Kansas City Royals @ Chicago Cubs

49-53, 25-27 Away

Final

60-41, 33-18 Home


KC
CHC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	3
0	2	0	0	1	0	3	0	-	6	9	0

M. Boyd11-3

7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 6 K, 1 BB

R. Hill0-1

5.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 K, 2 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- M. Boyd pitching for CHC
  KC
  CHC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 92
  2
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 92
  3
  Strike Looking
  Changeup 77
  4
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 93
  5
  Fly Out
  Four-seam FB 92
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 1st
- R. Hill pitching for KC
  KC
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- M. Boyd pitching for CHC
  KC
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 2nd
- R. Hill pitching for KC
  KC
  CHC
- Shaw stole second, Turner stole third.
  0
  1
- Hoerner stole second.
  0
  2
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 2 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- M. Boyd pitching for CHC
  KC
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 3rd
- R. Hill pitching for KC
  KC
  CHC
- Swanson stole second.
  0
  2
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- M. Boyd pitching for CHC
  KC
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 4th
- R. Hill pitching for KC
  KC
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- M. Boyd pitching for CHC
  KC
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 5th
- R. Hill pitching for KC
  KC
  CHC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- M. Boyd pitching for CHC
  KC
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 6th
- J. Bowlan pitching for KC
  KC
  CHC
- Busch hit for Turner
  0
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- M. Boyd pitching for CHC
  KC
  CHC
- Busch at first base.
  0
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 7th
- J. Bowlan pitching for KC
  KC
  CHC
- Hoerner stole second.
  0
  3
- S. Long pitching for KC
  KC
  CHC
- Tucker stole home, Suzuki stole second.
  0
  6
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- C. Thielbar pitching for CHC
  KC
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 8th
- T. Clarke pitching for KC
  KC
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsTop 9th
- D. Palencia pitching for CHC
  KC
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Four-seam FB	92
2 Ball	Four-seam FB	92
3 Strike Looking	Changeup	77
4 Ball	Four-seam FB	93
5 Fly Out	Four-seam FB	92

Royals
12
Cubs
4

Game 1

7/21

Royals
0
Cubs
6

Game 2

7/22

Royals
8
Cubs
4

Game 3

7/23

Wrigley Field

8:05 PM, July 22, 2025

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 40,092

Game Time:2:28

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Lance Barrett
First Base Umpire - Tom Hanahan
Second Base Umpire - Alfonso Marquez
Third Base Umpire - Clint Vondrak

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	34	25	.576	-	W2
Chicago	30	27	.526	3	W3
Minnesota	27	31	.466	6.5	L3
Kansas City	22	35	.386	11	L4
Detroit	22	36	.379	11.5	L2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	34	20	.630	-	W4
St. Louis	30	25	.545	4.5	W1
Chicago	31	27	.534	5	L1
Cincinnati	29	27	.518	6	L2
Pittsburgh	30	28	.517	6	W1

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Kansas City Royals @ Chicago Cubs

M. Boyd11-3

R. Hill0-1

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