
KC
49-52

CHC
59-41
Matchup · 2026
MLB Stats API
KC
league avg
CHC
.693
OPS
.715
▶.722
.315
OBP
.319
▶.332
3.91
Runs / G
4.50
▶4.59
4.48
Team ERA
4.17
▶4.31
1.39
WHIP
1.31
▶1.25
8.3
K / 9
8.5
8.1
Postgame · final
Line score, top performers, model verdict against Vegas, and how the closing line shaped up vs the actual outcome.
Final
KC wins
KC 12 · CHC 4 (by 8)
Model verdict
✗ Missed
Picked CHC +13pp
Against the spread
No spread
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| CHC | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Final play
“End of the 9th inning”
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Recap · MLB
ansas City Royals went into Chicago Cubs and beat them, 12–4. It was a wire-to-wire rout.
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ByTheOnemodel/auto-generated · live odds + scouting data/refreshes with the page
KC · top performer

Salvador Perez
C
5-2
AB-H
2
R
4
RBI
CHC · top performer

Carson Kelly
C
4-3
AB-H
1
R
1
RBI
MLB · Box scoreSTATCAST
| Player | AVG | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .245 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| .288 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| .264 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| .293 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| .253 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| .149 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| .215 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| .205 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| .258 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| .375 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team | 41 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 101 | |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 32 | |
| Team | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 148 |
| Player | AVG | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .285 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| .276 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| .258 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| .276 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| .229 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| .251 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| .285 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| .217 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| .216 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| .175 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team | 35 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |
| 4.0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 63 | |
| 3.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 59 | |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Team | 9.0 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 138 |
Stat compare
Headline stats · full table below
14
Hits
9
12
Runs
4
0
Errors
1
Current series
KC wins series 2-1
Season series
KC leads series 1-0
Headlines · top performers
Biggest swing: 18pp · Top 5th Inning
S. Perez
CBatter of the game2-HR game
2-for-5 · 2 HR · 2.000 OPS
N. Cameron
SPStarting pitcher
6.0 IP · 7 K · 4 ER · 7 H
C. Kelly
CBatter of the gamePerfect day
3-for-4 · 1 HR · 2.250 OPS
B. Brown
RPTop reliever
4.0 IP · 4 K · 6 ER · 7 H
How it ended
KC beat CHC 12-4. India's play in the top 5th inning drove the biggest swing of the night (18pp).
Last play
End of the 9th inning
Clutch moments · top swings
ranked by WP impactKelly · homered to left (366 feet).
Shaw · homered to left (385 feet), Swanson scored and Turner scored.
India · doubled to left, Rave scored, Isbel to third.
Linescore (innings)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| CHC | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Team stats
KC
Away
Stat
CHC
Home
12
Runs
4
14
Hits
9
0
Errors
1
28
TB
16
4
HR
2
1
BB
2
5
K
8
11
LOB
13
Win probability
CHC vs KC
Period scoring
KC won 4 · CHC won 1
Inn 1
Inn 2
Caglianone 1
Shaw 3
Inn 3
Inn 4
Perez 2
Inn 5
Pasquantino 2
Inn 6
Inn 7
Rave 1
Inn 8
Perez 2
Inn 9
Play-by-play · 574 plays
End of the 9th inning
KC 12·CHC 4
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Bruján grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Shaw out at second.
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Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
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Andrew Hoffmann pitches to Vidal Brujan
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Shaw singled to left, Busch to second.
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Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Pitch 4 : Ball 2
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Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Andrew Hoffmann pitches to Matt Shaw
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Turner flied out to left.
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Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Andrew Hoffmann pitches to Justin Turner
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Busch walked.
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Pitch 7 : Ball 4
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Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Pitch 5 : Ball 3
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Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Looking
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Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Andrew Hoffmann pitches to Michael Busch
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KC 12·CHC 4
STATCAST · Tonight’s standouts
2 of 13 players in cohortPlayer projections
Per-player stat projections built from a recency-weighted blend of the last ten games, season average, and matchup context. Confidence reflects sample size and stability — the top of each list is who to watch.
127
projections · 87 high confidence
Strikeouts
Hits
Total bases
RBIs
Earned runs
Projections recompute every 30 minutes · prop lines plug in once sportsbook ingest lands
Model ensemble · how the prediction is built
Each sub-model uses a different rating substrate. Bayesian model averaging weights them by rolling Brier score so the ensemble inherits each model's strengths. Disagreement flags games where the sub-models don't see eye-to-eye — lower confidence, wider band.
64.2%
ensemble · CHC favored
Elo Static
63.2%
P(CHC win)
33%
weight
Elo Pitching
61.4%
P(CHC win)
32%
weight
Bullpen Park
63.1%
P(CHC win)
34%
weight
Disagreement
0.82 pp
weighted σ across sub-models
Confidence
95% · high
maps from disagreement
Substrate count
3 / 3 active
ones with full inputs tonight
Weights recalibrated nightly on a 90-day rolling window with strict point-in-time correctness — no model gets credit for a game it hasn't seen. Headline % is Platt-scaled per league; sub-model rows show raw BMA inputs.