Kansas City Royals 4 – 2 Chicago Cubs
21 August 2021 · CHI11
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | Andrew Benintendi | 1 in 107 games |
| 16 | 9 strikeouts | Kris Bubic | 1 in 62 pitcher-games |
| 16 | final score 4–2 | 1 in 27 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Box score
Kansas City Royals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nicky Lopez | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Carlos Santana | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Andrew Benintendi | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2B |
| Michael Taylor | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2B |
| Ryan O'Hearn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Emmanuel Rivera | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Cam Gallagher | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kris Bubic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Salvador Perez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Kansas City Royals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kris Bubic | 6.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Domingo Tapia | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Staumont | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Barlow | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Ortega | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Frank Schwindel | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Patrick Wisdom | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Matt Duffy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| David Bote | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jason Heyward | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Robinson Chirinos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Michael Hermosillo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Keegan Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sergio Alcantara | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ian Happ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 28 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keegan Thompson | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Adam Morgan | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Trevor Megill | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Michael Rucker | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Codi Heuer | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manuel Rodriguez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |