Chicago Cubs vs. Kansas City Royals Live Coverage, Stats, and Updates - August 7, 2026 Gametracker

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K. GausmanR	5-10 W-L	127.1 IP	4.38 ERA	3.53 SO/BB	1.29 WHIP
M. BlackR	0-0 W-L	17.2 IP	3.57 ERA	1.36 SO/BB	1.70 WHIP

.K. Gausman

5-10, 127.1 IP, 4.38 ERA

.M. Black

0-0, 17.2 IP, 3.57 ERA

PLAYERS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
Shelby Miller	Elbow	09-14-2026Expected to be out until at least Sep 15
Tyler Austin	Knee	08-23-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 24
Clay Holmes	Lower Leg	08-07-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 8
Hunter Harvey	Triceps	08-23-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 24
Justin Steele	Elbow	09-14-2026Expected to be out until at least Sep 15
Hoby Milner	Abdomen	08-06-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 7
Phil Maton	Knee	08-23-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 24
Edward Cabrera	Hamstring	08-15-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 16
Ethan Roberts	Forearm	08-06-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 7
Gavin Hollowell	Shoulder	08-14-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 15
Daniel Palencia	Elbow	08-10-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 11
Cade Horton	Elbow	07-31-2027Expected to be out until at least Aug 1
Ben Brown	Neck	08-25-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 26
Porter Hodge	Elbow	04-30-2027Expected to be out until at least May 1
Matt Shaw	Hand	08-16-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 17
Riley Martin	Elbow	08-23-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 24

PLAYERS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
Carlos Estevez	Shoulder	08-24-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 25
Cole Ragans	Elbow	05-31-2027Expected to be out until at least Jun 1
Maikel Garcia	Hand	08-16-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 17
Connor Seabold	Lat	08-29-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 30
James McArthur	Elbow	08-21-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 22
Jonathan India	Shoulder	01-31-2027Expected to be out until at least Feb 1
Alec Marsh	Shoulder	01-31-2027Expected to be out until at least Feb 1
Nick Mears	Shoulder	08-20-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 21
Beck Way	Back	08-11-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 12
Vinnie Pasquantino	Wrist	08-07-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 8
Luinder Avila	Elbow	01-31-2028Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2028

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Kauffman StadiumKansas City, MO

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HITTING	G	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	2B	3B	SB	CS	FPTS
P. Crow-Armstrong CF	115	431	78	124	69	26	60	134	.288	.386	.552	.938	22	7	28	7	438
N. Hoerner 2B	113	450	48	118	54	7	38	44	.262	.323	.367	.690	24	1	17	3	319
D. Swanson SS	110	378	72	83	63	17	42	99	.220	.296	.410	.706	15	3	16	1	314
S. Suzuki RF	98	370	63	101	64	19	52	110	.273	.366	.481	.847	20	0	1	0	308
M. Busch 1B	114	432	50	105	63	14	67	115	.243	.355	.394	.749	19	2	2	1	305
A. Bregman 3B	112	444	60	109	48	11	56	82	.245	.337	.376	.713	23	1	2	1	301
I. Happ LF	111	404	66	86	48	18	62	147	.213	.326	.408	.734	21	2	4	1	280
C. Kelly C	85	267	39	71	40	7	33	50	.266	.353	.382	.735	10	0	0	1	191
M. Conforto RF	75	169	24	39	24	9	23	57	.231	.325	.456	.781	11	0	1	0	122
T. Taylor CF	2	6	1	1	0	0	0	1	.167	.286	.167	.453	0	0	0	0	118
M. Amaya C	62	159	28	37	18	3	18	47	.233	.341	.346	.687	9	0	0	0	103
M. Shaw RF	56	130	20	32	20	4	12	27	.246	.322	.415	.737	6	2	4	1	102
P. Ramirez 2B	41	105	15	31	14	1	10	20	.295	.353	.419	.772	8	1	5	0	83
J. Dean RF	17	8	3	3	3	0	2	4	.375	.500	.625	1.125	0	1	1	0	13
K. Alcantara DH	20	21	4	5	5	1	2	9	.238	.304	.381	.685	0	0	0	1	13
S. Kingery 2B	8	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	0	0	1	0	5
J. Triantos 2B	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	0	0	0	0	1
D. Carlson LF	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
Total	115	3947	592	983	556	143	494	987	.249	.339	.417	.756	194	20	83	17	3016

