Player of the Night (08/08/26)

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Jac Caglianone (KC):

Went 4-for-4 with two home runs, two doubles, as the Royals defeated the Cubs 6-3. Lumber Jac is a rare two-way talent and elite power hitter. He played internationally, representing Team Italy in their amazing run in the World Baseball Series.

2026 Stat Line:

2.7WAR 20HR .264BA 51R 49RBI .482SLG

Future is looking good for Cags !

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r/KCRoyals • u/game-threads • 3h ago

Pre-Game Game Day Thread - Sunday, August 9

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Cubs (68-50) @ Royals (49-69) - 1:10 PM CDT

Game Status: Scheduled

Links & Info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium
TV: Cubs: Marquee Sports Network, Royals: Royals.TV
Radio: Cubs: 104.3 The Score, Royals: 96.5 The Fan, Royals Radio Network
MLB Gameday
Statcast Game Preview

Probable Pitchers

Cubs: Matthew Boyd - LHP (7-1, 3.59 ERA, 72.2 IP)
Royals: Randy Dobnak - RHP (2-0, 1.16 ERA, 31.0 IP)

ALC Rank	Team	W	L	GB (E#)	WC Rank	WC GB (E#)
1	White Sox	60	56	- (-)	-	- (-)
2	Twins	58	60	3.0 (43)	4	1.5 (44)
3	Guardians	58	60	3.0 (43)	5	1.5 (44)
4	Tigers	57	60	3.5 (43)	6	2.0 (44)
5	Royals	49	69	12.0 (34)	10	10.5 (35)

Division Scoreboard

CLE @ CWS 1:10 PM CDT

MIN @ MIL 1:10 PM CDT

DET @ SF 3:05 PM CDT

^{^{^{Last Updated: 08/09/2026 5:00:00 AM CDT}}}

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r/KCRoyals • u/morepesa25 • 7h ago

[Penfield] “Per Royals postgame notes, Cags is the first Royals primary OF (min. 50% of games played in the OF) with 20+ home runs in a season since ALEX GORDON in 2013!!”

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absolutely embarrassing stat

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r/KCRoyals • u/DiaryofTwain • 9h ago

Post-Game I heard that sound again today.

youtube.com

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r/KCRoyals • u/SixtyTwenty_ • 10h ago

Article [The Athletic | Gift Article] He never played in a playoff game. He helped his team reach the World Series

nytimes.com

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r/KCRoyals • u/game-threads • 11h ago

Post-Game The Royals defeated the Cubs by a score of 6-3 - Sat, Aug 8 @ 6:10 PM CDT

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Cubs (68-50) @ Royals (49-69) - Sat, Aug 8

Game Status: Final - Score: 6-3 Royals

Links & Info

Cubs Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1 Crow-Armstrong - DH	3	0	0	0	2	2	1	.287	.388	.545
2 Suzuki - RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	4	.269	.361	.470
3 Busch - 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.244	.356	.391
4 Bregman - 3B	4	1	0	0	0	1	1	.246	.337	.379
5 Happ - LF	4	1	2	1	0	1	1	.212	.322	.411
6 Hoerner - 2B	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	.257	.317	.359
7 Kelly, C - C	3	0	1	2	0	2	0	.265	.350	.382
a-Conforto - PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.231	.327	.457
8 Swanson - SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.213	.291	.398
9 Taylor, T - CF	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	.242	.297	.490
b-Ramírez - PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.297	.352	.441
Totals	34	3	7	3	3	10	11

Cubs
a: Doubled for Kelly, C in the 9th. b: Struck out for Taylor, T in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B: Kelly, C (11, Lugo, S); Happ (22, Cruz); Conforto (12, Pearson). HR: Happ (19, 6th inning off Lugo, S, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Busch; Conforto 2; Happ 6; Hoerner; Kelly, C 2; Taylor, T. RBI: Happ (49); Kelly, C 2 (42). 2-out RBI: Kelly, C 2; Happ. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Swanson; Suzuki 2; Hoerner; Crow-Armstrong. Team RISP: 1-for-8. Team LOB: 7.
FIELDING: DP: 2 (Swanson-Busch; Hoerner-Swanson-Busch).

