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Royals 9, Cubs 1 — Aug 22, 2021 Recap
Kansas City Royals beat Chicago Cubs 9-1 on Aug 22, 2021.
Game FAQ — score, spread, and total
Who won Kansas City Royals vs Chicago Cubs on Aug 22, 2021?
Kansas City Royals won 9-1 on Aug 22, 2021.
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Betting Results
Spread
Royals covered
Cubs -1.5
Total
Over
10 / 8
Moneyline
Royals
-105
Loading probability
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvador Perez | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Carlos Santana | 1B | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan O'Hearn | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whit Merrifield | 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael A. Taylor | CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Emmanuel Rivera | 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nicky Lopez | SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Andrew Benintendi | LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hunter Dozier | RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Carlos Hernández | P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 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 |
| Matt Duffy | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew Romine | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
| Patrick Wisdom | 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jason Heyward | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Schwindel | 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Happ | LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Hermosillo | 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 |
| Wade Davis | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Joel Payamps | 1.0 | 0 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Ryan Meisinger | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Michael Rucker | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
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