Cubs @ Blue Jays - Sat, Aug 12

Game Status: Final - Score: 5-4 Cubs

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  • Current conditions at Rogers Centre: 77°F - Partly Cloudy - Wind 15 mph, Out To CF
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Cubs Batters AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG OBP SLG
1 Tauchman - CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .278 .374 .430
2 Hoerner - 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .278 .335 .403
3 Happ - LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .242 .367 .403
4 Bellinger - 1B 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .331 .380 .561
5 Swanson - SS 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .254 .335 .445
6 Morel - DH 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .264 .333 .520
7 Candelario - 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .275 .356 .495
8 Suzuki, S - RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .255 .332 .407
9 Gomes - C 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .270 .309 .434
Totals 32 5 7 5 3 9 8
Cubs
BATTING: 2B: Hoerner (22, Bassitt); Bellinger (19, Hicks, J); Morel (13, Hicks, J). HR: Swanson (18, 4th inning off Bassitt, 2 on, 0 out). TB: Bellinger 3; Hoerner 3; Morel 2; Suzuki, S; Swanson 4. RBI: Bellinger (59); Morel (56); Swanson 3 (58). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Suzuki, S. GIDP: Gomes; Tauchman. Team RISP: 3-for-7. Team LOB: 3.
Blue Jays Batters AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG OBP SLG
1 Merrifield - LF 5 1 1 2 0 1 1 .297 .343 .426
2 Springer - DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .259 .327 .397
3 Guerrero Jr. - 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .265 .339 .439
4 Chapman, M - 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .255 .346 .449
5 Schneider - 2B 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .400 .516 .680
6 Kirk - C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .253 .339 .347
7 Biggio - RF 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .216 .299 .386
8 Espinal - SS 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .230 .307 .317
a-Belt - PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253 .364 .454
9 Varsho - CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .214 .274 .360
Totals 34 4 8 4 3 11 13
Blue Jays
a-Struck out for Espinal in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B: Varsho (17, Steele); Schneider (1, Fulmer); Espinal (8, Leiter Jr.). HR: Merrifield (11, 5th inning off Steele, 1 on, 1 out). TB: Biggio; Espinal 3; Guerrero Jr.; Merrifield 4; Schneider 2; Springer; Varsho 2. RBI: Espinal (17); Guerrero Jr. (70); Merrifield 2 (55). 2-out RBI: Espinal; Guerrero Jr. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Varsho 2. Team RISP: 2-for-6. Team LOB: 6.
FIELDING: DP: 2 (Chapman, M-Espinal-Guerrero Jr.; Chapman, M-Schneider-Guerrero Jr.).
Cubs Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR P-S ERA
Steele 5.0 6 3 3 0 7 1 84-54 2.79
Fulmer (H, 10) 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 0 15-9 4.13
Leiter Jr. (BS, 2) 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 15-8 2.86
Cuas 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13-6 3.99
Merryweather (W, 4-0) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 19-11 3.44
Alzolay (S, 16) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15-9 2.39
Totals 9.0 8 4 4 3 11 1
Blue Jays Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR P-S ERA
Bassitt 6.0 4 4 4 2 6 1 99-70 3.95
García, Y 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 22-12 4.20
Swanson, E 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10-7 3.38
Hicks, J (L, 1-7) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 18-12 3.80
Totals 9.0 7 5 5 3 9 1
Game Info
Pitches-strikes: Steele 84-54; Fulmer 15-9; Leiter Jr. 15-8; Cuas 13-6; Merryweather 19-11; Alzolay 15-9; Bassitt 99-70; García, Y 22-12; Swanson, E 10-7; Hicks, J 18-12.
Groundouts-flyouts: Steele 3-3; Fulmer 0-0; Leiter Jr. 0-1; Cuas 1-0; Merryweather 0-1; Alzolay 1-0; Bassitt 4-3; García, Y 1-0; Swanson, E 0-2; Hicks, J 1-1.
Batters faced: Steele 21; Fulmer 3; Leiter Jr. 3; Cuas 3; Merryweather 4; Alzolay 3; Bassitt 23; García, Y 4; Swanson, E 3; Hicks, J 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Leiter Jr. 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Nestor Ceja. 1B: Nate Tomlinson. 2B: Brian O’Nora. 3B: Pat Hoberg.
Weather: 77 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 15 mph, Out To CF.
First pitch: 3:51 PM.
T: 2:46.
Att: 42,585.
Venue: Rogers Centre.
August 12, 2023
Inning Scoring Play Score
Bottom 3 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singles on a line drive to center fielder Mike Tauchman. Daulton Varsho scores. 1-0 TOR
Top 4 Cody Bellinger singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Cavan Biggio. Nico Hoerner scores. Ian Happ to 3rd. 1-1
Top 4 Dansby Swanson homers (18) on a fly ball to left center field. Ian Happ scores. Cody Bellinger scores. 4-1 CHC
Bottom 5 Whit Merrifield homers (11) on a fly ball to center field. Santiago Espinal scores. 4-3 CHC
Bottom 6 Santiago Espinal hits a ground-rule double (8) on a fly ball to center field. Davis Schneider scores. Cavan Biggio to 3rd. 4-4
Top 9 Christopher Morel doubles (13) on a line drive to left fielder Whit Merrifield. Cody Bellinger scores. 5-4 CHC
Team Highlight
TOR Blue Jays honor José Bautista (00:00:55)
TOR Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s RBI single  (00:00:15)
CHC Swanson’s three-run homer (18)  (00:00:22)
TOR Merrifield’s two-run homer (11)  (00:00:23)
CHC Morel’s go-ahead double  (00:00:19)
CHC Justin Steele K’s seven (00:01:00)
TOR Chris Bassitt K’s six (00:01:03)
TOR José Bautista joins the booth (00:07:19)
CHC Condensed Game: CHC@TOR 8/12/23 (00:07:29)
CHC Cubs vs. Blue Jays Highlights (00:03:00)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB
Cubs 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 7 0 3
Blue Jays 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 8 0 6

