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Chicago Cubs @ Oakland Athletics

2016-08-06 · Day game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 32358 · 63°F · Wind 6 mph to RF · 2:56

Chicago Cubs defeated Oakland Athletics 4–0. Chicago Cubs opened the scoring in the 3rd — Ben Zobrist singles on a line drive to center fielder Jake Smolinski. Willson Contreras scores. Dexter Fowler scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 3rd: Ben Zobrist singles on a line drive to center fielder Jake Smolinski. Willson Contreras scores. Dexter Fowler scores — worth 18% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	8
OAK	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4

W: Jake Arrieta L: Sonny Gray SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Dana DeMuth · 1B: Ramon De Jesus · 2B: Paul Emmel · 3B: Mike Estabrook · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dexter Fowler	5	1	1	0	0	1
Kris Bryant	3	0	0	0	1	1
Anthony Rizzo	4	1	1	0	1	0
Ben Zobrist	5	0	2	2	0	0
Addison Russell	4	1	2	1	0	1
Jason Heyward	3	0	0	0	1	0
Jorge Soler	4	0	1	1	0	1
Miguel Montero	4	0	0	0	0	1
Willson Contreras	4	1	1	0	0	1

Oakland Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Coco Crisp	4	0	0	1
Max Muncy	3	0	0	1
Stephen Vogt	3	0	1	0
Khris Davis	4	1	0	1
Danny Valencia	4	0	0	0
Yonder Alonso	3	1	0	0
Marcus Semien	3	1	0	0
Jake Smolinski	2	0	0	1
Ryon Healy	3	1	0	0
Brett Eibner	1	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jake Arrieta	8.0	3	1	4
Travis Wood	1.0	1	0	1

Oakland Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sonny Gray	5.0	5	0	2
Liam Hendriks	1.0	3	0	1
Patrick Schuster	2.0	0	3	2
John Axford	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dexter Fowler: 43/G4-
Kris Bryant: 7/F7D+
Anthony Rizzo: 7/F78XD+

Bot 1

Coco Crisp: K
Max Muncy: 5/F5F-
Stephen Vogt: 7/F7D+

Top 2

Ben Zobrist: S9/L89M
Addison Russell: S8/L8LS-.1-2
Jason Heyward: 4!3/G34.2-3;1-2
Jorge Soler: FC5/G56S.3XH(52)
Miguel Montero: 7/F7LM

Bot 2

Khris Davis: K
Danny Valencia: 63/G6
Yonder Alonso: D8/F8RXD+
Marcus Semien: 43/G4-

Top 3

Willson Contreras: S9/L9LS
Dexter Fowler: S7/F7S-.1-2
Kris Bryant: K
Anthony Rizzo: 3/G3-.2-3;1-2
Ben Zobrist: S8/L6MD-.3-H;2-H
Addison Russell: 3/F34-

Bot 3

Jake Smolinski: HP
Ryon Healy: 64(1)/FO/G6+
Coco Crisp: 16(1)3/GDP/G13-

Top 4

Jason Heyward: 3/G3
Jorge Soler: 13/G13
Miguel Montero: 43/G4

Bot 4

Max Muncy: K
Stephen Vogt: W
Khris Davis: 9/F9LM
Danny Valencia: 8/F8LS

Top 5

Willson Contreras: 13/G13+
Dexter Fowler: K
Kris Bryant: 3/F3S-

Bot 5

Yonder Alonso: 31/G34
Marcus Semien: S7
Jake Smolinski: 53/G56+.1-2
Ryon Healy: 9/F9S

Top 6

Anthony Rizzo: D9/F89XD+
Ben Zobrist: 43/G4-.2-3
Addison Russell: S5/G5S-.3-H
Jason Heyward: SB2
Jason Heyward: 8/F8LD
Jorge Soler: D5/G5+.2-H
Miguel Montero: K

Bot 6

Coco Crisp: 9/F9LM
Max Muncy: 43/G34+
Stephen Vogt: 6/F6D-

Top 7

Willson Contreras: 8/F8RXD+
Dexter Fowler: 53/G56+
Kris Bryant: W
Anthony Rizzo: W.1-2
Ben Zobrist: 64(1)/FO/G6+

Bot 7

Khris Davis: 9/F9LMF
Danny Valencia: 53/MREV/G5S-
Yonder Alonso: 63/G6+

Top 8

Addison Russell: K
Jason Heyward: W
Jorge Soler: K
Miguel Montero: 8/F8LXD+

Bot 8

Marcus Semien: 8/F8RXD+
Jake Smolinski: K
Ryon Healy: S8/L6MD-
Coco Crisp: 7/F78D

Top 9

Willson Contreras: K
Dexter Fowler: E7/F78D.B-2
Kris Bryant: HP
Anthony Rizzo: 8/F8RXD+.2-3
Ben Zobrist: 23/G23-

Bot 9

Brett Eibner: K
Stephen Vogt: 5/F56-
Khris Davis: S7/L78M
Danny Valencia: 64(1)/FO/G6

Notes & reviews

replay,7,valed001,OAK,demud901,OAK01,,Y,M,CHN,C $when Danny Valencia was called safe at 1B, Cubs manager Joe Maddon challenged the ruling; the call was overturned by replay

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