MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
08/18/2023
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 2149 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Kansas City Royals (79-45) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Chicago Cubs (73-49) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 13 0
Cubs Resilient in 2-1 Win Over Kansas City
Pitching was the name of the game in a tight contest between the Chicago Cubs and the Kansas City Royals. Chicago won it, 2-1. Chicago starter Shane Baz was in command. With the win, Chicago pushed its record to 73-49.

When he came to bat in the bottom of the 12th, Cody Bellinger had a chance to be the hero. Kansas City pitcher Brad Keller had other ideas. But with two outs, Bellinger hit a run-scoring single. The Cubs had themselves a dramatic win.

"Even warm beer tastes good after a win," said Baz.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield RF, CF 4 0 0 0 1 3 1 .267 6 41
D. Swanson SS 4 1 0 0 1 4 2 .269 20 53
T. Casas 1B 3 0 1 1 0 2 2 .279 26 74
   b-R. Grichuk PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .258 6 20
N. Arenado 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .286 34 97
J. Walsh DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .173 9 30
   c-S. Huff DH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .224 2 5
G. Torres 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .264 18 51
T. Friedl LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .240 6 25
S. Murphy C 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 .232 20 53
T. Grisham CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257 13 47
   a-T. Nevin PH, 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .140 1 3
Totals 39 1 4 1 6 18 18      
a - T. Nevin pinch hit for T. Grisham in the 8th
b - R. Grichuk pinch hit for T. Casas in the 8th
c - S. Huff inserted as DH in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Arenado (32, 2nd Inning off S. Baz, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Casas (24, 6th Inning off S. Baz, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Friedl (20, 7th Inning off E. Hernandez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Casas 2 , N. Arenado 2 , T. Friedl 2 , T. Nevin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Casas , N. Arenado , T. Friedl , S. Murphy , T. Nevin
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Walsh (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Gurriel Jr. 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .301 10 60
Y. Moncada 3B 6 1 1 0 0 3 8 .272 8 41
X. Bogaerts SS 6 0 0 0 0 2 3 .278 12 56
J. Bell DH 5 1 3 1 1 1 0 .278 28 93
B. Lowe 2B 5 0 2 0 1 1 1 .268 22 69
A. Benintendi LF 6 0 1 0 0 3 7 .382 1 9
C. Bellinger CF 6 0 2 1 0 1 4 .223 18 65
Y. Grandal C 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .232 15 38
J. Naylor RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .215 17 43
Totals 48 2 13 2 3 15 29      
BATTING
Doubles: Y. Moncada (23, 12th Inning off C. Holmes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Bell (28, 4th Inning off C. Sale, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Gurriel Jr. 2 , Y. Moncada 2 , J. Bell 6 , B. Lowe 2 , A. Benintendi , C. Bellinger 2 , J. Naylor 2
2-out RBI: C. Bellinger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , Y. Moncada 3 , X. Bogaerts , C. Bellinger 2
Hit by Pitch: L. Gurriel Jr.
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Lowe (6)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Naylor(Casas at 3rd base))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Sale 5.1 4 1 1 2 4 1 77 3.97   
C. Perez 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 22 2.90   
P. Fairbanks 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 2.41   
J. Alvarado 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 4.06   
A. Ottavino 1.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 23 3.00   
G. Whitlock 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 21 2.24   
C. Holmes L (5-5) 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 0 32 2.98   
B. Keller 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 4.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sale 58
Batters Faced: C. Sale 22, C. Perez 6, P. Fairbanks 3, J. Alvarado 1, A. Ottavino 6, G. Whitlock 4, C. Holmes 7, B. Keller 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sale 6-6, C. Perez 0-2, P. Fairbanks 1-0, J. Alvarado 0-0, A. Ottavino 0-0, G. Whitlock 0-1, C. Holmes 3-0, B. Keller 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sale 77-44, C. Perez 22-15, P. Fairbanks 17-11, J. Alvarado 8-5, A. Ottavino 23-17, G. Whitlock 21-13, C. Holmes 32-23, B. Keller 9-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Fairbanks 2-0 , C. Holmes 2-0 , B. Keller 2-1
Hit Batsmen: A. Ottavino
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Baz 6.0 2 1 1 2 10 0 88 4.59   
E. Hernandez 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 17 3.69   
B. Hughes 1.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 19 1.93   
A. Minter 3.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 24 1.07   
J. Quijada 0.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 24 3.93   
N. Pearson W (5-4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Baz 72
Batters Faced: S. Baz 22, E. Hernandez 4, B. Hughes 5, A. Minter 9, J. Quijada 4, N. Pearson 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Baz 4-4, E. Hernandez 1-0, B. Hughes 0-0, A. Minter 0-6, J. Quijada 0-1, N. Pearson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Baz 88-59, E. Hernandez 17-10, B. Hughes 19-11, A. Minter 24-19, J. Quijada 24-10, N. Pearson 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Pearson 2-0
WP: S. Baz
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shane Baz
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:20 PM CT
Time: 4:33
Attendance: 39592
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