Chicago Cubs vs. Toronto Blue Jays

Aug 12, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

J. Hickswin: Chicago Cubs logo

J. Merryweathersave: Chicago Cubs logo

A. Alzolay

Game Recap

TORONTO -- Throughout the month of July, the Cubs were playing under the pressure of the looming Trade Deadline. Each win the players produced put the front office one step closer to having faith in what was on the field rather than hitting the reset button with the future in...

Scoring Summary

CHCTOR

3
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singles on a line drive to center fielder Mike Tauchman. Daulton Varsho scores. [1 run]
01
4
Cody Bellinger singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Cavan Biggio. Nico Hoerner scores. Ian Happ to 3rd. [1 run]
11
4
Dansby Swanson homers (18) on a fly ball to left center field. Ian Happ scores. Cody Bellinger scores. [3 runs]
41
5
Whit Merrifield homers (11) on a fly ball to center field. Santiago Espinal scores. [2 runs]
43
6
Santiago Espinal hits a ground-rule double (8) on a fly ball to center field. Davis Schneider scores. Cavan Biggio to 3rd. [1 run]
44
9
Christopher Morel doubles (13) on a line drive to left fielder Whit Merrifield. Cody Bellinger scores. [1 run]
54

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Mike TauchmanCF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.278
2Nico Hoerner2B	2	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.278
3Ian HappLF	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	.242
4Cody Bellinger1B	2	4	2	1	0	0	0	1	.331
5Dansby SwansonSS	1	4	1	3	1	0	1	1	.254
6Christopher MorelDH	1	4	0	1	2	0	0	0	.264
7Jeimer Candelario3B	0	3	0	0	2	1	0	1	.275
8Seiya SuzukiRF	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.255
9Yan GomesC	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	2	.270

TOTAL	7	32	5	5	9	3	1	8	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Justin SteeleLHP	5.0	6	3	3	7	0	1	84	2.79
Michael FulmerRHP	0.2	1	1	1	1	0	0	15	4.13
Mark Leiter Jr.RHP	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	15	2.86
Jose CuasRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	13	3.99
Julian MerryweatherRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	19	3.44
Adbert AlzolayRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	2.39
TOTAL	9.0	8	4	4	11	3	1	161	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Whit MerrifieldLF	1	5	1	2	1	0	1	1	.297
2George SpringerDH	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.259
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B	1	4	0	1	2	0	0	2	.265
4Matt Chapman3B	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.255
5Davis Schneider2B	1	3	1	0	2	1	0	0	.400
6Alejandro KirkC	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.253
7Cavan BiggioRF	1	3	0	0	2	1	0	1	.216
8Santiago EspinalSS	2	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	.230
Brandon BeltPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.253
9Daulton VarshoCF	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	3	.214
TOTAL	8	34	4	4	11	3	1	13	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Chris BassittRHP	6.0	4	4	4	6	2	1	99	3.95
Yimi GarciaRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	22	4.20
Erik SwansonRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	10	3.38
Jordan HicksRHP	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	18	3.80


TOTAL	9.0	7	5	5	9	3	1	149	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningCHCTOR

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Mike Tauchman strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
SINGLE — Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to left fielder Whit Merrifield.
00
FLYOUT — Ian Happ flies out to center fielder Daulton Varsho. [2 outs]
00
FLYOUT — Cody Bellinger flies out to left fielder Whit Merrifield in foul territory. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — Whit Merrifield strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
SINGLE — George Springer singles on a fly ball to right fielder Seiya Suzuki.
00
STRIKEOUT — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
00
FLYOUT — Matt Chapman flies out sharply to center fielder Mike Tauchman. [3 outs]
00

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Team Stats

CHC

TOR

5Runs4

7Hits8

0Errors0

.219Batting Avg.235

32At Bats34

4Extra-base Hits4

1Home Runs1

5Runs-Batted-In4

3Walks3

0Stolen Bases0

9Strikeouts11

3Left on Base6

13Total Bases14

Game Details

Saturday, August 12, 2023 · 3:07 PM

Rogers Centre · Toronto, ON

attendance: 42,585 (86.4%)

weather: 77 degrees, partly cloudy