HITTING	G
P. Crow-Armstrong CF	115
N. Hoerner 2B	113
D. Swanson SS	110
S. Suzuki RF	98
M. Busch 1B	114
A. Bregman 3B	112
I. Happ LF	111
C. Kelly C	85
M. Conforto RF	75
T. Taylor CF	2
M. Amaya C	62
M. Shaw RF	56
P. Ramirez 2B	41
J. Dean RF	17
K. Alcantara DH	20
S. Kingery 2B	8
J. Triantos 2B	4
D. Carlson LF	3
Total	115

PITCHING	GP	GS	W-L	SV	SVO	IP	ERA	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	BAA	WHIP	FPTS
S. Imanaga SP	23	23	8-9	0	0	132.2	3.60	116	54	53	25	29	125	.232	1.09	300
C. Rea SP	23	19	8-8	1	1	117.2	4.59	119	62	60	18	41	90	.261	1.36	209
C. Kelly C	1	0	0-0	0	0	1.0	18.00	2	2	2	2	0	0	.400	2.00	191
B. Brown RP	20	8	4-2	1	2	68.0	1.85	45	16	14	2	19	65	.186	0.94	190
M. Boyd SP	13	13	7-1	0	0	72.2	3.59	69	31	29	8	20	63	.249	1.22	185
J. Assad SP	19	10	6-1	1	1	75.1	3.58	67	31	30	13	20	51	.241	1.15	179
J. Webb RP	51	0	4-2	6	10	50.2	2.49	44	17	14	6	17	56	.229	1.20	165
D. Peterson SP	6	6	3-1	0	0	33.0	4.36	27	17	16	5	10	22	.220	1.12	151
R. Zeferjahn RP	2	0	0-0	0	0	1.2	5.40	1	1	1	1	0	2	.167	0.60	145
R. Rolison RP	40	2	6-1	1	3	45.0	2.40	36	14	12	4	20	46	.229	1.24	134
E. Cabrera SP	14	14	5-4	0	0	72.1	5.10	72	46	41	14	29	65	.262	1.40	133
A. Civale RP	4	0	0-0	1	1	6.1	2.84	6	2	2	1	2	6	.240	1.26	107
C. Thielbar RP	40	0	3-2	3	7	34.1	4.98	32	20	19	10	13	43	.241	1.31	92
T. Thornton RP	32	0	4-4	3	4	34.2	2.86	26	14	11	4	13	16	.217	1.13	90
H. Milner RP	38	0	1-0	1	2	35.2	3.53	34	14	14	4	9	18	.256	1.21	70
D. Palencia RP	19	0	2-1	3	3	16.2	2.70	17	5	5	2	6	19	.266	1.38	61
G. Hollowell RP	14	0	0-0	1	1	14.1	2.51	11	5	4	2	8	13	.208	1.33	32
T. Ferguson RP	16	0	0-1	0	1	15.2	3.45	10	6	6	3	2	19	.175	0.77	27
C. Horton P	2	2	1-0	0	0	7.1	2.45	4	2	2	1	2	4	.167	0.82	26
D. Pomeranz RP	6	0	2-0	0	1	5.2	7.94	7	5	5	2	4	1	.304	1.94	26
E. Roberts RP	23	0	0-2	0	1	25.2	4.21	22	14	12	3	14	17	.237	1.40	24
R. Martin P	8	1	0-0	0	0	8.1	2.16	5	2	2	1	2	10	.179	0.84	21
P. Maton RP	31	0	0-1	0	2	27.2	6.18	34	19	19	5	16	31	.306	1.81	19
T. Blach RP	1	0	0-0	0	0	3.0	0.00	1	0	0	0	0	2	.111	0.33	9
Y. Rios RP	1	0	0-0	0	0	1.2	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	0.00	6
J. Wicks SP	4	2	0-2	2	2	10.1	10.45	18	12	12	1	2	8	.383	1.94	6
J. Murray RP	2	0	0-0	0	0	3.0	18.00	6	6	6	2	2	6	.400	2.67	5
A. Kelly RP	1	0	0-0	0	0	1.1	0.00	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	0.75	3
H. Harvey RP	4	0	0-1	0	0	4.0	6.75	5	3	3	2	1	4	.294	1.50	0
Total	115	115	66-49	25	43	1026.2	4.08	945	493	465	172	339	891	.244	1.25	2606