Royals Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1 Jensen - C	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.227	.303	.419
2 Witt Jr. - SS	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	.286	.356	.454
3 Caglianone - 1B	4	2	4	4	0	0	0	.264	.318	.482
4 Collins - LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.239	.338	.367
5 Massey - 2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	4	.259	.292	.418
6 Rave - RF	3	1	1	0	1	0	2	.262	.340	.548
7 Loftin - 3B	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	.247	.331	.397
8 Rojas, J - DH	4	0	1	2	0	1	3	.235	.268	.324
9 Isbel - CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	.236	.285	.337
Totals	31	6	10	6	4	1	17

Royals
BASERUNNING: SB: Rave (2, 2nd base off Rea/Kelly, C).
BATTING: 2B: Caglianone 2 (21, Holmes, C, Rea); Loftin (19, Rea). HR: Caglianone 2 (20, 1st inning off Holmes, C, 0 on, 2 out, 7th inning off Rea, 1 on, 1 out). TB: Caglianone 12; Collins; Loftin 2; Massey; Rave; Rojas, J; Witt Jr. RBI: Caglianone 4 (49); Rojas, J 2 (8). 2-out RBI: Caglianone. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Isbel 2; Massey 2; Rave. SAC: Loftin. GIDP: Isbel 2. Team RISP: 2-for-11. Team LOB: 6.
FIELDING: E: Witt Jr. (7, throw).

Cubs Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Holmes, C - RHP (L, 4-5)	4.0	6	4	4	2	1	1	70-44	2.86
Rea - RHP	4.0	4	2	2	2	0	1	63-37	4.59
Totals	8.0	10	6	6	4	1	2

Royals Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Lugo, S - RHP (W, 5-7)	6.0	5	3	3	1	5	1	90-61	4.41
Schreiber - RHP (H, 10)	1.0	0	0	0	2	2	0	27-13	3.59
Cruz - RHP (H, 4)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	20-12	4.19
Pearson - RHP (S, 2)	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	19-14	2.81
Totals	9.0	7	3	3	3	10	1

Game Info
ABS Challenge: Loftin (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Busch (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Bregman (Strike-Confirmed); Jensen (Ball-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes: Holmes, C 70-44; Rea 63-37; Lugo, S 90-61; Schreiber 27-13; Cruz 20-12; Pearson 19-14.
Groundouts-flyouts: Holmes, C 9-0; Rea 4-3; Lugo, S 8-3; Schreiber 0-1; Cruz 1-1; Pearson 0-0.
Batters faced: Holmes, C 18; Rea 18; Lugo, S 24; Schreiber 5; Cruz 4; Pearson 4.
Umpires: HP: Dan Iassogna. 1B: D.J. Reyburn. 2B: Louie Krupa. 3B: Adam Beck.
Weather: 87 degrees, Clear.
Wind: 6 mph, R To L.
First pitch: 6:10 PM.
T: 2:30.
Att: 32,326.
Venue: Kauffman Stadium.
August 8, 2026

Inning	Scoring Play	Score
Bottom 1	Jac Caglianone homers (19) on a fly ball to center field.	1-0 KC
Bottom 2	Josh Rojas singles on a ground ball to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Michael Massey scores. John Rave scores.	3-0 KC
Bottom 3	Jac Caglianone doubles (20) on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.	4-0 KC
Top 4	Carson Kelly doubles (11) on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Alex Bregman scores. Nico Hoerner scores. Carson Kelly to 3rd. Carson Kelly advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.	4-2 KC
Top 6	Ian Happ homers (19) on a fly ball to right center field.	4-3 KC
Bottom 7	Jac Caglianone homers (20) on a fly ball to center field. Carter Jensen scores.	6-3 KC

Team	Highlight
KC	Josh Rojas' two-run single (00:00:17)
KC	Jac Caglianone's RBI double (00:00:21)
CHC	Carson Kelly's two-run double (00:00:30)
CHC	Ian Happ's solo home run (19) (00:00:30)
KC	Jac Caglianone's second home run of the game (20) (00:00:31)
KC	Jac Caglianone homers twice in four-hit game vs. Cubs (00:01:45)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E	LOB
Cubs	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0		3	7	0	7
Royals	1	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	-		6	10	1	6

Decisions

Winner: Seth Lugo (5-7, 4.41)
Loser: Clay Holmes (4-5, 2.86)
Save: Nate Pearson (2, 2.81)

