Summary
3/3/2024 9:56AM PST
W: Bryan Abreu (5-0, 1.94), L: Marcus Stroman (6-8, 3.50)
Game Log
Inning 1:
Cubs batting. Verlander pitching. Tauchman struck out chasing a low curveball. Hoerner grounded out to Pena (6-3). Happ grounded to shortstop for a single. Bellinger doubled to center. Happ scores.* Suzuki grounded out to Altuve (4-3).
Runs: 1 Hits: 2 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 23 Runners Left On: 1
Astros batting. Stroman pitching. Altuve grounded out to Madrigal (5-3). Bregman struck out swinging late at a sinker high and in. Alvarez grounded out to Hoerner (4-3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 15 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 2:
Cubs batting. Abreu in bullpen. Pressly in bullpen. Candelario grounded out to Altuve (4-3). Swanson lined out to Tucker (L9). Gomes struck out swinging late at a curveball down the middle.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 15 Runners Left On: 0
Astros batting. Abreu doubled to left. Brantley doubled to right. Abreu scores. Tucker grounded out to Hoerner (4-3). McCormick struck out but reached first after it was dropped (WP). Brantley advances to 3rd. Pena tripled to center. Brantley scores. McCormick scores.* Maldonado struck out chasing a low slider. Altuve reached first on fielder's choice (FC). Pena scores. Bregman doubled to right. Altuve scores. Alvarez doubled to left. Bregman scores. Abreu grounded to left for a single, out while advancing extra bases (7-4-3-6).
Runs: 7 Hits: 6 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 40 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 3:
Cubs batting. Madrigal grounded out to Bregman (5-3). Abreu in bullpen. Thompson in bullpen. Abreu pitching. Maton in bullpen. Tauchman grounded out to Pena (6-3). Hoerner lined to center for a single. Happ popped out to Bregman (P5).
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 14 Runners Left On: 1
Astros batting. Brantley struck out chasing an outside sinker. Tucker grounded out to Hoerner (4-3). McCormick homered to left (421 feet). Pena grounded out to Swanson (6-3).
Runs: 1 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 14 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 4:
Cubs batting. Bellinger lined out to McCormick (L8). Suzuki struck out chasing a slider low and away. Pressly in bullpen. Pressly pitching. Montero in bullpen. Candelario grounded out to Pressly (1-3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 12 Runners Left On: 0
Astros batting. Thompson in bullpen. Thompson pitching. Maldonado grounded out to Swanson (6-3). Altuve flied out to Suzuki (F9). Bregman grounded out to Swanson (6-3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 12 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 5:
Cubs batting. Swanson doubled to right. Gomes struck out chasing a fastball high and in. Madrigal walked. Tauchman grounded out to Abreu on a deflected hit (3-1). Swanson scores. Madrigal advances to 3rd. Hoerner lined out to Tucker (L9).
Runs: 1 Hits: 1 Walks: 1 Errors: 0 Pitches: 19 Runners Left On: 1
Astros batting. Alvarez popped out to Hoerner (P4). Abreu doubled to left. Brantley lined out to Swanson (L6). Tucker flied out to Happ (F7).
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 15 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 6:
Cubs batting. Happ lined out to Pena (L6). Maton in bullpen. Maton pitching. Stanek in bullpen. Bellinger grounded to third baseman for a single. Suzuki struck out chasing a low slider. Candelario grounded out to Altuve (4-6). Bellinger out.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 17 Runners Left On: 1
Astros batting. McCormick tripled to right, out while advancing extra bases (9-4-5-2). Pena flied out to Suzuki (F9). Maldonado grounded to center for a single. Leiter Jr. in bullpen. Altuve lined out to Happ (L7).
Runs: 0 Hits: 2 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 17 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 7:
Cubs batting. Swanson grounded out to Altuve (4-3). Gomes grounded out to Altuve (4-3). Madrigal grounded out to Altuve (4-3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 12 Runners Left On: 0
Astros batting. Leiter Jr. in bullpen. Leiter Jr. pitching. Bleier in bullpen. Bregman grounded out to Madrigal (5-3). Alvarez struck out chasing a curveball low and in. Abreu grounded out to Leiter Jr. (1-3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 13 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 8:
Cubs batting. Tauchman lined to right for a single. Montero in bullpen. Montero pitching. Hoerner doubled to right (9-4-2). Tauchman out. Happ lined out to Pena (L6). Bellinger doubled (ground rule double). Hoerner scores. Suzuki struck out chasing a changeup low and in.
Runs: 1 Hits: 3 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 20 Runners Left On: 1
Astros batting. Bleier in bullpen. Bleier pitching. Brantley grounded out to Bellinger (3U). Tucker doubled to center. McCormick grounded into a double play (4-3-2 DP). Tucker out.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 10 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 9:
Cubs batting. Candelario grounded to shortstop for a single. Swanson struck out chasing an inside sinker. Gomes hit to right for a single. Candelario advances to 2nd. Madrigal grounded out to Abreu (3U). Candelario advances to 3rd. Gomes advances to 2nd. Stanek in bullpen. Stanek pitching. Tauchman grounded out to Altuve (4-3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 1 Pitches: 21
Game Log Legend
Critical Play
Run Scored
Critical Situation
Simulated Play
* Go-Ahead Play
Perfect Contact Hits (Perfect-Perfect)
Alvarez: 108 mph (Alvarez doubled to left. 1 RBI)
Kauffman Stadiumâ„¢ (750 ft elevation)
Hitting Difficulty is Rookie.
Pitching Difficulty is All-Star.
2023 Online Game
Attendance: 29,602 (78% capacity)
Weather: 72 degrees, Clear
No Wind
Scheduled First Pitch: 1:00pm
Game Scores: 49 (Verlander), 18 (Stroman)
UMPIRES
HP: Carl Dixon. 1B: Eric Summersgill. 2B: Freddie Ferguson. 3B: Joe MacDonald.