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Chicago Cubs @ Detroit Tigers
2018-08-22 · Night game · Comerica Park · Att: 28286 · 74°F, cloudy · Wind 7 mph L to R · 3:26
Chicago Cubs defeated Detroit Tigers 8–2. Detroit Tigers opened the scoring in the 2nd — Ronny Rodriguez singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Victor Martinez scores. Mikie Mahtook out at 3rd on the throw, left fielder Ian Happ to third baseman David Bote. Ronny Rodriguez to 2nd. Chicago Cubs took the lead in the 5th — David Bote homers (4) on a line drive to left field. Albert Almora scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 5th: David Bote homers (4) on a line drive to left field. Albert Almora scores — worth 22% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | |
| DET | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
W: Jon Lester L: Francisco Liriano SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Alfonso Marquez · 1B: James Hoye · 2B: Quinn Wolcott · 3B: Sean Barber · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Daniel Murphy | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Javier Baez | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Anthony Rizzo | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ben Zobrist | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jason Heyward | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Albert Almora | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 David Bote | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Willson Contreras | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
 Ian Happ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jeimer Candelario | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jose Iglesias | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nick Castellanos | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Niko Goodrum | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Victor Martinez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mikie Mahtook | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 James McCann | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ronny Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Victor Reyes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Adduci | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jon Lester | 5.2 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
 Steve Cishek | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Carl Edwards | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Justin Wilson | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pedro Strop | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Brandon Kintzler | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Francisco Liriano | 5.1 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
 Buck Farmer | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Daniel Stumpf | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Wilson | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Victor Alcantara | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Louis Coleman | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Daniel Murphy: 7/F78XD+
- Javier Baez: 8/F89XD+
- Anthony Rizzo: 13/BG15S
Bot 1
- Jeimer Candelario: 6/F6D
- Jose Iglesias: 63/G6+
- Nick Castellanos: D7/L56D+
- Niko Goodrum: K
Top 2
- Ben Zobrist: 53/G56+
- Jason Heyward: K
- Albert Almora: DGR9/F9LD
- David Bote: W
- Willson Contreras: K
Bot 2
- Victor Martinez: S8/G6M
- Mikie Mahtook: W.1-2
- James McCann: 7/F78S
- Ronny Rodriguez: S7/L78M.2-H;1X3(75);B-2(TH)
- Victor Reyes: 63/G6
Top 3
- Ian Happ: K
- Daniel Murphy: 43/G34+
- Javier Baez: 53/G5L
Bot 3
- Jeimer Candelario: S8/L8LM
- Jose Iglesias: 8/F8RM
- Nick Castellanos: S9/L34D-.1-2
- Niko Goodrum: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Top 4
- Anthony Rizzo: 53/G4M
- Ben Zobrist: 53/G56
- Jason Heyward: 43/G4
Bot 4
- Victor Martinez: 63/G56
- Mikie Mahtook: K
- James McCann: K
Top 5
- Albert Almora: S7/L7S
- David Bote: HR/L7D+.1-H
- Willson Contreras: W
- Ian Happ: S9/L89S-.1X3(95);B-2
- Daniel Murphy: S7/G6.2-H
- Javier Baez: S9/L89S.1-2
- Anthony Rizzo: 46(1)3/GDP/G4+
Bot 5
- Ronny Rodriguez: 3/BG3+
- Victor Reyes: 8/F8RD
- Jeimer Candelario: 63/G56
Top 6
- Ben Zobrist: D9/F9LD
- Jason Heyward: 43/G4+.2-3
- Albert Almora: K
- David Bote: W
- Willson Contreras: S5/G56S-.3-H;1-2
- Ian Happ: 7/F78XD+
Bot 6
- Jose Iglesias: S9/G34+
- Nick Castellanos: 7/F78M
- Niko Goodrum: S8/G6M.1-2
- Victor Martinez: 3/F3SF-
- Mikie Mahtook: 31/G34S-
Top 7
- Daniel Murphy: 7/F7M
- Javier Baez: 8/F8RM
- Anthony Rizzo: E4/G4+
- Ben Zobrist: 7/L78D+
Bot 7
- James McCann: 8/F8LXD+
- Ronny Rodriguez: K
- Victor Reyes: K
Top 8
- Jason Heyward: 6/F25F-
- Albert Almora: 63/G6
- David Bote: 9/L89S
Bot 8
- Jeimer Candelario: W
- Jose Iglesias: 5/F5SF-
- Nick Castellanos: S7/L56D+.1-2
- Niko Goodrum: E3/FO/G34S-.2-3;1-2
- Victor Martinez: 8/F8LM
- Jim Adduci: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
- James McCann: 63/G6MD
Top 9
- Willson Contreras: W
- Ian Happ: 7/F78D
- Daniel Murphy: S9/L89S+.1-2
- Javier Baez: HR/F78XD+.2-H;1-H
- Anthony Rizzo: HR/F78D+
- Ben Zobrist: 43/G4
- Jason Heyward: 63/G6
Bot 9
- Ronny Rodriguez: K
- Victor Reyes: 63/G6
- Jeimer Candelario: 31/G34
Notes & reviews
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- Tigers challenged call that Mahtook was out at first; call was upheld - ground out
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