Reds overcome Soler's HR, beat Cubs 7-5
Reds overcome Soler's HR, beat Cubs 7-5
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Chicago Cubs
5
Cincinnati Reds
7
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| CIN | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 5-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
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Play Result 5-7
C Heisey homered to left (407 feet).
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-6
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Play Result 5-6
J Soler singled to left, J Baez scored, S Castro to second.
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Advancing On Force 5-6
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-6
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Play Result 4-6
J Baez doubled to deep center, L Watkins and C Coghlan scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-6
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Advancing On Play 3-6
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-6
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Play Result 2-6
D Mesoraco singled to center, T Frazier scored, B Phillips to third.
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Advancing On Play 2-6
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
B Phillips singled to center, B Hamilton scored, T Frazier to third.
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Advancing On Play 2-5
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 5: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 2-4
B Hamilton singled to left, S Schumaker scored on error by shortstop S Castro.
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Error 2-4
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
S Schumaker singled to left center, K Negron scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-3
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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End Inning 5-7
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
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Play Result 5-7
J Baez flied out to center.
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Fly Out 5-7
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Swinging 5-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 5-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-7
J Baez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
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Play Result 5-7
C Coghlan walked.
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Ball 5-7
Pitch 6: ball 3
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Ball 5-7
Pitch 5: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 5-7
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 5-7
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Looking 5-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Play Result 5-7
A Alcantara to second on fielder's indifference.
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Fielders Indifference 5-7
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Ball 5-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-7
C Coghlan batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
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Play Result 5-7
M Szczur struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-7
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 5-7
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 5-7
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 5-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-7
M Szczur batting
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Play Result 5-7
M Szczur hit for J Grimm.
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
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Play Result 5-7
C Valaika struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-7
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 5-7
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 5-7
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-7
C Valaika batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
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Play Result 5-7
A Alcantara singled to left.
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Single 5-7
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 5-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Head to Head
CIN wins series 2-1
Injuries
Cincinnati Reds
- Blake Dunn Out
- Spencer Steer Out
- Tony Santillan Out
- Julian Garcia Out
- Dane Myers Out
Chicago Cubs
- Ben Brown Out
- Riley Martin Out
- Justin Steele Out
- Phil Maton Out
- Shelby Miller Out
Lineups
ConfirmedCIN
Billy HamiltonCF0
Todd Frazier1B99
Brandon Phillips2B0
Devin MesoracoC29
Jay BruceRF30
Kristopher Negron3B45- Skip SchumakerLF55
Zack CozartSS7
Mat LatosP57
Substitutes
Jonathan BroxtonP30
Chris HeiseyPH24
Aroldis ChapmanP44
CHC
Chris CoghlanLF7
Javier Baez2B28
Starlin CastroSS13
Luis Valbuena3B18
Jorge SolerRF12
Welington CastilloC20
Arismendy AlcantaraCF29
Chris Valaika1B16
Jacob TurnerP50
Substitutes
Carlos Manuel VillanuevaP91
Kyuji FujikawaP21
Logan WatkinsPH
Zac RosscupP58
Justin GrimmP46
Matt SzczurPH36
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