Chicago Cubs vs Kansas City Royals, August 20, 2021
August 20, 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
Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Salvador Perez and Andrew Benintendi led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicky LopezSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jarrod DysonPH/RF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Santana1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew BenintendiLF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael A. TaylorCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan O'HearnRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam GallagherC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Emmanuel Rivera3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brad KellerP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hunter DozierPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Richard LoveladyP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake BrentzP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott BarlowP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
5 players led Chicago Cubs with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael OrtegaCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Frank Schwindel1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian HappLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Patrick Wisdom3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Matt DuffySS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jason HeywardRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael HermosilloPH/RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| David Bote2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin RomineC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Zach DaviesP | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rex BrothersP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robinson ChirinosPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan MeisingerP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake JewellP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
Pitching
Brad Keller went 6.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (8 SO, 1 ER); Zach Davies went 6.0 innings for Chicago Cubs (5 SO, 4 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Brad Keller | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Richard Lovelady | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jake Brentz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Barlow | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Zach Davies | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Rex Brothers | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Meisinger | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Jewell | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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