San Diego Padres @ Chicago Cubs

43-68, 23-32 Away

Final

62-46, 33-20 Home


SD
CHC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	0	6	15	0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	1

R. Erlin2-3

5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 4 K, 1 BB

J. Chavez0-1

0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

Padres Hitting

hitters
M. MargotCF
W. MyersLF
C. Asuaje2B
H. RenfroeRF
E. Hosmer1B
C. Villanueva3B
A. HedgesC
F. GalvisSS
J. Pirela2B
J. CastilloP
M. StrahmP
aA.J. EllisPH
C. StammenP
P. MatonP
R. ErlinP
T. JankowskiLF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	1	3	1	0	0	0	.255	.313	.379
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.317	.517
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.289	.292
4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.232	.305	.433
4	1	1	1	0	1	1	.252	.320	.386
5	1	2	0	0	0	0	.222	.279	.444
4	1	3	3	1	1	0	.244	.305	.419
5	1	2	0	0	0	0	.239	.296	.344
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.308	.350
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	1	1	1	0	0	0	.299	.403	.385
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
2	0	1	0	0	0	1	.222	.222	.222
2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.249	.326	.322
40	6	15	6	1	3	2

a-doubled to deep center for M Strahm in the 8th

Batting
2BGalvis 2 (21, Duensing, Montgomery); Ellis (7, Duensing)
HRHedges (7, 6th inning off Chavez 2 on, 1 Out)
RBIHedges 3 (22), Hosmer (44), Ellis (13), Margot (30)
2Out RBIHosmer
GIDPMyers
Team LOB10
Team RISP4-11 (Jankowski 1-1, Pirela 0-1, Ellis 1-1, Villanueva 0-1, Hedges 1-1, Hosmer 1-1, Asuaje 0-1, Galvis 0-1, Margot 0-1, Myers 0-1, Erlin 0-1)

Baserunning
CSMargot (8, 2nd base by Montgomery/Contreras)

Cubs Hitting

hitters
A. Rizzo1B
A. AlmoraCF
J. HeywardRF
J. Baez2B-SS
W. ContrerasC
I. HappLF
A. RussellSS
B. DuensingP
M. MontgomeryP
J. ChavezP
J. WilsonP
T. La Stella2B
D. Bote3B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	0	1	0	0	0	.257	.357	.429
4	0	0	0	0	1	.302	.338	.412
4	0	1	0	0	2	.280	.344	.418
4	0	0	0	0	1	.297	.329	.564
3	1	0	0	1	0	.281	.370	.454
3	0	0	0	0	2	.245	.374	.432
3	0	1	0	0	0	.264	.335	.374
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000
2	0	0	1	0	1	.083	.120	.083
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	1	.277	.348	.319
3	0	0	0	0	0	.321	.412	.500
30	1	3	1	1	8

Batting
RBIMontgomery (1)
Team LOB4
Team RISP0-1 (Montgomery 0-1)

Fielding
DP1 (Russell-Báez-Rizzo)
ELa Stella (3, throw)

Padres Pitching

pitchers
R. Erlin(W, 2-3)
J. Castillo(H, 3)
M. Strahm(H, 2)
C. Stammen
P. Maton
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
5.0	2	1	1	1	4	79-54	3.34
1.0	0	0	0	0	3	17-10	2.20
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	9-8	2.43
1.0	1	0	0	0	1	15-11	2.53
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	11-7	3.34
9.0	3	1	1	1	8	131-90

Pitching
HBPRizzo (By Castillo)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedErlin 13/18; Castillo 2/4; Strahm 3/3; Stammen 4/4; Maton 2/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesErlin 15-8-18-13; Castillo 5-3-2-0; Strahm 1-1-3-3; Stammen 2-4-2-3; Maton 1-2-1-3
Ground Balls-Fly BallsErlin 7-4; Castillo 0-0; Strahm 2-1; Stammen 1-1; Maton 0-3
Game ScoresR Erlin 62

Cubs Pitching

pitchers
M. Montgomery
J. Chavez(L, 0-1; B, 1)
J. Wilson
B. Duensing
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
5.1	7	1	1	1	2	0	79-52	3.90
0.2	2	2	2	0	0	1	23-16	1.86
1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	24-11	3.38
2.0	4	2	2	1	0	0	39-24	7.34
9.0	15	6	6	3	2	1	165-103

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedMontgomery 16/22; Chavez 2/4; Wilson 1/6; Duensing 7/11
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesMontgomery 23-1-9-19; Chavez 1-3-8-4; Wilson 4-1-1-5; Duensing 9-2-3-10
Ground Balls-Fly BallsMontgomery 10-3; Chavez 1-1; Wilson 0-3; Duensing 5-1
Game ScoresM Montgomery 51

Scoring Summary

		SD	CHC
5th	Montgomery grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Contreras scored, Russell out at second.	0	1
6th	Hedges homered to left (389 feet), Hosmer and Villanueva scored.	3	1
7th	Hosmer singled to center, Margot scored, Renfroe to third.	4	1
8th	Ellis doubled to deep center, Galvis scored.	5	1
8th	Margot grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Ellis scored, Jankowski out at second, Margot to second on throwing error by second baseman La Stella.	6	1

Padres
6
Cubs
1

Game 1

3/8

Padres
4
Cubs
5

Game 2

3/8

Padres
4
Cubs
5

Game 3

4/8

Wrigley Field

1:05 AM, 3 August 2018

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 40,714

Game Time:2:57

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Shane Livensparger
First Base Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth
Second Base Umpire - CB Bucknor
Third Base Umpire - Angel Hernandez

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Los Angeles	93	69	.574	-	W5
San Diego	90	72	.556	3	W3
San Francisco	81	81	.500	12	W4
Arizona	80	82	.494	13	L5
Colorado	43	119	.265	50	L6

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	97	65	.599	-	W1
Chicago	92	70	.568	5	W3
Cincinnati	83	79	.512	14	L1
St. Louis	78	84	.481	19	L4
Pittsburgh	71	91	.438	26	L1

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San Diego Padres @ Chicago Cubs

R. Erlin2-3

J. Chavez0-1

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