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Chicago Cubs @ Colorado Rockies

2023-09-11 · Night game · Coors Field · Att: 30620 · 66°F, cloudy · 2:58

Chicago Cubs defeated Colorado Rockies 5–4. Colorado Rockies opened the scoring in the 1st — Nolan Jones grounds out to first baseman Patrick Wisdom. Charlie Blackmon scores. Chicago Cubs took the lead in the 5th — Christopher Morel homers (22) on a fly ball to center field. Colorado Rockies took the lead in the 7th — Brenton Doyle singles on a ground ball to left fielder Ian Happ. Elehuris Montero scores. Hunter Goodman scores. Chicago Cubs took the lead in the 9th — Yan Gomes singles on a line drive to center fielder Brenton Doyle. Dansby Swanson scores. Ian Happ scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 7th: Brenton Doyle singles on a ground ball to left fielder Ian Happ. Elehuris Montero scores. Hunter Goodman scores — worth 38% 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	0	1	1	0	0	2	5	12
COL	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	4	7

W: Drew Smyly L: Tyler Kinley SV: Michael Fulmer

Umpires — HP: Brian O'Nora · 1B: Pat Hoberg · 2B: Tom Hanahan · 3B: Nestor Ceja · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Christopher Morel	5	1	1	1	0	0
Nico Hoerner	4	0	1	0	0	0
Cody Bellinger	4	1	1	0	0	0
Seiya Suzuki	4	0	1	0	0	0
Dansby Swanson	4	1	2	0	0	1
Ian Happ	3	1	0	0	1	1
Yan Gomes	4	1	3	3	0	0
Patrick Wisdom	2	0	1	0	0	0
Nick Madrigal	4	0	1	1	0	0
Mike Tauchman	1	0	1	0	0	0
Pete Crow-Armstrong	0	0	0	0	0	0

Colorado Rockies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Charlie Blackmon	4	1	1	0	0	1
Ezequiel Tovar	4	0	0	0	0	0
Nolan Jones	4	0	1	1	0	2
Kris Bryant	4	0	1	0	0	2
Ryan McMahon	3	0	0	0	1	2
Elias Diaz	3	1	1	0	1	0
Elehuris Montero	2	1	1	0	0	0
Alan Trejo	2	0	0	0	0	0
Brenton Doyle	4	0	1	2	0	1
Hunter Goodman	1	1	1	1	0	0
Harold Castro	1	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jordan Wicks	6.0	3	1	2
Jose Cuas	0.2	3	0	2
Drew Smyly	1.2	1	0	3
Michael Fulmer	0.2	0	1	2

Colorado Rockies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kyle Freeland	6.0	8	0	2
Matt Koch	1.0	1	0	0
Justin Lawrence	1.0	1	0	0
Tyler Kinley	1.0	2	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Christopher Morel: 7/F7D+
Nico Hoerner: 4/L4MD
Cody Bellinger: 43/G34

Bot 1

Charlie Blackmon: D9/L9LD+
Ezequiel Tovar: 43/G4MD.2-3
Nolan Jones: 3/G3.3-H
Kris Bryant: 53/G56

Top 2

Seiya Suzuki: 3/P3F/FL
Dansby Swanson: 5/P5F/FL
Ian Happ: 63/G56

Bot 2

Ryan McMahon: W
Elias Diaz: 54(1)3/GDP/G56
Elehuris Montero: S15/G1
Alan Trejo: 54(1)/FO/G56S.B-1

Top 3

Yan Gomes: S8/G6M
Patrick Wisdom: S7/G6.1-2
Nick Madrigal: S9/L9D.2-H;1-2
Christopher Morel: 9/F9
Nico Hoerner: 9/L89
Cody Bellinger: 43/G34

Bot 3

Brenton Doyle: 63/G6
Charlie Blackmon: 9/F9LD
Ezequiel Tovar: 53/G56S

Top 4

Seiya Suzuki: 8/L8XD+
Dansby Swanson: S7/L78
Ian Happ: 9/F9D
Yan Gomes: 8/F8XD+

Bot 4

Nolan Jones: K
Kris Bryant: S56/G56
Ryan McMahon: 13/G1S-.1-2
Elias Diaz: 8/F89

Top 5

Patrick Wisdom: 8/F8XD+
Nick Madrigal: 63/G6
Christopher Morel: HR/F78XD
Nico Hoerner: 43/G4

Bot 5

Elehuris Montero: 9/F9LD
Alan Trejo: 43/G4D
Brenton Doyle: 63/G6

Top 6

Cody Bellinger: D9/G4
Seiya Suzuki: S9/L9.2-3
Dansby Swanson: K
Ian Happ: WP.1-2
Ian Happ: K
Yan Gomes: S7/L78.3-H;2XH(72)

Bot 6

Charlie Blackmon: 3/G3
Ezequiel Tovar: 9/F9D
Nolan Jones: K

Top 7

Mike Tauchman: S9/G34
Nick Madrigal: 63/G6.1-2
Christopher Morel: CS3(25)
Christopher Morel: 63/G6

Bot 7

Kris Bryant: K
Ryan McMahon: K
Elias Diaz: S8/G6S
Elehuris Montero: HP.1-2
Hunter Goodman: D57/L7LS.2-H;1-3
Brenton Doyle: S7/G56.3-H;2-H
Charlie Blackmon: WP.1-2
Charlie Blackmon: K

Top 8

Nico Hoerner: S7/L7
Cody Bellinger: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Seiya Suzuki: 43/G4

Bot 8

Ezequiel Tovar: 8/L8D
Nolan Jones: S7/G5
Kris Bryant: POCS2(134)
Kris Bryant: K

Top 9

Dansby Swanson: D78/L78XD
Ian Happ: W
Yan Gomes: SB3;SB2
Yan Gomes: S8/L8.3-H;2-H
Pete Crow-Armstrong: 53/SH/BG2.1-2
Nick Madrigal: 53/G56
Christopher Morel: 4/L4M

Bot 9

Ryan McMahon: K
Elias Diaz: W
Elehuris Montero: HP.1-2
Harold Castro: K
Brenton Doyle: K

Notes & reviews

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Home plate umpire Brian O'Nora had to leave the game due to illness; 2B Umpire Tom Hanahan replaced O'Nora.
Cubs challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld.

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