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Match Report

Morel gets winning hit in 9th as Cubs improve to 8-3 in August, beat Blue Jays 5-4

— Christopher Morel hit a tiebreaking double in the ninth inning and the Chicago Cubs beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Saturday afternoon.

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Top Performers

CHC

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

TOR

  • Davis Schneider LF H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 1
  • Whit Merrifield 2B H-AB 1-5 · AB 5 · R 1
  • Brandon Belt DH H-AB 0-1 · AB 1 · R 0
  • Matt Chapman 3B H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 0

Head to Head

CHC win series 2-1

Injuries

Toronto Blue Jays

  • Anthony Santander 60-Day-IL
  • Cody Ponce 60-Day-IL
  • Patrick Corbin 60-Day-IL
  • Jonatan Clase 60-Day-IL
  • Yimi Garcia 60-Day-IL

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

TOR

  1. Whit MerrifieldLF15
  2. George SpringerDH4
  3. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B27
  4. Matt Chapman3B26
  5. Davis Schneider2B36
  6. Alejandro KirkC30
  7. Cavan BiggioRF4
  8. Santiago EspinalSS21
  9. Daulton VarshoCF18

Substitutes

  1. Brandon BeltPH13

CHC

  1. Mike TauchmanCF50
  2. Nico Hoerner2B2
  3. Ian HappLF8
  4. Cody Bellinger1B35
  5. Dansby SwansonSS7
  6. Christopher MorelDH28
  7. Jeimer Candelario3B46
  8. Seiya SuzukiRF27
  9. Yan GomesC15

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    39802 9th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    39802 9th Inning
  3. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    37909 9th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    37909 9th Inning
  5. End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
    37909 9th Inning
  6. Play Result 5-4

    Morel doubled to left, Bellinger scored.

    37909 9th Inning
  7. Double 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    37909 9th Inning
  8. Ball 4-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    37909 9th Inning
  9. Strike Swinging 4-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    37909 9th Inning
  10. Foul Ball 4-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    39816 8th Inning
  11. Foul Ball 4-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    36013 8th Inning
  12. Foul Ball 4-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    35432 7th Inning
  13. Foul Out 4-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    35432 7th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 4-4

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    32888 7th Inning
  15. Foul Ball 4-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32888 7th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 4-4

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    32888 7th Inning
  17. Foul Ball 4-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    32888 7th Inning
  18. Foul Ball 4-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    32888 7th Inning
  19. End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
    36202 6th Inning
  20. Play Result 4-4

    Espinal hit a ground rule double, Schneider scored, Biggio to third.

    36202 6th Inning
  21. Ground Rule Double 4-4

    Pitch 7 : Ball In Play

    36202 6th Inning
  22. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    36202 6th Inning
  23. Strike Looking 4-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Looking

    36202 6th Inning
  24. Ball 4-3

    Pitch 4 : Ball 3

    36202 6th Inning
  25. Ball 4-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    36202 6th Inning
  26. Ball 4-3

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    36202 6th Inning
  27. Strike Looking 4-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    36202 6th Inning
  28. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    34842 6th Inning
  29. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33148 6th Inning
  30. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33148 6th Inning
  31. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    33148 6th Inning
  32. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    41022 5th Inning
  33. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    41022 5th Inning
  34. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41022 5th Inning
  35. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    41022 5th Inning
  36. End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
    41022 5th Inning
  37. Play Result 4-3

    Merrifield homered to center (406 feet), Espinal scored.

    41022 5th Inning
  38. Home Run 4-3

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    41022 5th Inning
  39. Strike Swinging 4-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    41022 5th Inning
  40. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    41022 5th Inning
  41. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    33148 5th Inning
  42. Foul Out 4-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    33148 5th Inning
  43. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    33148 5th Inning
  44. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    41022 4th Inning
  45. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41022 4th Inning
  46. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41022 4th Inning
  47. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    41022 4th Inning
  48. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    33148 4th Inning
  49. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    33148 4th Inning
  50. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33148 4th Inning
  51. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33148 4th Inning
  52. End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
    33148 4th Inning
  53. Play Result 4-1

    Swanson homered to left center (429 feet), Happ scored and Bellinger scored.

    33148 4th Inning
  54. Home Run 4-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    33148 4th Inning
  55. Foul Ball 1-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33148 4th Inning
  56. End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
    33148 4th Inning
  57. Play Result 1-1

    Bellinger singled to right, Hoerner scored, Happ to third.

    33148 4th Inning
  58. Single 1-1

    Pitch 7 : Ball In Play

    33148 4th Inning
  59. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    33148 4th Inning
  60. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    33148 4th Inning
  1. End Inning 5-4

    End of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  2. End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
    39802 9th Inning
  3. Play Result 5-4

    Merrifield lined out to center.

    39802 9th Inning
  4. Line Out 5-4

    Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

    39802 9th Inning
  5. Strike Swinging 5-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Swinging

    39802 9th Inning
  6. Ball 5-4

    Pitch 4 : Ball 3

    39802 9th Inning
  7. Ball 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    39802 9th Inning
  8. Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    39802 9th Inning
  9. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    39802 9th Inning
  10. Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4

    Adbert Alzolay pitches to Whit Merrifield

    39802 9th Inning
  11. End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
    39802 9th Inning
  12. Play Result 5-4

    Varsho grounded out to first.

    39802 9th Inning
  13. Ground Out 5-4

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    39802 9th Inning
  14. Ball 5-4

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    39802 9th Inning
  15. Strike Swinging 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging

    39802 9th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    39802 9th Inning
  17. Ball 5-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    39802 9th Inning
  18. Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4

    Adbert Alzolay pitches to Daulton Varsho

    39802 9th Inning
  19. End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
    39802 9th Inning
  20. Play Result 5-4

    Belt struck out looking.

    39802 9th Inning
  21. Strike Looking 5-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Looking

    39802 9th Inning
  22. Ball 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    39802 9th Inning
  23. Strike Looking 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking

    39802 9th Inning
  24. Strike Swinging 5-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    39802 9th Inning
  25. Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4

    Adbert Alzolay pitches to Brandon Belt

    39802 9th Inning
  26. Play Result 5-4

    Alzolay relieved Merryweather

    39802 9th Inning
  27. Play Result 5-4

    Belt hit for Espinal

    9th Inning
  28. Start Inning 5-4

    Bottom of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  29. End Inning 5-4

    Middle of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  30. End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
    37909 9th Inning
  31. Play Result 5-4

    Suzuki flied out to right.

    37909 9th Inning
  32. Fly Out 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    37909 9th Inning
  33. Strike Looking 5-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    37909 9th Inning
  34. Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4

    Jordan Hicks pitches to Seiya Suzuki

    37909 9th Inning
  35. End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
    37909 9th Inning
  36. Play Result 5-4

    Candelario struck out swinging.

    37909 9th Inning
  37. Strike Swinging 5-4

    Pitch 7 : Strike 3 Swinging

    37909 9th Inning
  38. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    37909 9th Inning
  39. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    37909 9th Inning
  40. Ball 5-4

    Pitch 4 : Ball 3

    37909 9th Inning

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