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
Cade Horton	Forearm	04-18-2026Expected to be out until at least Apr 19
Porter Hodge	Elbow	04-30-2026Expected to be out until at least May 1

PLAYERS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
Carlos Estevez	Foot	04-13-2026Expected to be out until at least Apr 14
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
Bailey Falter	Elbow	04-16-2026Expected to be out until at least Apr 17
Michael Massey	Calf	04-04-2026Expected to be out until at least Apr 5

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Royals KC-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Kauffman StadiumKansas City, MO

HITTING	G	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	2B	3B	SB	CS	FPTS
N. Hoerner 2B	7	24	5	7	3	0	5	4	.292	.400	.458	.858	4	0	4	0	30
I. Happ LF	7	28	5	5	5	3	4	12	.179	.281	.536	.817	1	0	0	0	23
P. Crow-Armstrong CF	7	26	5	7	3	0	2	8	.269	.321	.308	.629	1	0	3	0	20
A. Bregman 3B	7	28	2	6	3	2	4	4	.214	.313	.429	.742	0	0	0	0	19
M. Busch 3B	7	25	5	6	1	0	5	4	.240	.367	.320	.687	2	0	0	0	17
M. Amaya C	4	10	3	4	3	1	1	1	.400	.455	.800	1.255	1	0	0	0	14
C. Kelly C	7	20	2	5	3	0	3	4	.250	.348	.250	.598	0	0	0	0	11
M. Shaw SS	6	18	1	4	3	0	0	2	.222	.211	.222	.433	0	0	1	0	9
D. Swanson SS	7	21	2	3	3	0	5	8	.143	.296	.143	.439	0	0	0	0	9
M. Ballesteros C	7	19	1	3	2	0	2	7	.158	.238	.158	.396	0	0	0	0	4
M. Conforto RF	4	6	0	0	0	0	1	5	.000	.143	.000	.143	0	0	0	0	-1
Total	7	225	31	50	29	6	32	59	.222	.315	.342	.657	9	0	8	0	155

HITTING	G
N. Hoerner 2B	7
I. Happ LF	7
P. Crow-Armstrong CF	7
A. Bregman 3B	7
M. Busch 3B	7
M. Amaya C	4
C. Kelly C	7
M. Shaw SS	6
D. Swanson SS	7
M. Ballesteros C	7
M. Conforto RF	4
Total	7

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	2	2	1-0	0	0	7.1	2.45	4	2	2	1	2	4	.167	0.82	26
M. Boyd SP	2	2	1-1	0	0	9.1	6.75	8	8	7	1	3	17	.235	1.18	20
C. Rea SP	2	0	0-0	1	1	6.1	4.26	8	3	3	1	1	8	.320	1.42	18
B. Brown SP	2	0	0-0	0	0	6.2	2.70	4	2	2	1	2	8	.174	0.90	16
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	3	0	0-0	0	0	3.1	0.00	2	2	0	1	3	3	.182	1.50	6
C. Thielbar RP	2	0	0-0	0	0	2.0	0.00	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000	0.50	6
D. Palencia RP	2	0	0-0	0	0	2.0	0.00	3	0	0	0	0	2	.375	1.50	4
H. Milner RP	4	0	0-0	0	0	4.0	4.50	5	2	2	1	0	0	.313	1.25	4
S. Imanaga RP	1	1	0-1	0	0	5.0	7.20	6	4	4	1	2	7	.300	1.60	1
H. Harvey RP	3	0	0-1	0	0	3.0	9.00	4	3	3	2	1	3	.286	1.67	-2
P. Maton RP	3	0	0-1	0	0	2.1	7.71	2	2	2	0	3	3	.250	2.14	-4
Total	7	7	3-4	1	1	62.0	3.63	49	28	25	9	23	66	.220	1.16	132

PITCHING	GP
E. Cabrera SP	1
C. Horton P	2
M. Boyd SP	2
C. Rea SP	2
B. Brown SP	2
J. Taillon SP	1
J. Webb RP	3
C. Thielbar RP	2
D. Palencia RP	2
H. Milner RP	4
S. Imanaga RP	1
H. Harvey RP	3
P. Maton RP	3
Total	7

