CHC 9, TEX 5 | Mar 31, 2024 | The Best Box Score

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Sunday, March 31, 2024•Globe Life Field•74°F, Roof Closed

CHC

Cubs

TEX

Rangers

Final

WIN

Héctor Neris

LOSS

José Leclerc

The Cubs defeated the Rangers 9-5.

★Christopher Morel3 RBI

★Ian Happ4-for-5, 3 RBI

★Marcus Semien3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: Seiya Suzuki singles on a ground ball to left fielder Wyatt Langford. Mike Tauchman scores. Miles Mastrobuoni scores. Ian Happ to 2nd.

Weather: 74°F, Roof ClosedWind: 0 mph, NoneFirst pitch: 6:35 PM UTCT: 3:02Att: 32,078Venue: Globe Life Field

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94.0%B

11 missed calls

+16.6% CHC

No run favor

Win Probability

TEX WinCHC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHC	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	9	12	2
TEX	0	2	0	3	0	0	0

Game 745035 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago Cubs

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Ian HappDH	5	1	4	3	1	0	.417/.500/.500	104.8	.561	.528
Seiya SuzukiRF	6	1	2	2	0	0	.200/.200/.267	112.8	.252	.239
Cody BellingerCF	3	1	1	1	3	0	.200/.429/.300	102.3	.182	.181
Nick Madrigal3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250/.250/.500	72.9	.049	.064
Dansby SwansonSS	4	0	1	0	1	2	.222/.333/.667	105.5	.365	.606
Michael Busch1B	4	0	0	0	1	2	.111/.333/.111	106	.382	.767
Nico Hoerner2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	.100/.308/.100	85.6	.303	.296
Mike TauchmanLF	2	2	0	0	3	1	.000/.600/.000	98.5	.374	.425
Yan GomesC	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Bench
Christopher Morel3B	5	1	1	3	0	0	.357/.357/.714	107.4	.257	.420
Miguel AmayaC	4	1	2	0	0	1	.500/.600/.500
Totals	39	9	12	9	9	6	-	-	-	-

HR:Morel (1st off Gray, 2 on, 1 out)

2B:Happ; Swanson

TB:17

RBI:Morel 3; Happ 3; Suzuki 2; Bellinger

Team LOB:13

Texas Rangers

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Marcus Semien2B	5	1	2	3	0	0	.308/.400/.385	104.9	.429

Pitching

Chicago Cubs

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jordan Wicks	4.0	5	5	2	3	6	85-51	88.3	4.50
Mark Leiter Jr.	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	20-12	84.2	0.00
Julian Merryweather	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	24-16	90.2	0.00
Héctor NerisW	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	17-11	90.3	0.00
Adbert Alzolay	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	16-10	92.3	4.50
Totals	9.0	8	5	2	4	13	162-100	-	-

Pitches-strikes:Wicks 85-51; Jr. 20-12; Merryweather 24-16; Neris 17-11; Alzolay 16-10

Groundouts-flyouts:Wicks 5-3; Jr. 0-2; Merryweather 0-4; Neris 1-0; Alzolay 0-1

Texas Rangers

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jon Gray	3.2	7	5	5	3	2	1	67-34	91.3	12.27

Top 1 • CHC

3-0

Christopher Morel homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Seiya Suzuki scores. Cody Bellinger scores.

EV: 107.4 mph💣 403 ftLA: 23°

Bot 2 • TEX

3-2

Marcus Semien singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Mike Tauchman. Andrew Knizner scores. Evan Carter scores. Leody Taveras to 2nd.

EV: 100.7 mph250 ftLA: 16°

Top 4 • CHC

5-2

Ian Happ doubles (1) on a ground ball to center fielder Leody Taveras. Mike Tauchman scores. Miguel Amaya scores.

EV: 104.4 mph107 ftLA: 6°

Bot 4 • TEX

5-3

Marcus Semien doubles (1) on a fly ball to left fielder Mike Tauchman. Jared Walsh scores. Evan Carter to 3rd.

EV: 104.9 mph383 ftLA: 23°

5-5

Wyatt Langford triples (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Cody Bellinger. Evan Carter scores. Marcus Semien scores.

EV: 103.4 mph406 ftLA: 24°

Top 9 • CHC

9-5

Cody Bellinger singles on a ground ball to second baseman Marcus Semien, deflected by first baseman Jared Walsh. Ian Happ scores. Seiya Suzuki to 3rd.

EV: 102.3 mph65 ftLA: 1°

8-5

Seiya Suzuki singles on a ground ball to left fielder Wyatt Langford. Mike Tauchman scores. Miles Mastrobuoni scores. Ian Happ to 2nd.

EV: 110.5 mph126 ftLA: 5°

6-5

Ian Happ walks. Nico Hoerner scores. Mike Tauchman to 3rd. Miles Mastrobuoni to 2nd.

WP:Ureña

HBP:Hoerner (by Ureña)

IBB:Rodríguez

Inherited runners-scored:Ureña 2-0; Latz 3-3

Pitches-strikes:Gray 67-34; Ureña 41-23; Rodríguez 34-25; Leclerc 28-12; Latz 14-7

Groundouts-flyouts:Gray 2-7; Ureña 3-2; Rodríguez 1-3; Leclerc 1-1; Latz 1-0

Bench
Ezequiel DuranSS	4	0	2	0	0	1	.429/.429/.571	109.8	.167	.154
Jon GrayP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
José UreñaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Yerry RodríguezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
José LeclercP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jacob LatzP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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