Major League Baseball
Chicago Cubs
9
Texas Rangers
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| TEX | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
— Ian Happ tied his career high with four hits and drew a tiebreaking bases-loaded walk from José Leclerc in a four-run ninth inning, helping the Chicago Cubs beat the Texas Rangers 9-5 on Sunday to salvage the finale of their opening three-game series.
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/30/26 | @ San Diego Padres | L 1-4 | MLB |
| 9/29/26 | @ San Diego Padres | L 0-8 | MLB |
| Full Schedule | |||
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Bellinger reached on infield single to second, Happ scored, Suzuki to third.
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
Suzuki singled to left, Mastrobuoni scored and Tauchman scored, Happ to second.
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Ball 3
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
Happ walked, Hoerner scored, Mastrobuoni to second, Tauchman to third.
Pitch 7 : Ball 4
Pitch 6 : Ball 3
Pitch 5 : Ball 2
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 8 : Ball In Play
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
End of the 9th inning
Smith lined out to right.
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Swinging
Pitch 4 : Ball 3
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Adbert Alzolay pitches to Josh Smith
Smith hit for Duran
García struck out swinging.
Pitch 7 : Strike 3 Swinging
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 5 : Ball 3
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
Adbert Alzolay pitches to Adolis Garcia
Jung struck out swinging.
Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Adbert Alzolay pitches to Josh Jung
Alzolay relieved Neris
Gomes catching.
Bottom of the 9th inning
Middle of the 9th inning
Madrigal grounded into fielder's choice to third, Bellinger out at second.
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
Jacob Latz pitches to Nick Madrigal
Bellinger reached on infield single to second, Happ scored, Suzuki to third.
Showing the last 40 of 670 events.
TEX wins series 2-1
Marcus Semien2B10
Wyatt LangfordLF36
Josh Jung3B6
Adolis GarciaDH53
Ezequiel DuranSS20
Andrew KniznerC19
Jared Walsh1B21
Evan CarterRF32
Leody TaverasCF30
Josh SmithPH9
Ian HappDH8
Seiya SuzukiRF27
Cody BellingerCF35
Christopher Morel3B28
Dansby SwansonSS7
Michael Busch1B29
Nico Hoerner2B2
Mike TauchmanLF50
Miguel AmayaC9
Nick Madrigal3B20
Miles MastrobuoniPH21
Yan GomesC15
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