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Match Report

Darvish pitches Cubs past Royals 6-1 for 6th straight win

Yu Darvish pitched seven sharp innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the skidding Kansas City Royals 6-1 on Wednesday night for their sixth straight victory.

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Top Performers

CHC

  • Ian Happ LF H-AB 1-2 · AB 2 · R 1
  • Willson Contreras 1B H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Anthony Rizzo 1B H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 2
  • David Bote 3B H-AB 0-2 · AB 2 · R 0

KC

  • Whit Merrifield 2B H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Jorge Soler DH H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Ryan McBroom 1B H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Salvador Perez DH H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1

Injuries

Kansas City Royals

  • Mitch Spence Day-To-Day
  • Steven Cruz Out
  • Jonathan India 60-Day-IL
  • Nick Mears 60-Day-IL
  • Ryan Bergert Day-To-Day

Chicago Cubs

  • Justin Steele 60-Day-IL
  • Shelby Miller 60-Day-IL
  • Ben Brown 60-Day-IL
  • Phil Maton 60-Day-IL
  • Riley Martin 60-Day-IL

Lineups

Confirmed

KC

  1. Whit MerrifieldCF15
  2. Jorge SolerRF12
  3. Ryan O'Hearn1B29
  4. Salvador PerezC13
  5. Alex GordonLF4
  6. Ryan McBroomDH9
  7. Adalberto MondesiSS43
  8. Maikel Franco3B7
  9. Nicky Lopez2B33

CHC

  1. Kris Bryant3B23
  2. Anthony Rizzo1B48
  3. Javier BaezSS28
  4. Willson ContrerasDH40
  5. Kyle SchwarberLF12
  6. David Bote2B12
  7. Jason HeywardRF22
  8. Nico Hoerner2B2
  9. Victor CaratiniC37

Substitutes

  1. Albert AlmoraCF5
  2. Ian HappLF8

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 6-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33950 9th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 6-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    33950 9th Inning
  3. Foul Ball 6-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33950 9th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 6-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33950 9th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 6-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    33950 9th Inning
  6. Foul Ball 6-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33950 9th Inning
  7. Foul Ball 6-1

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    36500 9th Inning
  8. End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
    36500 9th Inning
  9. Play Result 6-1

    Bryant doubled to center, Caratini scored on fielding error by center fielder Merrifield.

    36500 9th Inning
  10. Error 6-1

    Bryant doubled to center, Caratini scored on fielding error by center fielder Merrifield.

    36500 9th Inning
  11. Double 6-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    36500 9th Inning
  12. End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
    36500 9th Inning
  13. Play Result 5-1

    Caratini singled to right, Happ scored.

    36500 9th Inning
  14. Single 5-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    36500 9th Inning
  15. Ball 5-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    36500 9th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    36500 9th Inning
  17. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    30954 8th Inning
  18. End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
    28864 8th Inning
  19. Play Result 4-1

    Contreras singled to deep right, Rizzo scored, Báez to third.

    28864 8th Inning
  20. Single 4-1

    Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

    28864 8th Inning
  21. Ball 4-1

    Pitch 5 : Ball 2

    28864 8th Inning
  22. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    28864 8th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    28864 8th Inning
  24. Strike Looking 4-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    28864 8th Inning
  25. Ball 4-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    28864 8th Inning
  26. End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
    28864 8th Inning
  27. Play Result 3-1

    Báez singled to right, Bryant scored, Rizzo to second.

    28864 8th Inning
  28. Single 3-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    28864 8th Inning
  29. Ball 3-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    28864 8th Inning
  30. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    28864 8th Inning
  31. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    28864 8th Inning
  32. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    28864 8th Inning
  33. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    28864 8th Inning
  34. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    28864 8th Inning
  35. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    28864 8th Inning
  36. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    28864 8th Inning
  37. Foul Out 2-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    32055 7th Inning
  38. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    32156 7th Inning
  39. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32156 7th Inning
  40. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    32156 7th Inning
  41. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32156 7th Inning
  42. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    32156 7th Inning
  43. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32156 7th Inning
  44. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    32055 6th Inning
  45. Foul Out 2-1

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    32055 6th Inning
  46. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    32055 6th Inning
  47. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    32055 6th Inning
  48. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41201 6th Inning
  49. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41201 6th Inning
  50. Foul Out 2-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    32055 5th Inning
  51. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    41201 5th Inning
  52. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    32055 4th Inning
  53. End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
    41201 4th Inning
  54. Play Result 2-1

    Contreras grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Rizzo scored, Báez out at second.

    41201 4th Inning
  55. Ground Out 2-1

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    41201 4th Inning
  56. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41201 4th Inning
  57. Strike Swinging 2-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging

    41201 4th Inning
  58. Strike Looking 2-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    41201 4th Inning
  59. Ball 2-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    41201 4th Inning
  60. End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
    41201 4th Inning
  1. End Inning 6-1

    End of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  2. End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
    33950 9th Inning
  3. Play Result 6-1

    Gordon struck out swinging.

    33950 9th Inning
  4. Strike Swinging 6-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Swinging

    33950 9th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 6-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33950 9th Inning
  6. Strike Looking 6-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    33950 9th Inning
  7. Ball 6-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    33950 9th Inning
  8. Start Batter/Pitcher 6-1

    Colin Rea pitches to Alex Gordon

    33950 9th Inning
  9. End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
    33950 9th Inning
  10. Play Result 6-1

    Perez lined out to right.

    33950 9th Inning
  11. Line Out 6-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    33950 9th Inning
  12. Foul Ball 6-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    33950 9th Inning
  13. Strike Swinging 6-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    33950 9th Inning
  14. Start Batter/Pitcher 6-1

    Colin Rea pitches to Salvador Perez

    33950 9th Inning
  15. End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
    33950 9th Inning
  16. Play Result 6-1

    O'Hearn struck out swinging.

    33950 9th Inning
  17. Strike Swinging 6-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Swinging

    33950 9th Inning
  18. Foul Ball 6-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33950 9th Inning
  19. Foul Ball 6-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33950 9th Inning
  20. Strike Swinging 6-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

    33950 9th Inning
  21. Strike Looking 6-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    33950 9th Inning
  22. Start Batter/Pitcher 6-1

    Colin Rea pitches to Ryan O'Hearn

    33950 9th Inning
  23. End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
    33950 9th Inning
  24. Play Result 6-1

    Soler safe at first on fielding error by second baseman Hoerner.

    33950 9th Inning
  25. Error 6-1

    Soler safe at first on fielding error by second baseman Hoerner.

    33950 9th Inning
  26. Batter Reached On Error - Batter To First 6-1

    Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

    33950 9th Inning
  27. Foul Ball 6-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    33950 9th Inning
  28. Foul Ball 6-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33950 9th Inning
  29. Ball 6-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    33950 9th Inning
  30. Strike Looking 6-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    33950 9th Inning
  31. Ball 6-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    33950 9th Inning
  32. Start Batter/Pitcher 6-1

    Colin Rea pitches to Jorge Soler

    33950 9th Inning
  33. Play Result 6-1

    Rea relieved Jeffress

    33950 9th Inning
  34. Start Inning 6-1

    Bottom of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  35. End Inning 6-1

    Middle of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  36. End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
    36500 9th Inning
  37. Play Result 6-1

    Rizzo struck out swinging.

    36500 9th Inning
  38. Strike Swinging 6-1

    Pitch 7 : Strike 3 Swinging

    36500 9th Inning
  39. Foul Ball 6-1

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    36500 9th Inning
  40. Strike Looking 6-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Looking

    36500 9th Inning

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