Cincinnati Reds @ Chicago Cubs

59-50, 31-24 Away

Final

54-53, 28-27 Home


CIN
CHC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	4	9	12	2
5	2	3	3	0	0	3	4	-	20	21	2

J. Steele12-3

6.0 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 6 K, 0 BB

B. Lively4-7

4.0 IP, 13 H, 13 ER, 2 K, 2 BB

Reds Hitting

hitters
E. De La Cruz3B
N. SenzelLF
M. McLainSS
S. Steer1B
K. Newman2B
C. Encarnacion-StrandDH
T. StephensonC
T. FriedlCF
S. FairchildRF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	1	1	0	0	1	3	.269	.316	.457
4	2	1	0	0	1	0	.230	.307	.378
5	1	3	2	0	0	1	.305	.376	.527
5	2	2	1	0	0	0	.273	.358	.457
4	1	1	0	0	1	1	.262	.320	.383
5	0	2	2	0	0	0	.261	.306	.348
5	2	2	2	1	0	0	.251	.332	.368
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.275	.346	.417
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.230	.330	.391
40	9	12	7	1	3	7

Batting
2BNewman (16, Steele); McLain (20, Steele); Steer 2 (22, Steele, Kay)
HRStephenson (8, 6th inning off Steele 1 on, 1 Out)
RBIStephenson 2 (39), McLain 2 (39), Steer (59), Encarnacion-Strand 2 (9)
2Out RBIMcLain 2, Steer, Encarnacion-Strand 2
GIDPStephenson
Team LOB7
Team RISP4-13 (Encarnacion-Strand 1-3, Steer 1-3, McLain 1-1, Fairchild 0-1, Friedl 0-1, Newman 0-2, Stephenson 1-2)

Fielding
DP1 (Newman-McLain-Steer)
EStephenson 2 (2, throw 2)
AssistsFairchild (Candelario at 2nd base)

Cubs Hitting

hitters
M. TauchmanRF
N. Hoerner2B-SS
I. HappLF
H. WesneskiP
bM. AmayaPH
A. KayP
C. BellingerCF
D. SwansonSS
aP. WisdomPH-3B
J. Candelario1B
C. MorelDH-LF
N. Madrigal3B-2B
T. BarnhartC
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	3	2	4	1	2	1	.272	.369	.419
6	3	3	1	1	0	0	.279	.333	.402
3	2	1	0	0	2	1	.246	.375	.397
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	1	1	3	1	0	0	.262	.376	.417
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
6	3	3	3	1	0	0	.317	.367	.545
4	2	2	5	2	0	1	.266	.350	.446
1	1	1	2	1	0	0	.199	.296	.505
5	2	4	0	0	0	0	.265	.348	.488
5	1	1	0	0	0	1	.280	.341	.538
4	1	2	1	0	0	0	.280	.344	.372
5	1	1	0	0	0	2	.206	.289	.262
43	20	21	19	7	4	6

a-homered to center for Swanson in the 7th

b-homered to left center for Wesneski in the 8th

Batting
2BCandelario (31, Lively); Happ (22, Cruz); Madrigal (10, Lively); Morel (11, Maile)
HRWisdom (19, 7th inning off Maile 1 on, 2 Out); Bellinger (16, 2nd inning off Lively 1 on, 2 Out); Tauchman (6, 3rd inning off Lively 2 on, 2 Out); Swanson 2 (15, 1st inning off Lively 2 on, 0 Out, 4th inning off Lively 1 on, 1 Out); Amaya (3, 8th inning off Maile 2 on, 2 Out); Hoerner (8, 7th inning off Cruz 0 on, 1 Out)
RBIWisdom 2 (38), Bellinger 3 (49), Tauchman 4 (38), Swanson 5 (50), Amaya 3 (16), Madrigal (18), Hoerner (58)
2Out RBIWisdom 2, Bellinger 2, Tauchman 3, Amaya 3, Madrigal
SFTauchman
GIDPBarnhart
Team LOB5
Team RISP8-18 (Hoerner 0-1, Morel 0-1, Barnhart 1-4, Madrigal 1-2, Amaya 1-1, Happ 0-1, Swanson 1-2, Tauchman 1-1, Bellinger 2-4, Wisdom 1-1)

