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Ben Brown (4-7), recalled earlier in the day
from Triple-A Iowa, replaced opener Ryan Brasier in the second
and gave up six earned runs and seven hits while striking out
four over the next four innings. Caglianone had a solo shot off
Brown in the second and Perez added a two-run homer in the
fourth.
Kansas City got RBI hits from Jonathan India and Bobby Witt Jr.
to start a four-run fifth. The two scored on a throwing error
and wild pitch, respectively.
Rave homered in the seventh off Chris Flexen, who gave up
Perez’s two-run shot in a four-run eighth that ensured the Cubs’
second straight loss. Relievers John Schreiber and Andrew
Hoffman kept Chicago scoreless, and Witt and Rave each finished
with a pair of RBIs.
Shaw drove in three runs for the Cubs, who gave All-Star
centerfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong the night off due to knee
soreness.
Key moment
Witt made the most of his at-bat in the fifth inning. He drove
in Kyle Isbel with a single to put the Royals in front for good,
stole second and went to third on Kelly’s errant pickoff throw,
then scored on Brown’s wild pitch for the final run of the
inning.
Key stat
The top third of the Cubs’ order — Nico Hoerner, Kyle Tucker and
Seiya Suzuki — was a combined 0 for 11.
Up next
Cubs LHP Matthew Boyd (10-3, 2.34 ERA) makes his first post-All
Star break appearance Tuesday. Kansas City has not named a
starter.
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