Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Chi. Cubs 6,
Kansas City 4
When: 2:20 PM ET, Saturday, August 19, 2023
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 80°
Umpires: Home - Bill Miller, 1B - Chad Whitson, 2B - Roberto Ortiz, 3B - Rob Drake
Attendance: 39525
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 80°
Umpires: Home - Bill Miller, 1B - Chad Whitson, 2B - Roberto Ortiz, 3B - Rob Drake
Attendance: 39525
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Kansas City | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| Chi. Cubs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | 9 | 0 |
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| MJ Melendez | DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .234 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. | SS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .281 |
| Michael Massey | 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .225 |
| Salvador Perez | 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .256 |
| Freddy Fermin | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .298 |
| Matt Duffy | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .262 |
| Samad Taylor | LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .173 |
| Kyle Isbel | PH-CF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 |
| Drew Waters | CF-RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .233 |
| Dairon Blanco | RF-LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .253 |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 20 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Michael Massey (12), Freddy Fermin (9), Kyle Isbel (18) | |||||||||
| TB - MJ Melendez, Bobby Witt Jr. 3, Michael Massey 2, Salvador Perez 2, Freddy Fermin 2, Kyle Isbel 2, Dairon Blanco | |||||||||
| RBI - Bobby Witt Jr. (79), Freddy Fermin (29), Matt Duffy (12), Kyle Isbel (22) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Bobby Witt Jr. (27), Kyle Isbel (5) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Michael Massey 2 (42), Matt Duffy 2 (22), Drew Waters 2 (24) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Michael Massey (2) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 8 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Bobby Witt Jr. 2 (36, 2nd off Steele/Gomes, 2nd off Merryweather/Gomes) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Bobby Witt Jr. (9) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Brady Singer (L 8-9) | 3.2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5.04 |
| Tucker Davidson | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.39 |
| Taylor Hearn | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.74 |
| John McMillon | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.50 |
| Jackson Kowar | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.14 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Brady Singer 91-58, Tucker Davidson 12-9, Taylor Hearn 10-7, John McMillon 13-8, Jackson Kowar 10-7 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Brady Singer 6-2, Tucker Davidson 2-0, Taylor Hearn 1-1, John McMillon 0-0, Jackson Kowar 2-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Brady Singer 23, Tucker Davidson 4, Taylor Hearn 3, John McMillon 3, Jackson Kowar 3 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Tucker Davidson 3-0 | ||||||||
Chi. Cubs
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Mike Tauchman | CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .272 |
| Nico Hoerner | 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .283 |
| Ian Happ | LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .240 |
| Cody Bellinger | 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .326 |
| Dansby Swanson | SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .251 |
| Christopher Morel | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .253 |
| Jeimer Candelario | 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .274 |
| Seiya Suzuki | RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 |
| Yan Gomes | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .270 |
| Totals | 32 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 11 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 3B - Jeimer Candelario (3) | |||||||||
| HR - Cody Bellinger 2 (20) | |||||||||
| TB - Mike Tauchman, Nico Hoerner, Ian Happ, Cody Bellinger 8, Dansby Swanson, Jeimer Candelario 3, Seiya Suzuki, Yan Gomes | |||||||||
| RBI - Ian Happ (56), Cody Bellinger 4 (63), Seiya Suzuki (42) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Cody Bellinger 2 (17) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Ian Happ (44), Christopher Morel 2 (24) | |||||||||
| SF - Cody Bellinger (8), Seiya Suzuki (6) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 6 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Nico Hoerner 2 (32, 2nd off Singer/Fermin, 3rd off Singer/Fermin), Ian Happ (10, 2nd off Singer/Fermin) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Justin Steele (W 14-3) | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2.80 |
| Julian Merryweather | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3.64 |
| Michael Fulmer (H 11) | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.09 |
| Mark Leiter Jr. (H 22) | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.73 |
| Adbert Alzolay (SV 17) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.47 |
| WP - Justin Steele, Michael Fulmer | ||||||||
| HBP - Salvador Perez (by Steele) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Justin Steele 99-72, Julian Merryweather 25-15, Michael Fulmer 12-6, Mark Leiter Jr. 8-5, Adbert Alzolay 18-13 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Justin Steele 9-0, Julian Merryweather 0-0, Michael Fulmer 0-0, Mark Leiter Jr. 0-0, Adbert Alzolay 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Justin Steele 24, Julian Merryweather 6, Michael Fulmer 3, Mark Leiter Jr. 2, Adbert Alzolay 4 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Mark Leiter Jr. 1-1 | ||||||||