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San Francisco Giants @ Chicago Cubs

2017-05-25 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 37513 · 63°F · Wind 16 mph from LF · 2:33

Chicago Cubs defeated San Francisco Giants 5–1. San Francisco Giants opened the scoring in the 1st — Brandon Belt doubles (9) on a line drive to center fielder Ian Happ. Denard Span scores. Chicago Cubs took the lead in the 5th — Jason Heyward homers (5) on a line drive to right center field. The game's biggest swing came in the 5th: Jason Heyward homers (5) on a line drive to right center field — worth 14% in win probability.

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Line score

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

W: Eddie Butler L: Jeff Samardzija SV: Mike Montgomery

Umpires — HP: Laz Diaz · 1B: Doug Eddings · 2B: Cory Blaser · 3B: Jeff Nelson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

San Francisco Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Denard Span	3	1	1	0	1	0
Joe Panik	4	0	0	0	0	0
Brandon Belt	4	0	1	1	0	0
Buster Posey	3	0	0	0	1	0
Brandon Crawford	4	0	2	0	0	0
Justin Ruggiano	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mac Williamson	3	0	0	0	0	1
Christian Arroyo	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jeff Samardzija	2	0	1	0	0	0
Mike Morse	0	0	0	0	1	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ben Zobrist	4	1	3	1	0	0
Kyle Schwarber	4	0	0	0	0	4
Kris Bryant	4	2	1	1	0	1
Anthony Rizzo	4	1	2	0	0	0
Ian Happ	3	0	1	0	1	2
Jason Heyward	4	1	1	1	0	1
Miguel Montero	3	0	1	0	0	0
Javier Baez	3	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Butler	2	0	0	0	0	1
Mike Montgomery	1	0	0	0	0	1

San Francisco Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jeff Samardzija	7.0	6	1	8
Josh Osich	1.0	3	0	2

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Eddie Butler	5.0	4	2	1
Mike Montgomery	4.0	1	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Denard Span: D9/L9LS+
Joe Panik: 9/F9D+.2-3
Brandon Belt: D8/L8RM.3-H
Buster Posey: 6/F56D
Brandon Crawford: 9/L9D+

Bot 1

Ben Zobrist: 31/G34
Kyle Schwarber: K
Kris Bryant: HR/F78D+
Anthony Rizzo: 9/F9LM

Top 2

Justin Ruggiano: 5/L5+
Mac Williamson: K
Christian Arroyo: 43/G4

Bot 2

Ian Happ: K
Jason Heyward: 5/F5D-
Miguel Montero: 5/F56D-

Top 3

Jeff Samardzija: 53/G56S-
Denard Span: 8/L8RM
Joe Panik: 8/F8LXD+

Bot 3

Javier Baez: 31/G3
Eddie Butler: K
Ben Zobrist: S7/L78M
Kyle Schwarber: K

Top 4

Brandon Belt: 4/L4D+
Buster Posey: W
Brandon Crawford: S9/L9M.1-2
Justin Ruggiano: 6/F15-
Mac Williamson: SB3;SB2
Mac Williamson: 63/G6

Bot 4

Kris Bryant: 43/G4
Anthony Rizzo: 9/F9D+
Ian Happ: K

Top 5

Christian Arroyo: 13/G13+
Jeff Samardzija: D7/L56D+
Denard Span: WP.2-3
Denard Span: W
Joe Panik: PO1(13)/MREV
Joe Panik: 3/G3-

Bot 5

Jason Heyward: HR/L9LD+
Miguel Montero: S9/G34
Javier Baez: 64(1)3/GDP/G56
Eddie Butler: 3/G34

Top 6

Brandon Belt: 53/G4
Buster Posey: 8/L8RD+
Brandon Crawford: 3/L3-

Bot 6

Ben Zobrist: HR/F9D+
Kyle Schwarber: K
Kris Bryant: K
Anthony Rizzo: D9/L89D+
Ian Happ: W
Jason Heyward: 3/F3SF-

Top 7

Justin Ruggiano: 53/G5+
Mac Williamson: 63/G56
Christian Arroyo: 23/G2R-

Bot 7

Miguel Montero: 9/F89XD+
Javier Baez: 9/F89XD+
Mike Montgomery: K

Top 8

Mike Morse: W
Denard Span: 64(1)3/GDP/G6+
Joe Panik: 63/G6+

Bot 8

Ben Zobrist: S8/L8RS+
Kyle Schwarber: K
Kris Bryant: 64(1)/FO/G56
Anthony Rizzo: S7/L7S+.1-2
Ian Happ: S6/G6S-.2-3;1-2
Jason Heyward: WP.3-H(NR);2-H(UR)(E2/TH)(NR);1-3
Jason Heyward: K

Top 9

Brandon Belt: 43/G4MD+
Buster Posey: 53/G56S
Brandon Crawford: S8/G6M+
Justin Ruggiano: 7/F8LM

Notes & reviews

replay,5,panij002,SFN,nelsj901,CHI11,,Y,M,CHN,A $when Denard Span was called safe at 1B, Cubs manager Joe Maddon challenged the ruling; the call was overturned by replay

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