MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT CHICAGO CUBS
04/24/2024
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 939 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (12-13) 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 1
Chicago Cubs (12-12) 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 X 7 10 0
7-4 Cubs Win over Astros Evens Season Record
The Chicago Cubs defeated the Houston Astros, 7-4, at Wrigley Field today. Leading the charge for Chicago was right fielder Cody Bellinger. He went 2-3 with 2 doubles and 2 walks. Reliever Ben Leeper picked up the win. His record improves to 2-0. Rafael Montero took the loss. The loss puts Houston at 12-13.

The Cubs got a big at-bat from designated hitter Alexander Canario. For the game, Canario went 1 for 4 with a home run, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2. In the bottom of the sixth, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 5th home run of the season gave Chicago a 6-4 lead.

"It's nice to come out on top today," said Bellinger.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Altuve 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .275 4 14
K. Tucker RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .245 1 7
A. Bregman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .239 0 5
Y. Alvarez DH 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .322 8 14
C. McCormick LF 3 1 1 3 1 1 0 .274 6 10
M. Dubon CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306 2 9
   a-J. Dirden PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294 2 10
J. Pena SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .238 0 4
J. Abreu 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .272 4 10
C. Salazar C 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .238 1 1
Totals 33 4 8 4 2 8 12      
a - J. Dirden pinch hit for M. Dubon in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Salazar 2 (2, 5th Inning off D. Germán, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off B. Leeper, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Alvarez (8, 2nd Inning off D. Germán, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. McCormick (6, 4th Inning off D. Germán, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Altuve , K. Tucker , Y. Alvarez 4 , C. McCormick 4 , M. Dubon , J. Pena , C. Salazar 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Altuve , J. Abreu
GIDP: A. Bregman , J. Abreu
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Tucker (3)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Bregman (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Altuve-Pena-Abreu)
OF assists: 1 (McCormick(Bellinger at home))
PB: C. Salazar
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Hoerner 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .239 0 5
   a-N. Madrigal 2B 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .364 0 0
C. Bellinger RF 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 .182 2 11
I. Happ 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .220 2 6
C. Strumpf 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .228 4 13
D. Swanson SS 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .250 3 7
B. Davis LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .182 4 11
P. Crow-Armstrong CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 5 .233 2 4
A. Canario DH 4 2 1 2 0 1 2 .300 5 11
Y. Gomes C 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .315 0 7
Totals 33 7 10 5 5 5 17      
a - N. Madrigal substituted for N. Hoerner in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Bellinger 2 (6, 3rd Inning off S. Dubin, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off S. Dubin, 2 on, 2 outs) , N. Madrigal (3, 7th Inning off K. Graveman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Swanson (3, 6th Inning off R. Montero, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Canario (5, 6th Inning off R. Montero, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Madrigal 2 , C. Bellinger 4 , D. Swanson 5 , B. Davis , A. Canario 4 , Y. Gomes 3
2-out RBI: C. Bellinger , A. Canario
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Happ , P. Crow-Armstrong
GIDP: N. Hoerner
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Strumpf-Hoerner-Happ, Swanson-Madrigal-Happ)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Dubin 5.0 5 3 1 2 4 0 87 2.45   
R. Montero L (1-2), BS (2) 0.2 2 3 1 0 0 2 17 7.84   
K. Graveman 2.0 3 1 1 3 0 0 32 1.50   
J. Melendez 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Dubin 51
Batters Faced: S. Dubin 21, R. Montero 5, K. Graveman 11, J. Melendez 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Dubin 5-5, R. Montero 1-1, K. Graveman 4-1, J. Melendez 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Dubin 87-50, R. Montero 17-11, K. Graveman 32-17, J. Melendez 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Melendez 1-0
WP: S. Dubin 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Germán 5.0 6 4 4 1 4 2 90 4.91   
B. Leeper W (2-0) 3.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 30 1.00   
A. Alzolay SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Germán 42
Batters Faced: D. Germán 21, B. Leeper 10, A. Alzolay 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Germán 5-5, B. Leeper 1-4, A. Alzolay 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Germán 90-54, B. Leeper 30-23, A. Alzolay 17-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Cody Bellinger
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (50 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 30060
Special Notes: Nico Hoerner was ejected in the 5th inning for arguing a strike call.
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