Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
Chi. Cubs 7, Kansas City 6
When: 4:05 PM ET, Saturday, March 16, 2024
Where: Sloan Park, Mesa, Arizona
Temperature: 63°
Umpires: Home - Alfonso Marquez, 1B - Steven Jaschinski, 2B - Nate Tomlinson, 3B - Rob Drake
Attendance: 12493
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City 003020100671
Chi. Cubs 30220000-7110
Kansas City
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
MJ Melendez DH 4 1 2 3 0 1 1 .367
Austin Nola C 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .182
     Logan Porter C 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .176
Michael Massey 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .233
     Ryan Fitzgerald 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
Mike Brosseau 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130
     Nate Eaton 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .304
Nick Pratto 1B 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .387
     Tucker Bradley LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
Devin Mann LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .222
     CJ Alexander PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
John Rave RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .167
     River Town RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333
Tyler Tolbert CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .227
Cam Devanney SS 2 3 2 2 1 0 0 .235
     Brennon McNair PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Totals 31 6 7 6 3 12 7  
Batting
2B - MJ Melendez (3), John Rave (1), Tyler Tolbert (2)
HR - MJ Melendez (2), Cam Devanney (1)
TB - MJ Melendez 6, Logan Porter, John Rave 2, Tyler Tolbert 2, Cam Devanney 5
RBI - MJ Melendez 3 (7), Logan Porter (1), Cam Devanney 2 (3)
2-Out RBI - Logan Porter (1)
S - Tyler Tolbert (1)
GIDP - Devin Mann (1)
Team LOB - 3
Baserunning
CS - MJ Melendez (1, 3rd by Cuas/Gomes)
SB - Tyler Tolbert (3, 3rd off Smyly/Gomes), Cam Devanney (1, 2nd off Neris/Alfaro)
Fielding
E - Alec Marsh (1)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Jordan Lyles (L 0-1) 3.0 7 5 5 0 1 4 9.00
Alec Marsh 4.0 3 2 2 0 5 1 1.93
Sam Long 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.23
Pitches-Strikes - Jordan Lyles 54-37, Alec Marsh 59-38, Sam Long 16-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jordan Lyles 3-3, Alec Marsh 4-2, Sam Long 0-0
Batters Faced - Jordan Lyles 16, Alec Marsh 15, Sam Long 3
Chi. Cubs
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Nico Hoerner SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .156
     Rafael Morel CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Seiya Suzuki RF 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 .440
     Bradlee Beesley RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Cody Bellinger CF 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .312
     Chase Strumpf 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .160
Yan Gomes C 3 2 2 3 0 1 0 .320
     Jorge Alfaro C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174
Michael Busch 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .233
     Jonathon Long 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400
Miles Mastrobuoni 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .265
     Liam Spence 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333
David Bote 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .256
     Fabian Pertuz SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333
Matt Mervis DH 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 .300
     Casey Opitz PH-DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Owen Caissie LF 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 .344
     Cole Roederer LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 7 11 7 0 7 11  
Batting
HR - Seiya Suzuki 2 (3), Cody Bellinger (1), Yan Gomes 2 (2)
TB - Seiya Suzuki 9, Cody Bellinger 4, Yan Gomes 8, Jonathon Long, Miles Mastrobuoni, David Bote, Matt Mervis 2
RBI - Seiya Suzuki 3 (6), Cody Bellinger (5), Yan Gomes 3 (7)
2-Out RBI - Seiya Suzuki 2 (3)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Nico Hoerner (6)
Team LOB - 3
Baserunning
CS - Jonathon Long (1, 2nd by Long/Porter), David Bote (1, 2nd by Marsh/Porter)
SB - Seiya Suzuki (2, 2nd off Lyles/Nola)
PO - David Bote (1st by Marsh)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Drew Smyly (W 3-1) 4.1 4 5 5 1 3 2 7.71
Jose Cuas (H 3) 1.2 1 0 0 2 2 0 1.17
Hector Neris (H 1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 6.00
Adbert Alzolay (H 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Julian Merryweather (SV 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.60
HBP - Nick Pratto (by Smyly)
Pitches-Strikes - Drew Smyly 73-45, Jose Cuas 32-17, Hector Neris 18-15, Adbert Alzolay 13-11, Julian Merryweather 18-11
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Drew Smyly 2-3, Jose Cuas 1-0, Hector Neris 0-1, Adbert Alzolay 1-0, Julian Merryweather 0-0
Batters Faced - Drew Smyly 18, Jose Cuas 7, Hector Neris 5, Adbert Alzolay 3, Julian Merryweather 3