MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT CHICAGO CUBS
05/18/2028
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 1285 - THURSDAY, MAY 18TH , 2028 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (25-21) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Chicago Cubs (26-21) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 X 4 8 1
Late Rally by Cubs Seals 4th Straight Win
The Chicago Cubs got a good effort from starter Justin Steele in defeating the Cleveland Guardians at Wrigley Field. The final score was 4-1. Chicago reliever Yenrri Rojas picked up the win, raising his record to 2-2. Mason Miller was tagged with the loss. Luke Little closed the game out for Chicago, earning his 16th save.

The game was at a stalemate until left fielder Owen Caissie came to bat in the bottom of the eighth. Facing Cleveland pitcher Jackson Ferris, he hit a 1-0 curveball for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting Chicago on top, 2-1.

"Justin mixed and matched," said Chicago manager Dave Willman.

Chicago has run its win streak to 4 in a row.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Hill CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .233 4 12
A. Mooney 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .259 11 25
W. Abreu LF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .300 4 17
J. Vargas 3B 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .263 5 18
   a-K. Manzardo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 6 26
   b-D. Hernaiz 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Keys 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .254 3 14
G. Arias SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .238 2 13
G. Mitchell RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .221 3 21
E. Rodriguez C 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .215 4 13
J. Tibbs DH 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .262 3 6
Totals 34 1 6 1 1 14 10      
a - K. Manzardo pinch hit for J. Vargas in the 8th
b - D. Hernaiz substituted for K. Manzardo in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Mooney (11, 1st Inning off J. Steele, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Mooney 4 , W. Abreu 2 , S. Keys , E. Rodriguez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Hill , G. Arias
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Arias-Keys)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Olivares DH 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .184 3 8
F. Freeman 1B 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .294 6 33
P. Crow-Armstrong CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .307 4 15
O. Caissie LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .258 13 30
M. Amaya C 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .254 4 19
N. Hoerner 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .297 1 16
M. Margot RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .222 2 18
K. Hayes 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222 1 3
   a-P. Ramirez PH, 3B 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 .250 2 8
D. Swanson SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 7 22
   b-C. Bellinger PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .368 0 3
   c-J. Ortiz SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .083 0 0
Totals 31 4 8 4 5 4 22      
a - P. Ramirez pinch hit for K. Hayes in the 7th
b - C. Bellinger pinch hit for D. Swanson in the 7th
c - J. Ortiz substituted for C. Bellinger in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Freeman 2 (16, 6th Inning off P. Skenes, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Ferris, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Margot (4, 7th Inning off P. Skenes, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Olivares , F. Freeman 4 , O. Caissie , M. Amaya 2 , N. Hoerner , M. Margot 2
2-out RBI: P. Ramirez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , O. Caissie 2 , C. Bellinger , J. Ortiz
GIDP: M. Margot
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Olivares (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Ortiz (1)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Skenes 6.1 5 1 1 2 2 0 94 2.56   
M. Miller L (0-1) 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 0 15 1.38   
J. Ferris 0.2 2 2 2 3 1 0 31 5.20   
C. Smith 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Skenes 59
Batters Faced: P. Skenes 25, M. Miller 3, J. Ferris 7, C. Smith 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Skenes 8-8, M. Miller 0-1, J. Ferris 1-0, C. Smith 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Skenes 94-59, M. Miller 15-10, J. Ferris 31-14, C. Smith 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Miller 2-0 , J. Ferris 1-1 , C. Smith 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Steele 7.1 6 1 1 1 10 1 101 2.83   
Y. Rojas W (2-2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 2.70   
L. Little SV (16) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16 3.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Steele 71
Batters Faced: J. Steele 29, Y. Rojas 2, L. Little 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Steele 8-4, Y. Rojas 1-0, L. Little 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Steele 101-68, Y. Rojas 8-5, L. Little 16-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Steele
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 25815
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