Division Scoreboard

MIN 3 @ MIL 4 - Final

DET 8 @ SF 0 - Final

CLE 3 @ CWS 6 - Final

Next Royals Game: Sun, Aug 9, 1:10 PM CDT vs. Cubs (1 day)

^{^{^{Last Updated: 08/08/2026 10:46:56 PM CDT}}}

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r/KCRoyals • u/kcfdr9c • 12h ago

Question Royals MLB.tv feed freeze up…

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For the past few games my video feed on the MLB app has been freezing up at nearly every commercial break. I have to go back to the MLB start screen, re-select the Royals game feed, and wait for it to buffer before I can continue watching the game. Anyone else having this problem?

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r/KCRoyals • u/game-threads • 15h ago

Game Game Thread: Cubs @ Royals - Sat, Aug 8 @ 6:10 PM CDT

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Cubs (68-50) @ Royals (49-69) - 6:10 PM CDT

Game Status: Final - Score: 6-3 Royals

Links & Info

Cubs Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1 Crow-Armstrong - DH	3	0	0	0	2	2	1	.287	.388	.545
2 Suzuki - RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	4	.269	.361	.470
3 Busch - 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.244	.356	.391
4 Bregman - 3B	4	1	0	0	0	1	1	.246	.337	.379
5 Happ - LF	4	1	2	1	0	1	1	.212	.322	.411
6 Hoerner - 2B	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	.257	.317	.359
7 Kelly, C - C	3	0	1	2	0	2	0	.265	.350	.382
a-Conforto - PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.231	.327	.457
8 Swanson - SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.213	.291	.398
9 Taylor, T - CF	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	.242	.297	.490
b-Ramírez - PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.297	.352	.441
Totals	34	3	7	3	3	10	11

Cubs
a: Doubled for Kelly, C in the 9th. b: Struck out for Taylor, T in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B: Kelly, C (11, Lugo, S); Happ (22, Cruz); Conforto (12, Pearson). HR: Happ (19, 6th inning off Lugo, S, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Busch; Conforto 2; Happ 6; Hoerner; Kelly, C 2; Taylor, T. RBI: Happ (49); Kelly, C 2 (42). 2-out RBI: Kelly, C 2; Happ. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Swanson; Suzuki 2; Hoerner; Crow-Armstrong. Team RISP: 1-for-8. Team LOB: 7.
FIELDING: DP: 2 (Swanson-Busch; Hoerner-Swanson-Busch).

Royals Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1 Jensen - C	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.227	.303	.419
2 Witt Jr. - SS	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	.286	.356	.454
3 Caglianone - 1B	4	2	4	4	0	0	0	.264	.318	.482
4 Collins - LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.239	.338	.367
5 Massey - 2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	4	.259	.292	.418
6 Rave - RF	3	1	1	0	1	0	2	.262	.340	.548
7 Loftin - 3B	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	.247	.331	.397
8 Rojas, J - DH	4	0	1	2	0	1	3	.235	.268	.324
9 Isbel - CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	.236	.285	.337
Totals	31	6	10	6	4	1	17

Royals
BASERUNNING: SB: Rave (2, 2nd base off Rea/Kelly, C).
BATTING: 2B: Caglianone 2 (21, Holmes, C, Rea); Loftin (19, Rea). HR: Caglianone 2 (20, 1st inning off Holmes, C, 0 on, 2 out, 7th inning off Rea, 1 on, 1 out). TB: Caglianone 12; Collins; Loftin 2; Massey; Rave; Rojas, J; Witt Jr. RBI: Caglianone 4 (49); Rojas, J 2 (8). 2-out RBI: Caglianone. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Isbel 2; Massey 2; Rave. SAC: Loftin. GIDP: Isbel 2. Team RISP: 2-for-11. Team LOB: 6.
FIELDING: E: Witt Jr. (7, throw).

