Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas City 4, Chi. Cubs 3
Friday, August 18, 2023 2:20 PM
When: 2:20 PM ET, Friday, August 18, 2023
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 73°
Umpires: Home - Rob Drake, 1B - Bill Miller, 2B - Chad Whitson, 3B - Roberto Ortiz
Attendance: 37936
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Chi. Cubs 0003000003102
Kansas City
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K Avg
Maikel Garcia 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .284
(S)  Matt Duffy 3B 2 1 1 0 0 0 .269
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 4 2 2 2 0 1 .278
Michael Massey 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .225
Salvador Perez 1B 3 0 0 1 0 0 .254
MJ Melendez DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 .235
Freddy Fermin C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .299
Drew Waters RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .237
Nelson Velazquez LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .308
(S)  Dairon Blanco LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Kyle Isbel CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 .234
Totals 32 4 7 4 1 4  
Batting
2B - MJ Melendez (25)
HR - Bobby Witt Jr. (24)
TB - Matt Duffy, Bobby Witt Jr. 5, MJ Melendez 2, Freddy Fermin, Drew Waters, Kyle Isbel
RBI - Bobby Witt Jr. 2 (78), Salvador Perez (55), Kyle Isbel (21)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Salvador Perez (35), Kyle Isbel (24)
SF - Salvador Perez (5)
Team LOB - 3
Baserunning
CS - MJ Melendez (3, 3rd by Taillon/Gomes)
SB - Drew Waters (8, 2nd off Taillon/Gomes)
Fielding
E - Matt Duffy (9)
Outfield Assists - Drew Waters (Hoerner at 2nd)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Cole Ragans (W 4-4) 6.0 8 3 3 2 9 0 4.08
Dylan Coleman (H 5) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 7.85
Taylor Clarke (H 11) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.79
Austin Cox (H 4) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.73
Carlos Hernandez (SV 2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.40
WP - Dylan Coleman
Pitches-Strikes - Cole Ragans 106-72, Dylan Coleman 19-9, Taylor Clarke 15-9, Austin Cox 8-4, Carlos Hernandez 26-18
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Cole Ragans 2-3, Dylan Coleman 0-1, Taylor Clarke 0-1, Austin Cox 1-0, Carlos Hernandez 0-0
Batters Faced - Cole Ragans 27, Dylan Coleman 4, Taylor Clarke 3, Austin Cox 2, Carlos Hernandez 4
Inherited Runners-Scored - Austin Cox 1-0
Chi. Cubs
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K Avg
Christopher Morel DH 4 0 0 1 1 1 .256
Nico Hoerner 2B 4 0 3 1 1 1 .284
Ian Happ LF 4 0 1 0 1 3 .240
Cody Bellinger CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .323
Dansby Swanson SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 .251
Yan Gomes C 4 1 2 0 0 1 .269
Seiya Suzuki RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .255
Jeimer Candelario 3B-1B 2 0 1 1 2 1 .274
Patrick Wisdom 1B 3 1 1 0 0 2 .199
(S)  Nick Madrigal PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .269
Totals 35 3 10 3 5 13  
Batting
2B - Yan Gomes (14)
TB - Nico Hoerner 3, Ian Happ, Yan Gomes 3, Seiya Suzuki 2, Jeimer Candelario, Patrick Wisdom
RBI - Christopher Morel (60), Nico Hoerner (60), Jeimer Candelario (57)
2-Out RBI - Nico Hoerner (24)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Cody Bellinger (31), Dansby Swanson (50), Nick Madrigal (21)
Team LOB - 10
Baserunning
CS - Christopher Morel (2, Home by Ragans/Fermin)
Fielding
E - Jeimer Candelario (8), Patrick Wisdom (12)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Jameson Taillon (L 7-8) 6.0 6 4 2 0 3 1 5.56
Michael Fulmer 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.98
Jose Cuas 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Drew Smyly 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.92
WP - Jose Cuas
Pitches-Strikes - Jameson Taillon 91-65, Michael Fulmer 14-9, Jose Cuas 18-11, Drew Smyly 9-7
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jameson Taillon 5-6, Michael Fulmer 1-2, Jose Cuas 1-1, Drew Smyly 1-1
Batters Faced - Jameson Taillon 23, Michael Fulmer 4, Jose Cuas 4, Drew Smyly 3