Royals 8-4 Cubs (29 May, 2015) Box Score

Chicago Cubs

25-22, 14-11 home


KC
CHC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	1	0	1	0	1	0	3	1	8	11	0
0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	4	8	2

K. Herrera1-1

1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 K, 1 BB

P. Strop1-3

0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 K, 2 BB

Royals Hitting

hitters
A. EscobarSS
M. Moustakas3B
L. CainCF
E. Hosmer1B
S. PerezC
A. GordonLF
O. Infante2B
P. OrlandoRF
E. VolquezP
R. MadsonP
aK. MoralesPH
K. HerreraP
W. DavisP
bJ. DysonPH
G. HollandP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	1	2	2	1	0	1	.285	.320	.386
4	1	0	0	0	1	1	.322	.377	.483
4	2	3	1	0	1	1	.304	.357	.423
4	1	1	1	0	1	0	.302	.376	.505
4	1	1	1	1	0	2	.289	.300	.452
4	1	1	1	1	0	1	.260	.364	.447
4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.238	.248	.338
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.241	.274	.384
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.309	.367	.492
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.219	.254	.297
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
37	8	11	6	3	3	8

a-singled to center for R Madson in the 7th

b-reached on bunt single to pitcher for W Davis in the 9th

Batting
2BHosmer (12, Arrieta); Cain (9, Strop)
HREscobar (2, 1st inning off Arrieta 0 on, 0 Out); Gordon (6, 2nd inning off Arrieta 0 on, 1 Out); Pérez (6, 4th inning off Arrieta 0 on, 2 Out)
RBIEscobar 2 (17), Gordon (24), Pérez (25), Hosmer (31), Cain (20)
2Out RBIPérez, Hosmer
GIDPHosmer; Moustakas
Team LOB5
Team RISP1-7 (Pérez 0-2, Gordon 0-1, Infante 0-1, Escobar 1-2, Hosmer 0-1)

Baserunning
SBCain (9, 2nd base off Jackson/Montero)

Cubs Hitting

hitters
D. FowlerCF
K. Bryant3B
A. Rizzo1B
S. CastroSS
M. MonteroC
J. SolerRF
J. LakeLF
J. ArrietaP
aC. CoghlanPH
P. StropP
J. RussellP
J. GrimmP
E. JacksonP
bM. BaxterPH
A. Russell2B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	0	0	0	0	0	2	.240	.328	.413
4	0	2	1	0	0	2	.282	.395	.486
3	0	1	0	0	1	2	.315	.440	.565
4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.269	.297	.337
4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.261	.378	.432
4	1	1	2	1	0	2	.276	.335	.420
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.233	.281	.300
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.282	.422
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.125	.000
4	2	2	1	1	0	1	.260	.305	.455
35	4	8	4	2	2	15

a-grounded to second for J Arrieta in the 7th

b-grounded to second for E Jackson in the 9th

Batting
2BA. Russell (12, Vólquez); Bryant (6, Vólquez)
HRSoler (4, 6th inning off Vólquez 1 on, 2 Out); A. Russell (4, 7th inning off Herrera 0 on, 1 Out)
RBIBryant (32), Soler 2 (18), A. Russell (14)
2Out RBIBryant, Soler 2
Team LOB6
Team RISP1-5 (Bryant 1-1, Fowler 0-1, Rizzo 0-1, Arrieta 0-1, Castro 0-1)

Fielding
DP2 (A. Russell-Castro-Rizzo, Rizzo-Castro-Rizzo-A. Russell-Castro-Bryant)
EFowler (1, line drive); Jackson (1, throw)

Royals Pitching

pitchers
E. Volquez
R. Madson(H,5)
K. Herrera(W,1-1; B, 1)
W. Davis(H,4)
G. Holland
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
5.2	6	3	3	1	9	1	109-72	2.95
0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	1.64
1.0	2	1	1	1	1	1	16-9	2.12
1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	13-9	0.00
1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	10-9	2.38
9.0	8	4	4	2	15	2	150-101

Pitching
IBBHosmer (By Strop)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedVólquez 12-24; Madson 1-1; Herrera 3-6; Davis 1-3; Holland 3-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesVólquez 16-20-22-14; Madson 1-0-0-1; Herrera 1-2-2-4; Davis 3-4-2-0; Holland 2-4-2-1
Ground Balls-Fly BallsVólquez 4-4; Madson 1-0; Herrera 2-0; Davis 0-0; Holland 1-0
Game ScoresE Volquez 53

Cubs Pitching

pitchers
J. Arrieta
P. Strop(L,1-3)
J. Russell
J. Grimm
E. Jackson
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	8	4	4	0	5	3	93-65	3.18
0.1	1	3	1	2	1	0	21-9	4.09
0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	6-3	1.93
0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	9-6	1.17
1.0	2	1	0	1	0	0	19-13	3.55
9.0	11	8	5	3	8	3	148-96

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedArrieta 17-28; Strop 1-4; J. Russell 0-1; Grimm 2-2; Jackson 4-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesArrieta 18-11-13-23; Strop 1-3-4-1; J. Russell 0-3-0-0; Grimm 3-2-0-1; Jackson 2-1-6-4
Ground Balls-Fly BallsArrieta 13-3; Strop 0-0; J. Russell 0-0; Grimm 0-0; Jackson 3-0
Game ScoresJ Arrieta 50

Scoring Summary

		KC	CHC
1st	Escobar homered to left center (405 feet).	1	0
2nd	Gordon homered to left center (389 feet).	2	0
3rd	Bryant doubled to left center, A. Russell scored.	2	1
4th	Pérez homered to left center (398 feet).	3	1
6th	Hosmer doubled to deep left, Cain scored.	4	1
6th	Soler homered to left center (374 feet), Castro scored.	4	3
7th	A. Russell homered to left center (391 feet).	4	4
8th	Cain doubled to deep right center, Moustakas scored.	5	4
8th	Infante safe at first on error by center fielder Fowler, Cain and Hosmer scored.	7	4
9th	Escobar singled to center, Dyson scored.	8	4

Royals
8
Cubs
4

Game 1

29/5

Royals
-
Cubs
-

Game 2

31/5

Royals
1
Cubs
2

Game 2

31/5

Wrigley Field

9:05 PM, 29 May 2015

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 34,273

Game Time:3:09

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Tom Hallion
First Base Umpire - Bruce Dreckman
Second Base Umpire - Alfonso Marquez
Third Base Umpire - Dan Bellino

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	92	69	.571	-	L2
Kansas City	86	76	.531	6.5	W1
Detroit	86	76	.531	6.5	L2
Minnesota	82	80	.506	10.5	L4
Chicago	41	121	.253	51.5	W2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	93	69	.574	-	L1
St. Louis	83	79	.512	10	W1
Chicago	83	79	.512	10	L1
Cincinnati	77	85	.475	16	W1
Pittsburgh	76	86	.469	17	L1

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K. Herrera1-1

P. Strop1-3

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