Chicago Cubs vs. Kansas City Royals Live Coverage, Stats, and Updates - August 8, 2026 Gametracker - CBS Sports

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PLAYERS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
Shelby Miller	Elbow	01-31-2027Expected to be out until at least Feb 1
Tyler Austin	Knee	05-22-2026Expected to be out until at least May 23
Justin Steele	Elbow	05-24-2026Expected to be out until at least May 25
Jordan Wicks	Elbow	04-14-2026Expected to be out until at least Apr 15
Seiya Suzuki	Knee	04-09-2026Expected to be out until at least Apr 10
Porter Hodge	Elbow	04-30-2026Expected to be out until at least May 1

PLAYERS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
Carlos Estevez	Ankle	03-31-2026Probable for Apr 1
Stephen Kolek	Oblique	04-05-2026Expected to be out until at least Apr 6
James McArthur	Elbow	04-30-2026Expected to be out until at least May 1
Alec Marsh	Shoulder	01-31-2027Expected to be out until at least Feb 1
Michael Massey	Calf	04-02-2026Expected to be out until at least Apr 3

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cubs CHC-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Royals KC-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Kauffman StadiumKansas City, MO

HITTING	G	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	2B	3B	SB	CS	FPTS
I. Happ LF	5	19	4	4	5	3	4	7	.211	.348	.684	1.032	0	0	0	0	22
N. Hoerner 2B	5	17	4	4	2	0	3	3	.235	.333	.353	.686	2	0	3	0	19
A. Bregman 3B	5	21	2	4	2	2	2	2	.190	.261	.476	.737	0	0	0	0	15
P. Crow-Armstrong CF	5	19	4	5	2	0	2	6	.263	.333	.263	.596	0	0	2	0	14
M. Busch 3B	5	18	4	4	1	0	4	2	.222	.364	.333	.697	2	0	0	0	14
M. Amaya C	2	7	2	3	2	1	0	1	.429	.429	.857	1.286	0	0	0	0	9
D. Swanson SS	5	14	2	2	2	0	5	4	.143	.368	.143	.511	0	0	0	0	9
C. Kelly C	5	12	0	3	3	0	2	2	.250	.357	.250	.607	0	0	0	0	7
M. Ballesteros C	5	16	1	3	2	0	2	6	.188	.278	.188	.466	0	0	0	0	5
M. Shaw SS	4	11	1	2	1	0	0	1	.182	.167	.182	.349	0	0	1	0	5
M. Conforto RF	4	6	0	0	0	0	1	5	.000	.143	.000	.143	0	0	0	0	-1
Total	5	160	24	34	22	6	25	39	.213	.316	.350	.666	4	0	6	0	118

HITTING	G
I. Happ LF	5
N. Hoerner 2B	5
A. Bregman 3B	5
P. Crow-Armstrong CF	5
M. Busch 3B	5
M. Amaya C	2
D. Swanson SS	5
C. Kelly C	5
M. Ballesteros C	5
M. Shaw SS	4
M. Conforto RF	4
Total	5

PITCHING	GP	GS	W-L	SV	SVO	IP	ERA	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	BAA	WHIP	FPTS
E. Cabrera SP	1	1	1-0	0	0	6.0	0.00	1	0	0	0	1	5	.056	0.33	28
C. Horton P	1	1	1-0	0	0	6.1	2.84	4	2	2	1	1	4	.190	0.79	24
B. Brown SP	2	0	0-0	0	0	6.2	2.70	4	2	2	1	2	8	.174	0.90	16
C. Rea SP	1	0	0-0	1	1	3.0	6.00	4	2	2	1	0	4	.308	1.33	12
J. Taillon SP	1	1	0-0	0	0	4.2	0.00	2	0	0	0	4	3	.125	1.29	9
J. Webb RP	2	0	0-0	0	0	2.0	0.00	1	2	0	1	2	2	.143	1.50	4
C. Thielbar RP	1	0	0-0	0	0	1.0	0.00	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	1.00	2
H. Harvey RP	1	0	0-0	0	0	1.0	0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	1.00	2
D. Palencia RP	1	0	0-0	0	0	1.0	0.00	2	0	0	0	0	1	.500	2.00	1
S. Imanaga RP	1	1	0-1	0	0	5.0	7.20	6	4	4	1	2	7	.300	1.60	1
H. Milner RP	3	0	0-0	0	0	2.1	7.71	3	2	2	1	0	0	.300	1.29	1
M. Boyd SP	1	1	0-1	0	0	3.2	14.73	6	6	6	1	1	7	.375	1.91	-3
P. Maton RP	3	0	0-1	0	0	2.1	7.71	2	2	2	0	3	3	.250	2.14	-4
Total	5	5	2-3	1	1	45.0	4.00	36	22	20	7	17	45	.221	1.18	93

