Game Thread: Rockies Cubs - Sat, Sep 23 01:20 PM CDT

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Rockies @ Cubs - Sat, Sep 23

Game Status: Final - Score: 6-3 Cubs

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Current conditions at Wrigley Field: 74°F - Sunny - Wind 9 mph, R To L
TV: Rockies: ATT SportsNet-RM, Cubs: Marquee Sports Network
Radio: Rockies: KOA 850 AM/94.1 FM , Cubs: TUDN WRTO 1200 (es), 670 The Score
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	Rockies Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Blackmon - RF	5	0	0	0	0	2	5	.277	.368	.434
2	Rodgers - 2B	5	0	0	0	0	1	1	.243	.306	.319
3	Jones, N - LF	3	0	1	0	1	2	0	.285	.378	.522
4	Bryant - DH	5	1	1	0	0	2	4	.239	.319	.374
5	McMahon - 3B	3	0	0	0	2	1	2	.245	.330	.441
6	Díaz, E - C	4	1	1	1	0	2	3	.271	.318	.416
7	Tovar - SS	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	.260	.295	.421
8	Goodman - 1B	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.222	.271	.429
9	Doyle, B - CF	4	0	2	1	0	2	3	.197	.248	.332
	Totals	36	3	8	2	4	12	20

Rockies
BATTING: 2B: Bryant (9, Stroman); Doyle, B (15, Stroman); Jones, N (21, Stroman); Tovar 2 (36, Assad, Merryweather). TB: Bryant 2; Doyle, B 3; Díaz, E; Jones, N 2; Tovar 5. RBI: Doyle, B (41); Díaz, E (72). 2-out RBI: Doyle, B. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Díaz, E; Blackmon 4; McMahon; Bryant; Goodman. Team RISP: 2-for-14. Team LOB: 11.

	Cubs Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Tauchman - CF	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	.254	.362	.370
	1-Crow-Armstrong - CF	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.167	.000
2	Hoerner - 2B	2	1	2	2	2	0	0	.287	.350	.390
3	Happ - LF	3	0	1	1	2	1	3	.247	.363	.425
4	Bellinger - 1B	3	0	0	1	0	0	4	.307	.355	.535
5	Suzuki, S - RF	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	.280	.351	.482
6	Swanson - SS	4	0	1	0	0	1	3	.250	.328	.428
7	Morel - DH	4	1	1	1	0	0	2	.242	.308	.497
8	Gomes - C	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	.268	.314	.406
9	Mastrobuoni - 3B	3	2	2	0	1	0	1	.248	.323	.316
	Totals	31	6	9	6	6	5	20

Cubs
1-Ran for Tauchman in the 7th.
BATTING: 2B: Happ (34, Flexen); Swanson (25, Flexen); Gomes (19, Bird). HR: Morel (25, 8th inning off Koch, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Gomes 2; Happ 2; Hoerner 2; Mastrobuoni 2; Morel 4; Suzuki, S; Swanson 2. RBI: Bellinger (95); Gomes (53); Happ (78); Hoerner 2 (68); Morel (69). 2-out RBI: Gomes; Hoerner. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bellinger; Gomes; Swanson 2; Suzuki, S; Mastrobuoni. SF: Bellinger; Hoerner. Team RISP: 2-for-12. Team LOB: 9.
FIELDING: E: Swanson (11, fielding).

Rockies Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Flexen	5.0	5	2	2	2	1	0	92-57	7.01
Bird (BS, 11)	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	23-14	4.40
Mears (L, 0-1)	0.0	0	1	1	3	0	0	13-1	2.70
Lawrence, J	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	15-11	3.80
Koch	1.0	2	2	2	1	2	1	21-13	5.19
Totals	8.0	9	6	6	6	5	1

Cubs Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
Stroman	3.0	5	3	3	1	2	64-39	3.88
Assad (W, 5-3)	4.0	2	0	0	0	6	49-36	2.92
Merryweather (H, 17)	1.0	1	0	0	2	3	23-12	3.42
Cuas (S, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	18-11	4.16
Totals	9.0	8	3	3	4	12

Game Info
WP: Flexen 2; Stroman.
HBP: Jones, N (by Assad).
Pitches-strikes: Flexen 92-57; Bird 23-14; Mears 13-1; Lawrence, J 15-11; Koch 21-13; Stroman 64-39; Assad 49-36; Merryweather 23-12; Cuas 18-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Flexen 5-7; Bird 1-0; Mears 0-0; Lawrence, J 0-1; Koch 0-1; Stroman 3-3; Assad 3-3; Merryweather 0-0; Cuas 1-0.
Batters faced: Flexen 22; Bird 5; Mears 3; Lawrence, J 3; Koch 6; Stroman 15; Assad 16; Merryweather 6; Cuas 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Lawrence, J 3-1.
Umpires: HP: Adam Beck. 1B: Junior Valentine. 2B: Alex MacKay. 3B: Dan Iassogna.
Weather: 74 degrees, Sunny.
Wind: 9 mph, R To L.
First pitch: 1:20 PM.
T: 2:55.
Att: 38,608.
Venue: Wrigley Field.
September 23, 2023

