Chicago Cubs vs. Houston Astros

May 16, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

J. Steele(6-1)win: Houston Astros logo

C. Javier(4-1)

Game Recap

Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros game highlights

HOUSTON -- It takes a lot to get stoic Astros starting pitcher Cristian Javier to crack a smile. A leaping catch at the wall by center fielder Chas McCormick? Yep, that’ll do the trick. Javier -- and the rest of the Astros -- were all smiles on Tuesday night, thanks...

Scoring Summary

CHCHOU

1Wild pitch by pitcher Justin Steele. Mauricio Dubon scores. [1 run] 01
2Matt Mervis homers (1) on a line drive to right field. [1 run] 11
4Yordan Alvarez doubles (9) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Christopher Morel. Alex Bregman scores. [1 run] 12
4Kyle Tucker doubles (7) on a fly ball to left fielder Ian Happ. Yordan Alvarez scores. [1 run] 13
4Corey Julks doubles (5) on a line drive to center fielder Christopher Morel. Kyle Tucker scores. [1 run] 14
4Chas McCormick doubles (5) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Corey Julks scores. [1 run] 15
7Alex Bregman out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Ian Happ. Martin Maldonado scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 16
7Yordan Alvarez singles on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Mauricio Dubon scores. [1 run] 17
9Seiya Suzuki homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Christopher Morel scores. [2 runs] 37

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Nick Madrigal3B	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.241
2Dansby SwansonSS	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.273
3Christopher MorelCF	1	4	1	0	3	0	0	1	.333
4Ian HappLF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.295
5Seiya SuzukiRF	2	4	1	2	1	0	1	0	.266
6Matt Mervis1B	2	4	1	1	1	0	1	1	.250
7Miles Mastrobuoni2B	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.192
Patrick WisdomPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.240
8Eric HosmerDH	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.234
Trey ManciniPH-DH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256
9Tucker BarnhartC	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	.208
TOTAL	6	32	3	3	10	2	2	10	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Justin SteeleLHP	6.0	5	5	5	8	1	82	2.44
Nick BurdiRHP	1.0	2	2	2	1	1	21	18.00
Julian MerryweatherRHP	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	15	5.74
TOTAL	8.0	9	7	7	10	2	118	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Mauricio Dubon2B	2	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	.309
2Alex Bregman3B	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	.210
3Yordan AlvarezDH	2	4	1	2	2	0	0	1	.298
4Kyle TuckerRF	1	4	1	1	1	0	0	2	.264
5Jose Abreu1B	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	1	.219
David HensleyPH-1B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.135
6Jeremy PenaSS	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.255
7Corey JulksLF	1	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.262
8Chas McCormickCF	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.268
9Martin MaldonadoC	0	3	1	0	2	1	0	3	.177

TOTAL	9	32	7	6	10	2	0	10	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Cristian JavierRHP	6.0	2	1	1	5	2	1	88	3.25
Phil MatonRHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	18	0.86
Matt GageLHP	2.0	3	2	2	3	0	1	39	4.50
TOTAL	9.0	6	3	3	10	2	2	145	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningCHCHOU

TOP 1
POP OUT — Nick Madrigal pops out to third baseman Alex Bregman in foul territory. [1 out]
00
POP OUT — Dansby Swanson pops out to shortstop Jeremy Pena. [2 outs]
00
STRIKEOUT — Christopher Morel strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
DOUBLE — Mauricio Dubon hits a ground-rule double (9) on a line drive down the right-field line.
00
FLYOUT — Alex Bregman flies out to left fielder Ian Happ. Mauricio Dubon to 3rd. [1 out]
00
WILD PITCH — Wild pitch by pitcher Justin Steele. Mauricio Dubon scores. [1 run]
01
STRIKEOUT — Yordan Alvarez strikes out swinging, catcher Tucker Barnhart to first baseman Matt Mervis. [2 outs]
01
FLYOUT — Kyle Tucker flies out to center fielder Christopher Morel. [3 outs]
01

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Team Stats

CHC

HOU

3Runs7

6Hits9

0Errors0

.188Batting Avg.281

32At Bats32

3Extra-base Hits6

2Home Runs0

3Runs-Batted-In6

2Walks2

0Stolen Bases0

10Strikeouts10

4Left on Base5

13Total Bases15

Game Details

Tuesday, May 16, 2023 · 8:10 PM

Minute Maid Park · Houston, TX

attendance: 34,280 (83.3%)

weather: 73 degrees, roof closed

tv: TBS/HBO MAX