Wood, Valbuena lead Cubs to 3-2 victory vs Padres
Wood, Valbuena lead Cubs to 3-2 victory vs Padres
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Chicago Cubs
3
San Diego Padres
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| SD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Petco Park · 42,107 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
C Quentin homered to left (399 feet), Y Grandal scored.
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Advancing On Force 3-2
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
T Wood singled to left, N Schierholtz scored, D Barney to second.
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Advancing On Force 3-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
L Valbuena homered to right (345 feet).
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
N Schierholtz singled to left, L Valbuena scored, W Castillo to second.
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Advancing On Force 1-0
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Foul Out 0-0
Pitch 1: in play
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 3-2
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
S Smith grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 3-2
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-2
S Smith batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
C Headley lined out to first.
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Line Out 3-2
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-2
C Headley batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
C Denorfia grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 3-2
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-2
C Denorfia batting
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Play Result 3-2
E Bonifacio in center field.
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Play Result 3-2
H Rondon relieved N Ramirez.
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Start Inning 3-2
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 3-2
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Lineup Change 3-2
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Lineup Change 3-2
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End Inning 3-2
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
R Kalish grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 3-2
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-2
R Kalish batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
E Bonifacio flied out to center.
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Fly Out 3-2
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-2
E Bonifacio batting
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Play Result 3-2
E Bonifacio hit for N Ramirez.
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Lineup Change 3-2
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Lineup Change 3-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
D Barney struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 3-2
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Ball 3-2
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Looking 3-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 3-2
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
Chris DenorfiaRF38
Chase Headley3B12
Seth SmithLF12
Jedd Gyorko2B5
Yonder Alonso1B13
Yasmani GrandalC6
Billy BucknerP
Substitutes
Nick VincentP55
Alexi AmaristaPH2
Alex TorresP54
Carlos QuentinPH17
Dale ThayerP
CHC
Ryan KalishCF51
Junior LakeLF48
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Starlin CastroSS13
Luis Valbuena3B18
Welington CastilloC20
Nate SchierholtzRF62
Darwin Barney2B20
Travis WoodP19
Substitutes
Hector RondonP28
Neil RamirezP56
Emilio BonifacioCF27
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