CHC 5, TOR 4 | Aug 12, 2023 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, August 12, 2023•Rogers Centre•77°F, Partly Cloudy

CHC

Cubs

TOR

Blue Jays

Final

WIN

Julian Merryweather

LOSS

Jordan Hicks

SAVE

Adbert Alzolay

The Cubs edged the Blue Jays 5-4 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Dansby Swanson3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: Christopher Morel doubles (13) on a line drive to left fielder Whit Merrifield. Cody Bellinger scores.

Weather: 77°F, Partly CloudyWind: 15 mph, Out To CFFirst pitch: 7:07 PM UTCT: 2:46Att: 42,585Venue: Rogers Centre

Ump Audit

Nestor Ceja

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94.0%B

10 missed calls

+9.9% CHC

+0.24 runs TOR

Win Probability

TOR WinCHC Win

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

Game 717026 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago Cubs

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Mike TauchmanCF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.278/.374/.430	91	.168	.152
Nico Hoerner2B	4	1	2	0	0	1	.278/.335/.403	100.3	.467	.514
Ian HappLF	3	1	0	0	1	0	.242/.367/.403	100	.212	.330
Cody Bellinger1B	4	2	2	1	0	0	.331/.380/.561	104.9	.391	.544
Dansby SwansonSS	4	1	1	3	0	1	.254/.335/.445	104.4	.412	.702
Christopher MorelDH	4	0	1	1	0	2	.264/.333/.520	104.8	.504	.606
Jeimer Candelario3B	3	0	0	0	1	2	.275/.356/.495	91.9	.163	.203
Seiya SuzukiRF	4	0	1	0	0	0	.255/.332/.407	103.8	.274	.301
Yan GomesC	2	0	0	0	1	1	.270/.309/.434	99.3	.513	.481
Bench
Justin SteeleP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Michael FulmerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	32	5	7	5	3	9	-	-	-	-

HR:Swanson (4th off Bassitt, 2 on, 0 out)

2B:Morel; Bellinger; Hoerner

TB:13

RBI:Morel; Bellinger; Swanson 3

GIDP:Tauchman; Gomes

Team LOB:3

Toronto Blue Jays

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit MerrifieldLF	5	1	1	2	0	1	.297/.343/.426	100.1	.219

Pitching

Chicago Cubs

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Justin Steele	5.0	6	3	3	0	7	1	84-54	90.1	2.79
Michael FulmerH	0.2	1	1	1	0	1	0	15-9	89.2	4.13
Mark Leiter Jr.BS	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	15-8	88.1	2.86
Jose Cuas	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13-6	88.9	3.99
Julian MerryweatherW	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	19-11	92.7	3.44
Adbert AlzolayS	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	15-9	91.1	2.39
Totals	9.0	8	4	4	3	11	1	161-97	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Jr. 1-1

Pitches-strikes:Steele 84-54; Fulmer 15-9; Jr. 15-8; Cuas 13-6; Merryweather 19-11; Alzolay 15-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Steele 3-5; Fulmer 0-1; Jr. 0-1; Cuas 1-1; Merryweather 0-1; Alzolay 1-1

Toronto Blue Jays

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Chris Bassitt	6.0	4	4	4	2	6	1	99-70	86.2	3.95

Game Notes

📺

B7Replay review: Blue Jays challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Yan Gomes to second baseman Nico Hoerner.

👋

T9Cody Bellinger hits a ground-rule double (19) on a line drive down the right-field line, on fan interference.

Bot 3 • TOR

0-1

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singles on a line drive to center fielder Mike Tauchman. Daulton Varsho scores.

EV: 91.7 mph213 ftLA: 9°

Top 4 • CHC

4-1

Dansby Swanson homers (18) on a fly ball to left center field. Ian Happ scores. Cody Bellinger scores.

EV: 104.4 mph💣 429 ftLA: 29°

1-1

Cody Bellinger singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Cavan Biggio. Nico Hoerner scores. Ian Happ to 3rd.

EV: 104.9 mph361 ftLA: 21°

Bot 5 • TOR

4-3

Whit Merrifield homers (11) on a fly ball to center field. Santiago Espinal scores.

EV: 100.1 mph💣 407 ftLA: 25°

Bot 6 • TOR

4-4

Santiago Espinal hits a ground-rule double (8) on a fly ball to center field. Davis Schneider scores. Cavan Biggio to 3rd.

EV: 97.3 mph385 ftLA: 25°

Top 9 • CHC

5-4

Christopher Morel doubles (13) on a line drive to left fielder Whit Merrifield. Cody Bellinger scores.

EV: 104.8 mph298 ftLA: 17°

Bench
Santiago EspinalSS	3	1	2	1	0	0	.230/.307/.317	97.3	.419	.456
Chris BassittP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Yimi GarcíaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Erik SwansonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jordan HicksP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-