Inning	Scoring Play	Score
Bottom 1	Ian Happ doubles (34) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Charlie Blackmon. Nico Hoerner scores.	1-0 CHC
Top 2	Elias Diaz singles on a fly ball to center fielder Mike Tauchman. Kris Bryant scores.	1-1
Top 2	Hunter Goodman flies out to center fielder Mike Tauchman. Ezequiel Tovar to 3rd.	2-1 COL
Top 2	Brenton Doyle doubles (15) on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Ezequiel Tovar scores.	3-1 COL
Bottom 5	Nico Hoerner out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Charlie Blackmon. Miles Mastrobuoni scores.	3-2 COL
Bottom 6	Yan Gomes doubles (19) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Nolan Jones. Seiya Suzuki scores.	3-3
Bottom 7	Cody Bellinger out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Nolan Jones. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Nico Hoerner to 3rd. Ian Happ to 2nd.	4-3 CHC
Bottom 8	Christopher Morel homers (25) on a fly ball to center field.	5-3 CHC
Bottom 8	Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to center fielder Brenton Doyle. Miles Mastrobuoni scores.	6-3 CHC

Team	Highlight
CHC	Ian Happ's RBI double (00:00:26)
CHC	Bellinger's go-ahead sac fly (00:00:23)
CHC	Morel's solo homer (25) (00:00:30)
CHC	Jose Cuas seals the win (00:00:11)
CHC	Javier Assad K's six (00:00:43)
CHC	Cubs rally against Rockies (00:01:38)
COL	Flexen fans Tauchman (00:00:23)
COL	Condensed Game: COL@CHC 9/23/23 (00:08:05)
COL	Rockies vs. Cubs Highlights (00:03:43)
COL	Ezequiel Tovar's three-hit day (00:01:05)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E	LOB
Rockies	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	8	0	11
Cubs	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	2			6	9	1	9

Decisions

Winner: Javier Assad (5-3, 2.92)
Loser: Nick Mears (0-1, 2.70)
Save: Jose Cuas (1, 4.16)

Division Scoreboard

MIL 4 MIA 5 - Final

PIT 13 CIN 12 - Final

STL 5 SD 2 - Game Over

Last Updated: 09/23/2023 11:28:11 PM CDT

Pitching Substitution

Pitching Change: Nick Mears replaces Jake Bird.

Double

Ian Happ doubles (34) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Charlie Blackmon. Nico Hoerner scores.

Pitch from Chris Flexen: Cutter 87.9 mph

Hit by Ian Happ: Launched 104.9 mph at 21° for a total distance of 376 ft

Bottom 1 - 1-0 Cubs

Pitching Substitution

Pitching Change: Javier Assad replaces Marcus Stroman.

Sac Fly

Nico Hoerner out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Charlie Blackmon. Miles Mastrobuoni scores.

Pitch from Chris Flexen: Four-Seam Fastball 92.5 mph

Hit by Nico Hoerner: Launched 93.1 mph at 33° for a total distance of 300 ft

Bottom 5 - 3-2 Rockies

Pitching Substitution

Pitching Change: Jake Bird replaces Chris Flexen.

Double

Yan Gomes doubles (19) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Nolan Jones. Seiya Suzuki scores.

Pitch from Jake Bird: Sinker 95.5 mph

Hit by Yan Gomes: Launched 106 mph at 17° for a total distance of 352 ft

Bottom 6 - 3-3 TIE

Pitching Substitution

Pitching Change: Justin Lawrence replaces Nick Mears.

Single

Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to center fielder Brenton Doyle. Miles Mastrobuoni scores.

Pitch from Matt Koch: Cutter 88.1 mph

Hit by Nico Hoerner: Launched 95.4 mph at 14.0° for a total distance of 267.0 ft

Bottom 8 - 6-3 Cubs

HOME RUN!

Christopher Morel homers (25) on a fly ball to center field.

Pitch from Matt Koch: Cutter 90.4 mph

Hit by Christopher Morel: Launched 105.5 mph at 31.0° for a total distance of 387.0 ft

Bottom 8 - 5-3 Cubs

Pitching Substitution

Pitching Change: Jose Cuas replaces Julian Merryweather.

Sac Fly

Cody Bellinger out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Nolan Jones. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Nico Hoerner to 3rd. Ian Happ to 2nd.

Pitch from Justin Lawrence: Sweeper 84.7 mph

Hit by Cody Bellinger: Launched 96.3 mph at 29° for a total distance of 350 ft

Bottom 7 - 4-3 Cubs

Pitching Substitution

Pitching Change: Matt Koch replaces Justin Lawrence.

Pitching Substitution

Pitching Change: Julian Merryweather replaces Javier Assad.