Chicago Cubs vs Kansas City Royals, August 18, 2023
August 18, 2023, 2:20 PM ET | Wrigley Field
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Chicago Cubs
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2023Kansas City RoyalsChicago Cubs
.701
OPS.751
163
HR196
676
Runs819
5.17
ERA4.08
1.41
WHIP1.28
1270
Strikeouts by pitchers1377
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
Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Bobby Witt Jr. led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits and 1 home run and 2 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Duffy3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Massey2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Salvador Perez1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ MelendezDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Freddy FerminC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew WatersRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nelson VelázquezLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dairon BlancoLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Nico Hoerner led Chicago Cubs with 3 hits and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher MorelDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nico Hoerner2B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ian HappLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Cody BellingerCF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dansby SwansonSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yan GomesC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Seiya SuzukiRF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeimer Candelario3B/1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Patrick Wisdom1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick MadrigalPH/3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 0 |
Pitching
Cole Ragans went 6.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (9 SO, 3 ER); Jameson Taillon went 6.0 innings for Chicago Cubs (3 SO, 2 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Cole Ragans | 6.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Dylan Coleman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Taylor Clarke | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Austin Cox | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Hernández | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Jameson Taillon | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Michael Fulmer | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Cuas | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Smyly | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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