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Chicago Cubs @ Cleveland Guardians

2015-06-18 Β· Night game Β· Progressive Field Β· Att: 15891 Β· 75Β°F, overcast Β· Wind 2 mph to CF Β· 3:01

Cleveland Indians defeated Chicago Cubs 4–3. Cleveland Indians opened the scoring in the 1st β€” Michael Brantley hits a ground-rule double (21) on a fly ball down the left-field line. Jason Kipnis scores. Francisco Lindor to 3rd. The game's biggest swing came in the 5th: Kyle Schwarber homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Chris Coghlan scores β€” worth 22% in win probability.

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Line score

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CHN00102000037
CLE2001001048

W: Zach McAllister   L: Travis Wood   SV: Bryan Shaw

Umpires β€” HP: Tony Randazzo Β· 1B: Will Little Β· 2B: Phil Cuzzi Β· 3B: Gerry Davis Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Dexter Fowler502001
Anthony Rizzo400001
Kris Bryant401002
Miguel Montero300011
Starlin Castro301001
Chris Coghlan311001
Chris Denorfia300002
Kyle Schwarber422201
Addison Russell300012
David Ross100001
Mike Baxter100000

Cleveland Guardians β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Jason Kipnis211020
Francisco Lindor411001
Michael Brantley402100
Carlos Santana400003
David Murphy411002
Brandon Moss300012
Yan Gomes211101
Michael Bourn301001
Gio Urshela301100
Roberto Perez100001

Chicago Cubs β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Jason Hammel4.0326
Travis Wood2.1302
Justin Grimm0.1100
James Russell0.1100
Pedro Strop1.0013

Cleveland Guardians β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Danny Salazar4.2614
Cody Allen1.1103
Zach McAllister1.1014
Marc Rzepczynski0.1001
Bryan Shaw1.1001

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Dexter Fowler: 7/F78M
  • Anthony Rizzo: 6/F8RS
  • Kris Bryant: 43/G4M

Bot 1

  • Jason Kipnis: W
  • Francisco Lindor: S7/G5.1-3
  • Michael Brantley: DGR/F7LD.3-H;1-3
  • Carlos Santana: PB.3-H(UR)(NR);2-3
  • Carlos Santana: K
  • David Murphy: K
  • Brandon Moss: K

Top 2

  • Miguel Montero: K
  • Starlin Castro: K
  • Chris Coghlan: 143/G13

Bot 2

  • Yan Gomes: K
  • Michael Bourn: K
  • Gio Urshela: 9/F9D

Top 3

  • Chris Denorfia: K
  • Kyle Schwarber: S9/G34
  • Addison Russell: 4/F4
  • Dexter Fowler: S9/G34.1-H(UR)(NR);B-2(E6)
  • Anthony Rizzo: 7/F7S

Bot 3

  • Jason Kipnis: W
  • Francisco Lindor: K
  • Michael Brantley: 7/F7S
  • Carlos Santana: 63/G6S-

Top 4

  • Kris Bryant: K
  • Miguel Montero: 7/L7S
  • Starlin Castro: 53/G56S-

Bot 4

  • David Murphy: D9/F89XD+
  • Brandon Moss: WP.2-3
  • Brandon Moss: 3/G3S
  • Yan Gomes: 7/SF/L7M+.3-H
  • Michael Bourn: 8/F8LD

Top 5

  • Chris Coghlan: S9/G4
  • Chris Denorfia: 6/F56D-
  • Kyle Schwarber: HR/F7D+.1-H
  • Addison Russell: W
  • Dexter Fowler: S8/L8RS.1-2
  • Anthony Rizzo: 9/F9S
  • Kris Bryant: S3/G4S-.2-3;1-2
  • Miguel Montero: 7/F78D

Bot 5

  • Gio Urshela: 9/F89S
  • Jason Kipnis: S8/L4MD+
  • Francisco Lindor: 6(1)3/GDP/G6S

Top 6

  • Starlin Castro: S9/G34
  • Chris Coghlan: K
  • Chris Denorfia: K
  • Kyle Schwarber: K

Bot 6

  • Michael Brantley: 8/F8RXD+
  • Carlos Santana: K
  • David Murphy: 43/G34

Top 7

  • Addison Russell: K
  • Dexter Fowler: K
  • Anthony Rizzo: K

Bot 7

  • Brandon Moss: K
  • Yan Gomes: S7/L7S
  • Michael Bourn: S8/G4M+.1-2
  • Gio Urshela: S7/L78S.2-H;1-2
  • Jason Kipnis: 36(1)/FO/G34.2-3
  • Francisco Lindor: 53/G5-

Top 8

  • Kris Bryant: K
  • Miguel Montero: W
  • Starlin Castro: HP.1-2
  • David Ross: K
  • Mike Baxter: 46(1)/FO/G4S-

Bot 8

  • Michael Brantley: S5/BG25
  • Carlos Santana: K
  • David Murphy: K+SB2
  • Brandon Moss: IW
  • Roberto Perez: K

Top 9

  • Kyle Schwarber: 63/G4
  • Addison Russell: K
  • Dexter Fowler: 8/F8RD

Notes & reviews

  • Indians catcher Yan Gomes left the game due to an injured neck