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Fillmyer, a right-hander, allowed three hits
while helping the Royals halt a six-game slide. He struck out
three and walked two in a solid 98-pitch effort.
Right-handers Kevin McCarthy and Wily Peralta each pitched a
perfect inning of relief.
Drew Butera registered three RBIs, including a two-run,
second-inning double that opened the scoring. Jorge Bonifacio
contributed an RBI double, and Brett Phillips had a run-scoring
triple.
Hunter Dozier, Bonifacio and Phillips each had two hits.
Cubs left-hander Jose Quintana (10-8) gave up five runs and six
hits over 6 1/3 innings. He struck out four and walked two.
Chicago's lead in the National League Central dropped to 1 1/2
games over the Milwaukee Brewers.
Fillmyer got in trouble for the first time in the seventh inning
when he allowed consecutive one-out singles to David Bote and
Tommy La Stella. He struck out Willson Contreras for the second
out, and manager Ned Yost came to the mound with
left-handed-hitting Kyle Schwarber coming to the plate.
Fillmyer convinced Yost to allow him to remain in the contest,
and he got out of the jam by getting Schwarber to pop up on the
second pitch.
The Royals began to pull away in the bottom of the seventh.
Bonifacio and Phillips started the inning with singles to put
runners on the corners. Quintana fell behind 2-0 to Mondesi, who
swatted the ensuing curveball well over the fence in left-center
to make it 5-0.
Kansas City increased the lead in the eighth inning. Bonifacio
doubled in one run, and Chicago shortstop Addison Russell made
an errant throw on the relay to allow another to cross. Phillips
followed with a run-scoring triple to make it 8-0, and he scored
on Butera's sacrifice fly.
Earlier, Dozier led off the Kansas City second inning with a
single to center. One out later, Bonifacio and Phillips drew
consecutive walks against Quintana, and Butera followed with his
double down the left field line to give the Royals a 2-0 lead.
Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo, who turned 29 on Wednesday,
led off the game with a line-drive single that caromed off of
Fillmyer. Chicago wouldn't get another hit until the seventh and
finished with three hits.
--Field Level Media
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