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Never invent or estimate stats. - If something isn't in the file, say so plainly. - When you make a claim, name the section (and game/date) it came from. ============================================================================== # RECENT FORM + BOX SCORES — Chicago Cubs @ Kansas City Royals Slate date: 2026-08-08 Generated: 2026-08-05 07:24:29 AM ET — all data is as of this moment Source: MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com) | Packaged by PNN Game Packs Depth: last 3 completed game(s) per team and last 3 start(s) per probable starter Size: ~3.5K tokens (est., chars/4) ============================================================================== ## GAME DETAILS - First pitch: 7:10 PM ET - Venue: Kauffman Stadium (night game) - Series: Regular Season, game 2 of 3 - Away: Chicago Cubs [CHC] — record 65-49 (.570) Probable starter: TBD - Home: Kansas City Royals [KC] — record 47-67 (.412) Probable starter: TBD ## RECENT FORM — Chicago Cubs [CHC] (last 3 completed games, most recent first) Summary: 2-1 in last 3 | scored 16 (5.3/gm), allowed 8 (2.7/gm), combined 24 (8.0/gm) ### 2026-08-04 — W 5-1 vs Los Angeles Dodgers Innings: LAD 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | CHC 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 x R/H/E: LAD 1/4/0 — CHC 5/9/0 Decisions: W: Ryan Rolison | L: Tarik Skubal Conditions: Weather: 83 degrees, Partly Cloudy. | Wind: 8 mph, Out To CF. | First pitch: 7:05 PM. | T: 2:32. | Att: 40,584. LAD batting: 1 R, 4 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 2 BB, 4 K, 0 SB, 8 LOB Shohei Ohtani (DH): 1-4 | avg .293 Andy Pages (CF): 0-4 | avg .268 Freddie Freeman (1B): 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .310 Max Muncy (3B): 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .253 Mookie Betts (SS): 0-3 | avg .223 Kyle Tucker (RF): 2-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI | avg .243 Teoscar Hernández (LF): 0-3, 1 K | avg .256 Tommy Edman (2B): 0-3 | avg .293 Ben Rortvedt (C): 0-2 | avg .000 Alex Call (PH): 0-1 | avg .246 LAD pitching: Tarik Skubal: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 85 pitches | season ERA 2.81 Alex Vesia: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 3.03 Evan Phillips: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 8 pitches | season ERA 5.19 Edwin Díaz: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 23 pitches | season ERA 9.35 Jack Dreyer: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 3 pitches | season ERA 2.96 CHC batting: 5 R, 9 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 3 BB, 8 K, 2 SB, 13 LOB Pete Crow-Armstrong (CF): 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 K, 2 SB | avg .284 Seiya Suzuki (RF): 1-2, 1 RBI, 2 BB | avg .274 Alex Bregman (DH): 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B | avg .246 Michael Busch (1B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .241 Nico Hoerner (2B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI | avg .258 Tyrone Taylor (LF): 0-3, 1 K | avg .236 Ian Happ (LF): 0-0, 1 BB | avg .215 Dansby Swanson (SS): 3-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .219 Pedro Ramírez (3B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .295 Miguel Amaya (C): 0-4, 2 K | avg .233 CHC pitching: Javier Assad: 5.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 88 pitches | season ERA 3.58 Ryan Rolison: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 2.40 Tyler Ferguson: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 2 pitches | season ERA 6.00 Ryan Zeferjahn: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 9 pitches | season ERA 3.59 Jacob Webb: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 2.54 ### 2026-08-03 — W 10-5 vs Los Angeles Dodgers Innings: LAD 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 | CHC 2 2 2 0 1 3 0 0 x R/H/E: LAD 5/10/1 — CHC 10/10/1 Decisions: W: Matthew Boyd | L: Justin Wrobleski Conditions: Weather: 76 degrees, Clear. | Wind: 10 mph, In From RF. | First pitch: 7:05 PM. | T: 2:40. | Att: 39,384. LAD batting: 5 R, 10 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 1 BB, 4 K, 0 SB, 8 LOB Shohei Ohtani (DH): 2-4, 1 R | avg .294 Andy Pages (CF): 1-4, 1 R | avg .270 Tommy Edman (2B): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 K | avg .300 Freddie Freeman (1B): 1-4, 1 K | avg .309 Mookie Betts (SS): 0-4 | avg .226 Kyle Tucker (RF): 2-3, 1 R, 1 BB | avg .240 Teoscar Hernández (LF): 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI | avg .259 Enrique Hernández (3B): 0-3, 1 K | avg .313 Alex Call (PH): 0-1 | avg .248 Eliezer Alfonzo (C): 1-3 | avg .185 LAD pitching: Justin Wrobleski: 4.1 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 91 pitches | season ERA 3.31 Edgardo Henriquez: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 30 pitches | season ERA 3.27 Tanner Scott: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 2.38 Jonathan Hernández: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 28 pitches | season ERA 7.32 CHC batting: 10 R, 10 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 4 HR, 7 BB, 10 K, 1 SB, 12 LOB Pete Crow-Armstrong (CF): 1-4, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .282 Seiya Suzuki (RF): 1-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB | avg .273 Alex Bregman (DH): 1-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 3 K | avg .246 Carson Kelly (C): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB | avg .260 Michael Busch (1B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 K | avg .243 Nico Hoerner (2B): 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .256 Pedro Ramírez (3B): 1-4, 2 K | avg .307 Dansby Swanson (SS): 2-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 SB | avg .214 Kevin Alcántara (LF): 1-1, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB | avg .238 Ian Happ (LF): 0-1, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .215 CHC pitching: Matthew Boyd: 6.2 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 92 pitches | season ERA 3.59 Trent Thornton: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 22 pitches | season ERA 2.86 Jake Woodford: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 7.18 ### 2026-08-02 — L 1-2 vs New York Yankees Innings: NYY 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 | CHC 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 R/H/E: NYY 2/5/0 — CHC 1/4/1 Decisions: W: Gerrit Cole | L: Colin Rea | SV: David Bednar Conditions: Weather: 71 degrees, Overcast. | Wind: 13 mph, In From LF. | First pitch: 1:20 PM. | T: 2:49. | Att: 40,057. NYY batting: 2 R, 5 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 1 BB, 9 K, 0 SB, 11 LOB Trent Grisham (CF): 0-4, 1 K | avg .211 Ben Rice (1B): 0-4, 3 K | avg .266 Amed Rosario (DH): 1-4, 1 K | avg .236 Spencer Jones (LF): 0-4, 1 K | avg .237 Jasson Domínguez (RF): 1-4, 1 K | avg .230 Jazz Chisholm Jr. (2B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .220 Ryan McMahon (3B): 1-4, 1 R, 1 K | avg .207 José Caballero (SS): 2-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI | avg .244 Austin Wells (C): 0-1, 1 BB | avg .161 Paul Goldschmidt (PH): 0-1 | avg .246 NYY pitching: Gerrit Cole: 5.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 99 pitches | season ERA 3.42 Brent Headrick: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 20 pitches | season ERA 1.42 Paul Blackburn: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 2.08 David Bednar: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 23 pitches | season ERA 2.61 CHC batting: 1 R, 4 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 6 BB, 10 K, 3 SB, 21 LOB Pete Crow-Armstrong (CF): 0-1, 3 BB | avg .282 Seiya Suzuki (RF): 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 K | avg .273 Michael Busch (1B): 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .241 Justin Dean (PR): 0-0, 1 SB | avg .375 Alex Bregman (3B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .247 Ian Happ (LF): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .216 Nico Hoerner (2B): 1-4, 1 SB | avg .257 Pedro Ramírez (DH): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .309 Dansby Swanson (SS): 0-4, 1 K | avg .210 Miguel Amaya (C): 0-3, 2 K | avg .239 Michael Conforto (PH): 0-1, 1 K | avg .231 CHC pitching: Colin Rea: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 87 pitches | season ERA 4.59 Ryan Rolison: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 30 pitches | season ERA 2.45 Aaron Civale: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 5.22 ## RECENT FORM — Kansas City Royals [KC] (last 3 completed games, most recent first) Summary: 1-2 in last 3 | scored 15 (5.0/gm), allowed 22 (7.3/gm), combined 37 (12.3/gm) ### 2026-08-04 — W 8-2 vs Minnesota Twins Innings: MIN 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 | KC 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 x R/H/E: MIN 2/7/2 — KC 8/10/1 Decisions: W: Randy Dobnak | L: Joe Ryan Conditions: Weather: 91 degrees, Overcast. | Wind: 6 mph, R To L. | First pitch: 6:50 PM. | T: 2:38. | Att: 20,177. MIN batting: 2 R, 7 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 4 BB, 4 K, 2 SB, 17 LOB Trevor Larnach (LF): 0-3, 2 BB | avg .283 Ryan Jeffers (C): 0-5, 1 K | avg .283 Josh Bell (DH): 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI | avg .247 Kody Clemens (2B): 0-4, 1 R, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .236 Royce Lewis (1B): 4-4, 1 2B | avg .232 Brooks Lee (3B): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .242 Alan Roden (RF): 0-1, 1 RBI | avg .214 Austin Martin (RF): 0-2 | avg .236 Luke Keaschall (CF): 1-4, 1 K | avg .263 Ryan Kreidler (SS): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 SB | avg .236 MIN pitching: Joe Ryan: 5.1 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 99 pitches | season ERA 3.65 Kody Funderburk: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 3.18 Travis Adams: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 20 pitches | season ERA 5.67 Taylor Rogers: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 5.09 KC batting: 8 R, 10 H, 4 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 4 BB, 5 K, 1 SB, 11 LOB Carter Jensen (C): 0-3, 1 R, 2 BB, 2 K | avg .231 Bobby Witt Jr. (SS): 3-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K | avg .283 Jac Caglianone (1B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .253 Salvador Perez (DH): 1-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI | avg .216 Michael Massey (2B): 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI | avg .262 Nick Loftin (3B): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .249 Isaac Collins (LF): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB | avg .240 John Rave (RF): 0-2 | avg .294 Starling Marte (PH): 1-1, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI | avg .255 Kyle Isbel (CF): 