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Cincinnati Reds 6
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Chicago Cubs 16
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Match Report

Ian Happ homers twice to help Cubs rout Reds 16-6

— Ian Happ homered twice and the Chicago Cubs easily overcame an early deficit to beat the Cincinnati Reds 16-6 on Wednesday night.

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Top Performers

CIN

  • Matt McLain 2B H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Will Benson RF H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Spencer Steer 1B H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Joey Votto 1B H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 2

CHC

  • Cody Bellinger LF H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Christopher Morel 1B H-AB 2-5 · AB 5 · R 1
  • Jeimer Candelario 3B H-AB 4-4 · AB 4 · R 4
  • Mike Tauchman RF H-AB 2-3 · AB 3 · R 2

Head to Head

CHC win series 3-1

Injuries

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

Cincinnati Reds

  • Tony Santillan Out
  • Julian Garcia Out
  • Spencer Steer 60-Day-IL
  • Dane Myers Out
  • Blake Dunn 60-Day-IL

Lineups

Confirmed

CHC

  1. Nico Hoerner2B2
  2. Christopher MorelDH28
  3. Cody Bellinger1B35
  4. Dansby SwansonSS7
  5. Ian HappLF8
  6. Yan GomesC15
  7. Seiya SuzukiRF27
  8. Jeimer Candelario3B46
  9. Patrick Wisdom1B35

Substitutes

  1. Mike TauchmanCF50

CIN

  1. Kevin Newman2B27
  2. Nick Senzel3B15
  3. Matt McLainSS9
  4. Spencer Steer2B7
  5. Christian Encarnacion-StrandDH32
  6. Joey Votto1B37
  7. Tyler StephensonC37
  8. Stuart FairchildCF17
  9. Will BensonLF30

Substitutes

  1. Jake FraleyRF17
  2. TJ FriedlCF29

Play by Play

  1. Foul Out 6-16

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    33271 8th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 6-16

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    33271 8th Inning
  3. End Batter/Pitcher 6-16
    33271 8th Inning
  4. Play Result 6-16

    Suzuki homered to center (416 feet).

    33271 8th Inning
  5. Home Run 6-16

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    33271 8th Inning
  6. Ball 6-16

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    33271 8th Inning
  7. Ball 6-15

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    33271 8th Inning
  8. Strike Looking 6-15

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    33271 8th Inning
  9. Foul Ball 6-15

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    33271 8th Inning
  10. End Batter/Pitcher 6-15
    33271 8th Inning
  11. Play Result 6-15

    Happ homered to left center (403 feet).

    33271 8th Inning
  12. Home Run 6-15

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    33271 8th Inning
  13. Strike Looking 6-14

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    33271 8th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 6-14

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    39816 8th Inning
  15. Foul Ball 6-14

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    39816 8th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 6-14

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    34972 7th Inning
  17. End Batter/Pitcher 6-14
    34972 7th Inning
  18. Play Result 6-14

    Hoerner scored on error, Morel safe at first on fielding error by third baseman Senzel.

    34972 7th Inning
  19. Batter Reached On Error - Batter To First 6-14

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    34972 7th Inning
  20. End Batter/Pitcher 6-13
    34972 7th Inning
  21. Play Result 6-13

    Tauchman scored on error, Hoerner safe at first on throwing error by third baseman Senzel, Hoerner safe at second on error.

    34972 7th Inning
  22. Batter Reached On Error - Batter To First 6-13

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    34972 7th Inning
  23. End Batter/Pitcher 6-12
    34972 7th Inning
  24. Play Result 6-12

    Tauchman doubled to right, Candelario scored.

    34972 7th Inning
  25. Double 6-12

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    34972 7th Inning
  26. Ball 6-11

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    34972 7th Inning
  27. End Batter/Pitcher 6-11
    34972 7th Inning
  28. Play Result 6-11

    Happ homered to center (429 feet).

    34972 7th Inning
  29. Home Run 6-11

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    34972 7th Inning
  30. Ball 6-10

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    34972 7th Inning
  31. Strike Looking 6-10

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    34972 7th Inning
  32. End Batter/Pitcher 6-10
    36202 7th Inning
  33. Play Result 6-10

    Friedl homered to right center (398 feet).

    36202 7th Inning
  34. Home Run 6-10

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    36202 7th Inning
  35. Ball 5-10

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    36202 7th Inning
  36. Ball 5-10

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    36202 7th Inning
  37. Foul Ball 5-10

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    36202 7th Inning
  38. Foul Ball 5-10

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    34842 7th Inning
  39. Foul Ball 5-10

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    34972 6th Inning
  40. End Batter/Pitcher 5-10
    34972 6th Inning
  41. Play Result 5-10

    Candelario scored on error and Tauchman scored on error, Bellinger safe at first on throwing error by third baseman Senzel.

