MLB Recap · August 8, 2026

Chicago Cubs at Kansas City Royals: Final Score & Recap

CHC3
Final
KC6

Line Score

Team123456789RHE
CHC000201000370
KC12100020-6101

The Story

AI recap unavailable for archived games. The final score, win-probability story, biggest plays, and top performers are all shown below.

Win Probability

755025CHC bats firstFinalKC win %CHC win %
DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 38% → final 100%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Jac Caglianone Home Run
Bot 7th · off Colin Rea
+18.9%
Carson Kelly Double
Top 4th · off Seth Lugo
+12.8%
Ian Happ Home Run
Top 6th · off Seth Lugo
+11.5%
Kyle Isbel Grounded Into DP
Bot 2nd · off Clay Holmes
+8.2%
Seiya Suzuki Strikeout
Top 7th · off John Schreiber
-7.7%

Top Batters by WPA

Jac Caglianone+33.8%+4.7 RE24
Ian Happ+10.0%+0.8 RE24
Nick Loftin+7.3%+0.5 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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