Jeff Samardzija strikes out a season-high 10 for first win since Aug.
Jeff Samardzija struck out a season-high 10 for his first win since last August, leading the Chicago Cubs past the San Francisco Giants 8-4 on Monday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Chicago Cubs
8
San Francisco Giants
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| SF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
B Crawford singled to right, M Morse scored.
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Advancing On Play 8-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-3
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Play Result 8-3
L Valbuena singled to right, A Rizzo scored, S Castro to second.
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Advancing On Force 8-3
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
A Rizzo doubled to left, J Lake scored.
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Advancing On Play 7-3
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
D Barney singled to left, W Castillo scored, N Schierholtz to second.
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Advancing On Force 6-3
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
W Castillo singled to left, A Rizzo scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-3
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
E Bonifacio tripled to deep right, J Samardzija scored.
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Advancing On Force 4-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
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Play Result 3-3
J Samardzija doubled to deep right, N Schierholtz scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
D Barney hit sacrifice fly to left, L Valbuena scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-3
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
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Play Result 1-3
P Sandoval homered to right (406 feet), B Posey scored.
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Advancing On Force 1-3
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 4: foul
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End Inning 8-4
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
B Hicks struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-4
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 8-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 8-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
B Hicks batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
B Crawford grounded out to first, M Morse to third.
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Advancing On Play 8-4
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Ground Out 8-4
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Strike Swinging 8-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 8-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
B Crawford batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
H Sanchez grounded out to first, M Morse to second.
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Advancing On Play 8-4
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Ground Out 8-4
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
H Sanchez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
M Morse walked.
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 6: ball 4
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
M Morse batting
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Play Result 8-4
N Ramirez relieved J Grimm.
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Start Inning 8-4
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 8-4
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
L Valbuena grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 8-4
Pitch 4: in play
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Head to Head
SF wins series 2-1
Injuries
San Francisco Giants
- Harrison Bader Out
- Randy Rodriguez Out
- Rowan Wick Out
- Matt Chapman Out
- Rafael Devers Out
Chicago Cubs
- Ben Brown Out
- Riley Martin Out
- Justin Steele Out
- Phil Maton Out
- Shelby Miller Out
Lineups
ConfirmedSF
Angel PaganCF16
Hunter PenceRF8
Buster Posey1B28
Pablo Sandoval3B48
Michael MorseLF38
Hector SanchezC63
Brandon CrawfordSS35
Brandon Hicks2B15
Yusmeiro PetitP36
Substitutes
David HuffP31
George KontosP30
Gregor BlancoPH7
Javier LopezP49
Juan GutierrezP57
CHC
Emilio BonifacioCF27
Junior LakeLF48
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Starlin CastroSS13
Luis Valbuena3B18
Welington CastilloC20
Nate SchierholtzRF62
Darwin Barney2B20
Jeff SamardzijaP29
Substitutes
Justin GrimmP46
Neil RamirezP56
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