The Chicago Cubs managed to stay ahead of the Kansas City Royals, 3 to 2, on July 2, 1997.

Final

Royals

36-43

2

Cubs

34-49

3

KCR

CHC

1

0

2

0

1

3

0

4

0

5

0

2

6

0

7

1

0

8

1

0

9

0

R

2

3

H

9

E

0

2

Summary

Player Stats

Bottom 2nd

KCR

CHC

Home run by Sammy Sosa.

0

1

Bottom 5th

KCR

CHC

Single by Mark Grace; Doug Glanville scored.

0

2

Sammy Sosa grounded out; Brian McRae scored.

0

3

Top 7th

KCR

CHC

Single by Mike Macfarlane; Jon Nunnally scored.

1

3

Top 8th

KCR

CHC

Pop out by Jeff King; Error by Mark Grace; Jay Bell scored.

2

3

Royals

Cubs

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	CS	TB
Tom Goodwin CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
David Howard 2B	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	2
Jay Bell SS	3	1	2	0	1	0	0	2
Jeff King 1B	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Johnny Damon LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	1
Jermaine Dye RF	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Jon Nunnally PR,RF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Craig Paquette 3B	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Scott Cooper PH,3B	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Mike Macfarlane C	3	0	1	1	1	1	0	1
Kevin Appier P	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Chili Davis PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Hipolito Pichardo P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jose Offerman PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Totals	33	2	9	1	3	8	2	11

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Kevin Appier (L)	6.0	9	3	3	1	5	1
Hipolito Pichardo	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Totals	8.0	9	3	3	1	7	1

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	SB	TB
Doug Glanville LF	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	3
Brian McRae CF	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
Mark Grace 1B	3	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	1
Sammy Sosa RF	4	1	1	2	1	0	1	0	4
Dave Hansen 3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Jose Hernandez 3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Shawon Dunston SS	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
Kent Bottenfield P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Clark PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Mel Rojas P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ryne Sandberg 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Scott Servais C	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
Kevin Foster P	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Bob Patterson P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rey Sanchez SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	32	3	9	3	1	1	7	1	14

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Kevin Foster (W)	6.1	7	1	1	3	4
Bob Patterson	0.2	1	0	0	0	1
Kent Bottenfield	1.0	1	1	0	0	1
Mel Rojas (S)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
Totals	9.0	9	2	1	3	8

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More Cubs Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

6

Busch

RBI

17

Bellinger

AVG

.305

Suzuki

Team Pitching Leaders

W

3

Imanaga

K

28

Wicks

ERA

0.84

Imanaga

Team Rankings

HR

27

7th

R

130

5th

SO

211

18th

ERA

3.94

16th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	15	8	.652
Cubs	15	9	.625	0.5
Reds	14	10	.583	1.5
Pirates	13	12	.520	3.0
Cardinals	11	14	.440	5.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 4/25	HOU	@	CHC	2:20 PM
Fri 4/26	CHC	@	BOS	7:10 PM
Sat 4/27	CHC	@	BOS	4:10 PM
Sun 4/28	CHC	@	BOS	7:10 PM
Mon 4/29	CHC	@	NYM	7:10 PM

Last Game

Cubs

15-9

4

Final

3

Astros

7-18

Wed 24 Apr 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

10

Trout

9

Ozuna

8

Henderson

RBI Leaders

29

Ozuna

23

García

23

Ward

Batting Average Leaders

.371

Ohtani

.365

Betts

.359

Contreras

Hit Leaders

39

Ohtani

38

Betts

36

Altuve

Run Leaders

26

Betts

23

Cruz

23

Jr.

OBP Leaders

.468

Betts

.439

Contreras

.433

Ohtani

SLG Leaders

.695

Ohtani

.678

Ozuna

.651

Cruz

SB Leaders

15

Cruz

12

Turang

11

Jr.

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

4

Suárez

4

Minter

4

Glasnow

Strikeout Leaders

44

Glasnow

40

Crochet

39

Jones

ERA Leaders

0.66

Crawford

0.72

López

0.85

Berríos

WHIP Leaders

0.70

Suárez

0.74

Skubal

0.74

Cease

K/9 Leaders

12.55

Peralta

12.13

Crochet

12.10

Jones

K/BB Leaders

13.00

Eflin

9.75

Jones

9.50

Ryan

Walk Leaders

2

Eflin

3

Kirby

4

Jones

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

441.7

Betts

430.6

Cruz

414.4

Ohtani

DraftKings Points Leaders

334

Betts

327

Cruz

319

Ohtani

MLB 2023 Division Standings

	NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Braves	104	58	.642
2	Phillies	90	72	.556	14.0
	AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Orioles	101	61	.623
2	Rays	99	63	.611	2.0
	NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Dodgers	100	62	.617
2	Diamondbacks	84	78	.519	16.0
	NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Brewers	92	70	.568
2	Cubs	83	79	.512	9.0
	AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Astros	90	72	.556
2	Rangers	90	72	.556
	AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Twins	87	75	.537
2	Tigers	78	84	.481	9.0