Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
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Chi. Cubs 8,
Detroit 2
When: 7:10 PM ET, Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 74°
Umpires: Home - Alfonso Marquez, 1B - James Hoye, 2B - Quinn Wolcott, 3B - Sean Barber
Attendance: 28286
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 74°
Umpires: Home - Alfonso Marquez, 1B - James Hoye, 2B - Quinn Wolcott, 3B - Sean Barber
Attendance: 28286
Final Scoring Summary
Chi. Cubs
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Daniel Murphy | 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 |
| Brandon Kintzler | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Javier Baez | SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 |
| Anthony Rizzo | 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .267 |
| Ben Zobrist | DH-2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .304 |
| Jason Heyward | RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .274 |
| Albert Almora Jr. | CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .301 |
| David Bote | 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .283 |
| Willson Contreras | C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .267 |
| Ian Happ | LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .240 |
| Totals | 37 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 10 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Ben Zobrist (21), Albert Almora Jr. (23) | |||||||||
| HR - Javier Baez (26), Anthony Rizzo (20), David Bote (4) | |||||||||
| TB - Daniel Murphy 2, Javier Baez 5, Anthony Rizzo 4, Ben Zobrist 2, Albert Almora Jr. 3, David Bote 4, Willson Contreras, Ian Happ | |||||||||
| RBI - Daniel Murphy (30), Javier Baez 3 (92), Anthony Rizzo (80), David Bote 2 (20), Willson Contreras (42) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Willson Contreras (21) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Willson Contreras (51), Ian Happ (40) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Anthony Rizzo (9) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 6 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Anthony Rizzo (7) | |||||||||
| Outfield Assists - Ian Happ (Mahtook at 3rd) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Jon Lester (W 14-5) | 5.2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.64 |
| Steve Cishek (H 20) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.71 |
| Carl Edwards Jr. (H 18) | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.40 |
| Justin Wilson | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.15 |
| Pedro Strop (H 8) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.44 |
| Brandon Kintzler | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.62 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Jon Lester 100-64, Steve Cishek 18-13, Carl Edwards Jr. 13-5, Justin Wilson 5-4, Pedro Strop 9-4, Brandon Kintzler 12-8 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jon Lester 6-1, Steve Cishek 1-1, Carl Edwards Jr. 0-0, Justin Wilson 1-0, Pedro Strop 1-1, Brandon Kintzler 2-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Jon Lester 23, Steve Cishek 4, Carl Edwards Jr. 3, Justin Wilson 1, Pedro Strop 3, Brandon Kintzler 3 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Steve Cishek 2-0, Justin Wilson 2-0, Pedro Strop 3-1 | ||||||||
Detroit
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Jeimer Candelario | 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .229 |
| Jose Iglesias | SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .267 |
| Nicholas Castellanos | RF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .292 |
| Niko Goodrum | 2B-LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .228 |
| Victor Martinez | DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .253 |
| Mikie Mahtook | LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .185 |
| Jim Adduci | PH-1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .281 |
| James McCann | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .222 |
| Ronny Rodriguez | 1B-2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .200 |
| Victor Reyes | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .229 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 21 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Nicholas Castellanos (35) | |||||||||
| TB - Jeimer Candelario, Jose Iglesias, Nicholas Castellanos 4, Niko Goodrum, Victor Martinez, Ronny Rodriguez | |||||||||
| RBI - Jim Adduci (10), Ronny Rodriguez (8) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Jim Adduci (3) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Niko Goodrum (35), Mikie Mahtook (10), James McCann 2 (51), Victor Reyes (18) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Niko Goodrum (7) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 8 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Niko Goodrum (11) | |||||||||
| Outfield Assists - Nicholas Castellanos (Contreras at 3rd) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Francisco Liriano (L 3-9) | 5.1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4.82 |
| Buck Farmer | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.42 |
| Daniel Stumpf | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.28 |
| Alex Wilson | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.99 |
| Victor Alcantara | 0.1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.50 |
| Louis Coleman | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.46 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Francisco Liriano 88-51, Buck Farmer 19-12, Daniel Stumpf 23-16, Alex Wilson 4-2, Victor Alcantara 18-7, Louis Coleman 7-6 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Francisco Liriano 9-2, Buck Farmer 0-1, Daniel Stumpf 1-2, Alex Wilson 1-0, Victor Alcantara 0-1, Louis Coleman 2-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Francisco Liriano 23, Buck Farmer 4, Daniel Stumpf 5, Alex Wilson 2, Victor Alcantara 5, Louis Coleman 2 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Buck Farmer 1-1 | ||||||||