HOU 2, CHC 7 | Apr 23, 2024 | The Best Box Score

Tuesday, April 23, 2024•Wrigley Field•61°F, Overcast

HOU

Astros

CHC

Cubs

Final

WIN

Jordan Wicks

LOSS

J.P. France

SAVE

Yency Almonte

The Cubs cruised past the Astros 7-2 in a dominant performance.

★Mike Tauchman2 HR, 4 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 8: Mike Tauchman homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field.

Weather: 61°F, OvercastWind: 14 mph, Out To LFFirst pitch: 11:40 PM UTCT: 2:37Att: 30,643Venue: Wrigley Field

Ump Audit

Andy Fletcher

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95.3%A

7 missed calls

+5.3% HOU

+0.33 runs HOU

Win Probability

CHC WinHOU Win

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

Game 746888 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Houston Astros

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jose Altuve2B	4	0	2	0	0	1	.357/.422/.592	98.8	.386	.369
Yordan AlvarezDH	4	0	0	0	0	1	.277/.358/.468	103	.120	.110
Kyle TuckerRF	3	1	2	0	1	1	.286/.398/.527	102.2	.543	.714
Alex Bregman3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.203/.289/.266	86.7	.113	.113
Yainer DiazC	4	0	1	1	0	1	.287/.330/.437	103.4	.173	.246
Jeremy PeñaSS	4	0	0	0	0	1	.330/.357/.447	87.5	.183	.170
Chas McCormickLF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.246/.333/.292	105.4	.458	.514
José Abreu1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	.081/.147/.097	103.6	.349	.330
Jake MeyersCF	3	1	1	1	0	0	.227/.277/.477	101.1	.161	.268
Bench
J.P. FranceP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tayler ScottP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	33	2	6	2	1	5	-	-	-	-

HR:Meyers (5th off Wicks, 0 on, 2 out)

2B:Tucker; Diaz

TB:11

RBI:Meyers; Diaz

Team LOB:5

Chicago Cubs

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Nico Hoerner2B	5	0	0	1	0	0	.272/.368/.370	103.8	.239

Pitching

Houston Astros

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
J.P. FranceL	5.0	5	5	5	4	6	2	96-55	85.6	7.46
Tayler Scott	1.0	0	1	0	2	1	0	31-17	88.8	2.38
Seth Martinez	2.0	1	1	1	1	3	1	42-25	86.8	2.57
Totals	8.0	6	7	6	7	10	3	169-97	-	-

WP:France

Pitches-strikes:France 96-55; Scott 31-17; Martinez 42-25

Groundouts-flyouts:France 3-5; Scott 2-0; Martinez 1-2

Chicago Cubs

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jordan WicksW	6.0	5	2	2	0	4	1	86-57	88	4.70

Game Notes

⚠️

B6Matt Mervis reaches on catcher interference by Yainer Diaz. Dansby Swanson to 2nd. Matt Mervis to 1st.

📺

T8Replay review: Astros challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Yordan Alvarez grounds into a force out, second baseman Nico Hoerner to shortstop Dansby Swanson. Jose Altuve out at 2nd. Yordan Alvarez to 1st.

💨

B2Wild pitch by J.P. France

Bot 1 • CHC

0-2

Cody Bellinger homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. Ian Happ scores.

EV: 109.2 mph💣 428 ftLA: 27°

0-5

Mike Tauchman homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Christopher Morel scores. Dansby Swanson scores.

EV: 101.0 mph💣 370 ftLA: 28°

Top 4 • HOU

1-5

Yainer Diaz doubles (4) on a fly ball to center fielder Cody Bellinger. Kyle Tucker scores.

EV: 95.7 mph376 ftLA: 27°

Top 5 • HOU

2-5

Jake Meyers homers (3) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 101.1 mph💣 375 ftLA: 37°

Bot 6 • CHC

2-6

Nico Hoerner grounds into a force out, second baseman Jose Altuve to shortstop Jeremy Peña. Dansby Swanson scores. Matt Mervis to 3rd. Miguel Amaya out at 2nd. Nico Hoerner to 1st.

EV: 91.6 mph136 ftLA: 8°

Bot 8 • CHC

2-7

Mike Tauchman homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 98.9 mph💣 376 ftLA: 26°

HR:Bellinger (1st off France, 1 on, 1 out); Tauchman (1st off France, 2 on, 2 out); Tauchman (8th off Martinez, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Happ

TB:16

RBI:Tauchman 4; Bellinger 2; Hoerner

SB:Hoerner

CS:Tauchman

Team LOB:6

Bench
Cody BellingerCF	3	1	1	2	0	1	.226/.320/.440	109.2	.580	.1068
Christopher Morel3B	2	1	0	0	2	0	.200/.281/.353	96	.114	.106
Jordan WicksP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ben BrownP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Mark Leiter Jr.P							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Yency AlmonteP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-