Chicago Cubs vs Kansas City Royals, August 22, 2021
August 22, 2021, 2:20 PM ET | Wrigley Field
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Chicago Cubs
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2021Kansas City RoyalsChicago Cubs
.702
OPS.719
163
HR210
686
Runs705
4.64
ERA4.87
1.39
WHIP1.40
1344
Strikeouts by pitchers1358
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Carlos Santana led Kansas City Royals with 4 hits and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicky LopezSS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Cam GallagherC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew BenintendiLF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos Santana1B | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel PayampsP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wade DavisP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter DozierRF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael A. TaylorCF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Rivera3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos HernándezP | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ryan O'Hearn1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
Frank Schwindel led Chicago Cubs with 2 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael OrtegaCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Schwindel1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian HappLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Wisdom3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Matt Duffy2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason HeywardRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin RomineC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sergio AlcántaraSS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Alec MillsP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan MeisingerP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael HermosilloPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rowan WickP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian SampsonP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew RominePH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rex BrothersP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael RuckerP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
Pitching
Carlos Hernández went 7.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (8 SO, 1 ER); Alec Mills went 4.0 innings for Chicago Cubs (5 SO, 7 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Carlos Hernández | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Joel Payamps | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wade Davis | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Alec Mills | 4.0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Ryan Meisinger | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rowan Wick | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Adrian Sampson | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rex Brothers | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael Rucker | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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- runs batted in
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- ER
- earned runs
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