Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Chi. Cubs 5,
Toronto 4
When: 3:07 PM ET, Saturday, August 12, 2023
Where: Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Temperature: 77°
Umpires: Home - Nestor Ceja, 1B - Nate Tomlinson, 2B - Brian O'Nora, 3B - Pat Hoberg
Attendance: 42585
Where: Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Temperature: 77°
Umpires: Home - Nestor Ceja, 1B - Nate Tomlinson, 2B - Brian O'Nora, 3B - Pat Hoberg
Attendance: 42585
Final Scoring Summary
Chi. Cubs
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Mike Tauchman | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .278 |
| Nico Hoerner | 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .278 |
| Ian Happ | LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .242 |
| Cody Bellinger | 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .331 |
| Dansby Swanson | SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .254 |
| Christopher Morel | DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .264 |
| Jeimer Candelario | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .275 |
| Seiya Suzuki | RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 |
| Yan Gomes | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .270 |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Nico Hoerner (22), Cody Bellinger (19), Christopher Morel (13) | |||||||||
| HR - Dansby Swanson (18) | |||||||||
| TB - Nico Hoerner 3, Cody Bellinger 3, Dansby Swanson 4, Christopher Morel 2, Seiya Suzuki | |||||||||
| RBI - Cody Bellinger (59), Dansby Swanson 3 (58), Christopher Morel (56) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Seiya Suzuki (45) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Mike Tauchman (2), Yan Gomes (7) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 3 | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Justin Steele | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2.79 |
| Michael Fulmer (H 10) | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.13 |
| Mark Leiter Jr. (BS 2) | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.86 |
| Jose Cuas | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Julian Merryweather (W 4-0) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.44 |
| Adbert Alzolay (SV 16) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.39 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Justin Steele 84-54, Michael Fulmer 15-9, Mark Leiter Jr. 15-8, Jose Cuas 13-6, Julian Merryweather 19-11, Adbert Alzolay 15-9 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Justin Steele 3-3, Michael Fulmer 0-0, Mark Leiter Jr. 0-1, Jose Cuas 1-0, Julian Merryweather 0-1, Adbert Alzolay 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Justin Steele 21, Michael Fulmer 3, Mark Leiter Jr. 3, Jose Cuas 3, Julian Merryweather 4, Adbert Alzolay 3 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Mark Leiter Jr. 1-1 | ||||||||
Toronto
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Whit Merrifield | LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .297 |
| George Springer | DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .259 |
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .265 |
| Matt Chapman | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .255 |
| Davis Schneider | 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .400 |
| Alejandro Kirk | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .253 |
| Cavan Biggio | RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .216 |
| Santiago Espinal | SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .230 |
| Brandon Belt | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .253 |
| Daulton Varsho | CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .214 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Davis Schneider (1), Santiago Espinal (8), Daulton Varsho (17) | |||||||||
| HR - Whit Merrifield (11) | |||||||||
| TB - Whit Merrifield 4, George Springer, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Davis Schneider 2, Cavan Biggio, Santiago Espinal 3, Daulton Varsho 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Whit Merrifield 2 (55), Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (70), Santiago Espinal (17) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (32), Santiago Espinal (8) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Daulton Varsho 2 (55) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 6 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| CS - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (3, 2nd by Cuas/Gomes) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Chris Bassitt | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3.95 |
| Yimi Garcia | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.20 |
| Erik Swanson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.38 |
| Jordan Hicks (L 0-1) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.76 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Chris Bassitt 99-70, Yimi Garcia 22-12, Erik Swanson 10-7, Jordan Hicks 18-12 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Chris Bassitt 4-3, Yimi Garcia 1-0, Erik Swanson 0-2, Jordan Hicks 1-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Chris Bassitt 23, Yimi Garcia 4, Erik Swanson 3, Jordan Hicks 5 | ||||||||