MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
08/19/2023
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 2165 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 19TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (79-46) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 1
Chicago Cubs (74-49) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 X 3 8 0
Cubs Get Past Kansas City for 3-2 Win
The Chicago Cubs faced a tough opponent in Kansas City pitcher Cristian Javier, but did just enough to pull out the victory at Wrigley Field by a final score of 3-2. Javier went 5.1 innings and allowed no runs. Chicago reliever Josh Sborz picked up the win, while Pete Fairbanks took the loss for Kansas City. Picking up the save was Brandon Hughes. He's now 1 for 1 in save chances.

Chicago designated hitter Josh Bell had a key at-bat for the Cubs in the bottom of the eighth inning. Facing Kansas City pitcher Pete Fairbanks, Bell hit a 2-run home run to make the score 3-2, Chicago. For the day, he went 2-4 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.

Bell attributed the win to his team's "focus and intensity."

With the win, Chicago raised its record to 74-49.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .269 6 41
D. Swanson SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .269 20 53
T. Casas 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .278 26 74
N. Arenado 3B 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .286 34 98
J. Walsh DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .175 9 30
G. Torres 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .261 18 51
T. Friedl LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .240 6 25
T. Grisham CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .255 13 47
   a-T. Nevin PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .140 1 3
S. Huff C 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .225 3 6
Totals 34 2 8 2 3 11 12      
a - T. Nevin pinch hit for T. Grisham in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Casas (25, 1st Inning off R. Stripling, 0 on, 2 outs) , N. Arenado (33, 1st Inning off R. Stripling, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Huff (3, 5th Inning off Z. Plesac, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Merrifield 2 , D. Swanson , T. Casas 2 , N. Arenado 2 , J. Walsh , T. Friedl , S. Huff 4
2-out RBI: N. Arenado , S. Huff
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Walsh
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: T. Friedl (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Swanson-Torres-Casas)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Benintendi LF 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .403 1 9
L. Gurriel Jr. 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .301 10 61
   a-C. Biggio 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 1 8
X. Bogaerts SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .275 12 56
J. Bell DH 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .280 29 95
B. Lowe 2B 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .269 22 69
Y. Moncada 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .271 8 41
C. Bellinger CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .221 18 65
Y. Grandal C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229 15 38
J. Naylor RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 17 43
Totals 32 3 8 3 2 5 16      
a - C. Biggio substituted for L. Gurriel Jr. in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Lowe (22, 5th Inning off C. Javier, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Gurriel Jr. (36, 6th Inning off A. Ottavino, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Benintendi (9, 6th Inning off A. Ottavino, 0 on, 1 out) , Y. Moncada (24, 8th Inning off P. Fairbanks, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Bell (29, 8th Inning off P. Fairbanks, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Benintendi 4 , L. Gurriel Jr. 2 , J. Bell 5 , B. Lowe 2 , Y. Moncada 2
2-out RBI: J. Bell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Moncada , C. Bellinger , Y. Grandal
GIDP: X. Bogaerts
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Bellinger(Friedl at home))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Javier 5.1 3 0 0 0 4 0 81 2.41   
A. Ottavino H (2) 0.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 6 4.26   
J. Alvarado H (27) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 4.03   
C. Perez H (15) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 2.86   
P. Fairbanks L (1-3), BS (1) 1.0 2 2 0 1 1 1 25 2.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Javier 66
Batters Faced: C. Javier 18, A. Ottavino 4, J. Alvarado 2, C. Perez 3, P. Fairbanks 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Javier 4-7, A. Ottavino 0-1, J. Alvarado 1-0, C. Perez 2-1, P. Fairbanks 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Javier 81-49, A. Ottavino 6-5, J. Alvarado 9-4, C. Perez 13-9, P. Fairbanks 25-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Alvarado 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Stripling 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 20 3.18   
Z. Plesac 2.2 2 1 1 0 2 1 46 4.10   
T. Richards 1.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 25 3.18   
B. Boxberger 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.22   
J. Quijada 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 3.88   
J. Sborz W (2-1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 16 2.49   
A. Minter H (3) 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 15 1.06   
B. Hughes SV (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Stripling 45
Batters Faced: R. Stripling 8, Z. Plesac 10, T. Richards 5, B. Boxberger 1, J. Quijada 3, J. Sborz 5, A. Minter 3, B. Hughes 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Stripling 2-3, Z. Plesac 4-2, T. Richards 0-0, B. Boxberger 1-0, J. Quijada 0-1, J. Sborz 0-1, A. Minter 0-0, B. Hughes 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Stripling 20-15, Z. Plesac 46-27, T. Richards 25-15, B. Boxberger 2-2, J. Quijada 16-7, J. Sborz 16-12, A. Minter 15-9, B. Hughes 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Boxberger 1-0 , J. Sborz 1-0 , B. Hughes 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Cristian Javier
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Rain (77 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:20 PM CT
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 38043
Special Notes: SP Ross Stripling was injured while pitching.
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