PITCHING	GP
S. Imanaga SP	23
C. Rea SP	23
C. Kelly C	1
B. Brown RP	20
M. Boyd SP	13
J. Assad SP	19
J. Webb RP	51
D. Peterson SP	6
R. Zeferjahn RP	2
R. Rolison RP	40
E. Cabrera SP	14
A. Civale RP	4
C. Thielbar RP	40
T. Thornton RP	32
H. Milner RP	38
D. Palencia RP	19
G. Hollowell RP	14
T. Ferguson RP	16
C. Horton P	2
D. Pomeranz RP	6
E. Roberts RP	23
R. Martin P	8
P. Maton RP	31
T. Blach RP	1
Y. Rios RP	1
J. Wicks SP	4
J. Murray RP	2
A. Kelly RP	1
H. Harvey RP	4
Total	115

HITTING	G	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	2B	3B	SB	CS	FPTS
B. Witt SS	96	377	53	106	41	13	42	74	.281	.352	.451	.803	23	1	30	5	325
J. Caglianone RF	106	378	49	96	43	18	27	112	.254	.310	.455	.765	18	2	4	2	245
C. Jensen C	107	377	49	86	54	15	41	126	.228	.302	.416	.718	24	1	1	0	241
S. Perez DH	107	415	40	89	47	16	17	93	.214	.261	.376	.637	17	1	0	0	224
I. Collins LF	103	324	40	78	34	6	44	85	.241	.340	.370	.710	18	3	6	5	208
M. Massey 2B	94	285	38	76	39	9	16	52	.267	.301	.432	.733	20	0	2	0	194
V. Pasquantino 1B	79	293	34	68	33	6	37	60	.232	.318	.345	.663	11	2	4	0	185
N. Loftin 3B	77	232	31	58	35	5	26	37	.250	.333	.401	.734	18	1	1	0	173
M. Garcia 3B	69	268	32	70	30	3	24	45	.261	.320	.373	.693	17	2	5	3	170
K. Isbel CF	58	170	17	42	13	3	10	42	.247	.297	.353	.650	7	1	5	0	92
T. Tolbert SS	49	80	22	26	6	3	6	15	.325	.368	.475	.843	3	0	15	3	91
S. Marte RF	54	137	14	35	12	1	8	37	.255	.311	.314	.625	5	0	2	2	64
J. India 2B	17	48	8	8	8	2	8	13	.167	.310	.313	.623	1	0	0	0	34
J. Rave RF	15	36	6	10	2	2	4	8	.278	.350	.611	.961	4	1	1	0	32
J. Rojas 3B	25	61	6	14	6	1	3	9	.230	.266	.328	.594	3	0	1	0	32
L. Maile C	5	15	2	4	5	1	1	5	.267	.313	.533	.846	1	0	0	0	13
A. Velazquez SS	6	15	0	1	0	0	0	2	.067	.067	.067	.134	0	0	1	0	2
Total	115	3859	477	947	454	116	356	915	.245	.313	.398	.711	209	15	88	24	2325

HITTING	G
B. Witt SS	96
J. Caglianone RF	106
C. Jensen C	107
S. Perez DH	107
I. Collins LF	103
M. Massey 2B	94
V. Pasquantino 1B	79
N. Loftin 3B	77
M. Garcia 3B	69
K. Isbel CF	58
T. Tolbert SS	49
S. Marte RF	54
J. India 2B	17
J. Rave RF	15
J. Rojas 3B	25
L. Maile C	5
A. Velazquez SS	6
Total	115

