Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
Chi. Cubs 4,
Kansas City 3
When: 4:05 PM ET, Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Where: Sloan Park, Mesa, Arizona
Temperature: 85°
Umpires: Home - Brian Knight, 1B - Ron Kulpa, 2B - Alfonso Marquez, 3B - Rob Drake
Attendance: 15181
Where: Sloan Park, Mesa, Arizona
Temperature: 85°
Umpires: Home - Brian Knight, 1B - Ron Kulpa, 2B - Alfonso Marquez, 3B - Rob Drake
Attendance: 15181
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Chi. Cubs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 4 | 8 | 2 |
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Alcides Escobar | SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Gabriel Noriega | PR-SS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .312 |
| Jorge Bonifacio | PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .462 |
| Raul Mondesi | PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Alex Rios | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .296 |
| Lane Adams | RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .286 |
| Lorenzo Cain | CF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .391 |
| Brett Eibner | PR-CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .588 |
| Eric Hosmer | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .320 |
| Whit Merrifield | 1B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .444 |
| Salvador Perez | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .280 |
| Erik Kratz | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .263 |
| Mike Moustakas | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 |
| Orlando Calixte | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .385 |
| Omar Infante | DH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| Cheslor Cuthbert | PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 |
| Jarrod Dyson | LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .320 |
| Terrance Gore | LF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ryan Jackson | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .444 |
| Ryan Roberts | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .316 |
| Totals | 37 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Alcides Escobar (4), Lorenzo Cain 2 (3) | |||||||||
| 3B - Whit Merrifield (1) | |||||||||
| HR - Lane Adams (1) | |||||||||
| TB - Alcides Escobar 2, Jorge Bonifacio, Lane Adams 4, Lorenzo Cain 4, Whit Merrifield 3, Omar Infante 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Jorge Bonifacio (4), Lane Adams (1), Lorenzo Cain (5) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Jorge Bonifacio (1) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Lane Adams (1), Eric Hosmer (3), Salvador Perez (4), Erik Kratz (2) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 8 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| PB - Erik Kratz (1) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Danny Duffy (L 0-1) | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4.50 |
| Wade Davis | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 |
| Brandon Finnegan | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.20 |
| Louis Coleman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.05 |
| HBP - Anthony Rizzo (by Duffy) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Danny Duffy 0-0, Wade Davis 0-0, Brandon Finnegan 0-0, Louis Coleman 0-0 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Danny Duffy 1-4, Wade Davis 2-0, Brandon Finnegan 3-1, Louis Coleman 1-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Danny Duffy 17, Wade Davis 5, Brandon Finnegan 10, Louis Coleman 3 | ||||||||
Chi. Cubs
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Dexter Fowler | CF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .211 |
| Kyle Schwarber | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 |
| Chris Denorfia | DH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| John Andreoli | PR-DH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Anthony Rizzo | 1B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .158 |
| Jonathan Herrera | SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .353 |
| Starlin Castro | SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .182 |
| Albert Almora | CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| Miguel Montero | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .190 |
| Billy McKinney | PR-RF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .333 |
| Junior Lake | RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 |
| Mike Baxter | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .059 |
| Javier Baez | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .115 |
| Adron Chambers | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Mike Olt | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .261 |
| Tommy La Stella | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| Matt Szczur | LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .360 |
| Chris Valaika | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .130 |
| Totals | 30 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Jonathan Herrera (1), Miguel Montero (1) | |||||||||
| TB - Chris Denorfia 2, Anthony Rizzo 2, Jonathan Herrera 2, Miguel Montero 2, Junior Lake, Matt Szczur | |||||||||
| RBI - Anthony Rizzo (2), Jonathan Herrera (3), Starlin Castro (2), Junior Lake (3) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Anthony Rizzo (1), Jonathan Herrera (1), Starlin Castro (1) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Miguel Montero 2 (3), Billy McKinney (2) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 7 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| CS - Javier Baez (1, 3rd by Finnegan/Kratz) | |||||||||
| SB - Javier Baez (2, 2nd off Finnegan/Kratz), Matt Szczur (3, 2nd off Davis/Perez) | |||||||||
| PO - Chris Denorfia (1st by Duffy) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Francisley Bueno (1), Jonathan Herrera (1) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Jason Hammel (W 1-1) | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Phil Coke (H 1) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jorge De Leon (H 2) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 |
| Zac Rosscup (H 2) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 |
| Anthony Carter (H 1) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.69 |
| Francisley Bueno (H 1) | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.08 |
| Steve Perakslis (SV 1) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Jason Hammel 0-0, Phil Coke 0-0, Jorge De Leon 0-0, Zac Rosscup 0-0, Anthony Carter 0-0, Francisley Bueno 0-0, Steve Perakslis 0-0 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jason Hammel 4-4, Phil Coke 2-0, Jorge De Leon 2-1, Zac Rosscup 2-1, Anthony Carter 0-0, Francisley Bueno 2-1, Steve Perakslis 0-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Jason Hammel 14, Phil Coke 4, Jorge De Leon 5, Zac Rosscup 4, Anthony Carter 5, Francisley Bueno 5, Steve Perakslis 1 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Steve Perakslis 2-0 | ||||||||