Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Chi. Cubs 5,
Cincinnati 3
When: 8:05 PM ET, Thursday, August 3, 2023
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 83°
Umpires: Home - Derek Thomas, 1B - Jordan Baker, 2B - Mark Carlson, 3B - Tripp Gibson III
Attendance: 35615
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 83°
Umpires: Home - Derek Thomas, 1B - Jordan Baker, 2B - Mark Carlson, 3B - Tripp Gibson III
Attendance: 35615
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Cincinnati | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Chi. Cubs | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 5 | 7 | 0 |
Cincinnati
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Elly De La Cruz | SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .269 |
| TJ Friedl | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .276 |
| Matt McLain | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .304 |
| Jake Fraley | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .263 |
| Spencer Steer | 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .275 |
| Joey Votto | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .208 |
| Christian Encarnacion-Strand | 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 |
| Will Benson | LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .280 |
| Luke Maile | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .233 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 15 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Spencer Steer (23), Will Benson (10) | |||||||||
| HR - Elly De La Cruz (8), Spencer Steer (17) | |||||||||
| TB - Elly De La Cruz 4, Matt McLain, Spencer Steer 6, Christian Encarnacion-Strand 2, Will Benson 3 | |||||||||
| RBI - Elly De La Cruz (21), Spencer Steer (62) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - TJ Friedl 2 (32), Spencer Steer (27), Joey Votto (12), Luke Maile (11) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Luke Maile (6) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 7 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Matt McLain (9, 2nd off Taillon/Gomes), Jake Fraley (20, 2nd off Taillon/Gomes) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| Outfield Assists - TJ Friedl (Madrigal at Home) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Luke Weaver (L 2-4) | 3.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6.98 |
| Sam Moll | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Daniel Duarte | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.86 |
| Ian Gibaut | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.02 |
| Fernando Cruz | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.11 |
| WP - Luke Weaver | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Luke Weaver 83-46, Sam Moll 15-9, Daniel Duarte 12-9, Ian Gibaut 17-13, Fernando Cruz 15-12 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Luke Weaver 3-0, Sam Moll 0-1, Daniel Duarte 3-0, Ian Gibaut 1-1, Fernando Cruz 0-2 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Luke Weaver 18, Sam Moll 4, Daniel Duarte 5, Ian Gibaut 4, Fernando Cruz 5 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Sam Moll 1-0 | ||||||||
Chi. Cubs
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Mike Tauchman | RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .278 |
| Nico Hoerner | 2B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .277 |
| Ian Happ | LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| Cody Bellinger | CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .315 |
| Dansby Swanson | SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .266 |
| Christopher Morel | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .279 |
| Jeimer Candelario | 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .274 |
| Yan Gomes | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .280 |
| Nick Madrigal | 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .280 |
| Totals | 30 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Mike Tauchman (13), Nico Hoerner (21), Ian Happ (23), Dansby Swanson (17) | |||||||||
| TB - Mike Tauchman 2, Nico Hoerner 2, Ian Happ 2, Cody Bellinger, Dansby Swanson 2, Jeimer Candelario, Nick Madrigal | |||||||||
| RBI - Ian Happ (50), Cody Bellinger (51), Christopher Morel (53), Jeimer Candelario (54), Yan Gomes (43) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Cody Bellinger (13), Christopher Morel (28), Jeimer Candelario (21) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Ian Happ (38), Dansby Swanson (43), Yan Gomes 2 (26) | |||||||||
| SF - Yan Gomes (6) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 7 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Cody Bellinger (15, 2nd off Weaver/Maile) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Jameson Taillon (W 6-6) | 5.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5.36 |
| Mark Leiter Jr. (H 19) | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3.04 |
| Julian Merryweather (H 10) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3.75 |
| Adbert Alzolay (SV 13) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.27 |
| HBP - Christian Encarnacion-Strand (by Leiter Jr.) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Jameson Taillon 92-62, Mark Leiter Jr. 18-14, Julian Merryweather 14-11, Adbert Alzolay 17-13 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jameson Taillon 3-2, Mark Leiter Jr. 1-0, Julian Merryweather 0-0, Adbert Alzolay 0-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Jameson Taillon 23, Mark Leiter Jr. 6, Julian Merryweather 4, Adbert Alzolay 4 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Mark Leiter Jr. 1-0 | ||||||||