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Recap - Chicago Defeats Kansas City 5-4

Kansas City dropped a 5-4 decision at Wrigley Field on Tuesday as Chicago legged out a win behind winning pitcher Kyle Hendricks.

The Cubs were a -205 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 7.5.

Chicago got 0.1 innings from Craig Kimbrel, who gave up 2 earned runs on 2 hits, while striking out 1. Kyle Hendricks earned the victory, while the Cubs got 2 RBIs from Jason Heyward in the win.

Kansas City got a 0.2-inning outing from Trevor Rosenthal in the loss. He gave up 1 earned runs, 0 walks and 1 hits in his time on the mound, while Adalberto Mondesi had 3 hits in the loss for the Royals.

Kansas City enjoyed an edge at the plate with a 10-9 advantage in hits.

The game was closed out by Kyle Ryan who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 1 hits, 0 walks and fanned 0 batters to earn the save.