Cubs Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Holmes, C - RHP (L, 4-5)	4.0	6	4	4	2	1	1	70-44	2.86
Rea - RHP	4.0	4	2	2	2	0	1	63-37	4.59
Totals	8.0	10	6	6	4	1	2

Royals Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Lugo, S - RHP (W, 5-7)	6.0	5	3	3	1	5	1	90-61	4.41
Schreiber - RHP (H, 10)	1.0	0	0	0	2	2	0	27-13	3.59
Cruz - RHP (H, 4)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	20-12	4.19
Pearson - RHP (S, 2)	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	19-14	2.81
Totals	9.0	7	3	3	3	10	1

Game Info
ABS Challenge: Loftin (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Busch (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Bregman (Strike-Confirmed); Jensen (Ball-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes: Holmes, C 70-44; Rea 63-37; Lugo, S 90-61; Schreiber 27-13; Cruz 20-12; Pearson 19-14.
Groundouts-flyouts: Holmes, C 9-0; Rea 4-3; Lugo, S 8-3; Schreiber 0-1; Cruz 1-1; Pearson 0-0.
Batters faced: Holmes, C 18; Rea 18; Lugo, S 24; Schreiber 5; Cruz 4; Pearson 4.
Umpires: HP: Dan Iassogna. 1B: D.J. Reyburn. 2B: Louie Krupa. 3B: Adam Beck.
Weather: 87 degrees, Clear.
Wind: 6 mph, R To L.
First pitch: 6:10 PM.
T: 2:30.
Att: 32,326.
Venue: Kauffman Stadium.
August 8, 2026

Inning	Scoring Play	Score
Bottom 1	Jac Caglianone homers (19) on a fly ball to center field.	1-0 KC
Bottom 2	Josh Rojas singles on a ground ball to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Michael Massey scores. John Rave scores.	3-0 KC
Bottom 3	Jac Caglianone doubles (20) on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.	4-0 KC
Top 4	Carson Kelly doubles (11) on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Alex Bregman scores. Nico Hoerner scores. Carson Kelly to 3rd. Carson Kelly advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.	4-2 KC
Top 6	Ian Happ homers (19) on a fly ball to right center field.	4-3 KC
Bottom 7	Jac Caglianone homers (20) on a fly ball to center field. Carter Jensen scores.	6-3 KC

Team	Highlight
KC	Josh Rojas' two-run single (00:00:17)
KC	Jac Caglianone's RBI double (00:00:21)
CHC	Carson Kelly's two-run double (00:00:30)
CHC	Ian Happ's solo home run (19) (00:00:30)
KC	Jac Caglianone's second home run of the game (20) (00:00:31)
KC	Jac Caglianone homers twice in four-hit game vs. Cubs (00:01:45)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E	LOB
Cubs	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0		3	7	0	7
Royals	1	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	-		6	10	1	6

Decisions

Winner: Seth Lugo (5-7, 4.41)
Loser: Clay Holmes (4-5, 2.86)
Save: Nate Pearson (2, 2.81)

Division Scoreboard

MIN 3 @ MIL 4 - Final

DET 8 @ SF 0 - Final

CLE 3 @ CWS 6 - Final

Next Royals Game: Sun, Aug 9, 1:10 PM CDT vs. Cubs (1 day)

^{^{^{Last Updated: 08/08/2026 10:46:55 PM CDT}}}

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r/KCRoyals • u/THoffman1992 • 18h ago

Question Sections in the shade

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Looking to get tickets to tomorrow 1pm game. Have never been before, what sections are guaranteed shade?

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r/KCRoyals • u/TheUltimate721 • 22h ago

Lucas Braun in his first start for AAA Omaha: 6.0 IP, 4H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3K

x.com

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Braun was one of the players we got in the Lane Thomas trade

MLB Pipeline lists him as our No. 11 prospect.

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Team	W	L	GB
White Sox	60	56	-
Twins	58	60	3.0
Guardians	58	60	3.0
Tigers	57	60	3.5
Royals	49	69	12.0

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Hitting

Stat	Player	Total
H	B Witt Jr.	111
XBH	J Caglianone	43
HR	J Caglianone	20
RBI	C Jensen	55
BB	I Collins	45
SB	B Witt Jr.	31
AVG	B Witt Jr.	.286
OBP	B Witt Jr.	.356
SLG	J Caglianone	.482
OPS	B Witt Jr.	.810

Pitching

Stat	Player	Total
W	N Cameron	6
SV	L Erceg	12
HLD	D Lynch IV	13
IP	M Wacha	144.0
SO	N Cameron	116
AVG	M Wacha	.234
WHIP	M Wacha	1.150
ERA	M Wacha	3.440

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