MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MILWAUKEE BREWERS AT CHICAGO CUBS
04/28/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MILWAUKEE BREWERS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 730 - SATURDAY, APRIL 28TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Milwaukee Brewers (13-15) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0
Chicago Cubs (17-10) 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 X 7 8 0
Victory Pushes Cubs Record to 17-10
The Chicago Cubs topped the Milwaukee Brewers by the score of 7-1, with the biggest share of the credit going to shortstop Paul DeJong. DeJong was 2 for 3 with 2 home runs and was hit by a pitch. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice for the Cubs on the day. Jaime Garcia earned the win to go to 4-0. He allowed 1 earned run on 7 hits, with 2 walks and 5 strikeouts. Chicago, now 17-10, has played well in the early going.

Dairon Blanco aided the Chicago cause with a run-scoring ground out in the bottom of the third. For the game, the center fielder was 1-4, while adding 2 RBI.

"I thought we played a nice game," Blanco told the Chicago Bulletin. "Good pitching, timely hitting, it was all there."
MILWAUKEE BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Suarez 3B 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .244 8 20
A. Judge RF 5 0 0 0 0 4 4 .328 14 22
L. Forsythe 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .267 7 16
M. Cabrera 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .250 4 11
J. Blash LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .244 3 10
A. Russell SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .218 1 10
K. Plawecki C 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .257 2 6
L. McCullers Jr. P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 0 1
   T. May P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-L. Duda PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .233 1 4
   K. Barraclough P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   P. Neshek P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 3
   b-S. Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280 1 5
T. Motter CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .253 4 12
Totals 35 1 9 1 3 7 13      
a - L. Duda pinch hit for T. May in the 7th
b - S. Smith pinch hit for P. Neshek in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Cabrera (5, 8th Inning off M. Moore, 0 on, 1 out) A. Russell (9, 2nd Inning off J. Garcia, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Plawecki (2, 2nd Inning off J. Garcia, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Cabrera 2 , L. McCullers Jr. , K. Plawecki 4 , A. Russell 2 , E. Suarez 2 , L. Forsythe 2 , L. Duda
2-out RBI: K. Plawecki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Judge , K. Plawecki , J. Blash
Team LOB: 10
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Blanco CF 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .111 0 2
S. Piscotty RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .317 6 20
C. Bellinger 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .295 5 15
J. Upton LF 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 .265 11 30
Z. Cozart 3B 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 .222 2 8
P. DeJong SS 3 2 2 3 0 0 0 .263 8 16
J. Castro C 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 .200 1 3
C. Asuaje 2B 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .261 0 2
J. Garcia P 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 .100 0 1
   M. Moore P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
   a-J. Gyorko PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 1 5
   C. Anderson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 7 8 7 3 15 12      
a - J. Gyorko pinch hit for M. Moore in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Garcia (1, 4th Inning off T. May, 1 on, 2 outs) C. Asuaje (2, 4th Inning off T. May, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Asuaje (1, 3rd Inning off L. McCullers Jr., 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. DeJong 2 (8, 4th Inning off L. McCullers Jr., 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off T. May, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Garcia 2 , P. DeJong 8 , D. Blanco , C. Asuaje 5 , C. Bellinger , J. Castro
2-out RBI: J. Garcia , P. DeJong , D. Blanco , C. Asuaje
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Piscotty , Z. Cozart , J. Gyorko
Hit by Pitch: P. DeJong
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Blanco (1)
MILWAUKEE PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
L. McCullers Jr. L (0-2) 3.2 4 4 4 1 6 1 54 36 5.47   
T. May 2.1 4 3 3 0 5 1 43 29 5.19   
K. Barraclough 1.1 0 0 0 2 3 0 29 14 3.18   
P. Neshek 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 6 1.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. McCullers Jr. 40
Batters Faced: L. McCullers Jr. 16, T. May 11, K. Barraclough 7, P. Neshek 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. McCullers Jr. 3-2, T. May 0-2, K. Barraclough 1-0, P. Neshek 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. McCullers Jr. 54-36, T. May 43-29, K. Barraclough 29-14, P. Neshek 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. May 1-1 , P. Neshek 1-0
WP: P. Neshek
Hit Batsmen: K. Barraclough
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Garcia W (4-0) 7.0 7 1 1 2 5 1 97 59 2.86   
M. Moore 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 18 10 9.58   
C. Anderson 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 12 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Garcia 62
Batters Faced: J. Garcia 29, M. Moore 5, C. Anderson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Garcia 7-8, M. Moore 2-1, C. Anderson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Garcia 97-59, M. Moore 18-10, C. Anderson 19-12
Balk: M. Moore
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Paul DeJong
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:20 PM EST
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 38550
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