Happ and Amaya homer to help Boyd improve to 8-1 as the Cubs beat the
Royals 10-2
[August 10, 2026]
By AVERY OSEN
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Ian Happ hit a two-run homer,
Miguel Amaya added a three-run shot and the Chicago Cubs beat the Kansas
City Royals 10-2 on Sunday.
Alex Bregman delivered a pair of RBI singles to help the Cubs win two of
three games in the series. Bregman, Happ and Michael Busch each had
three of Chicago's 18 hits. |
Chicago Cubs' Ian Happ crosses the plate after hitting a two-run home
run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City
Royals, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie
Riedel) |
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Matthew Boyd (8-1) allowed two runs and five hits in seven
effective innings.
Happ made it 7-2 in the sixth with his 20th home run. Amaya
connected in the seventh, also off reliever Easton McGee.
Chicago got on the board in the first with a sacrifice fly by
Michael Conforto that scored Busch. Conforto knocked in Busch
again in the third on an RBI single.
That was followed by an RBI single from Nico Hoerner that scored
Happ, extending the lead to 3-0.
In the fourth, Bregman added to the lead with an RBI single that
scored Pete Crow-Armstrong and gave the Cubs a 4-0 advantage.
Starling Marte hit his second home run of the season for the
Royals in the bottom of the fourth, scoring Salvador Perez and
cutting the deficit to 4-2.
Bregman had another RBI single in the sixth and scored on Happ's
homer.
Kansas City starter Randy Dobnak (2-1) went five innings. He
gave up four runs and 10 hits with one walk and four strikeouts.
Up next
Cubs LHP Shota Imanaga (8-9, 3.60 ERA) pitches Tuesday at
Washington.
Royals LHP Noah Cameron (6-8, 4.37 ERA) starts on the road
against LHP Tarik Skubal (7-6, 2.81) and the Los Angeles Dodgers
on Monday.
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