The Royals will play the Cubs on Sunday, August 22nd, 2021. Your timezone's first pitch time is 2:20 pm EDT. Check local listings or your nearest streaming app for coverage.
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Kansas City Royals World Series Odds|
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Team Standings
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Home | Away | RS | RA | Diff | Strk | L10 |
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| e - Kansas City Royals | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | +33.0 | 39-42 | 35-46 | 686 | 788 | -102 | L2 | 5-5 |
| e - Chicago Cubs | 71 | 91 | 0.438 | +36.0 | 39-42 | 32-49 | 705 | 839 | -134 | W2 | 4-6 |
Kansas City Royals Batting Stats
| Player | GP | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
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| Whit Merrifield RF |
162 | 97 | 184 | 10 | 74 | 40 | 103 | 0.277 |
| Salvador Perez C |
161 | 88 | 169 | 48 | 121 | 28 | 170 | 0.273 |
| Carlos Santana 1B |
158 | 66 | 121 | 19 | 69 | 86 | 102 | 0.214 |
| Nicky Lopez 2B |
151 | 78 | 149 | 2 | 43 | 49 | 74 | 0.300 |
| Hunter Dozier 3B |
144 | 55 | 105 | 16 | 54 | 43 | 154 | 0.216 |
| Michael A. Taylor CF |
142 | 58 | 118 | 12 | 54 | 33 | 144 | 0.244 |
| Andrew Benintendi LF |
134 | 63 | 136 | 17 | 73 | 36 | 97 | 0.276 |
| Hanser Alberto 2B |
103 | 25 | 65 | 2 | 24 | 4 | 26 | 0.270 |
| Jorge Soler RF |
94 | 38 | 59 | 13 | 37 | 38 | 97 | 0.192 |
| Ryan O'Hearn 1B |
84 | 23 | 53 | 9 | 29 | 13 | 71 | 0.225 |
| Jarrod Dyson CF |
77 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 0.221 |
| Scott Barlow RP |
71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
Chicago Cubs Batting Stats
| Player | GP | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
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| Ian Happ CF |
148 | 63 | 105 | 25 | 66 | 62 | 156 | 0.226 |
| Willson Contreras C |
128 | 61 | 98 | 21 | 57 | 52 | 138 | 0.237 |
| Patrick Wisdom 3B |
106 | 54 | 78 | 28 | 61 | 32 | 153 | 0.231 |
| Jason Heyward RF |
104 | 35 | 69 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 68 | 0.214 |
| Rafael Ortega LF |
103 | 44 | 86 | 11 | 33 | 30 | 70 | 0.291 |
| Matt Duffy 3B |
98 | 45 | 83 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 63 | 0.287 |
| David Bote 2B |
97 | 32 | 58 | 8 | 35 | 27 | 73 | 0.199 |
| Kris Bryant RF |
93 | 58 | 87 | 18 | 51 | 39 | 89 | 0.267 |
| Anthony Rizzo 1B |
92 | 41 | 80 | 14 | 40 | 36 | 59 | 0.248 |
| Javier Baez SS |
91 | 48 | 83 | 22 | 65 | 15 | 131 | 0.248 |
| Sergio Alcantara SS |
89 | 30 | 45 | 5 | 17 | 30 | 74 | 0.205 |
| Eric Sogard 3B |
78 | 16 | 42 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 30 | 0.249 |
Kansas City Royals Pitching Stats
| Player | GP | W | L | SV | HLD | IP | K | WHIP | ERA |
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| Mike Minor SP |
28 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 158.2 | 149 | 1.24 | 5.05 |
| Brad Keller SP |
26 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 133.2 | 120 | 1.66 | 5.39 |
| Kris Bubic SP |
29 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 130.0 | 114 | 1.38 | 4.43 |
| Carlos Hernandez RP |
24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 85.2 | 74 | 1.28 | 3.68 |
| Jake Brentz RP |
72 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 64.0 | 76 | 1.28 | 3.66 |
| Scott Barlow RP |
71 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 74.1 | 91 | 1.20 | 2.42 |
| Brady Singer SP |
27 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 128.1 | 131 | 1.55 | 4.91 |
| Josh Staumont RP |
64 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 65.2 | 72 | 1.07 | 2.88 |
| Kyle Zimmer RP |
52 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 54.0 | 46 | 1.41 | 5.00 |
| Domingo Tapia RP |
32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 31.2 | 25 | 1.11 | 2.84 |
| Daniel Lynch SP |
15 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 68.0 | 55 | 1.63 | 5.69 |
| Danny Duffy SP |
13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 61.0 | 65 | 1.21 | 2.51 |
Chicago Cubs Pitching Stats
| Player | GP | W | L | SV | HLD | IP | K | WHIP | ERA |
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| Kyle Hendricks SP |
32 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 181.0 | 131 | 1.35 | 4.77 |
| Zach Davies SP |
32 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 148.0 | 114 | 1.60 | 5.78 |
| Alec Mills SP |
32 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 119.0 | 87 | 1.44 | 5.07 |
| Adbert Alzolay SP |
30 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 125.2 | 128 | 1.16 | 4.58 |
| Jake Arrieta SP |
20 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 86.1 | 74 | 1.76 | 6.88 |
| Justin Steele RP |
20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 57.0 | 59 | 1.35 | 4.26 |
| Trevor Williams SP |
13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 58.2 | 61 | 1.53 | 5.06 |
| Rex Brothers RP |
57 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 53.0 | 75 | 1.43 | 5.26 |
| Keegan Thompson SP |
32 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 53.1 | 55 | 1.48 | 3.38 |
| Codi Dalton Heuer SP |
25 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 28.2 | 17 | 1.15 | 3.14 |
| Codi Heuer RP |
25 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 28.2 | 17 | 1.15 | 3.14 |
| Manuel Rodriguez RP |
20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17.2 | 16 | 1.70 | 6.11 |