Its Tuesday, July 22 and the Royals (49-52) are in Chicago to take on the Cubs (59-41). Rich Hill is slated to take the mound for Kansas City against Matthew Boyd. Salvador Perez went yard twice last night as the Royals blitzed the Cubs in Game 1 of the series last night,

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Kansas City Royals (49-52, third in the AL Central) vs. Chicago Cubs (59-41, second in the NL Central) Chicago; Tuesday, 7:05 p.m. CDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Richard Hill (0-0); Cubs: Matthew Boyd (10-3,

Cubs right-hander Ben Brown had been happy with his changeup all game, but as the fifth inning continued to spin out of his control against the Royals, and with speedy Bobby Witt

CHICAGO — The Kansas City Royals plan to call up 45-year-old pitcher Rich Hill from the minors for a start against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday, marking the left-hander's 21st season in the majors. Hill has been at Triple-A Omaha after joining the Royals as part of an offseason trade. He is 4-4 with a 5.36 ERA in nine starts at Omaha.

The Cubs player needed to collect himself but neglected to call timeout and was a strikeout victim against the Royals.

Preview the July 22 matchup between the Chicago Cubs and Kansas City Royals with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

The Royals hit four home runs Monday and crushed the Cubs 12-4 at Wrigley Field. The Royals went into this game having hit 77 home runs, second fewest of all teams. Only the Pirates had hit fewer, 66. This was just their second game with four. They hit more in only one game, seven.