HITTING	G	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	2B	3B	SB	CS	FPTS
K. Isbel CF	7	23	5	11	5	2	0	5	.478	.478	.783	1.261	1	0	3	0	31
M. Garcia 3B	8	28	4	9	4	0	6	4	.321	.429	.393	.822	2	0	1	1	24
S. Perez C	8	30	4	6	2	2	3	4	.200	.273	.433	.706	1	0	0	0	20
B. Witt SS	8	29	1	7	3	0	4	7	.241	.324	.241	.565	0	0	3	0	17
I. Collins LF	8	22	4	5	3	1	4	7	.227	.370	.409	.779	1	0	0	1	16
J. India 2B	6	23	4	5	5	1	1	5	.217	.250	.348	.598	0	0	0	0	15
J. Caglianone 1B	8	24	3	8	0	0	3	6	.333	.429	.417	.846	2	0	0	1	13
V. Pasquantino 1B	8	29	2	5	3	0	4	7	.172	.286	.207	.493	1	0	0	0	12
C. Jensen C	8	20	2	4	4	1	2	9	.200	.261	.400	.661	1	0	0	0	11
N. Loftin 1B	3	7	3	1	0	0	2	0	.143	.333	.286	.619	1	0	0	0	7
L. Thomas RF	6	14	1	2	1	0	2	5	.143	.250	.214	.464	1	0	0	0	4
T. Tolbert SS	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	1	0	1
S. Marte RF	2	6	0	1	0	0	0	3	.167	.167	.333	.500	1	0	0	0	0
Total	8	257	33	64	30	7	31	63	.249	.332	.377	.709	12	0	8	3	171

HITTING	G
K. Isbel CF	7
M. Garcia 3B	8
S. Perez C	8
B. Witt SS	8
I. Collins LF	8
J. India 2B	6
J. Caglianone 1B	8
V. Pasquantino 1B	8
C. Jensen C	8
N. Loftin 1B	3
L. Thomas RF	6
T. Tolbert SS	3
S. Marte RF	2
Total	8

PITCHING	GP	GS	W-L	SV	SVO	IP	ERA	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	BAA	WHIP	FPTS
S. Lugo SP	2	2	1-0	0	0	11.1	1.59	9	2	2	0	2	10	.209	0.97	36
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	3	0	0-0	2	2	2.2	0.00	2	0	0	0	1	1	.250	1.13	19
N. Cameron P	1	1	1-0	0	0	5.0	1.80	4	1	1	0	1	5	.211	1.00	18
E. Morgan RP	1	0	0-0	1	1	3.0	0.00	1	0	0	0	1	5	.091	0.67	16
N. Mears RP	3	0	1-0	0	0	3.0	0.00	1	0	0	0	0	3	.111	0.33	16
J. Schreiber RP	4	0	0-0	1	1	4.0	4.50	3	2	2	1	4	2	.231	1.75	11
C. Ragans RP	2	2	0-2	0	0	10.0	3.60	10	5	4	3	5	13	.278	1.50	10
D. Lynch SP	3	0	0-0	0	0	4.0	2.25	2	3	1	0	3	6	.133	1.25	9
M. Strahm RP	3	0	0-0	0	0	2.2	0.00	1	0	0	0	0	3	.111	0.38	7
A. Lange RP	3	0	0-0	0	0	3.1	5.40	2	2	2	0	4	6	.167	1.80	4
S. Cruz RP	3	0	0-0	0	0	2.2	10.13	3	3	3	3	0	3	.273	1.13	3
B. Falter SP	2	0	0-0	0	0	3.1	13.50	8	5	5	1	2	4	.444	3.00	-3
L. Avila SP	1	1	0-1	0	0	3.0	15.00	8	5	5	1	3	4	.533	3.67	-10
C. Estevez RP	1	0	0-1	0	1	0.1	162.00	4	6	6	1	2	0	.800	18.00	-16
Total	8	8	4-4	4	5	70.1	4.09	63	35	32	11	32	76	.240	1.35	164

PITCHING	GP
S. Lugo SP	2
K. Bubic SP	1
M. Wacha SP	1
L. Erceg RP	3
N. Cameron P	1
E. Morgan RP	1
N. Mears RP	3
J. Schreiber RP	4
C. Ragans RP	2
D. Lynch SP	3
M. Strahm RP	3
A. Lange RP	3
S. Cruz RP	3
B. Falter SP	2
L. Avila SP	1
C. Estevez RP	1
Total	8

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