Chicago Cubs vs Kansas City Royals Picks and Predictions for Sunday, August 9th, 2026

By: Cameron Ross Published 08/09/2026, 12:20 AM ET

Cubs vs Royals Game Information

The Chicago Cubs remain on the road Sunday afternoon with a 2:10 PM matchup inside Kauffman Stadium for Game 3 of 3 in Kansas City against the Kansas City Royals. Chicago is nearly 20 games above .500 coming into this game following the loss in Game 2 of this set to end a long winning streak. The Kansas City Royals are the worst team in the American League Central coming into Sunday, but they have won 3 of the last 5 overall following the win Saturday to end a 2-game losing streak. Stay in the news with our MLB Picks.

Cubs Preview

Clay Holmes got the start and took the loss for Chicago on Saturday, giving up 4 runs on 6 hits through 4 innings of work. The Chicago bullpen was just as bad, giving up 2 more runs on 4 hits over the final 4 innings. Carson Kelly led the Chicago offense on Saturday, driving in 2 of the 3 runs. Ian Happ chipped in as well with 2 hits in 4 at-bats to drive in the third run of the game.

Royals Preview

Seth Lugo picked up the win Saturday for Kansas City, giving up 3 runs on 5 hits across 6 innings of work. The Kansas City bullpen was fantastic, giving up no runs on 2 hits over the final 3 innings. Jac Caglianone erupted on Saturday with 4 hits to drive in 4 runs. Josh Rojas added as well with 1 hit in 4 at-bats to drive in 2 runs.

Cubs vs Royals Pitching Matchup

Matthew Boyd will take the mound Sunday for Chicago. Boyd is 7-1 this season with a 3.59 ERA through 72.2 innings of work. Randy Dobnak will counter for Kansas City, carrying a 2-0 record and a 1.16 ERA in 31 innings this year.

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Cubs vs Royals Pick

Chicago has played the better baseball this season and enters Sunday with a clear edge between these teams. Look for the Cubs to lean on Matthew Boyd and their superior offense to close the series in Kansas City with another victory in Kansas City to take 2 out of 3 from the Royals.

Pick: Chicago Cubs -178
Secondary: Under 10.5
Lean: Seiya Suzuki Over 1.5 Bases

Final Score Prediction: Chicago Cubs win 6-2.

Game Written Before completion of the game on Saturday.