Chicago Cubs 3-2 Kansas City Royals: Result, 23 Feb 2026
MLB - Play OffsKansas City
Royals
2
vs
Chicago
Cubs
3
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Match Info
Date2026-02-23 · 22:05
CompetitionMLB - Play Offs
VenueSurprise Stadium, Surprise, Arizona
Attendance4 872
Season figures, not numbers from this game.
Chicago Cubs
Batters
| AVG | HR | RBI | OPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Hoerner | .263 | 8 | 72 | .666 |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong | .280 | 45 | 107 | .942 |
| Alex Bregman | .265 | 28 | 93 | .819 |
| Michael Busch | .242 | 20 | 77 | .745 |
| Ian Happ | .218 | 24 | 68 | .738 |
| Seiya Suzuki | .270 | 26 | 86 | .841 |
| Dansby Swanson | .213 | 19 | 69 | .694 |
| Carson Kelly | .258 | 10 | 58 | .712 |
| Michael Conforto | .240 | 15 | 45 | .800 |
AVG = Batting average · HR = Home runs · RBI = Runs batted in · OPS = On-base plus slugging
Pitchers
| W-L | ERA | K | WHIP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shota Imanaga | 11-10 | 3.77 | 174 | 1.10 |
| Colin Rea | 8-8 | 4.34 | 101 | 1.33 |
| Matthew Boyd | 10-5 | 3.91 | 96 | 1.21 |
| Javier Assad | 6-2 | 3.63 | 63 | 1.14 |
| David Peterson | 6-2 | 3.70 | 74 | 1.37 |
| Edward Cabrera | 5-5 | 5.96 | 71 | 1.49 |
| Jameson Taillon | 2-6 | 5.92 | 68 | 1.36 |
| Ben Brown | 4-2 | 1.85 | 65 | 0.94 |
| Jacob Webb | 6-5 | 3.36 | 73 | 1.25 |
W-L = Win-loss record · ERA = Earned run average · K = Strikeouts · WHIP = Walks and hits per inning pitched
Kansas City Royals
Batters
| AVG | HR | RBI | OPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvador Perez | .229 | 21 | 78 | .657 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. | .281 | 18 | 54 | .800 |
| Carter Jensen | .239 | 27 | 81 | .790 |
| Jac Caglianone | .289 | 23 | 75 | .834 |
| Isaac Collins | .213 | 6 | 40 | .641 |
| Michael Massey | .272 | 13 | 50 | .731 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino | .249 | 17 | 63 | .761 |
| Nick Loftin | .240 | 8 | 45 | .710 |
| Maikel Garcia | .268 | 3 | 38 | .715 |
AVG = Batting average · HR = Home runs · RBI = Runs batted in · OPS = On-base plus slugging
Pitchers
| W-L | ERA | K | WHIP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Wacha | 9-10 | 3.32 | 158 | 1.11 |
| Noah Cameron | 9-8 | 4.11 | 158 | 1.23 |
| Seth Lugo | 7-9 | 5.17 | 134 | 1.47 |
| Daniel Lynch IV | 6-6 | 4.08 | 56 | 1.15 |
| Randy Dobnak | 3-5 | 3.51 | 49 | 1.40 |
| Luinder Avila | 5-4 | 5.53 | 61 | 1.61 |
| Alex Lange | 2-7 | 6.75 | 60 | 1.63 |
| Steven Cruz | 2-4 | 4.30 | 65 | 1.26 |
| Stephen Kolek | 4-3 | 4.50 | 34 | 1.24 |
W-L = Win-loss record · ERA = Earned run average · K = Strikeouts · WHIP = Walks and hits per inning pitched