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Toronto Blue Jays @ Chicago Cubs

2017-08-18 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 41814 · 80°F, cloudy · Wind 9 mph L to R · 3:02

Chicago Cubs defeated Toronto Blue Jays 7–4. Toronto Blue Jays opened the scoring in the 1st — Steve Pearce singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jason Heyward. Justin Smoak scores. Chicago Cubs took the lead in the 2nd — Javier Baez singles on a fly ball to right fielder Jose Bautista. Victor Caratini scores. Jason Heyward to 2nd. The game's biggest swing came in the 8th: Ryan Goins singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jason Heyward. Miguel Montero scores. Kevin Pillar scores — worth 11% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TOR	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	10
CHN	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	2		7	13

W: Jake Arrieta L: J.A. Happ SV: Wade Davis

Umpires — HP: Ben May · 1B: Joe West · 2B: Andy Fletcher · 3B: Hunter Wendelstedt · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Toronto Blue Jays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jose Bautista	5	0	1	0	0	1
Josh Donaldson	4	0	0	0	1	2
Justin Smoak	4	1	2	0	0	1
Steve Pearce	4	1	2	1	0	1
Miguel Montero	4	1	2	0	0	0
Kevin Pillar	4	1	2	1	0	1
Ryan Goins	4	0	1	2	0	1
Darwin Barney	2	0	0	0	0	0
J. A. Happ	2	0	0	0	0	1
Ezequiel Carrera	1	0	0	0	1	0
Kendrys Morales	1	0	0	0	0	0
Nori Aoki	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Albert Almora	5	1	2	1	0	2
Kris Bryant	5	1	1	0	0	1
Anthony Rizzo	4	0	2	2	0	1
Ben Zobrist	3	1	1	0	1	0
Ian Happ	4	0	0	0	0	4
Victor Caratini	3	1	3	0	1	0
Jason Heyward	4	2	1	1	0	1
Javier Baez	4	1	2	3	0	1
Jake Arrieta	3	0	1	0	0	1
Jon Jay	0	0	0	0	1	0

Toronto Blue Jays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
J. A. Happ	5.0	9	2	8
Aaron Loup	1.0	1	0	1
Tim Mayza	1.1	3	1	2
Ryan Tepera	0.2	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jake Arrieta	6.1	6	2	6
Carl Edwards	0.2	0	0	1
Pedro Strop	1.0	4	0	0
Wade Davis	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jose Bautista: 3/F23F-
Josh Donaldson: 8/F8RD
Justin Smoak: D9/L9LD+
Steve Pearce: S9/G4+.2-H
Miguel Montero: 43/G4

Bot 1

Albert Almora: K
Kris Bryant: K
Anthony Rizzo: 63/G34

Top 2

Kevin Pillar: K
Ryan Goins: K
Darwin Barney: 8/L8RD+

Bot 2

Ben Zobrist: W
Ian Happ: K
Victor Caratini: D9/L9LM+.1-3
Jason Heyward: S3/G34.3-H;2-3
Javier Baez: S9/F9LS.3-H;1-2
Jake Arrieta: 9/F89D+
Albert Almora: S9/F89S-.2-H;1XH(96362)

Top 3

J. A. Happ: K
Jose Bautista: S1/G56S-
Josh Donaldson: K+CS2(243)/DP

Bot 3

Kris Bryant: 53/G5S-
Anthony Rizzo: S7/L78M
Ben Zobrist: 8/F89D
Ian Happ: K

Top 4

Justin Smoak: S8/G6+
Steve Pearce: 4/F34-
Miguel Montero: S9/L34.1-2
Kevin Pillar: 8/F8LS
Ryan Goins: 8/F8RXD+

Bot 4

Victor Caratini: S7/L8LS
Jason Heyward: 3/G3S.1-2
Javier Baez: K
Jake Arrieta: K

Top 5

Darwin Barney: 3/F34-
J. A. Happ: 4/L6MD-
Jose Bautista: 43/G4

Bot 5

Albert Almora: S8/G6M
Kris Bryant: D7/L7LS.1-3
Anthony Rizzo: S7/G6.3-H;2-H
Ben Zobrist: 9/F89D+
Ian Happ: K
Victor Caratini: SB2
Victor Caratini: IW
Jason Heyward: K

Top 6

Josh Donaldson: W
Justin Smoak: K
Steve Pearce: K
Miguel Montero: 5/F5-

Bot 6

Javier Baez: 4/F4MD-
Jake Arrieta: S7/G56
Albert Almora: K
Kris Bryant: 9/F89D

Top 7

Kevin Pillar: D6/G5+
Ryan Goins: 43/G4.2-3
Ezequiel Carrera: W
Kendrys Morales: FC3/G3S.3XH(3251);1-3
Jose Bautista: K

Bot 7

Anthony Rizzo: K
Ben Zobrist: D7/L56D+
Ian Happ: CS3(25)
Ian Happ: K

Top 8

Josh Donaldson: 9/F9D
Justin Smoak: 43/G4MD+
Steve Pearce: S9/F9S-
Miguel Montero: S8/L8RM.1-2
Kevin Pillar: D7/L7LM+.2-H;1-3
Ryan Goins: S9/G34.3-H;2-H
Ezequiel Carrera: 8/F8LXD+

Bot 8

Victor Caratini: S8/L8RS+
Jason Heyward: 36(1)/FO/G3S
Javier Baez: HR/F7D+.1-H
Jon Jay: W
Albert Almora: 8/F8RXD+
Kris Bryant: 9/F89S

Top 9

Nori Aoki: 13/G15-
Jose Bautista: 63/G56+
Josh Donaldson: K

Notes & reviews

Cubs challenged call that Baez was out at home, claiming that he was safe and that catcher had illegally blocked the plate; call was upheld - out at home
Blue Jays challenged call that Heyward was safe at 1st; call was upheld - force out, no double play

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