Chicago Cubs vs Kansas City Royals, July 21, 2025
July 21, 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.
Top Performers
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Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Kyle Isbel led Kansas City Royals with 3 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan IndiaDH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler Tolbert2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Maikel Garcia3B/SS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Luke MaileC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jac CaglianoneRF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Loftin2B/3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John RaveLF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 41 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
Carson Kelly led Chicago Cubs with 3 hits and 1 home run and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Hoerner2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vidal Bruján2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle TuckerRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Seiya SuzukiCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Carson KellyC | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ian HappLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dansby SwansonSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Michael Busch1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Justin TurnerDH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Shaw3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
Pitching
Noah Cameron went 6.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (7 SO, 4 ER); Ben Brown went 4.0 innings for Chicago Cubs (4 SO, 6 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Noah Cameron | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| John Schreiber | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Hoffmann | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Ryan Brasier | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Brown | 4.0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Chris Flexen | 3.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jon Berti | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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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