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Contreras homered to left on a 1-2 count.

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Mondesi singled to left, S.Perez scored, McBroom to second.

Singled to left, S.Perez scored, McBroom to second.

Heyward homered to right on a 1-2 count, Contreras scored.

Homered to right on a 1-2 count, Contreras scored.

Kipnis homered to center on a 0-1 count, Heyward scored.

Homered to center on a 0-1 count, Heyward scored.

Soler hit a sacrifice fly to left fielder Souza Jr., Starling scored.

Hit a sacrifice fly to left fielder Souza Jr., Starling scored.

Gordon grounded out, second baseman Kipnis to first baseman Rizzo, S.Perez scored, Mondesi to third.

Grounded out, second baseman Kipnis to first baseman Rizzo, S.Perez scored, Mondesi to third.

Franco singled to center, Mondesi scored.

Royals second.  S.Perez doubled to left.  McBroom singled to center, S.Perez to third.  Mondesi singled to left, S.Perez scored, McBroom to second.  Gordon flied out to left fielder Souza Jr.  Franco grounded out, first baseman Rizzo unassisted, McBroom to third, Mondesi to second.  Starling popped out to shortstop Báez.

Cubs second.  Contreras singled to left.  Heyward homered to right on a 1-2 count, Contreras scored.  Souza Jr. struck out.  Kipnis walked.  Happ walked on a full count, Kipnis to second.  Bryant grounded into a double play, third baseman Franco to first baseman O'Hearn, Kipnis out, Happ to second.

Cubs fourth.  Contreras grounded out, second baseman Merrifield to first baseman O'Hearn.  Heyward singled to right.  Souza Jr. popped out to first baseman O'Hearn.  Kipnis homered to center on a 0-1 count, Heyward scored.  Happ struck out.

Royals fifth.  Starling singled to center.  Merrifield singled to right, Starling to third.  Soler hit a sacrifice fly to left fielder Souza Jr., Starling scored.  O'Hearn grounded into a double play, second baseman Kipnis to shortstop Báez to first baseman Rizzo, Merrifield out.

Cubs eighth.  Rosenthal pitching.  Schwarber struck out.  Contreras homered to left on a 1-2 count.  Heyward struck out.  McCarthy pitching.  Almora Jr. singled to left.  Kipnis flied out to right fielder Soler.

Royals ninth.  Kimbrel pitching.  S.Perez singled to left.  Cordero pinch-hitting for McBroom.  Cordero struck out.  Mondesi doubled to right, S.Perez to third.  Ryan pitching.  Gordon grounded out, second baseman Kipnis to first baseman Rizzo, S.Perez scored, Mondesi to third.  Franco singled to center, Mondesi scored.  Heath pinch-running for Franco.  Heath stole second. On throwing error by catcher Contreras, Heath to third.  Starling grounded out, third baseman Bryant to first baseman Rizzo.

 The Royals have lost five of their last six games and were swept by the White Sox over the weekend. Kansas City had six home runs in a 14-6 win at Detroit in its fourth game of the season, but has just six combined home runs in its other nine games.

 The Cubs have won all three series, including a sweep of the Pirates over the weekend, and own the NL's best record at 7-2. Cubs starting pitchers own a collective 2.21 ERA, second best in the majors (Colorado 2.00); Cubs relief pitchers own an 8.07 ERA, worst in the big leagues.

 The Cubs hold a 14-10 advantage in 24 all-time meetings with the Royals. The teams last met in 2018 when the Cubs took two of three at Kauffman Stadium.

 Ex-Cub Jorge Soler has two homers, and his 50 round-trippers since the beginning of last season are the most in the American League. Soler reached safely 32 times (15 hits, 15 walks, 2 HBP) in 20 interleague games in 2019.

 The Cubs have five players with multiple homers (Ian Happ 3, Javier Baez 3, Anthony Rizzo 3, Kyle Schwarber 2 and David Bote 2), tied for the most in the major leagues (4 other teams with 5: Bal, Cin, LAA, LAD).

 Danny Duffy has never pitched at Wrigley Field, but he has gone 5-3 with a 3.05 ERA in 11 career interleague starts on the road. His last three road interleague starts have been impressive: going 2-0 with a 1.50 ERA and 23 K in 18.0 innings of work.

HP - Rackley, 1B - Tosi, 2B - Barksdale, 3B - Conroy

The Chicago Cubs will go for their sixth win in a row when they visit the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night.
Chicago has put together five straight wins to improve to 9-2, matching its best start after 11 games since 2016, when the club went on to capture its first World Series title in more than a century. The Cubs are the only team with a winning record in the National League Central entering Wednesday.

Cubs try to extend streak vs. KC rookie Bubic

CHICAGO (AP)  Jason Heyward, Jason Kipnis and Willson Contreras homered and the Chicago Cubs overcame another shaky outing by closer Craig Kimbrel to beat the Kansas City Royals 5-4 Tuesday night for their fifth straight win.
Kimbrel took over to begin the ninth inning with a 5-2 lead, but struggled again and allowed two runs and two hits while getting only one out. He's yielded six runs in 1 2/3 innings in three appearances this season.

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Kansas City Royals @ Chicago Cubs on August 5, 2020

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