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI | avg .250 KC pitching: Randy Dobnak: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 90 pitches | season ERA 1.16 Daniel Lynch IV: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 1.96 John Schreiber: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 16 pitches | season ERA 3.67 Steven Cruz: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 4.39 Nate Pearson: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 3.00 ### 2026-08-02 — L 1-8 @ Colorado Rockies Innings: KC 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | COL 1 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 x R/H/E: KC 1/5/0 — COL 8/9/0 Decisions: W: Kyle Freeland | L: Seth Lugo Conditions: Weather: 99 degrees, Sunny. | Wind: 11 mph, R To L. | First pitch: 1:09 PM. | T: 2:21. | Att: 32,226. KC batting: 1 R, 5 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 2 BB, 8 K, 0 SB, 11 LOB Carter Jensen (DH): 0-4, 2 K | avg .232 Nick Loftin (2B): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .252 Jac Caglianone (RF): 1-4, 1 2B | avg .251 Salvador Perez (1B): 1-4, 1 2B, 1 K | avg .215 Starling Marte (LF): 1-4, 1 K | avg .250 John Rave (CF): 1-4, 1 R | avg .313 Tyler Tolbert (SS): 0-4, 1 K | avg .325 Josh Rojas (3B): 0-2, 1 BB | avg .230 Luke Maile (C): 1-3, 1 RBI, 2 K | avg .267 KC pitching: Seth Lugo: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 5 BB, 3 K, 99 pitches | season ERA 4.41 Aaron Bummer: 1.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 25 pitches | season ERA 8.82 Nate Pearson: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 9 pitches | season ERA 3.13 Steven Cruz: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 4.28 COL batting: 8 R, 9 H, 4 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 5 BB, 5 K, 3 SB, 12 LOB Jake McCarthy (DH): 1-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI | avg .289 Mickey Moniak (LF): 0-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .273 Cole Carrigg (CF): 3-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 SB | avg .305 TJ Rumfield (1B): 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .296 Willi Castro (3B): 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB | avg .263 Troy Johnston (RF): 1-4, 1 R, 2 K | avg .283 Edouard Julien (2B): 0-1, 2 R, 3 BB | avg .212 Brett Sullivan (C): 2-4, 1 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 1 SB | avg .236 Ezequiel Tovar (SS): 0-3, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .193 COL pitching: Kyle Freeland: 9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, 115 pitches | season ERA 6.81 ### 2026-08-01 — L 6-12 @ Colorado Rockies Innings: KC 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 | COL 0 0 6 1 1 0 1 3 x R/H/E: KC 6/12/0 — COL 12/16/0 Decisions: W: Ryan Feltner | L: Luinder Avila Conditions: Weather: 94 degrees, Clear. | Wind: 4 mph, R To L. | First pitch: 6:12 PM. | T: 2:56. | Att: 40,216. KC batting: 6 R, 12 H, 2 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 1 BB, 6 K, 1 SB, 16 LOB Carter Jensen (DH): 1-4, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 BB | avg .235 Lane Thomas (CF): 1-2 | avg .232 Starling Marte (RF): 0-3, 1 RBI | avg .250 Jac Caglianone (1B): 1-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K | avg .251 Salvador Perez (C): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI | avg .215 Isaac Collins (LF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 3B, 2 K | avg .242 Nick Loftin (3B): 2-4, 1 2B | avg .256 Michael Massey (2B): 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .263 John Rave (CF): 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .321 Tyler Tolbert (SS): 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .342 KC pitching: Luinder Avila: 2.2 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 60 pitches | season ERA 5.53 Easton McGee: 1.1 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 36 pitches | season ERA 2.08 Matt Strahm: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 7.32 Alex Lange: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 34 pitches | season ERA 6.25 Lucas Erceg: 1.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 31 pitches | season ERA 6.37 COL batting: 12 R, 16 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 5 BB, 8 K, 0 SB, 18 LOB Jake McCarthy (LF): 2-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 K | avg .291 Kyle Karros (3B): 2-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 2 K | avg .268 TJ Rumfield (1B): 3-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 1 K | avg .297 Hunter Goodman (C): 4-5, 2 R, 2 HR, 5 RBI | avg .258 Mickey Moniak (DH): 1-4, 1 RBI | avg .278 Cole Carrigg (RF): 0-2, 3 BB | avg .292 Willi Castro (2B): 2-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .262 Tyler Freeman (RF): 1-3, 1 R, 1 K | avg .251 Ezequiel Tovar (SS): 0-2 | avg .195 Brenton Doyle (CF): 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .214 COL pitching: Ryan Feltner: 6.0 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 87 pitches | season ERA 5.75 Victor Vodnik: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 15 pitches | season ERA 5.25 Juan Mejia: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 5.40 Jimmy Herget: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 24 pitches | season ERA 7.06 ============================================================================== End of packet. 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