Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Cubs 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 2 Royals 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 2

Ariel Martinez (6 IP, R, 4H, 0BB, 9K) cotinued his mastery of the Cubs, but he was matched by Shane Steffens (6.1, 7H, 2R, 1ER, 2BB, 3K) pitch for pitch through 6 innings. In the 1st, the Royals got on unearned run off of Steffens as Matt Marenghi reached on an error and was later plated by a Jason Lewis Double (2 for 2, 2B, BB, RBI). The Cubs got their lone run when Mike Pietrasiewicz (2 for 3, R, 2SB) scored from 3rd after a throw got away from the SS. Then in the 7th Matt Marenghi took over the game as he pitched a perfect inning K'ing all three batters he faced. Then in the botton half of the frame he drove home Corey Son (2 for 3, R, SB) with a walk off RBI single.

Ariel and Matt strike out 12 and walk none en route to a Royals victory