Inside EdgeKansas City Royals at Chicago Cubs — Aug 22, 2021
Betting Results
Spread
Royals covered
Cubs -1.5
Total
Over
10 / 8
ML
Royals
-105
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Starting PitchersConfirmed
Royals3.97 ERA4-159.0 IP60 K1.31 WHIP
vs
Cubs4.76 ERA5-681.1 IP62 K1.49 WHIP
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royals | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 0 |
| Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Box Score — Hitting
Royals| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield | 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicky Lopez | SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Salvador Perez | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Andrew Benintendi | LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carlos Santana | 1B | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Dozier | RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Michael A. Taylor | CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Emmanuel Rivera | 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos Hernández | P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ryan O'Hearn | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
Cubs| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Ortega | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Schwindel | 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Happ | LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Patrick Wisdom | 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Matt Duffy | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Heyward | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Austin Romine | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sergio Alcántara | SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Alec Mills | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Hermosillo | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Romine | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
Box Score — Pitching
Royals| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos HernándezW | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 107 |
| Joel Payamps | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Wade Davis | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Cubs| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alec MillsL | 4.0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100 |
| Ryan Meisinger | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Rowan Wick | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 |
| Adrian Sampson | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Rex Brothers | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| Michael Rucker | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
Scoring Comparison
RoyalsCubs
3.6
RPG4
4.7
OPP RPG3.5
-1.1
MARGIN+0.5
Scoring (Last 7)
Royals
3.6avg
0
2
4
3
13
1
2
Cubs
4.0avg
4
10
3
7
0
6
1
1
Last 10 Games
Royals3-4
L
L
W
W
W
L
L
Cubs4-4
L
W
L
W
L
W
L
W
ATS Trend (Last 10)
Royals3-4 ATS
L
L
W
W
W
L
L
Cubs3-5 ATS
L
W
L
W
L
W
L
L
Season Records · 2026
Royals 7g8g Cubs
3-4 43%
SU50% 4-4
3-4 43%
ATS38% 3-5
1-6 14%
O/U43% 3-4
Venue Splits
Royals on RoadSU1-2 33%
ATS1-2 33%
O/U0-3 0%
Cubs at HomeSU3-3 50%
ATS3-3 50%
O/U3-2 60%