MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
COLORADO ROCKIES AT CHICAGO CUBS
09/18/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
COLORADO ROCKIES AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 2865 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Colorado Rockies (69-85) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 12 0
Chicago Cubs (76-79) 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 14 0
Cubs Score 10-5 Win Against Colorado
The Chicago Cubs withstood an impressive performance by Colorado first baseman Daniel Murphy to defeat the Rockies, 10-5, at Wrigley Field. Murphy went 3 for 4 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. Craig Kimbrel earned his 18th save in 22 chances. The losing streak for Colorado has now reached 4 games.

The Cubs grabbed the lead in the bottom of the first. With no one out, Javier Baez, who finished 2nd in the NL in extra base hits with 83 in 2018, hit a 3-run home run off Peter Lambert, putting Chicago in front, 4-0. For Baez, it was his 29th home run of the season.

Baez called the triumph "a good team win."
COLORADO BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Murphy 1B 4 1 3 2 1 0 0 .325 17 60
T. Story SS 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 .281 20 61
C. Blackmon RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .311 33 114
N. Arenado 3B 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .304 33 106
R. McMahon 2B 4 0 2 1 1 1 1 .255 17 75
R. Tapia LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .309 13 74
S. Hilliard CF 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 .259 11 30
T. Wolters C 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .248 1 42
P. Lambert P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Hoffman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 2
   a-I. Desmond PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323 16 51
   P. Diehl P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Shaw P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 2
   b-G. Hampson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .279 7 38
   J. McGee P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0 2
   c-B. Rodgers PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .290 4 27
Totals 37 5 12 5 6 6 24      
a - I. Desmond pinch hit for J. Hoffman in the 3rd
b - G. Hampson pinch hit for B. Shaw in the 7th
c - B. Rodgers pinch hit for J. McGee in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Murphy (19, 3rd Inning off Y. Darvish, 0 on, 1 out) N. Arenado (37, 8th Inning off J. Cotton, 0 on, 0 outs) R. McMahon (44, 9th Inning off J. Jeffress, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Murphy (17, 9th Inning off R. Wick, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Murphy 7 , S. Hilliard , N. Arenado 4 , R. McMahon 3 , T. Story , C. Blackmon , B. Rodgers
2-out RBI: T. Story
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Story , T. Wolters 3 , C. Blackmon 2
GIDP: G. Hampson
Hit by Pitch: T. Wolters
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Blackmon (Heyward at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Villar 2B 5 2 3 1 0 0 2 .354 3 25
K. Bryant 3B 5 2 2 2 0 1 1 .316 33 97
A. Rizzo 1B 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .310 36 122
J. Baez SS 5 1 1 3 0 4 2 .306 29 102
W. Contreras C 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 .279 21 87
   C. Kimbrel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Brantley LF 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .318 5 55
J. Heyward RF 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .242 10 55
I. Happ CF 3 0 1 0 1 2 4 .239 22 91
Y. Darvish P 3 0 1 1 0 2 4 .119 0 3
   A. Alzolay P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 1
   A. Mills P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 0 3
   a-N. Hoerner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 4 27
   J. Cotton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   R. Wick P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Jeffress P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   b-J. Phegley C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 1 8
Totals 37 10 14 10 4 11 15      
a - N. Hoerner pinch hit for A. Mills in the 7th
b - J. Phegley substituted for J. Jeffress in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Happ (21, 6th Inning off B. Shaw, 1 on, 2 outs) K. Bryant (44, 1st Inning off J. Hoffman, 2 on, 2 outs) A. Rizzo (33, 1st Inning off P. Lambert, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Baez (29, 1st Inning off P. Lambert, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: I. Happ 2 , Y. Darvish , K. Bryant 3 , J. Baez 4 , J. Villar 3 , M. Brantley 2 , J. Heyward 2 , A. Rizzo 3
2-out RBI: Y. Darvish , K. Bryant , J. Villar , A. Rizzo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Darvish , J. Villar
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Baez-Villar-Rizzo)
COLORADO PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Lambert L (1-7) 0.0 6 7 7 1 0 1 25 13 14.56   
J. Hoffman 2.0 5 3 3 1 3 0 44 31 6.66   
P. Diehl 2.0 0 0 0 2 3 0 38 21 4.50   
B. Shaw 2.0 3 0 0 0 3 0 29 21 3.77   
J. McGee 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 25 16 5.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Lambert 1
Batters Faced: P. Lambert 7, J. Hoffman 12, P. Diehl 8, B. Shaw 8, J. McGee 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Lambert 0-0, J. Hoffman 1-2, P. Diehl 2-1, B. Shaw 0-2, J. McGee 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Lambert 25-13, J. Hoffman 44-31, P. Diehl 38-21, B. Shaw 29-21, J. McGee 25-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hoffman 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
Y. Darvish W (10-8) 5.0 3 1 1 2 3 0 64 41 3.92   
A. Alzolay 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 17 12 5.18   
A. Mills 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 19 9 5.01   
J. Cotton 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 11 4.80   
R. Wick 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 1 15 7 6.30   
J. Jeffress 0.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 19 9 5.71   
C. Kimbrel SV (18) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 5.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Darvish 58
Batters Faced: Y. Darvish 20, A. Alzolay 4, A. Mills 6, J. Cotton 4, R. Wick 4, J. Jeffress 5, C. Kimbrel 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Darvish 6-6, A. Alzolay 1-0, A. Mills 1-1, J. Cotton 0-1, R. Wick 1-0, J. Jeffress 2-0, C. Kimbrel 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Darvish 64-41, A. Alzolay 17-12, A. Mills 19-9, J. Cotton 20-11, R. Wick 15-7, J. Jeffress 19-9, C. Kimbrel 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Wick 2-0 , J. Jeffress 1-1 , C. Kimbrel 3-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Mills
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Daniel Murphy
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:20 PM ET
Time: 3:43
Attendance: 34356
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