MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT CHICAGO CUBS
08/15/2023
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 2122 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 15TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago White Sox (67-53) 1 1 0 1 9 1 0 0 1 14 15 0
Chicago Cubs (72-48) 0 0 1 7 0 2 0 0 1 11 13 2
White Sox Paste 14-11 Loss on Cubs
Spirited fans greeted the Chicago Cubs for their clash with the Chicago White Sox.

The Chicago White Sox defeated the Chicago Cubs by the score of 14-11. Stuart Fairchild starred for Chicago, going 3-for-5 with 1 home run. Chicago reliever Austin Cox picked up the win, raising his record to 1-0. Zach Plesac was tagged with the loss.

Luis Torrens helped out the Chicago cause in the top of the fifth inning with a run-scoring double. For the game, the catcher was 3-5 with 3 doubles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once.

Fairchild said afterward that the win gets the team one step closer to its goal.

The victory gives the White Sox a record of 67-53.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Carpenter RF 4 0 0 1 1 1 2 .239 10 18
   b-C. Taylor LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 7 15
K. Wong 2B 5 1 1 1 0 2 4 .254 14 44
J. Rodriguez CF 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 .312 23 56
M. Olson 1B 4 2 1 2 1 0 2 .248 30 75
B. Witt Jr. SS 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .260 21 62
J. Candelario 3B 5 2 2 2 0 1 1 .233 5 20
S. Fairchild DH 5 3 3 2 0 0 0 .272 3 8
M. Melendez LF 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .206 25 56
   a-T. Thompson LF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 1 3
L. Torrens C 5 1 3 3 0 0 0 .276 15 39
Totals 43 14 15 13 2 6 12      
a - T. Thompson substituted for M. Melendez in the 9th
b - C. Taylor substituted for M. Carpenter in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Torrens 3 (8, 2nd Inning off J. Musgrove, 1 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off J. Musgrove, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off Z. Plesac, 2 on, 0 outs) , M. Melendez (9, 4th Inning off J. Musgrove, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Rodriguez (13, 5th Inning off J. Musgrove, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Candelario (9, 5th Inning off J. Musgrove, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Wong (14, 1st Inning off J. Musgrove, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Olson (30, 5th Inning off Z. Plesac, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Candelario (5, 6th Inning off T. Richards, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Fairchild (3, 9th Inning off N. Pearson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Wong 4 , J. Rodriguez 3 , M. Olson 4 , B. Witt Jr. , J. Candelario 6 , S. Fairchild 6 , M. Melendez 3 , L. Torrens 6
2-out RBI: M. Olson , L. Torrens
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Wong 2 , J. Rodriguez , B. Witt Jr.
Sac Fly: M. Carpenter
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Rodriguez 2 (16)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Rodriguez-Torrens, Witt Jr.-Olson)
OF assists: 1 (Rodriguez(Gurriel Jr. at home))
PB: L. Torrens
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Gurriel Jr. 1B 5 1 0 0 1 2 3 .303 10 60
Y. Moncada 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .275 8 41
X. Bogaerts SS 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 .282 12 56
J. Bell DH 4 2 1 1 1 0 4 .277 27 92
B. Lowe 2B 3 2 1 0 2 1 0 .268 22 69
A. Benintendi LF 5 1 2 1 0 2 3 .407 1 9
C. Bellinger CF 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .223 18 64
Y. Grandal C 4 2 2 2 1 1 2 .230 15 38
J. Naylor RF 5 1 3 3 0 0 1 .214 17 43
Totals 37 11 13 11 8 8 18      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Naylor (17, 3rd Inning off L. Westphal, 0 on, 1 out) , Y. Grandal (15, 9th Inning off A. Miranda, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Moncada , X. Bogaerts , J. Bell , B. Lowe , A. Benintendi 2 , C. Bellinger 2 , Y. Grandal 5 , J. Naylor 6
2-out RBI: X. Bogaerts , J. Bell , A. Benintendi , C. Bellinger , Y. Grandal
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bell , C. Bellinger , Y. Grandal
GIDP: J. Naylor
Sac Fly: Y. Moncada
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Gurriel Jr. (11)

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Moncada (12) , B. Lowe (15)
PB: Y. Grandal
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Westphal 3.2 7 6 6 3 2 1 78 3.91   
A. Cox W (1-0) 1.1 3 2 2 2 2 0 36 6.00   
B. Bielak 0.2 1 2 2 3 0 0 25 3.09   
M. King H (19) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 3.20   
A. Miranda H (4) 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 1 30 3.91   
K. Jansen SV (28) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Westphal 20
Batters Faced: L. Westphal 20, A. Cox 8, B. Bielak 6, M. King 4, A. Miranda 7, K. Jansen 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Westphal 2-6, A. Cox 1-0, B. Bielak 2-0, M. King 1-1, A. Miranda 0-3, K. Jansen 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Westphal 78-44, A. Cox 36-18, B. Bielak 25-9, M. King 14-8, A. Miranda 30-21, K. Jansen 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Cox 1-1 , M. King 2-0 , K. Jansen 1-0
WP: A. Cox
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Musgrove 4.0 9 7 7 2 2 1 87 4.18   
Z. Plesac L (4-2) 0.2 4 5 2 0 1 1 24 4.13   
T. Richards 1.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 9 3.24   
B. Boxberger 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.25   
J. Sborz 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 2.56   
N. Pearson 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 15 5.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Musgrove 16
Batters Faced: J. Musgrove 24, Z. Plesac 7, T. Richards 5, B. Boxberger 3, J. Sborz 3, N. Pearson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Musgrove 5-5, Z. Plesac 0-1, T. Richards 2-2, B. Boxberger 1-1, J. Sborz 0-1, N. Pearson 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Musgrove 87-51, Z. Plesac 24-15, T. Richards 9-6, B. Boxberger 11-6, J. Sborz 11-8, N. Pearson 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Plesac 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Stuart Fairchild
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 4:04
Attendance: 39621
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