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Royals 4, Cubs 2 — Aug 21, 2021 Recap
Kansas City Royals beat Chicago Cubs 4-2 on Aug 21, 2021.
Game FAQ — score, spread, and total
Who won Kansas City Royals vs Chicago Cubs on Aug 21, 2021?
Kansas City Royals won 4-2 on Aug 21, 2021.
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Betting Results
Spread
Royals covered
Cubs -1.5
Total
Under
6 / 9.5
Moneyline
Royals
+110
Loading probability
Starting PitchersConfirmed
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Royals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
 Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Box Score — Hitting
Royals| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael A. Taylor | CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nicky Lopez | SS | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Emmanuel Rivera | 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cam Gallagher | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whit Merrifield | 2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Santana | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew Benintendi | LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ryan O'Hearn | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Salvador Perez | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Bubic | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
Cubs| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Ortega | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Patrick Wisdom | 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Duffy | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Heyward | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robinson Chirinos | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| David Bote | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Hermosillo | LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Keegan Thompson | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Schwindel | 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Sergio Alcántara | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Happ | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 28 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
Box Score — Pitching
Royals| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kris BubicW | 6.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 92 |
| Josh StaumontH | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Scott BarlowS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Domingo TapiaH | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Cubs| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keegan ThompsonL | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 73 |
| Manuel Rodríguez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Adam Morgan | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| Trevor Megill | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Codi Heuer | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Michael Rucker | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
Season Records
Team
SU
ATS
O/U
Royals
Overall
0%0-0
0%0-0
0%0-0
Cubs
Overall
0%0-0
0%0-0
0%0-0