Chicago Cubs vs. Houston Astros

May 17, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
CHC	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	13	1	14
HOU	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	7	13	0	8

loss:

B. Hugheswin: Houston Astros logo

B. Abreu

Game Recap

HOUSTON -- If Astros manager Dusty Baker were to hand out a game ball Wednesday night at Minute Maid Park, he would have needed to bring a case of them. There was the two-run home run in the ninth inning by Jake Meyers that gave the Astros some life, the...

Scoring Summary

CHCHOU

1
Dansby Swanson triples (1) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jake Meyers. Christopher Morel scores. [1 run]
10
1
Ian Happ out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Chas McCormick. Dansby Swanson scores. [1 run] [1 out]
20
1
Seiya Suzuki homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
30
1
Alex Bregman homers (6) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
31
3
Seiya Suzuki homers (5) on a fly ball to left field. Ian Happ scores. [2 runs]
51
4
Christopher Morel homers (5) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
61
8
Alex Bregman doubles (5) on a fly ball to left fielder Ian Happ. Jeremy Pena scores. [1 run]
62
8
Jose Abreu singles on a ground ball to left fielder Ian Happ. Alex Bregman scores. [1 run]
63
9
Jake Meyers homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Yainer Diaz scores. [2 runs]
65
9
Cubs challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Kyle Tucker singles on a line drive to center fielder Christopher Morel. Jeremy Pena scores. Alex Bregman scores. Yordan Alvarez to 2nd. [2 runs]
67

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Christopher MorelCF	3	5	2	1	1	1	1	3	.371
2Dansby SwansonSS	1	6	1	1	1	0	0	4	.269
3Ian HappLF	2	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	.303
4Seiya SuzukiRF	3	3	2	3	0	2	2	0	.286
5Patrick Wisdom3B	1	5	0	0	3	0	0	4	.238
6Matt Mervis1B	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	4	.220
7Trey ManciniDH	2	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	.262
8Yan GomesC	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	2	.282
9Miles Mastrobuoni2B	1	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	.214

TOTAL	13	39	6	6	9	7	3	17	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Drew SmylyLHP	6.0	4	1	1	8	0	1	84	2.50
Adbert AlzolayRHP	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	18	1.99
Mark Leiter Jr.RHP	1.0	3	2	2	3	0	0	22	2.00
Keegan ThompsonRHP	0.0	2	3	3	0	1	1	9	4.22
Brandon HughesLHP	0.1	2	1	1	0	1	0	8	4.70

TOTAL	8.1	13	7	7	12	2	2	141	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jeremy PenaSS	2	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	.259
2Alex Bregman3B	3	4	3	2	1	1	1	0	.224
3Yordan AlvarezLF	0	5	0	0	3	0	0	5	.287
4Kyle TuckerDH	3	5	0	2	1	0	0	1	.275
5Jose Abreu1B	1	4	0	1	2	0	0	1	.220
6Chas McCormickRF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.250
7Yainer DiazC	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.240
8Jake MeyersCF	2	4	1	2	1	0	1	0	.245
9David Hensley2B	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	3	.130
Mauricio DubonPH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.309
TOTAL	13	38	7	7	12	2	2	11	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
J.P. FranceRHP	3.2	9	6	6	2	2	3	72	4.11
Seth MartinezRHP	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	19	4.08
Ryne StanekRHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	24	4.40
Rafael MonteroRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	20	6.11
Hector NerisRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	17	1.40
Bryan AbreuRHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	22	1.27
TOTAL	9.0	13	6	6	9	7	3	174	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningCHCHOU

TOP 1
WALK — Christopher Morel walks.
00
TRIPLE — Dansby Swanson triples (1) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jake Meyers. Christopher Morel scores. [1 run]
10
SAC FLY — Ian Happ out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Chas McCormick. Dansby Swanson scores. [1 run] [1 out]
20
HOME RUN — Seiya Suzuki homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
30
STRIKEOUT — Patrick Wisdom called out on strikes. [2 outs]
30
GROUNDOUT — Matt Mervis grounds out, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Jose Abreu. [3 outs]
30
BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Jeremy Pena grounds out, third baseman Patrick Wisdom to first baseman Matt Mervis. [1 out]
30
HOME RUN — Alex Bregman homers (6) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
31
STRIKEOUT — Yordan Alvarez strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
31
SINGLE — Kyle Tucker singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki.
31
STRIKEOUT — Jose Abreu called out on strikes. [3 outs]
31

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Team Stats

CHC

HOU

6Runs7

13Hits13

1Errors0

.333Batting Avg.342

39At Bats38

8Extra-base Hits6

3Home Runs2

6Runs-Batted-In7

7Walks2

1Stolen Bases0

9Strikeouts12

14Left on Base8

28Total Bases24

Game Details

Wednesday, May 17, 2023 · 8:10 PM

Minute Maid Park · Houston, TX

attendance: 35,749 (86.8%)

weather: 73 degrees, roof closed