Decisions

Division Scoreboard

STL 5 @ KC 4 - Final

MIL 3 @ CWS 2 - Final

CIN 0 @ PIT 0 - Postponed

Last Updated: 08/12/2023 08:59:44 PM CDT

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    1•2 years ago

    Pitching Substitution

    Pitching Change: Mark Leiter Jr. replaces Michael Fulmer.

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    1•2 years ago

    Pitching Substitution

    Pitching Change: Yimi Garcia replaces Chris Bassitt.

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    1•2 years ago

    Pitching Substitution

    Pitching Change: Michael Fulmer replaces Justin Steele.

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    1•2 years ago

    Pitching Substitution

    Pitching Change: Erik Swanson replaces Yimi Garcia.

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    Pitching Substitution

    Pitching Change: Julian Merryweather replaces Jose Cuas.

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    Double

    Christopher Morel doubles (13) on a line drive to left fielder Whit Merrifield. Cody Bellinger scores.

    Pitch from Jordan Hicks: Sweeper @ 86.4 mph

    Hit by Christopher Morel: Launched 104.8 mph at 17° for a total distance of 298 ft

    Top 9 - 5-4 Cubs

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    1•2 years ago

    Pitching Substitution

    Pitching Change: Adbert Alzolay replaces Julian Merryweather.

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    HOME RUN!

    Dansby Swanson homers (18) on a fly ball to left center field. Ian Happ scores. Cody Bellinger scores.

    Pitch from Chris Bassitt: Sweeper @ 74.2 mph

    Hit by Dansby Swanson: Launched 104.4 mph at 29.0° for a total distance of 429.0 ft

    Top 4 - 4-1 Cubs

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    Single

    Cody Bellinger singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Cavan Biggio. Nico Hoerner scores. Ian Happ to 3rd.

    Pitch from Chris Bassitt: Sweeper @ 77.2 mph

    Hit by Cody Bellinger: Launched 104.9 mph at 21° for a total distance of 361 ft

    Top 4 - 1-1 TIE

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    1•2 years ago

    Pitching Substitution

    Pitching Change: Jose Cuas replaces Mark Leiter Jr.

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    1•2 years ago

    Pitching Substitution

    Pitching Change: Jordan Hicks replaces Erik Swanson.