Chicago Cubs vs Kansas City Royals, July 22, 2025
July 22, 2025, 8:05 PM ET | Wrigley Field
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Chicago Cubs
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2025Kansas City RoyalsChicago Cubs
.706
OPS.750
159
HR223
651
Runs793
3.73
ERA3.79
1.24
WHIP1.18
1271
Strikeouts by pitchers1265
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
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Box Score
Batting
6 players led Kansas City Royals with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan India2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Maikel GarciaSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvador Perez1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Loftin3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jac CaglianoneRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Freddy FerminC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John RaveLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
3 players led Chicago Cubs with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Hoerner2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle TuckerRF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Seiya SuzukiDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carson KellyC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dansby SwansonSS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ian HappLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Justin Turner1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael BuschPH/1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Shaw3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
Pitching
Rich Hill went 5.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (1 SO, 1 ER); Matthew Boyd went 7.0 innings for Chicago Cubs (6 SO, 0 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Rich Hill | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jonathan Bowlan | 1.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sam Long | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Taylor Clarke | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Matthew Boyd | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Caleb Thielbar | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Daniel Palencia | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
- AB
- 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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