Cubs 2-1 Royals (31 May, 2015) Box Score

Chicago Cubs

26-22, 15-11 home


KC
CHC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	7	0

Z. Rosscup2-1

0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

R. Madson0-1

1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 ER, 1 K, 2 BB

Royals Hitting

hitters
A. EscobarSS
O. Infante2B
L. CainCF
K. Morales1B
A. GordonLF
S. PerezC
A. RiosRF
Colón3B
M. Moustakas3B
Y. VenturaP
K. HerreraP
W. DavisP
aE. HosmerPH
R. MadsonP
J. FrasorP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	0	0	0	0	1	.276	.310	.374
5	0	0	0	0	1	.231	.241	.327
4	1	0	0	1	2	.297	.353	.413
3	0	0	0	2	2	.304	.368	.484
4	0	3	1	1	0	.273	.376	.461
5	0	0	0	0	2	.281	.291	.439
4	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.303	.406
3	0	1	0	0	1	.286	.348	.333
1	0	0	0	0	0	.320	.375	.480
3	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	1	0	.302	.379	.505
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
37	1	4	1	5	11

a-walked for W Davis in the 10th

Batting
2BGordon (11, Wada)
RBIGordon (25)
2Out RBIGordon
Team LOB8
Team RISP1-5 (Pérez 0-3, Rios 0-1, Gordon 1-1)

Fielding
AssistsGordon (Fowler at Home); Cain (Coghlan at 2nd base)

Cubs Hitting

hitters
D. FowlerCF
K. Bryant3B
A. Rizzo1B
S. CastroSS
M. MonteroC
J. HerreraPR
D. RossC
J. SolerRF
J. MotteP
Z. RosscupP
C. CoghlanLF
T. WadaP
T. WoodP
J. GrimmP
P. StropP
aJ. LakePH
RondónP
J. RussellP
M. BaxterRF
A. Russell2B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	0	0	1	3	.235	.325	.404
4	1	1	0	1	2	.281	.395	.479
5	0	2	0	0	0	.318	.439	.572
3	0	0	0	2	0	.265	.300	.332
2	0	0	0	1	1	.257	.377	.425
0	1	0	0	0	0	.217	.234	.261
2	0	1	1	0	0	.179	.319	.282
4	0	0	0	0	3	.270	.328	.411
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
4	0	3	1	0	0	.223	.294	.439
2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.273	.290
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.111	.000
4	0	0	0	0	1	.252	.296	.441
36	2	7	2	5	10

a-grounded to third for P Strop in the 8th

Batting
2BCoghlan (7, Ventura)
3BRizzo (2, Davis)
RBICoghlan (12), Ross (4)
2Out RBICoghlan
Team LOB8
Team RISP3-7 (Soler 0-2, Wada 0-1, Rizzo 1-1, Ross 1-2, Coghlan 1-1)

Royals Pitching

pitchers
Y. Ventura
K. Herrera
W. Davis
R. Madson(L,0-1)
J. Frasor
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	4	1	1	1	6	104-67	4.26
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	11-8	2.00
1.0	1	0	0	1	2	23-12	0.00
1.0	0	1	1	2	1	22-11	1.96
0.1	2	0	0	1	0	7-3	0.59
10.1	7	2	2	5	10	167-101

Pitching
WPVentura
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedVentura 16-25; Herrera 1-3; Davis 2-5; Madson 3-5; Frasor 2-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesVentura 17-10-22-18; Herrera 1-2-3-2; Davis 1-3-6-2; Madson 4-2-3-2; Frasor 0-0-1-2
Ground Balls-Fly BallsVentura 8-6; Herrera 2-0; Davis 1-0; Madson 0-2; Frasor 0-0
Game ScoresY Ventura 70

Cubs Pitching

pitchers
T. Wada
T. Wood
J. Grimm
P. Strop
Rondón
J. Russell
J. Motte
Z. Rosscup(W,2-1)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
5.2	2	1	1	2	4	96-66	2.30
0.0	1	0	0	1	0	8-2	5.40
1.1	0	0	0	0	3	10-10	1.00
1.0	0	0	0	0	2	9-8	3.91
1.1	0	0	0	0	1	17-11	3.22
0.1	0	0	0	1	0	14-8	1.86
1.0	0	0	0	1	0	25-15	4.05
0.1	1	0	0	0	1	13-7	4.00
11.0	4	1	1	5	11	192-127

Pitching
IBBCastro 2 (By Davis, Frasor)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedWada 19-21; Wood 1-2; Grimm 4-4; Strop 3-3; Rondón 1-4; J. Russell 0-2; Motte 3-4; Rosscup 1-2
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesWada 19-6-26-15; Wood 1-0-0-1; Grimm 3-5-1-1; Strop 2-5-0-1; Rondón 2-3-3-3; J. Russell 3-1-3-1; Motte 3-2-8-2; Rosscup 2-1-3-1
Ground Balls-Fly BallsWada 6-7; Wood 0-0; Grimm 0-1; Strop 0-1; Rondón 2-1; J. Russell 1-0; Motte 2-1; Rosscup 0-0
Game ScoresT Wada 63

Scoring Summary

		KC	CHC
6th	Gordon singled to left center, Cain scored, K. Morales to second.	1	0
7th	Coghlan singled to center, Herrera scored, Coghlan out stretching at second.	1	1
11th	Ross singled to shallow left, Bryant scored, Rizzo to third, Castro to second.	1	2

Royals
8
Cubs
4

Game 1

29/5

Royals
-
Cubs
-

Game 2

31/5

Royals
1
Cubs
2

Game 2

31/5

Wrigley Field

7:20 PM, 31 May 2015

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 37,766

Game Time:3:39

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

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	22	12	.647	-	W2
Minnesota	19	14	.576	2.5	L1
Kansas City	20	15	.571	2.5	L2
Detroit	18	16	.529	4	L3
Chicago	8	26	.235	14	W2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	20	13	.606	-	L2
Chicago	21	14	.600	-	W2
Cincinnati	16	17	.485	4	L4
Pittsburgh	16	19	.457	5	W2
St. Louis	15	19	.441	5.5	L2

Eddie Rosario gives Nationals lead for good with 2-run HR

Eddie Rosario cranks a homer to right for a 2-run lead in the bottom of the seventh inning.

Yankees beat Tigers 5-2 behind Juan Soto's bases-clearing double, complete three-game sweep

— Juan Soto hit a three-run double that snapped a seventh-inning tie and the New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 5-2 on Sunday in a rain-shortened game to finish a weekend sweep.

Arozarena hits tying HR off homers in 9th, DeLuca had 2-run triple in 10th, Rays beat Mets 7-6

— Randy Arozarena hit a tying homer off Edwin Díaz with two outs in the ninth inning, Jonny DeLuca lined a two-run triple in the 10th and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Mets 7-6 on Sunday for a three-game sweep.

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Kansas City Royals

Chicago Cubs

Z. Rosscup2-1

R. Madson0-1

Scoring Summary

Inning

Game Information

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MLB News

Eddie Rosario gives Nationals lead for good with 2-run HR

Yankees beat Tigers 5-2 behind Juan Soto's bases-clearing double, complete three-game sweep

Arozarena hits tying HR off homers in 9th, DeLuca had 2-run triple in 10th, Rays beat Mets 7-6