Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
Kansas City 4, Chi. Cubs 0
When: 8:05 PM ET, Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Where: Surprise Stadium, Surprise, Arizona
Temperature: 72°
Umpires: Home - Paul Clemons, 1B - Nestor Ceja, 2B - Nic Lentz, 3B - Ryan Blakney
Attendance: 6021
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Chi. Cubs
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Miles Mastrobuoni 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333
     Matt Mervis 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200
Garrett Cooper 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333
     Chase Strumpf 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125
Michael Busch DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .231
Alexander Canario RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .158
     Owen Caissie LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .556
Matt Shaw 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .238
     Jake Slaughter 3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .667
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .190
     Brett Bateman CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286
Kevin Alcantara LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .182
     Ezequiel Pagan RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Joe Hudson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
     Pablo Aliendo PH-C 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214
Luis Vazquez SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .353
     Jefferson Rojas SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Totals 30 0 4 0 2 12 11  
Batting
2B - Michael Busch (1), Owen Caissie (3)
TB - Garrett Cooper, Michael Busch 2, Owen Caissie 2, Luis Vazquez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Brett Bateman 2 (2)
Team LOB - 6
Baserunning
PO - Pete Crow-Armstrong (1st by Smith)
Fielding
E - Luis Vazquez (1), Kevin Alcantara (1), Luke Little (1)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Caleb Kilian (L 0-1) 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.50
Frankie Scalzo Jr. 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Ben Brown 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.50
Luke Little 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Richard Lovelady 1.0 1 3 3 1 2 1 12.27
Sam McWilliams 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 8.10
WP - Luke Little
HBP - Rodolfo Duran (by Lovelady)
Pitches-Strikes - Caleb Kilian 7-7, Frankie Scalzo Jr. 5-5, Ben Brown 8-8, Luke Little 9-8, Richard Lovelady 13-8, Sam McWilliams 8-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Caleb Kilian 4-1, Frankie Scalzo Jr. 1-1, Ben Brown 4-0, Luke Little 0-1, Richard Lovelady 0-1, Sam McWilliams 1-0
Batters Faced - Caleb Kilian 7, Frankie Scalzo Jr. 4, Ben Brown 6, Luke Little 4, Richard Lovelady 6, Sam McWilliams 4
Inherited Runners-Scored - Frankie Scalzo Jr. 1-1
Kansas City
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Maikel Garcia 3B 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 .417
     Javier Vaz 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .278
     Tucker Bradley LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125
     Josh Lester 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333
Nelson Velazquez DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .111
     Omar Hernandez PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Adam Frazier 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .083
     CJ Alexander 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .364
Austin Nola C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
     Rodolfo Duran C 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Drew Waters CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
     Gavin Cross CF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000
Tyler Gentry RF 3 2 1 3 0 0 1 .167
John Rave LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .182
     Ryan Fitzgerald SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Totals 28 4 5 4 1 7 8  
Batting
HR - Tyler Gentry (1)
TB - Javier Vaz, Bobby Witt Jr., Drew Waters, Tyler Gentry 4, John Rave
RBI - Maikel Garcia (3), Tyler Gentry 3 (3)
2-Out RBI - Tyler Gentry 3 (3)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Bobby Witt Jr. (4), Vinnie Pasquantino (1), Omar Hernandez (1)
SF - Maikel Garcia (1)
GIDP - Vinnie Pasquantino (1)
Team LOB - 3
Baserunning
SB - Javier Vaz (1, 2nd off McWilliams/Aliendo)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Brady Singer (W 1-0) 3.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.00
Will Smith (H 2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Alec Marsh (H 1) 3.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 1.29
John Schreiber 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Matt Sauer 1.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0.00
WP - Matt Sauer
HBP - Joe Hudson (by Singer)
Pitches-Strikes - Brady Singer 17-16, Will Smith 7-3, Alec Marsh 18-18, John Schreiber 7-7, Matt Sauer 15-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Brady Singer 4-2, Will Smith 1-1, Alec Marsh 4-0, John Schreiber 0-1, Matt Sauer 0-0
Batters Faced - Brady Singer 11, Will Smith 4, Alec Marsh 10, John Schreiber 3, Matt Sauer 5