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San Francisco Giants @
Chicago Cubs
2021-09-12 Β· Day game Β· Wrigley Field Β· Att: 32021 Β· 81Β°F, sunny Β· Wind 7 mph to CF Β· 3:02
San Francisco Giants defeated Chicago Cubs 6β5. San Francisco Giants opened the scoring in the 2nd β Wilmer Flores singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Rafael Ortega. Buster Posey scores. Evan Longoria to 2nd. The game's biggest swing came in the 5th: Wilmer Flores homers (18) on a fly ball to left center field. Kris Bryant scores β worth 19% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFN | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | |
| CHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
W: Logan Webb L: Justin Steele SV: Jake McGee
Umpires β HP: Lance Barrett Β· 1B: Alfonso Marquez Β· 2B: Ryan Additon Β· 3B: Carlos Torres Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
San Francisco Giants β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Austin Slater | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Darin Ruf | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Kris Bryant | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Buster Posey | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Evan Longoria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Wilmer Flores | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Thairo Estrada | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mauricio Dubon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Logan Webb | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Steven Duggar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tommy La Stella | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mike Yastrzemski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rafael Ortega | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Frank Schwindel | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ian Happ | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Willson Contreras | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Matt Duffy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Sergio Alcantara | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Nick Martini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Robinson Chirinos | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Patrick Wisdom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
San Francisco Giants β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Logan Webb | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
Tony Watson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jake McGee | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Rowan Wick | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Austin Slater: 43/G4D
- Darin Ruf: S8/L89D+
- Kris Bryant: 4(1)3/GDP/G6M
Bot 1
- Rafael Ortega: 43/G34D
- Frank Schwindel: 13/G1S
- Ian Happ: K
Top 2
- Buster Posey: D7/G5+
- Evan Longoria: W
- Wilmer Flores: S8/L8+.2-H;1-2
- Thairo Estrada: 3/P3SF/FL
- Mauricio Dubon: 4(1)3/GDP/G4M
Bot 2
- Willson Contreras: K
- Alfonso Rivas: 43/G4
- Matt Duffy: K
Top 3
- Logan Webb: W
- Austin Slater: S9/G34+.1-2
- Darin Ruf: S7/L7S+.2-3;1-2
- Kris Bryant: 64(1)/FO/G6.3-H;2-3;B-1
- Buster Posey: SB2
- Buster Posey: K
- Evan Longoria: K
Bot 3
- Sergio Alcantara: K
- David Bote: 63/G6
- Justin Steele: 63/G56+
Top 4
- Wilmer Flores: S7/L78
- Thairo Estrada: K
- Mauricio Dubon: S8/L8S.1-2
- Logan Webb: 63/G4MD.2-3;1-2
- Austin Slater: E5/G5.3-H(NR)(UR);2-3;B-1
- Darin Ruf: SB2
- Darin Ruf: K
Bot 4
- Rafael Ortega: T8/F8XD
- Frank Schwindel: 63/G6.3-H
- Ian Happ: HR/F8XD
- Willson Contreras: 53/G56
- Alfonso Rivas: W
- Matt Duffy: 4(1)/FO/G4M.B-1
Top 5
- Kris Bryant: S7/L78+.B-2(E7)
- Buster Posey: 7/L78D
- Evan Longoria: 9/F9LD.2-3
- Wilmer Flores: HR/F7D.3-H
- Thairo Estrada: DGR/L7LS
- Mauricio Dubon: 8/F8XD
Bot 5
- Sergio Alcantara: 153/G4M
- David Bote: T9/F89XD
- Nick Martini: 63/G4S.3-H
- Rafael Ortega: S9/L89S
- Frank Schwindel: 53/G56S
Top 6
- Logan Webb: 9/F9
- Steven Duggar: 5/L6
- Darin Ruf: K
Bot 6
- Ian Happ: 7/F7D
- Willson Contreras: K
- Alfonso Rivas: S7/G6+
- Matt Duffy: 43/G4MD+
Top 7
- Kris Bryant: S7/G6
- Buster Posey: W.1-2
- Evan Longoria: 54(1)3/GDP/G5.2-3
- Wilmer Flores: W+WP.3-H(NR)
- Thairo Estrada: 9/F9D
Bot 7
- Sergio Alcantara: W
- David Bote: D7/L7LD+.1-H
- Robinson Chirinos: S3/L3D.2-H
- Rafael Ortega: K
- Frank Schwindel: S7/L7S.1-2
- Ian Happ: S9/F89S.2-3;1-2
- Willson Contreras: K
- Alfonso Rivas: K
Top 8
- Tommy La Stella: K
- Mike Yastrzemski: K
- Steven Duggar: 63/G6M
Bot 8
- Matt Duffy: 7/L7
- Sergio Alcantara: 4/P6MD
- David Bote: 63/G6
Top 9
- Darin Ruf: K
- Kris Bryant: K
- Buster Posey: 8/F8D
Bot 9
- Robinson Chirinos: 53/G5+
- Patrick Wisdom: D9/F9L
- Frank Schwindel: 31/G3+.2-3
- Ian Happ: 3/G3
Notes & reviews
- Originally scored as single, changed to error on 09-14-2021, removing RBI and making run unearned
- Originally scored as 3-base error, changed to triple on 09-22-2021, making run earned























