Summary
10/1/2023 1:44PM PDT
W: Justin Steele (5-7, 3.18), L: Justin Verlander (18-5, 1.75)
Game Log
Inning 1:
Cubs batting. Verlander pitching. Tauchman struck out chasing a changeup low and in. Hoerner popped out to Bregman (P5). Happ lined to center for a single. Bellinger doubled and deflected off right fielder Tucker. Happ advances to 3rd. Happ stole home. Bellinger stole 3rd.* Suzuki at bat. (2U). Bellinger out.
Runs: 1 Hits: 2 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 18 Runners Left On: 1
Astros batting. Steele pitching. Altuve grounded out to Swanson (6-3). Bregman grounded to center for a single. Alvarez struck out chasing a curveball low and away. Tucker grounded out to Bellinger (3U).
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 16 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 2:
Cubs batting. Suzuki flied out to McCormick (F8). Swanson walked. Candelario grounded into a double play (4-6-3 DP). Swanson out.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 1 Errors: 0 Pitches: 12 Runners Left On: 1
Astros batting. McCormick grounded to left for a single. Brantley grounded to center for a single. McCormick advances to 2nd. Abreu walked. Pena popped out on an infield fly rule to Hoerner (P). Maldonado grounded out to Steele on a deflected hit (1-3). McCormick scores. Brantley advances to 3rd. Abreu advances to 2nd. Altuve struck out chasing a fastball high and away.
Runs: 1 Hits: 2 Walks: 1 Errors: 0 Pitches: 28 Runners Left On: 2
Inning 3:
Cubs batting. Gomes grounded out to Abreu (3-1). Wisdom struck out swinging late at a fastball high and in. Tauchman grounded to center for a single. Hoerner grounded out to Pena (6-4). Tauchman out.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 20 Runners Left On: 1
Astros batting. Bregman walked. Alvarez struck out chasing an outside slider. Tucker struck out chasing a fastball high and in. McCormick grounded out to Hoerner (4-6). Bregman out.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 1 Errors: 0 Pitches: 19 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 4:
Cubs batting. Happ grounded out to Altuve (4-3). Bellinger popped to the catcher for a single. Bellinger stole 2nd. Suzuki popped to the catcher for a single. Bellinger scores. Suzuki advances to 2nd.* Swanson hit to right for a single. Suzuki scores. Swanson was caught stealing. Candelario homered to right (364 feet). Gomes grounded out to Verlander (1-3).
Runs: 3 Hits: 3 Walks: 0 Errors: 1 Pitches: 26 Runners Left On: 0
Astros batting. Brantley grounded out to Swanson (6-3). Abreu popped out to Hoerner (P4). Pena grounded out to Bellinger (3U).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 10 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 5:
Cubs batting. Wisdom grounded out to Altuve (4-3). Tauchman grounded out to Abreu (3U). Hoerner lined to center for a single, out while advancing extra bases (8-3-4).
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 11 Runners Left On: 0
Astros batting. Maldonado was called out on strikes looking on a high fastball. Altuve grounded out to Wisdom (5-3). Bregman lined out to Happ (L7).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 14 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 6:
Cubs batting. Happ grounded out to Altuve (4-3). Bellinger grounded out to Pena (6-3). Suzuki lined out to Bregman (L5).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 9 Runners Left On: 0
Astros batting. Alvarez lined to right for a single. Tucker grounded into a double play (4-6-3 DP). Alvarez out. McCormick lined out to Swanson (L6).
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 12 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 7:
Cubs batting. Swanson flied out to McCormick (F8). Candelario flied out to Brantley (F7). Gomes grounded out to Pena (6-3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 12 Runners Left On: 0
Astros batting. Brantley lined to right for a single. Merryweather in bullpen. Leiter Jr. in bullpen. Morel substituted for Tauchman. Abreu flied out to Suzuki (F9). Pena doubled to left. Brantley advances to 3rd. Maldonado hit a sacrifice fly to Happ (SF7). Brantley scores. Pena advances to 3rd. Altuve was hit by a pitch. Bregman lined out to Morel (L8).
Runs: 1 Hits: 2 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 25 Runners Left On: 2
Inning 8:
Cubs batting. Wisdom popped out to Altuve (P4). Morel flied out to McCormick (F8). Hoerner doubled to left. Happ lined to right for a single. Hoerner scores. Bellinger at bat. (2-6). Happ out.
Runs: 1 Hits: 2 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 19 Runners Left On: 1
Astros batting. Alvarez homered to right (389 feet). Tucker grounded to center for a single. McCormick flied out to Morel (F8). Brantley walked. Abreu struck out chasing a curveball low and away. Pena flied out to Suzuki (F9).
Runs: 1 Hits: 2 Walks: 1 Errors: 0 Pitches: 27 Runners Left On: 2
Inning 9:
Cubs batting. Abreu in bullpen. Bellinger bunted to third baseman for a single. Suzuki grounded to shortstop for a single. Bellinger advances to 2nd. Swanson grounded to left for a single. Bellinger advances to 3rd. Suzuki advances to 2nd. Abreu in bullpen. Abreu pitching. Candelario flied out to Tucker (F9). Gomes bunted to the pitcher for a single. Bellinger scores. Suzuki advances to 3rd. Swanson advances to 2nd. Wisdom walked. Suzuki scores. Morel reached first on a fielding error by Abreu (E3). Swanson scores. Gomes advances to 3rd. Wisdom advances to 2nd. Hoerner was called out on strikes looking on a high slider. Happ was called out on strikes looking on a slider low and away.
Runs: 3 Hits: 4 Walks: 1 Errors: 1 Pitches: 38 Runners Left On: 3
Astros batting. Maldonado homered to center (421 feet). Altuve walked. Bregman grounded into a double play (5-4-3 DP). Altuve out. Alvarez was hit by a pitch. Alvarez reached 2nd on a wild pitch. Tucker was hit by a pitch. McCormick was hit by a pitch. Brantley (2-1). Alvarez out.
Runs: 1 Hits: 1 Walks: 1 Errors: 0 Pitches: 27
Game Log Legend
Critical Play
Run Scored
Critical Situation
Simulated Play
* Go-Ahead Play
Perfect Contact Hits (Perfect-Perfect)
Tauchman: 94 mph (Tauchman grounded to center for a single. )
Hoerner: 86 mph (Hoerner lined to center for a single, but out advancing (8-3-4). )
Suzuki: 89 mph (Suzuki lined out to 3B (L5). )
Tucker: 109 mph (Tucker grounded to center for a single. )
Maldonado: 106 mph (Maldonado homered to center (421 feet). 1 RBI)
Minute Maid Park™ (40 ft elevation)
Hitting Difficulty is Rookie.
Pitching Difficulty is Rookie.
2023 Online Game
Attendance: 31,758 (77% capacity)
Weather: 70 degrees, Clear
No Wind
Scheduled First Pitch: 1:00pm
Game Scores: 34 (Verlander), 50 (Steele)
UMPIRES
HP: Freddie Ferguson. 1B: Joe MacDonald. 2B: Carl Dixon. 3B: Eric Summersgill.