Castro back for spring finale, Cubs beat D'backs
Castro back for spring finale, Cubs beat D'backs
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Chicago Cubs
9
Arizona Diamondbacks
8
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| ARI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Chase Field · 16,528 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 9-8
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 9-8
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-8
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Play Result 9-8
R Silva hit sacrifice fly to left, C Krist scored.
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Advancing On Play 9-8
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-8
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Play Result 8-8
Ch Villanueva singled to left, B Jackson and W Darvill scored, C Krist to third, Ch Villanueva to second advancing on throw.
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Advancing On Play 8-8
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Advancing On Play 7-8
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Foul Ball 6-8
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-8
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-8
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Play Result 6-8
R Flores singled to center, C Pennington and B Jacobs scored, J Lamb to second.
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Advancing On Force 6-8
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Advancing On Force 6-7
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-6
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Play Result 6-6
B Jacobs grounded into fielder's choice to first, C Owings and T Campana scored, C Pennington to second.
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Error 6-6
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Error 6-5
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
C Pennington singled to center, B Almadova scored, C Owings to third, T Campana to second.
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Advancing On Force 6-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
C Owings singled to left, J Parraz scored, B Almadova to second.
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Advancing On Force 6-3
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
H Blanco singled to left center, T Campana scored, C Pennington to second.
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Advancing On Force 6-2
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
C Pennington singled to right, C Owings scored, T Campana to third.
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Advancing On Play 6-1
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-0
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Play Result 6-0
A Alcantara homered to right, R Silva scored.
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Advancing On Force 6-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
R Kalish singled to center, E Whiteside scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
L Valbuena hit sacrifice fly to center, D Vogelbach scored, E Whiteside to third.
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Advancing On Play 3-0
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
C Valaika singled to center, M Szczur scored, J Baez to third.
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End Inning 9-8
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-8
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Play Result 9-8
J Lamb struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 9-8
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 9-8
Pitch 5: foul
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Ball 9-8
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 9-8
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 9-8
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 9-8
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-8
J Lamb batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-8
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Play Result 9-8
H Blanco popped out to shortstop.
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Pop Out 9-8
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 9-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-8
H Blanco batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-8
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Play Result 9-8
B Jacobs grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 9-8
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 9-8
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-8
B Jacobs batting
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Play Result 9-8
L Castillo relieved B Parker.
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Start Inning 9-8
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 9-8
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Lineup Change 9-8
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Lineup Change 9-8
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End Inning 9-8
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-8
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Play Result 9-8
A Alcantara lined into double play, center to second, Ch Villanueva doubled off second.
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Advancing On Play 9-8
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Line Out 9-8
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 9-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-8
A Alcantara batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-8
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Play Result 9-8
R Silva hit sacrifice fly to left, C Krist scored.
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Advancing On Play 9-8
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Sacrifice Fly 8-8
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 8-8
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 8-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-8
R Silva batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-8
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Head to Head
Injuries
Arizona Diamondbacks
- Cristian Mena Out
- Andrew Saalfrank Out
- Corbin Carroll Out
Chicago Cubs
- Ben Brown Out
- Riley Martin Out
- Justin Steele Out
- Phil Maton Out
- Shelby Miller Out
Lineups
ConfirmedARI
Gerardo ParraRF88
Aaron Hill2B7
Paul Goldschmidt1B46
Eric Chavez3B12
Martin PradoDH14
Mark TrumboLF45
Miguel MonteroC14
Chris OwingsSS12
AJ PollockCF16
Substitutes
Cliff Pennington2B7- Brandon Jacobs1B
Henry BlancoC24
Jake Lamb3B33- Rudy FloresDH
Jordan ParrazLF- Breland AlmadovaRF
Tony CampanaCF4
CHC
Emilio BonifacioCF27
Starlin CastroSS13
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Chris CoghlanLF7
Ryan SweeneyDH26
Welington CastilloC20
Luis Valbuena3B18
Ryan KalishRF51
Darwin Barney2B20
Substitutes
Matt SzczurCF36
Javier BaezSS28
Chris Valaika1B16
Brett JacksonLF
Daniel VogelbachDH20- Wes DarvillDH92
Eli WhitesideC32- Chadd KristC
Christian Villanueva3B22- Rubi SilvaRF
Arismendy Alcantara2B29
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