PITCHING	GP	GS	W-L	SV	SVO	IP	ERA	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	BAA	WHIP	FPTS
M. Wacha SP	22	22	5-8	0	0	138.1	3.51	122	58	54	16	38	111	.236	1.16	291
N. Cameron SP	22	21	6-8	0	0	123.2	4.37	118	65	60	14	40	116	.248	1.28	231
S. Lugo SP	23	23	4-7	0	0	128.2	4.41	134	71	63	15	45	99	.274	1.39	219
L. Erceg RP	43	0	4-3	12	18	41.0	6.37	48	33	29	5	25	29	.302	1.78	127
D. Lynch IV RP	46	0	4-2	1	3	46.0	1.96	31	13	10	2	12	35	.185	0.93	125
S. Kolek SP	10	10	4-3	0	0	54.0	4.50	55	30	27	8	12	34	.262	1.24	111
L. Avila SP	21	12	5-4	0	0	70.0	5.53	71	43	43	7	42	61	.272	1.61	100
A. Lange RP	43	0	1-6	10	13	44.2	6.25	44	33	31	5	25	47	.257	1.54	99
S. Cruz RP	40	2	2-3	3	4	42.0	4.29	34	21	20	11	17	48	.219	1.21	98
T. Tolbert SS	5	0	0-0	0	0	4.2	25.07	17	13	13	4	3	0	.586	4.29	91
R. Dobnak SP	6	4	2-0	0	0	31.0	1.16	24	4	4	2	13	15	.212	1.19	76
N. Pearson RP	4	0	1-0	0	0	4.0	0.00	1	0	0	0	1	1	.083	0.50	62
J. Schreiber RP	46	0	0-3	1	3	41.2	3.67	39	20	17	7	18	31	.257	1.37	57
C. Ragans RP	8	8	1-4	0	0	35.1	4.84	27	20	19	10	23	45	.213	1.42	55
B. Way RP	19	1	1-1	0	0	23.1	3.86	27	13	10	4	10	21	.293	1.59	34
C. Seabold RP	5	0	0-0	0	0	5.0	9.00	7	6	5	0	4	5	.318	2.20	31
N. Mears RP	21	0	2-3	0	2	19.1	5.12	18	11	11	2	11	15	.257	1.50	24
E. Morgan RP	16	0	0-1	1	1	19.1	5.12	24	11	11	5	9	16	.300	1.71	22
M. Black RP	12	0	0-0	0	0	17.2	3.57	19	7	7	3	11	15	.279	1.70	21
J. Cuas RP	5	0	0-0	0	0	6.1	2.84	8	2	2	0	2	9	.296	1.58	11
A. Bummer RP	1	0	0-0	0	0	1.0	27.00	4	3	3	1	0	0	.571	4.00	8
E. McGee RP	2	0	0-0	0	0	2.1	3.86	5	1	1	0	0	2	.455	2.14	6
C. Estevez RP	1	0	0-1	0	1	0.1	162.00	4	6	6	1	2	0	.800	18.00	-16
M. Spence RP	3	1	0-2	0	0	9.1	21.21	19	22	22	3	9	6	.413	3.00	-29
Total	115	115	48-67	28	49	1010.0	4.81	1003	579	540	147	428	855	.260	1.42	1854

PITCHING	GP
M. Wacha SP	22
N. Cameron SP	22
S. Lugo SP	23
L. Erceg RP	43
D. Lynch IV RP	46
S. Kolek SP	10
L. Avila SP	21
A. Lange RP	43
S. Cruz RP	40
T. Tolbert SS	5
R. Dobnak SP	6
N. Pearson RP	4
J. Schreiber RP	46
C. Ragans RP	8
B. Way RP	19
C. Seabold RP	5
N. Mears RP	21
E. Morgan RP	16
M. Black RP	12
J. Cuas RP	5
A. Bummer RP	1
E. McGee RP	2
C. Estevez RP	1
M. Spence RP	3
Total	115

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