Toronto Blue Jays @ Chicago Cubs
Blue Jays Hitting
- Batting
- HRLoperfido (3, 2nd inning off Imanaga 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBILoperfido (18)
- 2Out RBILoperfido
- Team LOB10
- Team RISP0-7 (Springer 0-2, Guerrero Jr. 0-1, Clement 0-1, Kirk 0-1, Horwitz 0-1, Barger 0-1)
- Fielding
- EClement (10, fielding)
Cubs Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
I. HappLF |
M. Busch1B |
D. Bote3B |
C. BellingerRF-1B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .232 | .338 | .454 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .258 | .345 | .455 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .153 | .250 | .305 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .318 | .348 | .409 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .263 | .335 | .466 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .333 | .426 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .254 | .323 | .347 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .229 | .297 | .352 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .210 | .255 | .354 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .198 | .263 | .421 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .343 | .366 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .215 | .273 | .318 |
| 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
a-struck out swinging for Busch in the 8th
b-flied out to center for Wisdom in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BHoerner (25, Francis)
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP0-6 (Bellinger 0-1, Swanson 0-3, Hoerner 0-1, Crow-Armstrong 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBBellinger (7, 2nd base off Green/Serven)
Blue Jays Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Francis(W, 6-3) |
R. Burr(H, 2) |
G. Cabrera(H, 9) |
C. Green(S, 14) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 95-71 | 4.38 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11-5 | 4.34 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-4 | 3.31 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-7 | 1.77 |
| 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 120-87 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedGreen 2/4; Burr 1/3; Cabrera 1/1; Francis 14/25
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesGreen-2-0-1-4; Burr-2-0-1-2; Cabrera-1-2-1-0; Francis-16-14-23-16
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsGreen 1-2; Burr 1-1; Francis 7-8
- Game ScoresB Francis 78
Cubs Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
S. Imanaga(L, 9-3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 97-69 | 3.11 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-6 | 4.85 |
| 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 40-23 | 0.90 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-10 | 3.89 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 162-108 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedNeris 5/5; Merryweather 0/3; Roberts 6/10; Imanaga 14/20
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesNeris-2-2-2-4; Merryweather-1-0-2-3; Roberts-7-2-8-6; Imanaga-16-15-25-12
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsNeris 0-2; Merryweather 2-1; Roberts 0-4; Imanaga 4-5
- Game ScoresS Imanaga 60
Scoring Summary
Inning | TOR | CHC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Loperfido homered to right (409 feet). | 1 | 0 | ||
CHC win 2-1
Game Information
Wrigley Field
7:20 PM, 18 August 2024
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 36,117
Game Time:2:32
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Jim Wolf
- First Base Umpire - Alan Porter
- Second Base Umpire - Sean Barber
- Third Base Umpire - Ryan Blakney
2025 American League East Standings
2025 National League Central Standings
| 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 |

