CHC 6, KC 7 | Mar 14, 2018 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, March 14, 2018•Surprise Stadium•80°F, Sunny

CHC

Cubs

Royals

Final

WIN

Brad Keller

LOSS

Dillon Maples

SAVE

Josh Staumont

The Royals edged the Cubs 7-6 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Anthony Rizzo3 RBI

★Frank Schwindel3 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 7: Frank Schwindel doubles (1) on a fly ball to right fielder Mark Zagunis. Erick Mejia scores. Ryan Goins scores. Drew Butera to 3rd.

Weather: 80°F, SunnyWind: 12 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 8:05 PM UTCT: 3:08Att: 10,213Venue: Surprise Stadium

Win Probability

KC WinCHC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHC	0	0	1	0	4	1	0	0	0	6	8	0
KC	0	0	0	1	2	2	2

Game 534079 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago Cubs

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Jeffrey BaezDH	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333/.333/.333
David Bote3B	1	0	0	0	1	0	.275/.370/.450
Yasiel Balaguert1B	2	0	0	0	0	0	.200/.273/.200
Ali SolisC	1	0	0	0	0	0	.176/.176/.353
Mark ZagunisRF	1	0	0	0	1	1	.276/.382/.345
Gioskar Amaya2B	1	0	1	0	1	0	.600/.667/.800
Wynton BernardCF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.167/.375/.167
Carlos PenalverSS	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000
Trey MartinLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000
Bench
Ian HappDH	2	1	1	0	1	1	.393/.485/1.071
Kris Bryant3B	1	1	0	0	2	0	.316/.519/.368
Anthony Rizzo1B
Totals	32	6	8	6	8	6	-

HR:Court (5th off Peralta, 0 on, 0 out); Hannemann (6th off Lovelady, 0 on, 2 out)

2B:Bourjos; Hannemann

TB:16

RBI:Gimenez; Rizzo 3; Hannemann; Court

SB:Freeman; Hannemann

SF:Rizzo

Team LOB:10

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Rudy Martin Jr.CF	1	0	0	0	1	1	.000/.500/.000
Erick Mejia2B	2	1

Pitching

Chicago Cubs

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Alec Mills	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	9-9	2.45
Steve CishekH	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	9-5	3.60
Justin WilsonBS	1.0	3	1	1	1	1	0	11-7	3.60
Cory Mazzoni	1.1	3	4	4	1	1	1	17-10	9.45
Dillon MaplesLBS	0.2	3	2	2	1	1	0	15-8	14.29
Randy Rosario	2.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	16-8	0.00
Totals	8.0	10	7	7	6	6	1	77-47	-

WP:Maples

HBP:Butera (by Maples)

Inherited runners-scored:Maples 1-1; Rosario 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Mills 9-9; Cishek 9-5; Wilson 11-7; Mazzoni 17-10; Maples 15-8; Rosario 16-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Mills 4-1; Cishek 0-2; Wilson 1-0; Mazzoni 2-1; Maples 0-1; Rosario 4-1

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Ian Kennedy	4.0	2	1	1	2	3	0	28-19	3.00
Wily Peralta

Scoring Plays

Top 3 • CHC

1-0

Anthony Rizzo out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jon Jay. Jacob Hannemann scores. Ian Happ to 3rd.

Bot 4 • KC

1-1

Jorge Soler singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Peter Bourjos. Cheslor Cuthbert scores. Lucas Duda to 2nd.

Top 5 • CHC

5-1

Chris Gimenez out on a sacrifice bunt to first baseman Lucas Duda. Kris Bryant scores. Yasiel Balaguert to 2nd.

4-1

Anthony Rizzo singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Jorge Soler. Jacob Hannemann scores. Ian Happ scores. Kris Bryant to 3rd.

2-1

Ryan Court homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.

Bot 5 • KC

5-2

Jon Jay triples (1) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ryan Court. Humberto Arteaga scores.

5-3

Whit Merrifield grounds out, second baseman Mike Freeman to first baseman Yasiel Balaguert. Jon Jay scores.

Top 6 • CHC

6-3

Jacob Hannemann homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.

Bot 6 • KC

6-4

Frank Schwindel homers (1) on a fly ball to center field.

6-5

Humberto Arteaga doubles (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Jacob Hannemann. Alex Gordon scores.

Bot 7 • KC

6-7

Frank Schwindel doubles (1) on a fly ball to right fielder Mark Zagunis. Erick Mejia scores. Ryan Goins scores. Drew Butera to 3rd.

HR:Schwindel (6th off Mazzoni, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Escobar; Schwindel; Cuthbert; Arteaga

3B:Jay

TB:19

RBI:Soler; Merrifield; Schwindel 3; Jay; Arteaga

SB:Mejia; Jr.

Team LOB:9

HBP:Brockmeyer (by Lovelady)

Pitches-strikes:Kennedy 28-19; Peralta 24-12; Lovelady 6-4; Keller 10-6; Lenik 11-3; Staumont 9-5

Groundouts-flyouts:Kennedy 3-5; Peralta 2-0; Lovelady 3-0; Keller 2-0; Lenik 2-1; Staumont 2-0

Bench
Jon JayCF	2	1	1	1	1	0	.333/.385/.500
Whit Merrifield2B	3	0	0	1	0	0	.441/.441/.882
Cheslor Cuthbert3B	3	1	1	0	0	2	.242/.265/.424
Salvador PerezC	3	0	0	0	0	0	.320/.346/.760
Lucas Duda1B	1	0	1	0	1	0	.333/.467/.333
Alex GordonDH	2	1	0	0	1	1	.125/.237/.156
Jorge SolerLF	2	0	1	1	0	0	.200/.317/.571
Tyler CollinsRF	2	0	1	0	0	1	.313/.371/.375
Alcides EscobarSS	2	0	1	0	0	0	.192/.250/.231
Ian KennedyP							.000/.000/.000
Wily PeraltaP							.000/.000/.000
Richard LoveladyP							.000/.000/.000
Brad KellerP							.000/.000/.000
Kevin LenikP							.000/.000/.000
Josh StaumontP							.000/.000/.000

Win Probability

Batting

Chicago Cubs

Kansas City Royals

Pitching

Chicago Cubs

Kansas City Royals

Game Notes