Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
Chi. Cubs 6, Kansas City 2
When: 9:05 PM ET, Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Where: Surprise Stadium, Surprise, Arizona
Temperature: 59°
Umpires: Home - Jose Navas, 1B - Alan Porter, 2B - Nic Lentz, 3B - Brian Walsh
Attendance: 6356
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Chi. Cubs 2100102--680
Kansas City 002000---240
Chi. Cubs
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Nico Hoerner 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .238
Dansby Swanson SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .065
Ian Happ LF 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 .333
     Mike Tauchman LF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .226
Eric Hosmer 1B 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 .242
     Nelson Maldonado 1B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .222
Patrick Wisdom 3B 4 0 2 2 0 1 2 .357
Nelson Velazquez RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .211
Matt Mervis DH 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 .179
Tucker Barnhart C 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .087
Christopher Morel CF 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 .225
Totals 26 6 8 6 7 7 13  
Batting
2B - Nelson Velazquez (1)
HR - Christopher Morel (3)
TB - Nico Hoerner, Ian Happ, Eric Hosmer, Nelson Maldonado, Patrick Wisdom 2, Nelson Velazquez 2, Christopher Morel 4
RBI - Eric Hosmer (5), Nelson Maldonado (2), Patrick Wisdom 2 (5), Matt Mervis (1), Christopher Morel (6)
2-Out RBI - Eric Hosmer (3)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Dansby Swanson (4), Nelson Velazquez 2 (3), Matt Mervis (6)
SF - Matt Mervis (1)
Team LOB - 8
Baserunning
CS - Christopher Morel (1, 2nd by Lyles/Melendez)
SB - Ian Happ (3, 2nd off Chapman/Melendez), Mike Tauchman (4, 2nd off Bubic/Porter)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Jameson Taillon (W 2-0) 5.0 4 2 2 0 9 1 5.40
Mark Leiter Jr. (SV 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1.80
Pitches-Strikes - Jameson Taillon 40-38, Mark Leiter Jr. 9-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jameson Taillon 5-0, Mark Leiter Jr. 0-0
Batters Faced - Jameson Taillon 19, Mark Leiter Jr. 3
Kansas City
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
MJ Melendez C 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 .368
     Logan Porter C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .381
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .333
     Jake Means 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Hunter Dozier 3B 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .250
     Nick Loftin 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160
Michael Massey 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .294
     Morgan McCullough 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
Nicky Lopez SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .125
     Tyler Tolbert SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Tyler Gentry RF 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .192
     Jorge Bonifacio RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
Jackie Bradley Jr. LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .350
     Tucker Bradley LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Kyle Isbel CF 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .471
     John Rave CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176
Jakson Reetz DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222
Totals 22 2 4 2 0 12 5  
Batting
2B - Kyle Isbel 2 (6)
HR - MJ Melendez (2)
TB - MJ Melendez 4, Nicky Lopez, Kyle Isbel 4
RBI - MJ Melendez 2 (8)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - MJ Melendez (1)
Team LOB - 2
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Jordan Lyles (L 1-1) 3.2 3 3 3 4 3 1 3.52
Zach Willeman 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.43
Aroldis Chapman 0.2 2 1 1 1 2 0 4.76
Walter Pennington 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.00
Kris Bubic 1.2 3 2 2 2 2 0 2.70
Pitches-Strikes - Jordan Lyles 38-21, Zach Willeman 1-1, Aroldis Chapman 12-8, Walter Pennington 1-1, Kris Bubic 21-13
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jordan Lyles 3-1, Zach Willeman 0-0, Aroldis Chapman 0-0, Walter Pennington 0-0, Kris Bubic 0-2
Batters Faced - Jordan Lyles 17, Zach Willeman 1, Aroldis Chapman 5, Walter Pennington 1, Kris Bubic 10
Inherited Runners-Scored - Zach Willeman 2-0, Walter Pennington 2-0