8/22/2021
| Final | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royals | 9 | 17 | 0 |
| Cubs | 1 | 5 | 0 |
W – Carlos Hernández (4-1)L – Alec Mills (5-6)
Royals Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .709 | 0.03 |
| Nicky Lopez SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .282 | .710 | 0.13 |
| Salvador Perez C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .272 | .812 | -0.07 |
| Cam Gallagher C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .186 | .515 | — |
| Andrew Benintendi LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .264 | .733 | 0.16 |
| Carlos Santana 1B | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .229 | .711 | 0.08 |
| Hunter Dozier RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .210 | .649 | 0.14 |
| Michael A. Taylor CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .242 | .651 | -0.03 |
| Emmanuel Rivera 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .263 | .645 | -0.03 |
| Carlos Hernández P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | -0.08 |
| Ryan O'Hearn 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .228 | .663 | -0.00 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 12 | — | — | 0.33 |
Batting
2B Andrew Benintendi (16), Carlos Santana (14), Hunter Dozier (21)
RBI Whit Merrifield (58), Nicky Lopez (32), Andrew Benintendi 3 (43), Carlos Santana (59), Hunter Dozier 2 (37), Michael A. Taylor (44)
Baserunning
SB Nicky Lopez (18), Emmanuel Rivera (1)
Cubs Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Ortega CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .307 | .833 | -0.05 |
| Frank Schwindel 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .362 | 1.066 | 0.02 |
| Ian Happ LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .188 | .637 | 0.07 |
| Patrick Wisdom 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .253 | .850 | -0.07 |
| Matt Duffy 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .262 | .629 | -0.00 |
| Jason Heyward RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .194 | .574 | -0.07 |
| Austin Romine C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .154 | .346 | -0.03 |
| Sergio Alcántara SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .189 | .618 | -0.00 |
| Alec Mills P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .048 | .143 | -0.02 |
| Michael Hermosillo PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .500 | -0.01 |
| Andrew Romine PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .209 | .547 | -0.00 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | — | — | -0.17 |
Batting
2B Ian Happ (12)
RBI Matt Duffy (14)
Royals Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Hernández(W, 4-1) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27 | 3.97 | 0.17 |
| Joel Payamps | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Wade Davis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6.63 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 34 | — | 0.17 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Carlos Hernández 107-63, Joel Payamps 12-8, Wade Davis 12-9
Cubs Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Mills(L, 5-6) | 4 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 4.76 | -0.32 |
| Ryan Meisinger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11.12 | 0.01 |
| Rowan Wick | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3.86 | -0.02 |
| Adrian Sampson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.80 | 0.00 |
| Rex Brothers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4.82 | 0.00 |
| Michael Rucker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8.56 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 45 | — | -0.33 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Alec Mills 100-70, Ryan Meisinger 12-7, Rowan Wick 24-14, Adrian Sampson 11-10, Rex Brothers 18-11, Michael Rucker 11-6
Royals Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .709 | 0.03 |
| Nicky Lopez SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .282 | .710 | 0.13 |
| Salvador Perez C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .272 | .812 | -0.07 |
| Cam Gallagher C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .186 | .515 | — |
| Andrew Benintendi LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .264 | .733 | 0.16 |
| Carlos Santana 1B | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .229 | .711 | 0.08 |
| Hunter Dozier RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .210 | .649 | 0.14 |
| Michael A. Taylor CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .242 | .651 | -0.03 |
| Emmanuel Rivera 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .263 | .645 | -0.03 |
| Carlos Hernández P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | -0.08 |
| Ryan O'Hearn 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .228 | .663 | -0.00 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 12 | — | — | 0.33 |
Batting
2B Andrew Benintendi (16), Carlos Santana (14), Hunter Dozier (21)
RBI Whit Merrifield (58), Nicky Lopez (32), Andrew Benintendi 3 (43), Carlos Santana (59), Hunter Dozier 2 (37), Michael A. Taylor (44)
Baserunning
SB Nicky Lopez (18), Emmanuel Rivera (1)
Royals Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Hernández(W, 4-1) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27 | 3.97 | 0.17 |
| Joel Payamps | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Wade Davis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6.63 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 34 | — | 0.17 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Carlos Hernández 107-63, Joel Payamps 12-8, Wade Davis 12-9