    34972 6th Inning
  42. Batter Reached On Error - Batter To First 5-10

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    34972 6th Inning
  43. Strike Looking 5-8

    Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Looking

    34972 6th Inning
  44. Ball 5-8

    Pitch 3 : Ball 3

    34972 6th Inning
  45. Ball 5-8

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    34972 6th Inning
  46. Ball 5-8

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    34972 6th Inning
  47. Foul Ball 5-8

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32807 6th Inning
  48. End Batter/Pitcher 5-8
    32807 6th Inning
  49. Play Result 5-8

    Tauchman doubled to center, Suzuki scored, Candelario to third.

    32807 6th Inning
  50. Double 5-8

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    32807 6th Inning
  51. Ball 5-7

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    32807 6th Inning
  52. Foul Ball 5-7

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    32807 6th Inning
  53. Ball 5-7

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    32807 6th Inning
  54. End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
    32807 6th Inning
  55. Play Result 5-7

    Suzuki singled to center, Gomes scored.

    32807 6th Inning
  56. Single 5-7

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    32807 6th Inning
  57. End Batter/Pitcher 5-6
    33627 6th Inning
  58. Play Result 5-6

    Gomes doubled to left, Happ scored.

    33627 6th Inning
  59. Double 5-6

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    33627 6th Inning
  60. Strike Looking 5-6

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Looking

    33627 6th Inning
  1. End Batter/Pitcher 6-16
    35432 9th Inning
  2. Play Result 6-16

    Fraley grounded out to second.

    35432 9th Inning
  3. Ground Out 6-16

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    35432 9th Inning
  4. Ball 6-16

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    35432 9th Inning
  5. Strike Looking 6-16

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    35432 9th Inning
  6. Start Batter/Pitcher 6-16

    Jose Cuas pitches to Jake Fraley

    35432 9th Inning
  7. End Batter/Pitcher 6-16
    35432 9th Inning
  8. Play Result 6-16

    Benson walked, Friedl to second.

    35432 9th Inning
  9. Ball 6-16

    Pitch 4 : Ball 4

    35432 9th Inning
  10. Ball 6-16

    Pitch 3 : Ball 3

    35432 9th Inning
  11. Ball 6-16

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    35432 9th Inning
  12. Ball 6-16

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    35432 9th Inning
  13. Start Batter/Pitcher 6-16

    Jose Cuas pitches to Will Benson

    35432 9th Inning
  14. End Batter/Pitcher 6-16
    35432 9th Inning
  15. Play Result 6-16

    Friedl singled to left.

    35432 9th Inning
  16. Single 6-16

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    35432 9th Inning
  17. Ball 6-16

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    35432 9th Inning
  18. Ball 6-16

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    35432 9th Inning
  19. Start Batter/Pitcher 6-16

    Jose Cuas pitches to TJ Friedl

    35432 9th Inning
  20. End Batter/Pitcher 6-16
    35432 9th Inning
  21. Play Result 6-16

    Stephenson grounded out to shortstop.

    35432 9th Inning
  22. Ground Out 6-16

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    35432 9th Inning
  23. Start Batter/Pitcher 6-16

    Jose Cuas pitches to Tyler Stephenson

    35432 9th Inning
  24. End Batter/Pitcher 6-16
    35432 9th Inning
  25. Play Result 6-16

    Votto grounded out to shortstop.

    35432 9th Inning
  26. Ground Out 6-16

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    35432 9th Inning
  27. Ball 6-16

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    35432 9th Inning
  28. Start Batter/Pitcher 6-16

    Jose Cuas pitches to Joey Votto

    35432 9th Inning
  29. Play Result 6-16

    Cuas relieved Merryweather

    35432 9th Inning
  30. Start Inning 6-16

    Top of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  31. End Inning 6-16

    End of the 8th inning

    8th Inning
  32. End Batter/Pitcher 6-16
    33271 8th Inning
  33. Play Result 6-16

    Hoerner lined out to shortstop.

    33271 8th Inning
  34. Line Out 6-16

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    33271 8th Inning
  35. Ball 6-16

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    33271 8th Inning
  36. Start Batter/Pitcher 6-16

    Luke Maile pitches to Nico Hoerner

    33271 8th Inning
  37. End Batter/Pitcher 6-16
    33271 8th Inning
  38. Play Result 6-16

    Tauchman fouled out to third.

    33271 8th Inning
  39. Foul Out 6-16

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    33271 8th Inning
  40. Ball 6-16

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    33271 8th Inning

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