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Chicago Cubs @ Philadelphia Phillies

2018-09-02 · Day game · Citizens Bank Park · Att: 36517 · 83°F, cloudy · Wind 4 mph to CF · 3:37

Chicago Cubs defeated Philadelphia Phillies 8–1. Chicago Cubs opened the scoring in the 3rd — Daniel Murphy homers (9) on a fly ball to right field. The game's biggest swing came in the 3rd: Daniel Murphy homers (9) on a fly ball to right field — worth 12% in win probability.

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Line score

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

W: Jon Lester L: Aaron Nola SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Mark Ripperger · 1B: Doug Eddings · 2B: Joe West · 3B: Marty Foster · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Daniel Murphy	4	1	1	1	0	0
Javier Baez	5	2	2	1	0	2
Anthony Rizzo	2	3	2	2	2	0
Kris Bryant	3	1	1	0	1	2
Kyle Schwarber	4	0	1	1	0	2
Willson Contreras	3	1	0	0	1	1
Ian Happ	4	0	2	2	0	2
Jon Lester	2	0	0	0	0	2
David Bote	4	0	0	0	0	2
Albert Almora	1	0	0	1	0	0
Addison Russell	1	0	0	0	0	0
Victor Caratini	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Roman Quinn	4	0	1	0	1
Rhys Hoskins	4	0	1	0	2
Jose Bautista	4	0	1	0	0
Carlos Santana	4	0	1	0	0
Asdrubal Cabrera	3	0	2	0	1
Scott Kingery	4	1	2	0	2
Pedro Florimon	2	0	0	0	2
Jorge Alfaro	4	0	2	1	0
Aaron Nola	2	0	0	0	1
Aaron Altherr	2	0	0	0	1
Maikel Franco	1	0	0	0	1
Dylan Cozens	1	0	0	0	1
Nick Williams	1	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Jon Lester	6.0	8	7
Justin Wilson	1.0	0	2
Jorge De La Rosa	1.0	0	1
Brandon Kintzler	1.0	2	2

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Aaron Nola	5.2	5	2	11
Victor Arano	0.1	1	0	0
Adam Morgan	1.0	0	0	1
Luis Garcia	0.1	3	2	0
Yacksel Rios	1.2	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Daniel Murphy: 8/F8RD+
Javier Baez: K
Anthony Rizzo: W
Kris Bryant: K

Bot 1

Roman Quinn: D7/L78D+.BX3(75)
Rhys Hoskins: K
Jose Bautista: S7/L6D-
Carlos Santana: S9/L9M.1-2
Asdrubal Cabrera: K

Top 2

Kyle Schwarber: K
Willson Contreras: K
Ian Happ: K

Bot 2

Scott Kingery: K
Pedro Florimon: K
Jorge Alfaro: 63/G6

Top 3

Jon Lester: K
David Bote: K
Daniel Murphy: HR/F9D+
Javier Baez: 63/G6

Bot 3

Aaron Nola: K
Roman Quinn: 4/F34D-
Rhys Hoskins: S7/L78S
Jose Bautista: 8/L8LD

Top 4

Anthony Rizzo: HR/F89XD+
Kris Bryant: S7/L56D
Kyle Schwarber: K
Willson Contreras: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 4

Carlos Santana: 53/G5
Asdrubal Cabrera: S7/L78S
Scott Kingery: S78/L6D-.1-2
Pedro Florimon: K
Jorge Alfaro: S4/G6M-.2-3;1-2
Aaron Nola: 53/G56S-

Top 5

Ian Happ: K
Jon Lester: K
David Bote: 3/G34+

Bot 5

Roman Quinn: 8/F8LD+
Rhys Hoskins: 53/G6S-
Jose Bautista: 8/F8RXD+

Top 6

Daniel Murphy: 3/G3
Javier Baez: HR/F78XD+
Anthony Rizzo: W
Kris Bryant: K
Kyle Schwarber: T9/G3.1-H
Willson Contreras: 43/G4

Bot 6

Carlos Santana: 63/G6
Asdrubal Cabrera: D84/F8LS
Scott Kingery: K
Aaron Altherr: 8/F8RXD+

Top 7

Ian Happ: T7/F78XD+
Albert Almora: 63/G6S
David Bote: K
Daniel Murphy: 43/G4

Bot 7

Jorge Alfaro: 43/G4
Maikel Franco: K
Roman Quinn: K

Top 8

Javier Baez: T7/G5
Anthony Rizzo: S9/G4.3-H
Kris Bryant: W.1-2
Kyle Schwarber: 53/G56S-.2-3;1-2
Willson Contreras: W
Ian Happ: D8/G6+.3-H;2-H;1-3
Albert Almora: 9/SF/F9M.3-H;2-3
David Bote: 43/G4MD

Bot 8

Rhys Hoskins: K
Jose Bautista: 6/F6M-
Carlos Santana: 6/F4M-

Top 9

Addison Russell: 9/L89D+
Javier Baez: K
Victor Caratini: 7/F78M

Bot 9

Dylan Cozens: K
Scott Kingery: S9/L34D-
Aaron Altherr: K
Jorge Alfaro: D98/G4+.1-H
Nick Williams: 43/G4

Notes & reviews

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