Rookie Junior Lake has grand slam as Cubs stop Brewers
Rookie Junior Lake hit his first career grand slam in Chicago's five-run first inning and the Cubs held off the Milwaukee Brewers 8-5 on Friday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Milwaukee Brewers
5
Chicago Cubs
8
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| CHC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Wrigley Field · 25,351 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-8
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Play Result 5-8
B Bogusevic grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, D Murphy scored, W Castillo safe at third on throwing error by shortstop J Segura, B Bogusevic safe at second on throwing error by shortstop J Segura.
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Error 5-8
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
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Play Result 5-7
S Gennett homered to right (371 feet), S Halton and J Bianchi scored.
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Advancing On Force 5-7
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Advancing On Force 4-7
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 2-7
Pitch 1: in play
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Foul Out 2-7
Pitch 1: in play
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-7
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Play Result 2-7
C Rusin singled to center, R Sweeney and D Murphy scored, J Lake to second.
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Advancing On Force 2-7
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Advancing On Force 2-6
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
A Ramirez homered to left (411 feet).
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 1-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
N Aoki hit sacrifice fly to left, J Bianchi scored, L Schafer to third.
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Advancing On Play 1-5
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-5
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Play Result 0-5
J Lake homered to left (370 feet), A Rizzo, N Schierholtz and R Sweeney scored.
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Advancing On Force 0-5
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Advancing On Force 0-4
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Advancing On Force 0-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
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Play Result 0-1
N Schierholtz singled to left, D Barney scored, A Rizzo to second.
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Advancing On Force 0-1
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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End Inning 5-8
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-8
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Play Result 5-8
A Ramirez flied out to center.
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Fly Out 5-8
Pitch 6: in play
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Ball 5-8
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Ball 5-8
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 5-8
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 5-8
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-8
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-8
A Ramirez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-8
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Play Result 5-8
J Lucroy flied out to center.
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Fly Out 5-8
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 5-8
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Strike Looking 5-8
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-8
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 5-8
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-8
J Lucroy batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-8
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Play Result 5-8
J Segura popped out to second.
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Pop Out 5-8
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 5: foul
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Ball 5-8
Pitch 4: ball 1
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 5-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-8
J Segura batting
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Play Result 5-8
K Gregg relieved P Strop.
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Start Inning 5-8
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 5-8
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Lineup Change 5-8
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End Inning 5-8
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-8
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Play Result 5-8
D Barney popped out to third.
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Pop Out 5-8
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Looking 5-8
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-8
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 5-8
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-8
D Barney batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-8
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Head to Head
MIL wins series 2-1
Injuries
Chicago Cubs
- Ben Brown Out
- Riley Martin Out
- Justin Steele Out
- Phil Maton Out
- Shelby Miller Out
Milwaukee Brewers
- Quinn Priester Out
- Angel Zerpa Out
- Brian Fitzpatrick Out
Lineups
ConfirmedCHC
Starlin CastroSS13
Darwin Barney2B20
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Nate SchierholtzRF62
Ryan SweeneyCF26
Donnie Murphy3B
Junior LakeLF48
Welington CastilloC20
Chris RusinP52
Substitutes
Carlos Manuel VillanuevaP91
Logan WatkinsPH
Justin GrimmP46
Pedro StropP64
Brian BogusevicPH17
Kevin GreggP
MIL
Norichika AokiRF11
Jean SeguraSS9
Jonathan LucroyC14
Aramis Ramirez3B17
Carlos GomezCF91- Sean Halton1B
Jeff Bianchi2B
Logan SchaferLF32
Kyle LohseP49
Substitutes
Juan FranciscoPH61
Jimmy NelsonP40
Scooter GennettPH14
Michael BlazekP52
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