Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Chi. Cubs 9,
Kansas City 4
When: 7:10 PM ET, Saturday, July 27, 2024
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 73°
Umpires: Home - Adrian Johnson, 1B - Quinn Wolcott, 2B - Ramon De Jesus, 3B - Junior Valentine
Attendance: 31784
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 73°
Umpires: Home - Adrian Johnson, 1B - Quinn Wolcott, 2B - Ramon De Jesus, 3B - Junior Valentine
Attendance: 31784
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Chi. Cubs | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Kansas City | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
Chi. Cubs
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Nico Hoerner | 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .251 |
| Michael Busch | 1B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .259 |
| Seiya Suzuki | RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .271 |
| Ian Happ | LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .232 |
| Christopher Morel | 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .199 |
| Hector Neris | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mike Tauchman | DH-CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 |
| Dansby Swanson | SS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .219 |
| Miguel Amaya | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .216 |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong | CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .183 |
| Patrick Wisdom | PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 |
| Julian Merryweather | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Porter Hodge | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| David Bote | PH-3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .342 |
| Totals | 36 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 11 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 3B - Pete Crow-Armstrong (4) | |||||||||
| HR - Seiya Suzuki (15), Patrick Wisdom (5) | |||||||||
| TB - Seiya Suzuki 5, Christopher Morel, Mike Tauchman 2, Dansby Swanson, Pete Crow-Armstrong 3, Patrick Wisdom 4, David Bote | |||||||||
| RBI - Nico Hoerner (31), Michael Busch (38), Seiya Suzuki 2 (49), Patrick Wisdom 4 (17), David Bote (5) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Ian Happ 2 (35) | |||||||||
| S - Miguel Amaya (3) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 4 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| Outfield Assists - Ian Happ (Witt Jr. at 3rd) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Shota Imanaga | 5.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2.95 |
| Julian Merryweather (W 1-0; BS 1) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.84 |
| Porter Hodge (H 5) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.14 |
| Hector Neris | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.68 |
| WP - Shota Imanaga | ||||||||
| HBP - Freddy Fermin (by Imanaga) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Shota Imanaga 87-61, Julian Merryweather 22-15, Porter Hodge 12-9, Hector Neris 17-13 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Shota Imanaga 7-2, Julian Merryweather 1-0, Porter Hodge 1-2, Hector Neris 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Shota Imanaga 22, Julian Merryweather 6, Porter Hodge 4, Hector Neris 4 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Julian Merryweather 1-1, Porter Hodge 1-0 | ||||||||
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Maikel Garcia | 2B-3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .235 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. | SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .342 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 |
| Salvador Perez | 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .277 |
| Freddy Fermin | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .295 |
| Hunter Renfroe | RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .233 |
| Garrett Hampson | CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .255 |
| Nick Loftin | 3B-LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .199 |
| Dairon Blanco | LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 |
| Michael Massey | PH-2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .259 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Bobby Witt Jr. (29), Freddy Fermin (10), Garrett Hampson (11) | |||||||||
| HR - Hunter Renfroe (10) | |||||||||
| TB - Maikel Garcia, Bobby Witt Jr. 2, Salvador Perez, Freddy Fermin 2, Hunter Renfroe 6, Garrett Hampson 2, Dairon Blanco | |||||||||
| RBI - Bobby Witt Jr. (71), Hunter Renfroe 3 (38) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Hunter Renfroe 3 (13) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Nick Loftin (12) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 5 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| CS - Dairon Blanco (5, 3rd by Imanaga/Amaya) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Seth Lugo (L 12-5) | 6.1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.66 |
| Sam Long (BS 1) | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.45 |
| Kris Bubic | 1.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.35 |
| Chris Stratton | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.57 |
| IBB - Seiya Suzuki (by Bubic) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Seth Lugo 90-60, Sam Long 12-7, Kris Bubic 35-23, Chris Stratton 5-3 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Seth Lugo 12-3, Sam Long 0-1, Kris Bubic 4-0, Chris Stratton 0-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Seth Lugo 26, Sam Long 3, Kris Bubic 10, Chris Stratton 1 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Sam Long 3-3, Chris Stratton 3-0 | ||||||||