Rizzo homers, Cubs beat Padres 5-1
Rizzo homers, Cubs beat Padres 5-1
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Chicago Cubs
5
San Diego Padres
1
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| SD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Petco Park · 21,263 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Bunted Foul 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
J Lake doubled to deep center, E Bonifacio scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-1
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
E Bonifacio singled to right, D Barney scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-1
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
D Barney singled to center, N Schierholtz scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-1
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Foul Out 2-1
Pitch 1: in play
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 6: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
A Rizzo homered to right center (419 feet), J Lake scored.
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Advancing On Force 2-1
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 6: foul
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End Inning 5-1
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
W Venable struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 5-1
Pitch 7: strike 3 (looking)
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Ball 5-1
Pitch 6: ball 3
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Ball 5-1
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 5-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-1
W Venable batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
J Gyorko grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 5-1
Pitch 8: in play
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 7: foul
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Ball 5-1
Pitch 6: ball 3
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Ball 5-1
Pitch 5: ball 2
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 5-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-1
J Gyorko batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
Y Alonso flied out to left.
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Fly Out 5-1
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-1
Y Alonso batting
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Start Inning 5-1
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 5-1
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
C Villanueva struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 5-1
Pitch 3: strike 3 (looking)
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Strike Looking 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 5-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-1
C Villanueva batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
D Barney flied out to right.
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Fly Out 5-1
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 5-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Head to Head
Injuries
San Diego Padres
- Luis Gutierrez Out
- Bryan Hoeing Out
Chicago Cubs
- Ben Brown Out
- Riley Martin Out
- Justin Steele Out
- Phil Maton Out
- Shelby Miller Out
Lineups
ConfirmedSD
Everth CabreraSS1
Cameron MaybinCF15
Seth SmithLF12
Chase Headley3B12
Yonder Alonso1B13
Jedd Gyorko2B5
Will VenableRF30
Nick HundleyC3
Eric StultsP37
Substitutes
Nick VincentP55
Alexi AmaristaPH2
Alex TorresP54
Chris DenorfiaPH38
Blaine BoyerP51
CHC
Emilio BonifacioCF27
Junior LakeLF48
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Starlin CastroSS13
Mike Olt3B25
Welington CastilloC20
Nate SchierholtzRF62
Darwin Barney2B20
Jake ArrietaP49
Substitutes
Carlos Manuel VillanuevaP91
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