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Kansas City Royals @ Chicago Cubs

2015-05-31 · Day game · Wrigley Field · 11 innings · Att: 37766 · 47°F · Wind 21 mph from LF · 3:39

Chicago Cubs defeated Kansas City Royals 2–1. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 6th — Alex Gordon singles on a line drive to left fielder Chris Coghlan. Lorenzo Cain scores. Kendrys Morales to 2nd. Chicago Cubs took the lead in the 11th — David Ross singles on a pop up to shortstop Alcides Escobar. Kris Bryant scores. Anthony Rizzo to 3rd. Starlin Castro to 2nd. The game's biggest swing came in the 9th: Anthony Rizzo triples (2) on a line drive to right fielder Alex Rios — worth 25% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
KCA	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
CHN	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	7

W: Zac Rosscup L: Ryan Madson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bruce Dreckman · 1B: Alfonso Marquez · 2B: Dan Bellino · 3B: Tom Hallion · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Alcides Escobar	5	0	0	0	0	1
Omar Infante	5	0	0	0	0	1
Lorenzo Cain	4	1	0	0	1	2
Kendrys Morales	3	0	0	0	2	2
Alex Gordon	4	0	3	1	1	0
Salvador Perez	5	0	0	0	0	2
Alex Rios	4	0	0	0	0	0
Christian Colon	3	0	1	0	0	1
Yordano Ventura	3	0	0	0	0	2
Mike Moustakas	1	0	0	0	0	0
Eric Hosmer	0	0	0	0	1	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dexter Fowler	4	0	0	0	1	3
Kris Bryant	4	1	1	0	1	2
Anthony Rizzo	5	0	2	0	0	0
Starlin Castro	3	0	0	0	2	0
Miguel Montero	2	0	0	0	1	1
Jorge Soler	4	0	0	0	0	3
Chris Coghlan	4	0	3	1	0	0
Tsuyoshi Wada	2	0	0	0	0	0
Addison Russell	4	0	0	0	0	1
Junior Lake	1	0	0	0	0	0
David Ross	2	0	1	1	0	0
Mike Baxter	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Yordano Ventura	7.0	4	1	6
Kelvin Herrera	1.0	0	0	1
Wade Davis	1.0	1	1	2
Ryan Madson	1.0	0	2	1
Jason Frasor	0.1	2	1	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tsuyoshi Wada	5.2	2	2	4
Travis Wood	0.0	1	1	0
Justin Grimm	1.1	0	0	3
Pedro Strop	1.0	0	0	2
Hector Rondon	1.1	0	0	1
James Russell	0.1	0	1	0
Jason Motte	1.0	0	1	0
Zac Rosscup	0.1	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Alcides Escobar: 9/L89M
Omar Infante: 6/F6-
Lorenzo Cain: K

Bot 1

Dexter Fowler: K
Kris Bryant: S7/L7S
Anthony Rizzo: 36(1)/FO/G3S
Starlin Castro: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 2

Kendrys Morales: 63/G6
Alex Gordon: D6/F5D-
Salvador Perez: 31/G34S-.2-3
Alex Rios: 7/L78M

Bot 2

Miguel Montero: 31/G34
Jorge Soler: 8/F8RXD+
Chris Coghlan: D8/F8LD
Tsuyoshi Wada: 9/F9S

Top 3

Christian Colon: S7/L56+
Yordano Ventura: K
Alcides Escobar: K
Omar Infante: 53/G56S

Bot 3

Addison Russell: 63/G6
Dexter Fowler: 9/F89D
Kris Bryant: K

Top 4

Lorenzo Cain: 43/G4
Kendrys Morales: K
Alex Gordon: W
Salvador Perez: 8/F8RD

Bot 4

Anthony Rizzo: 43/G4
Starlin Castro: 63/G6
Miguel Montero: K

Top 5

Alex Rios: 43/G4
Christian Colon: 6/F5-
Yordano Ventura: 4/L4-

Bot 5

Jorge Soler: K
Chris Coghlan: S9/L9S+
Tsuyoshi Wada: 5/L15-
Addison Russell: 43/G4

Top 6

Alcides Escobar: 8/F8RXD+
Omar Infante: 53/G56
Lorenzo Cain: W
Kendrys Morales: W.1-2
Alex Gordon: S7/L78S+.2-H;1-2
Salvador Perez: K

Bot 6

Dexter Fowler: K
Kris Bryant: 4/F4-
Anthony Rizzo: 43/G4-

Top 7

Alex Rios: 9/F89M
Christian Colon: K
Yordano Ventura: K

Bot 7

Starlin Castro: 7/F8LD
Miguel Montero: W
Jorge Soler: WP.1-2
Jorge Soler: K
Chris Coghlan: S8/L8RD+.2-H;BX2(86)

Top 8

Alcides Escobar: 8/F8RXD+
Omar Infante: K
Lorenzo Cain: K

Bot 8

Junior Lake: 53/G5S-
Addison Russell: 53/G6S-
Dexter Fowler: K

Top 9

Kendrys Morales: K
Alex Gordon: 5/L56
Salvador Perez: 43/G6M

Bot 9

Kris Bryant: K
Anthony Rizzo: T9/L9LS
Starlin Castro: IW
David Ross: 13/MREV.1-2
Jorge Soler: K

Top 10

Alex Rios: 63/G6
Mike Moustakas: 63/G6
Eric Hosmer: W
Alcides Escobar: 9/F3DF-

Bot 10

Chris Coghlan: 7/L7M
Mike Baxter: 7/F78D+
Addison Russell: K

Top 11

Omar Infante: 43/G4
Lorenzo Cain: 63/G6
Kendrys Morales: W
Alex Gordon: S9/L8RM.1-3
Salvador Perez: K

Bot 11

Dexter Fowler: W
Kris Bryant: W.1-2
Anthony Rizzo: S7/UREV/L7S.2XH(72);1-3;B-2
Starlin Castro: IW
David Ross: S6/F6D-.3-H;2-3;1-2

Notes & reviews

replay,9,rossd001,CHN,hallt901,CHI11,,N,M,CHN,C $when David Ross was called out at 1B, Cubs manager Joe Maddon challenged the ruling; the call was upheld by replay
replay,11,rizza001,CHN,hallt901,CHI11,,N,U,,A $when Dexter Fowler was called out at HP, crew chief Tom Hallion requested a review; the call was upheld by replay

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