MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT CHICAGO CUBS
07/05/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 1923 - SUNDAY, JULY 5TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (46-46) 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 4 7 2
Chicago Cubs (43-48) 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 0 X 7 12 1
Cubs Beat Rays, 7-4
The Chicago Cubs racked up a win at Wrigley Field, bumping off the Tampa Bay Rays, 7-4. Kyle Hendricks, who started for Chicago, pitched effectively for his team. Reliever Brad Wieck picked up the win. His record improves to 6-2. Andrew Kittredge took the loss. Craig Kimbrel got the save, his 18th in 22 chances.

Nick Markakis, who finished 3rd in the NL in hits with 185 in 2018, aided the Chicago cause with a run-scoring single in the bottom of the sixth. For the game, the right fielder went 1 for 2 with a walk. He drove in 2 runs.

"We took advantage of our opportunities," Markakis told the Chicago Bulletin. "It's as simple as that."

Chicago is now 43-48, Tampa Bay 46-46.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Franco CF 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 .393 2 5
W. Adames SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .271 7 29
B. Lowe 2B 4 1 1 2 0 2 2 .229 14 50
Y. Tsutsugo LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 8 21
D. Robertson 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .120 0 1
J. Choi 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .242 10 41
J. Martinez RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .189 4 14
K. Smith C 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .212 1 5
C. Morton P 2 1 1 0 0 1 3 .500 0 0
   C. Poche P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   P. Fairbanks P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Margot PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258 10 38
   A. Kittredge P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   C. Roe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   O. Drake P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Arozarena PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
Totals 35 4 7 4 2 11 12      
a - M. Margot pinch hit for P. Fairbanks in the 7th
b - R. Arozarena pinch hit for O. Drake in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Adames (14, 3rd Inning off K. Hendricks, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Choi (21, 8th Inning off T. Megill, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Lowe (14, 5th Inning off K. Hendricks, 1 on, 1 out) W. Franco (2, 7th Inning off B. Wieck, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Lowe 4 , C. Morton , W. Franco 5 , W. Adames 2 , D. Robertson , J. Choi 2
2-out RBI: W. Adames
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Lowe , C. Morton , J. Martinez 2 , Y. Tsutsugo
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Franco (3) , D. Robertson (1)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Adames (9) , D. Robertson (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Lowe-Adames-Choi)
PB: K. Smith
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Perez SS 5 0 2 1 0 2 2 .197 1 9
I. Happ CF 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .276 12 39
A. Rizzo 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .286 20 61
K. Schwarber LF 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .249 19 44
V. Caratini C 3 1 1 0 2 1 2 .261 2 20
   C. Kimbrel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
N. Markakis RF 2 0 1 2 1 0 1 .222 0 4
J. Kipnis 2B 3 1 2 0 1 1 2 .278 2 11
D. Bote 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 7 .304 0 4
K. Hendricks P 2 0 0 1 0 2 4 .152 0 2
   B. Wieck P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-K. Bryant PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .252 11 47
   T. Megill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-W. Contreras C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 6 22
Totals 35 7 12 6 4 10 27      
a - K. Bryant pinch hit for B. Wieck in the 7th
b - W. Contreras substituted for T. Megill in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Schwarber (17, 7th Inning off A. Kittredge, 1 on, 0 outs) D. Bote (3, 3rd Inning off C. Morton, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: K. Schwarber (2, 6th Inning off C. Morton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: I. Happ (12, 7th Inning off A. Kittredge, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Schwarber 5 , V. Caratini , N. Markakis , D. Bote 2 , J. Kipnis 2 , H. Perez 2 , A. Rizzo , I. Happ 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Caratini , D. Bote , H. Perez , K. Bryant
GIDP: A. Rizzo
Sac Fly: K. Hendricks , N. Markakis
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: J. Kipnis (1)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Morton 5.0 6 3 3 2 6 0 94 60 4.52   
C. Poche BS (1) 0.2 1 1 1 2 1 0 24 11 1.33   
P. Fairbanks 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4 2.60   
A. Kittredge L (1-1) 0.1 3 3 2 0 0 1 11 7 3.97   
C. Roe 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 21 15 2.86   
O. Drake 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 5.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Morton 47
Batters Faced: C. Morton 22, C. Poche 5, P. Fairbanks 1, A. Kittredge 5, C. Roe 6, O. Drake 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Morton 6-2, C. Poche 0-1, P. Fairbanks 0-0, A. Kittredge 0-1, C. Roe 0-1, O. Drake 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Morton 94-60, C. Poche 24-11, P. Fairbanks 5-4, A. Kittredge 11-7, C. Roe 21-15, O. Drake 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Poche 1-1 , P. Fairbanks 3-1 , C. Roe 1-0 , O. Drake 2-0
WP: P. Fairbanks
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Hendricks 6.1 5 3 3 2 6 1 98 61 4.99   
B. Wieck W (6-2), BS (1) 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 11 8 6.69   
T. Megill H (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 11 4.10   
C. Kimbrel SV (18) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14 10 3.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Hendricks 55
Batters Faced: K. Hendricks 27, B. Wieck 3, T. Megill 4, C. Kimbrel 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Hendricks 4-9, B. Wieck 0-1, T. Megill 0-2, C. Kimbrel 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Hendricks 98-61, B. Wieck 11-8, T. Megill 16-11, C. Kimbrel 14-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kyle Hendricks
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Rain (65 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:20 PM CT
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 38985
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