MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
08/14/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 2399 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 14TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (58-66) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Chicago Cubs (68-54) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 X 2 4 0
Kansas City Sent Home with 2-1 Loss
Chicago pitcher Caleb Kilian did his part in helping his team defeat the Kansas City Royals, 2-1. The opposition could never get too much going against the right-hander. Reliever Chris Clarke picked up the win. His record improves to 9-8. Cody Morris took the loss. Picking up his 30th save was 29-year old right-handed pitcher Ethan Roberts.

Brennen Davis chipped in for Chicago, stroking a crucial run-scoring double in the bottom of the seventh inning. For the game, the left fielder went 1 for 1 with a double and 3 walks.

"Good ballgame," said Kansas City manager Patrick Ochs. "But we came up on the short end."

With the win, Chicago has a record of 68-54. Kansas City falls to 58-66.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Garcia 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .282 4 36
J. Ramirez DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .241 15 55
G. Cross RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .291 15 62
V. Pasquantino 1B 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 .264 12 61
C. Jensen C 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .273 18 54
N. Gorman 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .182 12 31
J. Baez LF 3 0 1 0 0 2 3 .229 11 32
I. Castillo SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .154 0 2
B. Phillips CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .156 12 39
Totals 29 1 5 1 4 11 15      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Baez (12, 2nd Inning off C. Kilian, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Cross (15, 4th Inning off C. Kilian, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Garcia , J. Ramirez , G. Cross 4 , V. Pasquantino , J. Baez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Castillo
GIDP: V. Pasquantino , N. Gorman , I. Castillo
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Castillo-Gorman-Pasquantino)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Crow-Armstrong CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .271 8 42
N. Hoerner 2B, SS 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .284 4 51
E. Burgos DH 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .249 16 54
C. Strumpf 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .178 11 57
I. Happ 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .276 12 71
S. Suzuki RF 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 .257 6 36
B. Davis LF 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 .241 12 49
D. Swanson SS 2 0 1 0 1 1 3 .230 8 40
   a-D. Vogelbach PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .208 11 30
   b-C. Morel SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 8 28
P. Aliendo C 3 0 0 0 0 2 7 .232 3 27
Totals 26 2 4 1 11 10 23      
a - D. Vogelbach pinch hit for D. Swanson in the 7th
b - C. Morel substituted for D. Vogelbach in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Davis (14, 7th Inning off C. Morris, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Crow-Armstrong , N. Hoerner , B. Davis 2 , D. Swanson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Burgos , S. Suzuki , P. Aliendo 3
GIDP: N. Hoerner
Sac Bunt: P. Aliendo
Hit by Pitch: S. Suzuki
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Hoerner (19)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Hoerner-Swanson-Happ, Swanson-Hoerner-Happ, Morel-Hoerner-Happ)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Lacy 5.0 3 0 0 9 4 0 120 4.70   
C. Morris L (7-2), BS (2) 1.1 1 2 2 2 3 0 33 3.70   
A. Reyes 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 18 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Lacy 56
Batters Faced: A. Lacy 27, C. Morris 7, A. Reyes 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Lacy 6-4, C. Morris 0-1, A. Reyes 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Lacy 120-62, C. Morris 33-19, A. Reyes 18-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Reyes 2-1
WP: A. Lacy , A. Reyes
Hit Batsmen: A. Lacy
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Kilian 5.1 4 1 1 3 7 1 89 4.66   
L. Trivino 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 3.47   
C. Clarke W (9-8) 2.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 26 4.03   
E. Roberts SV (30) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kilian 60
Batters Faced: C. Kilian 21, L. Trivino 3, C. Clarke 8, E. Roberts 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kilian 4-3, L. Trivino 1-0, C. Clarke 2-2, E. Roberts 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kilian 89-51, L. Trivino 15-7, C. Clarke 26-19, E. Roberts 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Roberts 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Caleb Kilian
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:20 PM CT
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 40896
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