CHC 3, TEX 4 | Mar 28, 2024 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, March 28, 2024•Globe Life Field•74°F, Roof Closed

CHC

Cubs

TEX

Rangers

Final

WIN

David Robertson

LOSS

Drew Smyly

The Rangers edged the Cubs 4-3 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

Key Moment

Bot 9: Travis Jankowski homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.

Weather: 74°F, Roof ClosedWind: 0 mph, NoneFirst pitch: 11:35 PM UTCT: 3:15Att: 42,130Venue: Globe Life Field

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94.8%B

9 missed calls

+7.8% CHC

No run favor

Win Probability

TEX WinCHC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
CHC	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	6	1
TEX	0	0	0	1	0

Game 745039 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago Cubs

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Ian HappLF	4	0	0	0	1	1	.000/.200/.000	106.8	.075	.085
Seiya SuzukiRF	5	1	1	0	0	0	.200/.200/.400	103	.199	.188
Cody BellingerCF	4	0	1	1	1	1	.250/.400/.500	102.4	.436	.503
Christopher MorelDH	5	1	2	0	0	1	.400/.400/.800	101.6	.382	.484
Dansby SwansonSS	3	0	0	1	0	1	.000/.000/.000	100.3	.482	.630
Michael Busch1B	2	1	1	0	2	1	.500/.750/.500	102.2	.903	.875
Nico Hoerner2B	2	0	0	0	1	1	.000/.500/.000	100.5	.250	.233
Miles Mastrobuoni3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	94.3	.397	.442
Miguel AmayaC	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Bench
Nick Madrigal3B	3	0	1	0	0	0	.333/.333/.667	99.8	.208	.217
Yan GomesC	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000
Totals	33	3	6	2	5	8	-	-	-	-

2B:Madrigal; Suzuki; Bellinger

3B:Morel

TB:11

RBI:Bellinger; Swanson

SF:Swanson

GIDP:Madrigal; Hoerner

Team LOB:8

Texas Rangers

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Marcus Semien2B	4	0	0	0	1	2	.000/.200/.000	89.9	.647

Pitching

Chicago Cubs

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Justin Steele	4.2	3	1	1	1	6	0	67-48	89.2	1.93
Julian Merryweather	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	9-4	90.3	0.00
Yency AlmonteBS	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	1	12-9	87	27.00
Mark Leiter Jr.	1.2	0	0	0	0	3	0	19-14	85.8	0.00
Héctor Neris	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	14-8	87.8	0.00
Adbert AlzolayBS	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	1	20-11	89.4	9.00
Drew SmylyL	0.2	1	1	0	2	0	0	20-11	86	0.00
Totals	9.2	8	4	3	6	10	2	161-105	-	-

IBB:Neris

Inherited runners-scored:Merryweather 1-0; Jr. 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Steele 67-48; Merryweather 9-4; Almonte 12-9; Jr. 19-14; Neris 14-8; Alzolay 20-11; Smyly 20-11

Groundouts-flyouts:Steele 4-4; Merryweather 1-0; Almonte 0-1; Jr. 0-2; Neris 2-0; Alzolay 0-2; Smyly 2-0

Texas Rangers

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Nathan Eovaldi	6.0	4	2	2	1	3	0	88-55	90.9	3.00

Top 2 • CHC

1-0

Dansby Swanson out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Leody Taveras. Christopher Morel scores.

EV: 100.3 mph371 ftLA: 28°

Bot 4 • TEX

1-1

Wyatt Langford out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Cody Bellinger. Josh Jung scores.

EV: 94.3 mph340 ftLA: 34°

Top 6 • CHC

2-1

Cody Bellinger doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder Adolis García. Seiya Suzuki scores.

EV: 97.6 mph163 ftLA: 10°

Bot 6 • TEX

2-2

Adolis García homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 104.5 mph💣 407 ftLA: 31°

Top 9 • CHC

3-2

Miles Mastrobuoni lines out to center fielder Leody Taveras.

EV: 94.3 mph297 ftLA: 19°

Bot 9 • TEX

3-3

Travis Jankowski homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 99.0 mph💣 396 ftLA: 26°

Bot 10 • TEX

3-4

Jonah Heim singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Cody Bellinger. Josh Jung scores. Adolis García to 3rd. Wyatt Langford to 2nd.

EV: 103.6 mph324 ftLA: 16°

WP:Leclerc

HBP:Hoerner (by Eovaldi)

IBB:Robertson

Pitches-strikes:Eovaldi 88-55; Sborz 16-11; Yates 22-14; Leclerc 25-12; Robertson 18-10

Groundouts-flyouts:Eovaldi 7-6; Sborz 1-0; Yates 1-1; Leclerc 1-1; Robertson 1-1

Bench
Ezequiel Duran1B	3	0	1	0	0	2	.333/.333/.667	100.8	.398	.634
Leody TaverasCF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000	88.8	.049	.065
Nathan EovaldiP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Josh SborzP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Kirby YatesP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
José LeclercP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
David RobertsonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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Batting

Chicago Cubs

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Pitching

Chicago Cubs

Texas Rangers

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