CHC 8, DET 2 | Aug 22, 2018 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, August 22, 2018•Comerica Park•74°F, Partly Cloudy

CHC

Cubs

DET

Tigers

Final

WIN

Jon Lester

LOSS

Francisco Liriano

The Cubs cruised past the Tigers 8-2 in a dominant performance.

★Javier Báez3 RBI

★Nick Castellanos3-for-4, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: Javier Baez homers (26) on a fly ball to left center field. Willson Contreras scores. Daniel Murphy scores.

Weather: 74°F, Partly CloudyWind: 7 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 11:10 PM UTCT: 3:26Att: 28,286Venue: Comerica Park

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93.8%B

11 missed calls

+14.1% CHC

+0.33 runs CHC

Win Probability

DET WinCHC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHC	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	4	8	11	1
DET	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Game 531305 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago Cubs

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Brandon KintzlerP	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Javier BáezSS	5	1	2	3	0	0	.292/.322/.566	107.2	.434	.651
Anthony Rizzo1B	5	1	1	1	0	0	.267/.364/.453	104.3	.420	.574
Ben Zobrist2B	5	1	1	0	0	0	.304/.388/.461	101.7	.142	.145
Jason HeywardRF	5	0	0	0	0	1	.274/.337/.398	105	.146	.140
Albert Almora Jr.CF	4	1	2	0	0	1	.301/.342/.413	90.1	.356	.347
David Bote3B	2	1	1	2	2	0	.283/.376/.475	110.5	.767	.1160
Willson ContrerasC	2	1	1	1	2	1	.267/.359/.419	90.3	.145	.147
Ian HappLF	4	1	1	0	0	1	.240/.358/.415	96.8	.420	.483
Bench
Daniel Murphy2B	5	1	2	1	0	0	.303/.343/.441	100.7	.398	.406
Jon LesterP							.102/.102/.163	-
Totals	37	8	11	8	4	4	-	-	-	-

HR:Bote (5th off Liriano, 1 on, 0 out); Báez (9th off Alcántara, 2 on, 1 out); Rizzo (9th off Alcántara, 0 on, 1 out)

2B:Jr.; Zobrist

TB:22

RBI:Contreras; Rizzo; Bote 2; Báez 3; Murphy

GIDP:Rizzo

Team LOB:6

Detroit Tigers

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jeimer Candelario3B	4	1	1	0	1	0	.229/.318/.410	94.8	.218

Pitching

Chicago Cubs

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jon LesterW	5.2	7	1	1	1	3	100-64	87	3.64
Steve CishekH	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	18-13	87.8	1.71
Carl Edwards Jr.H	0.1	1	1	0	1	0	13-5	94.5	2.40
Justin Wilson	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	5-4	90.1	3.15
Pedro StropH	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	9-4	91.4	2.44
Brandon Kintzler	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	12-8	92.4	3.62
Totals	9.0	8	2	1	3	6	157-98	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Cishek 2-0; Wilson 2-0; Strop 3-1

Pitches-strikes:Lester 100-64; Cishek 18-13; Jr. 13-5; Wilson 5-4; Strop 9-4; Kintzler 12-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Lester 6-6; Cishek 1-1; Jr. 0-1; Wilson 1-0; Strop 1-1; Kintzler 2-0

Detroit Tigers

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Francisco LirianoL	5.1	7	4	4	2	3	1	88-51	89	4.82

Scoring Plays

Bot 2 • DET

0-1

Ronny Rodriguez singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Victor Martinez scores. Mikie Mahtook out at 3rd on the throw, left fielder Ian Happ to third baseman David Bote. Ronny Rodriguez to 2nd.

EV: 79.2 mph278 ftLA: 24°

Top 5 • CHC

3-1

Daniel Murphy singles on a ground ball to left fielder Mikie Mahtook. Ian Happ scores.

EV: 93.0 mph21 ftLA: -2°

2-1

David Bote homers (4) on a line drive to left field. Albert Almora scores.

EV: 110.5 mph💣 373 ftLA: 21°

Top 6 • CHC

4-1

Willson Contreras singles on a soft ground ball to third baseman Jeimer Candelario. Ben Zobrist scores. David Bote to 2nd.

Bot 8 • DET

4-2

Jim Adduci walks. Jeimer Candelario scores. Nick Castellanos to 3rd. Niko Goodrum to 2nd.

Top 9 • CHC

8-2

Anthony Rizzo homers (20) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 104.3 mph💣 398 ftLA: 24°

7-2

Javier Baez homers (26) on a fly ball to left center field. Willson Contreras scores. Daniel Murphy scores.

EV: 107.2 mph💣 378 ftLA: 39°

Inherited runners-scored:Farmer 1-1

Pitches-strikes:Liriano 88-51; Farmer 19-12; Stumpf 23-16; Wilson 4-2; Alcántara 18-7; Coleman 7-6

Groundouts-flyouts:Liriano 9-2; Farmer 0-1; Stumpf 1-4; Wilson 1-1; Alcántara 0-1; Coleman 2-0

Bench
Mikie MahtookLF	2	0	0	0	1	1	.185/.260/.277	97.1	.062	.080
Francisco LirianoP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Buck FarmerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Daniel StumpfP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Alex WilsonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Victor AlcántaraP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Louis ColemanP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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