Chicago Cubs at Kansas City Royals

Kauffman Stadium · 8/9 - 2:10 PM EDT

The Royals are favored, expected to win by about 1.

⚾ Nudged by today's starting pitchers, on top of team strength.

🌡️ 89°F 💨 21 mph gusts at Kauffman Stadium

🎯 Royals' starter has the clear ERA edge today; windy enough to matter for fly balls.

Chicago Cubs

Record: 63-49 · away

⚾ Probable pitcher: Javier Assad (3.75 ERA, 6-1)

38/100

Team Strength Score

41.6%Slight Underdog · chance to win

Our predicted final margin

Royals by ~1.3

Home team's odds, a few different ways

Us58.4%

ESPN46.5%

Record: 46-67 · home

⚾ Probable pitcher: Randy Dobnak (1.04 ERA, 1-0)

15/100

Team Strength Score

58.4%Slight Edge · chance to win

Going up means the team's been playing better than expected lately; going down means worse.

CHC

Real season stats for each team's top performers, plus anyone banged up — useful if you've got these guys in a lineup.

CHC

Hoby Milner 15-Day-IL

Ethan Roberts 15-Day-IL

Tyler Austin 60-Day-IL

Daniel Palencia 15-Day-IL

Edward Cabrera 15-Day-IL

Bobby Witt Jr. 10-Day-IL

Connor Seabold 15-Day-IL

Vinnie Pasquantino 10-Day-IL

Beck Way 15-Day-IL

Nick Mears 60-Day-IL

No player props posted for this game yet — check back closer to game time.