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CHC
Chicago Cubs68-49, 33-25
6–4
FinalKauffman Stadium, Kansas City
KC
Kansas City Royals48-69, 28-29
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Chicago Cubs vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, Odds and MLB Picks for Friday, 08/07/26

🔥 Win Probability

48.3%CHC
Win probability chart
CHC
KC
51.7%KC

Probable Pitchers

CHC
CHC
Pitchers
KC
KC
Clay HolmesSP, #25
Clay Holmes
vs
Seth Lugo
Seth LugoSP, #67
PLAYERW-LERAWHIPIPHKBBHR
C. Holmes4-42.391.1052.24045183
S. Lugo4-74.411.39128.2134994515

Team Stats

CHC
CHC
KC
KC
Batting
.248AVG.245
.754OPS.709
144HR116
558RBI457
988H954
595R480
86SB89
497BB357
Pitching
4.05ERA4.80
1.25WHIP1.42
67W48
49L68
898K859
343BB435
172HR148
25SV28
1037.2IP1019.0
Fielding
0.990FP0.987
44E54
194DP210
1078A1051
0PO0

Season Leaders

CHC
CHC
Avg. Per Game
KC
KC
Pete Crow-Armstrong
P. Crow-Armstrong
.289 AVG.386 OBP.550 SLG

Batting Average

Bobby Witt Jr.
B. Witt Jr.
.286 AVG.356 OBP.457 SLG
Pete Crow-Armstrong
P. Crow-Armstrong
26 HR.289 AVG69 RBI

Home Runs

Jac Caglianone
J. Caglianone
18 HR.254 AVG45 RBI
Pete Crow-Armstrong
P. Crow-Armstrong
69 RBI26 HR.289 AVG

Runs Batted In

Carter Jensen
C. Jensen
54 RBI15 HR.228 AVG

Season Series

Preseason SeriesCHC win series 2-0
Feb 23
CHC
CHC3
@
KC
KC2
Final
Mar 11
KC
KC8
@
CHC
CHC9
Final
Regular Season Series
Aug 7
CHC
CHC6
@
KC
KC4
Final
Aug 8
CHC
CHC-
@
KC
KC-
8/8
Aug 9
CHC
CHC-
@
KC
KC-
8/9

Injury Report

KC
KC
PlayerPosInjuryReturn
V. Pasquantino
1BRight WristAug 7
B. Way
RP BackAug 11
M. Garcia
3BLeft HandAug 16
N. Mears
RPRight ShoulderAug 20
J. McArthur
RPRight ElbowAug 21
CHC
CHC
PlayerPosInjuryReturn
H. Milner
RPAbdomenAug 6
E. Roberts
RPRight ForearmAug 6
C. Holmes
SPRight Lower LegAug 7
D. Palencia
RPRight ElbowAug 10
G. Hollowell
RPRight ShoulderAug 14

Standings

2026 National League Central Standings

TeamWLGBSTRKPCT
Milwaukee7244-L1.621
Chicago68494.5W5.581
St. Louis575814.5W1.496
Cincinnati565915.5L1.487
Pittsburgh576116L4.483

2026 American League Central Standings

TeamWLGBSTRKPCT
Chicago5956-L4.513
Minnesota58592W2.496
Cleveland58592W1.496
Detroit56593W1.487
Kansas City486912L2.410

Last 5 Games

CHC
CHC Last 5
DATEOPPRESULT
8/6/26
vs
TOR
TOR
W 3-2 F/11
8/5/26
vs
LAD
LAD
W 7-6
8/4/26
vs
LAD
LAD
W 5-1
8/3/26
vs
LAD
LAD
W 10-5
8/2/26
vs
NYY
NYY
L 2-1
KC
KC Last 5
DATEOPPRESULT
8/6/26
vs
MIN
MIN
L 4-3
8/5/26
vs
MIN
MIN
W 2-1
8/4/26
vs
MIN
MIN
W 8-2
8/2/26
@
COL
COL
L 8-1
8/1/26
@
COL
COL
L 12-6