Cubs-Orioles postponed by rain; makeup set for Aug. 18
— Wednesday night's interleague game between the Chicago Cubs and Baltimore Orioles was postponed by a relentless rain shower that started shortly before the scheduled start and never let up.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Baltimore Orioles
1
Chicago Cubs
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Wrigley Field · 32,774 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
S Pearce homered to left (423 feet).
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Foul Out 0-2
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
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Play Result 0-2
A Rizzo doubled to deep left, C Coghlan scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-2
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
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Play Result 0-1
A Alcantara homered to right center (410 feet).
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Foul Out 0-0
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (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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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: 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 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 0-0
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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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 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 1-2
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
N Cruz grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 1-2
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-2
N Cruz batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
A Jones grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 1-2
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-2
A Jones batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
S Pearce struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 1-2
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-2
S Pearce batting
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Play Result 1-2
H Rondon relieved P Strop.
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Start Inning 1-2
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 1-2
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Lineup Change 1-2
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End Inning 1-2
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
L Valbuena grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 1-2
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Swinging 1-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-2
L Valbuena batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
A Rizzo hit by pitch.
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Hit By Pitch 1-2
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-2
A Rizzo batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
J Baez struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 1-2
Pitch 7: strike 3 (looking)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Strike Swinging 1-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 1-2
Pitch 4: ball 3
Showing the last 40 of 490 events.
Head to Head
CHC win series 3-0
Injuries
Chicago Cubs
- Ben Brown Out
- Riley Martin Out
- Justin Steele Out
- Phil Maton Out
- Shelby Miller Out
Baltimore Orioles
- Ryan Helsley Out
- Kyle Bradish Out
- Jordan Westburg Out
- Jackson Holliday Out
- Cade Povich Out
Lineups
ConfirmedCHC
Chris CoghlanLF7
Javier BaezSS28
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Luis Valbuena3B18
Welington CastilloC20
Arismendy AlcantaraCF29
Logan Watkins2B
Matt SzczurRF36
Tsuyoshi WadaP18
Substitutes
Neil RamirezP56
Ryan SweeneyPH26
Pedro StropP64
Hector RondonP28
BAL
Nick MarkakisRF22
Steve Pearce1B25
Adam JonesCF10
Nelson CruzLF32
J.J. HardySS2
Chris Davis3B19
Caleb JosephC15
Jonathan Schoop2B7
Miguel GonzalezP58
Substitutes
Brad BrachP53
Delmon YoungPH27
Brian MatuszP15
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