PITCHING	GP
E. Cabrera SP	1
C. Horton P	1
B. Brown SP	2
C. Rea SP	1
J. Taillon SP	1
J. Webb RP	2
C. Thielbar RP	1
H. Harvey RP	1
D. Palencia RP	1
S. Imanaga RP	1
H. Milner RP	3
M. Boyd SP	1
P. Maton RP	3
Total	5

HITTING	G	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	2B	3B	SB	CS	FPTS
K. Isbel CF	3	10	1	4	2	1	0	2	.400	.400	.700	1.100	0	0	2	0	13
M. Garcia 3B	4	14	1	4	0	0	3	2	.286	.412	.357	.769	1	0	1	0	10
B. Witt SS	4	15	1	4	1	0	1	2	.267	.313	.267	.580	0	0	1	0	8
S. Perez C	4	16	1	3	1	1	0	2	.188	.188	.375	.563	0	0	0	0	7
V. Pasquantino 1B	4	13	0	2	2	0	2	2	.154	.313	.154	.467	0	0	0	0	6
C. Jensen C	4	11	1	1	2	1	1	5	.091	.154	.364	.518	0	0	0	0	5
N. Loftin 1B	1	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	1	0	0	0	4
I. Collins LF	4	9	1	1	1	1	1	3	.111	.200	.444	.644	0	0	0	1	4
J. Caglianone 1B	4	10	0	2	0	0	1	4	.200	.273	.300	.573	1	0	0	0	2
J. India 2B	3	10	1	1	0	0	1	3	.100	.182	.100	.282	0	0	0	0	1
L. Thomas RF	4	9	0	1	0	0	1	4	.111	.200	.111	.311	0	0	0	0	0
S. Marte RF	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
T. Tolbert SS	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
Total	4	125	9	24	9	4	11	31	.192	.261	.312	.573	3	0	4	1	60

HITTING	G
K. Isbel CF	3
M. Garcia 3B	4
B. Witt SS	4
S. Perez C	4
V. Pasquantino 1B	4
C. Jensen C	4
N. Loftin 1B	1
I. Collins LF	4
J. Caglianone 1B	4
J. India 2B	3
L. Thomas RF	4
S. Marte RF	1
T. Tolbert SS	1
Total	4

PITCHING	GP	GS	W-L	SV	SVO	IP	ERA	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	BAA	WHIP	FPTS
S. Lugo SP	1	1	1-0	0	0	6.1	0.00	5	0	0	0	0	3	.208	0.79	25
K. Bubic SP	1	1	1-0	0	0	6.0	1.50	2	1	1	1	3	4	.105	0.83	24
M. Wacha SP	1	1	0-0	0	0	6.0	0.00	3	0	0	0	1	7	.158	0.67	20
L. Erceg RP	2	0	0-0	1	1	2.0	0.00	2	0	0	0	1	1	.333	1.50	10
J. Schreiber RP	2	0	0-0	1	1	2.0	4.50	2	1	1	1	0	1	.250	1.00	10
M. Strahm RP	2	0	0-0	0	0	1.2	0.00	1	0	0	0	0	1	.167	0.60	4
B. Falter SP	1	0	0-0	0	0	3.0	6.00	5	2	2	0	0	4	.357	1.67	4
D. Lynch SP	1	0	0-0	0	0	1.0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	0.00	3
A. Lange RP	1	0	0-0	0	0	1.0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	0.00	3
N. Mears RP	1	0	0-0	0	0	1.0	0.00	1	0	0	0	0	1	.333	1.00	2
C. Ragans RP	1	1	0-1	0	0	4.0	9.00	6	4	4	3	4	5	.353	2.50	-4
C. Estevez RP	1	0	0-1	0	1	0.1	162.00	4	6	6	1	2	0	.800	18.00	-16
Total	4	4	2-2	2	3	34.1	3.67	31	14	14	6	11	29	.244	1.22	85

PITCHING	GP
S. Lugo SP	1
K. Bubic SP	1
M. Wacha SP	1
L. Erceg RP	2
J. Schreiber RP	2
M. Strahm RP	2
B. Falter SP	1
D. Lynch SP	1
A. Lange RP	1
N. Mears RP	1
C. Ragans RP	1
C. Estevez RP	1
Total	4

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