Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
Chi. Cubs 3,
Kansas City 2
When: 3:05 PM ET, Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Where: Sloan Park, Mesa, Arizona
Temperature: 73°
Umpires: Home - Pat Hoberg, 1B - Ted Barrett, 2B - Jim Reynolds, 3B - Nestor Ceja
Attendance: 3225
Where: Sloan Park, Mesa, Arizona
Temperature: 73°
Umpires: Home - Pat Hoberg, 1B - Ted Barrett, 2B - Jim Reynolds, 3B - Nestor Ceja
Attendance: 3225
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Chi. Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 5 | 1 |
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Whit Merrifield | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Erick Mejia | RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| Andrew Benintendi | LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 |
| Anderson Miller | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Salvador Perez | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Kelvin Gutierrez | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Ryan O'Hearn | 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .250 |
| Nick Pratto | PR-1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Hunter Dozier | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Meibrys Viloria | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 |
| Freddy Fermin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Seuly Matias | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| Hanser Alberto | 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Clay Dungan | 2B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Bubba Starling | CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 |
| Edward Olivares | CF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Lucius Fox | SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Totals | 24 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| HR - Edward Olivares (1) | |||||||||
| TB - Clay Dungan, Edward Olivares 4 | |||||||||
| RBI - Edward Olivares 2 (2) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Bobby Witt Jr. (4) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 5 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Ryan O'Hearn (1), Anderson Miller (1) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Jakob Junis | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Daniel Lynch (L 0-1) | 1.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16.20 |
| Tyler Zuber | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Greg Holland | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Kyle Zimmer | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Jakob Junis 14-14, Daniel Lynch 20-8, Tyler Zuber 13-9, Greg Holland 10-10, Kyle Zimmer 3-3 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jakob Junis 2-1, Daniel Lynch 2-0, Tyler Zuber 2-0, Greg Holland 0-1, Kyle Zimmer 0-2 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Jakob Junis 8, Daniel Lynch 9, Tyler Zuber 6, Greg Holland 4, Kyle Zimmer 3 | ||||||||
Chi. Cubs
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Ian Happ | DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| Trent Giambrone | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Nico Hoerner | 2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .667 |
| Abiatal Avelino | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jason Heyward | RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Ian Miller | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Kris Bryant | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .000 |
| Christopher Morel | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 |
| Austin Romine | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .000 |
| Jose Lobaton | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Nick Martini | LF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Michael Hermosillo | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Patrick Wisdom | 1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Alfonso Rivas | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Rafael Ortega | CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| Brennen Davis | CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| Ildemaro Vargas | SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Andy Weber | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| Totals | 25 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Nico Hoerner (1) | |||||||||
| 3B - Rafael Ortega (1) | |||||||||
| TB - Nico Hoerner 3, Jason Heyward, Rafael Ortega 3, Ildemaro Vargas | |||||||||
| RBI - Rafael Ortega 3 (3) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Rafael Ortega 3 (3) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Austin Romine 3 (3), Ildemaro Vargas (1), Andy Weber (1) | |||||||||
| S - Ian Miller (2) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Nico Hoerner (1), Austin Romine (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 6 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Michael Hermosillo (1) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Adbert Alzolay | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dan Winkler | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jonathan Holder | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dillon Maples (W 1-0) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Gray Fenter (H 1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Brendon Little (H 1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jake Jewell (SV 1) | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18.00 |
| WP - Brendon Little | ||||||||
| HBP - Whit Merrifield (by Alzolay) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Adbert Alzolay 6-5, Dan Winkler 9-5, Jonathan Holder 3-3, Dillon Maples 7-7, Gray Fenter 7-3, Brendon Little 12-8, Jake Jewell 9-7 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Adbert Alzolay 0-2, Dan Winkler 1-1, Jonathan Holder 1-1, Dillon Maples 1-0, Gray Fenter 2-0, Brendon Little 2-0, Jake Jewell 0-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Adbert Alzolay 4, Dan Winkler 4, Jonathan Holder 3, Dillon Maples 3, Gray Fenter 4, Brendon Little 5, Jake Jewell 5 | ||||||||