Baserunning
SBBellinger (13, 2nd base off Lively/Stephenson); Tauchman (4, 2nd base off Lively/Stephenson); Hoerner (26, 2nd base off Lively/Stephenson)

Fielding
DP1 (Madrigal-Hoerner-Candelario)
ECandelario (7, fielding); Madrigal (2, fielding)

Reds Pitching

pitchers
B. Lively(L, 4-7)
D. Law
S. Moll
F. Cruz
L. Maile
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
4.0	13	13	13	2	2	4	94-56	5.20
1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	25-13	3.27
1.1	1	0	0	0	3	0	20-15	4.38
0.1	2	2	2	0	0	1	9-6	5.02
1.1	5	5	5	0	0	2	34-22	16.20
8.0	21	20	20	4	6	7	182-112

Pitching
HBPMadrigal (by Lively)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedLaw 5/5; Lively 16/27; Maile 5/9; Cruz 1/3; Moll 4/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesLaw-1-3-7-2; Lively-15-6-13-22; Maile-4-3-6-9; Cruz-0-0-3-3; Moll-6-3-4-2
Ground Balls-Fly BallsLaw 0-2; Lively 3-6; Maile 0-4; Cruz 0-1; Moll 0-1
Game ScoresB Lively -16

Cubs Pitching

pitchers
J. Steele(W, 12-3)
H. Wesneski
A. Kay
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	8	5	3	0	6	1	101-73	2.57
2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	24-13	4.59
1.0	4	4	4	2	0	0	32-18	6.35
9.0	12	9	7	3	7	1	157-104

Pitching
WPSteele ( 3)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedKay 3/9; Steele 18/27; Wesneski 4/7
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesKay-3-0-8-7; Steele-15-14-23-21; Wesneski-3-2-3-5
Ground Balls-Fly BallsKay 1-2; Steele 7-6; Wesneski 2-3
Game ScoresJ Steele 46

Scoring Summary

		CIN	CHC
1st	Tauchman scored on throwing error by catcher Stephenson, Hoerner stole second.	0	1
1st	Bellinger singled to center, Hoerner scored, Happ to third.	0	2
1st	Swanson homered to right center (369 feet), Happ scored and Bellinger scored.	0	5
2nd	Steer scored on Steele wild pitch.	1	5
2nd	Stephenson scored on error, Friedl safe at first on fielding error by first baseman Candelario, Friedl safe at second on error.	2	5
2nd	Bellinger homered to right (405 feet), Tauchman scored.	2	7
3rd	Tauchman homered to center (410 feet), Candelario scored and Madrigal scored.	2	10
4th	Swanson homered to center (398 feet), Bellinger scored.	2	12
4th	Madrigal doubled to left, Candelario scored.	2	13
5th	McLain doubled to center, Senzel scored.	3	13
6th	Stephenson homered to left (394 feet), Newman scored.	5	13
7th	Hoerner homered to left center (386 feet).	5	14
7th	Wisdom homered to center (427 feet), Happ scored.	5	16
8th	Tauchman hit sacrifice fly to center, Morel scored.	5	17
8th	Amaya homered to left center (371 feet), Barnhart scored and Hoerner scored.	5	20
9th	McLain singled to center, De La Cruz scored, Senzel to second.	6	20
9th	Steer doubled to left, Senzel scored, McLain to third.	7	20
9th	Encarnacion-Strand singled to left, McLain scored and Steer scored, Newman to second.	9	20

Reds
6
Cubs
5

Game 1

1/8

Reds
9
Cubs
20

Game 2

2/8

Reds
6
Cubs
16

Game 3

3/8

Reds
3
Cubs
5

Game 4

4/8

Wrigley Field

1:05 AM, 2 August 2023

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 33,452

Game Time:2:54

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Mark Carlson
First Base Umpire - Tripp Gibson
Second Base Umpire - Derek Thomas
Third Base Umpire - Jordan Baker

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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Cincinnati Reds @ Chicago Cubs

J. Steele12-3

B. Lively4-7

Scoring Summary

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