MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT LOS ANGELES DODGERS
06/27/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT LOS ANGELES DODGERS
GAME ID: 1529 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (41-38) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
Los Angeles Dodgers (43-35) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 X 4 5 0
Dodgers Stymie Chicago, Take 4-1 Win
Sonny Gray pitched a gem to lead Los Angeles to a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Gray, the winner, moves to 7-3. He threw 7 innings of 3-hit ball, while fanning 5 and giving up 3 walks. Jonathan Holder was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 3 of 7 save opportunities.

Josh Donaldson, who is tied for 8th in the NL in total bases with 169, aided the Los Angeles cause with a solo home run in the bottom of the fourth. For the game, the third baseman was 1-3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 times.

"I'm proud of the way our guys played today to come out with this win," Donaldson told the Los Angeles Chronicle.

With the victory, the Dodgers record now stands at 43-35.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Taylor CF 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .270 7 25
P. DeJong SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .285 20 52
C. Bellinger 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 16 43
J. Upton LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .287 27 68
W. Contreras C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 10 46
J. Gyorko 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .198 6 16
Z. Cozart 3B 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 .229 8 27
S. Piscotty RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .247 14 41
M. Tanaka P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 0 3
   a-J. Castro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234 4 14
   N. Burdi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 27 1 4 1 3 7 7      
a - J. Castro pinch hit for M. Tanaka in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: Z. Cozart (8, 5th Inning off S. Gray, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Taylor , Z. Cozart 5 , J. Upton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. DeJong
GIDP: P. DeJong
Sac Bunt: M. Tanaka
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Taylor (1) , J. Upton (4)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Contreras (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Contreras-Gyorko)
PB: W. Contreras
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Betts RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .270 9 30
W. Difo SS 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .274 1 9
J. Donaldson 3B 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 .288 25 56
R. Grichuk LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .259 13 47
J. Smoak 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .205 5 17
J. Schoop 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .278 16 49
B. Gardner CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288 10 28
T. Wolters C 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 .137 1 3
S. Gray P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .176 0 2
   a-B. Goodwin PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .228 5 23
   J. Holder P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 27 4 5 2 3 11 8      
a - B. Goodwin pinch hit for S. Gray in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Donaldson (25, 4th Inning off M. Tanaka, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Betts , J. Schoop , R. Grichuk , J. Donaldson 4 , B. Gardner
2-out RBI: M. Betts
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Difo , T. Wolters
Sac Bunt: S. Gray
Hit by Pitch: B. Gardner
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Difo 2 (6) , M. Betts (16) , J. Donaldson (7)
CS: R. Grichuk (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Difo-Schoop-Smoak)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Tanaka L (4-4) 7.0 5 2 2 1 9 1 102 65 3.98   
N. Burdi 1.0 0 2 0 2 2 0 19 10 6.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Tanaka 67
Batters Faced: M. Tanaka 27, N. Burdi 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Tanaka 4-7, N. Burdi 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Tanaka 102-65, N. Burdi 19-10
Hit Batsmen: M. Tanaka
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Gray W (7-3) 7.0 3 1 1 3 5 1 96 54 3.12   
J. Holder SV (3) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 21 15 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Gray 69
Batters Faced: S. Gray 24, J. Holder 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Gray 7-6, J. Holder 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Gray 96-54, J. Holder 21-15
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sonny Gray
Ballpark: Dodger Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM EST
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 32924
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