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 Sep 23, 5:13 AM ET
CHC
87–69 · 2nd NL Central
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats3 L / 5 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.764 vs RHP
KC
67–89 · 5th AL Central
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats3 L / 6 R
OPS vs hand.693 vs LHP

Chicago Cubs batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Randy Dobnak
#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
2Michael BuschL1B72.239.350.74620685.7360-for-1Very small sample
2Michael Busch 1B · L.239/.350/.746·20 HRvs hand.736 · 0-for-1 · Very small72H-Score
3Alex BregmanR3B78.262.352.80426693.7840-for-2Very small sample
3Alex Bregman 3B · R.262/.352/.804·26 HRvs hand.784 · 0-for-2 · Very small78H-Score
4Ian HappSLF71.221.331.74924612.8280-for-1Very small sample
4Ian Happ LF · S.221/.331/.749·24 HRvs hand.828 · 0-for-1 · Very small71H-Score
5Michael ConfortoLDH75.245.339.82115295.797—
5Michael Conforto DH · L.245/.339/.821·15 HRvs hand.79775H-Score
6Nico HoernerR2B52.265.317.6728666.668481 PA1-for-2Very small sample
6Nico Hoerner 2B · R.265/.317/.672·8 HRvs hand.668 · 481 PA · 1-for-2 · Very small52H-Score
7Dansby SwansonRSS61.220.303.71519466.695327 PA2-for-2Very small sample
7Dansby Swanson SS · R.220/.303/.715·19 HRvs hand.695 · 327 PA · 2-for-2 · Very small61H-Score
8Miguel AmayaRC50.234.339.7106243.7150-for-2Very small sample
8Miguel Amaya C · R.234/.339/.710·6 HRvs hand.715 · 0-for-2 · Very small50H-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 LHP Matthew Boyd
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Nick LoftinR3B55.240.323.7108422.722158 PA1-for-3Very small sample
1Nick Loftin 3B · R.240/.323/.710·8 HRvs hand.722 · 158 PA · 1-for-3 · Very small55H-Score
2Bobby Witt Jr.RSS81.283.362.80618611.819161 PA2-for-5Small sample
2Bobby Witt Jr. SS · R.283/.362/.806·18 HRvs hand.819 · 161 PA · 2-for-5 · Small81H-Score
3Jac CaglianoneLRF78.283.336.82323536.732158 PA1-for-3Very small sample
3Jac Caglianone RF · L.283/.336/.823·23 HRvs hand.732 · 158 PA · 1-for-3 · Very small78H-Score
4Salvador PerezRDH56.228.271.64519607.744165 PA1-for-8Small sample
4Salvador Perez DH · R.228/.271/.645·19 HRvs hand.744 · 165 PA · 1-for-8 · Small56H-Score
5Starling MarteRRF32.242.298.6122168.627126 PA1-for-3Very small sample
5Starling Marte RF · R.242/.298/.612·2 HRvs hand.627 · 126 PA · 1-for-3 · Very small32H-Score
6Michael MasseyL2B64.273.306.74213435.84893 PA0-for-1Very small sample
6Michael Massey 2B · L.273/.306/.742·13 HRvs hand.848 · 93 PA · 0-for-1 · Very small64H-Score
7Tyler TolbertRSS46.294.357.7623144.71681 PA—
7Tyler Tolbert SS · R.294/.357/.762·3 HRvs hand.716 · 81 PA46H-Score
8Luke MaileRC—.171.244.537145.57429 PA · Limited history2-for-3Very small sample
8Luke Maile C · R.171/.244/.537·1 HRvs hand.574 · 29 PA · 2-for-3 · Very small—H-Score
9Kyle IsbelLCF37.215.260.5776312.39273 PA0-for-2Very small sample
9Kyle Isbel CF · L.215/.260/.577·6 HRvs hand.392 · 73 PA · 0-for-2 · Very small37H-Score