MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT NEW YORK METS
06/09/2018
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT NEW YORK METS
GAME ID: 1556 - SATURDAY, JUNE 9TH , 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (41-30) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 8 1
New York Mets (32-39) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 X 5 12 0
Cubs Get Clonked by Mets, 5-2
The Chicago Cubs went down to defeat to James Paxton and his New York teammates. The final score was 5-2, in favor of the Mets. The winning pitcher was Paxton, now 5-2. He tossed 5 innings of 3-hit ball, while walking 2 and fanning 6. The second-place Mets are 32-39.

Wilmer Flores dealt the Cubs a blow in the bottom of the fourth. Batting with the bases loaded and New York leading 1-0, Flores hit a 1-1 changeup for a run-scoring single.

"I thought we played a nice game," Flores told the New York Chronicle. "Good pitching, timely hitting, it was all there."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Segura SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .290 6 29
J. Tabata LF 4 0 3 0 0 1 1 .284 3 28
J. Abreu 1B 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .246 17 50
D. Viciedo DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .238 15 46
Y. Munoz 3B, RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .278 1 10
G. Heredia CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .200 3 24
V. Caratini C 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .211 0 1
D. Strange-Gordon 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .255 1 21
A. Engel RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .215 3 9
   a-Y. Moncada PH, 3B 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 .269 12 41
Totals 35 2 8 2 2 12 19      
a - Y. Moncada pinch hit for A. Engel in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Tabata (18, 3rd Inning off J. Paxton, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Strange-Gordon (5, 9th Inning off E. Rodriguez, 1 on, 2 outs) , Y. Moncada (14, 9th Inning off E. Rodriguez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Segura , J. Tabata 4 , J. Abreu , V. Caratini , D. Strange-Gordon 2 , Y. Moncada 2
2-out RBI: Y. Moncada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Segura , J. Abreu , G. Heredia
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Munoz (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Ohtani DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .227 9 26
I. Kiner-Falefa SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .226 3 22
A. Pujols LF 5 1 3 2 0 1 1 .268 4 35
A. Jones RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 5 .316 9 27
D. Wright 1B 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .223 3 29
B. Lawrie 3B 3 0 1 1 1 2 3 .217 0 11
W. Flores 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .190 3 12
T. Nido C 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .212 2 19
J. Lagares CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .343 1 6
Totals 37 5 12 4 3 9 24      
BATTING
Total Bases: S. Ohtani , I. Kiner-Falefa 2 , A. Pujols 3 , A. Jones 2 , B. Lawrie , W. Flores 2 , J. Lagares
2-out RBI: A. Pujols
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Ohtani , A. Jones , B. Lawrie , J. Lagares 2
Team LOB: 11
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Soroka L (8-3) 5.0 6 3 2 2 4 0 95 2.78   
R. Brothers 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 4.26   
J. Venters 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 22 2.97   
J. Broxton 0.2 2 2 2 0 1 0 13 4.33   
T. Thornburg 0.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 15 2.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Soroka 47
Batters Faced: M. Soroka 24, R. Brothers 3, J. Venters 6, J. Broxton 4, T. Thornburg 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Soroka 2-9, R. Brothers 1-0, J. Venters 1-1, J. Broxton 0-1, T. Thornburg 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Soroka 95-59, R. Brothers 14-9, J. Venters 22-10, J. Broxton 13-9, T. Thornburg 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Brothers 1-0 , T. Thornburg 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Paxton W (5-2) 5.0 3 0 0 2 6 0 79 3.16   
W. Suero H (13) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 1.47   
R. Iglesias H (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 1.91   
E. Rodriguez H (2) 1.2 4 2 2 0 3 0 27 6.10   
C. Kimbrel SV (11) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Paxton 65
Batters Faced: J. Paxton 20, W. Suero 4, R. Iglesias 3, E. Rodriguez 9, C. Kimbrel 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Paxton 1-8, W. Suero 0-2, R. Iglesias 0-1, E. Rodriguez 1-1, C. Kimbrel 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Paxton 79-51, W. Suero 14-11, R. Iglesias 19-12, E. Rodriguez 27-22, C. Kimbrel 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Suero 1-0 , C. Kimbrel 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: James Paxton
Ballpark: Shea Stadium 1979-2008
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 55663
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