MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
04/21/2028
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 939 - FRIDAY, APRIL 21ST , 2028 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (11-13) 0 1 3 0 0 3 0 1 0 8 11 0
Cleveland Guardians (12-12) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0
On Road, Chicago Beats Cleveland, 8-1
Chicago Cubs starter Aaron Ashby hurled his team past the Cleveland Guardians, 8-1. Ashby got the win, improving to 1-2. He gave up 4 hits and walked 4 over 7.2 innings. He allowed no runs. Cleveland is 12-12 after the loss.

Chicago used the hitting of Bobby Witt Jr. to pick up the win. The third baseman clubbed a 3-run home run in the top of the third inning to put the Cubs on top, 4-0. For the game, Witt Jr. had 1 home run and 2 singles in 5 at-bats.

Said losing manager Stephen Vogt: "The at-bats, obviously, needed to be better."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Crow-Armstrong CF 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .190 0 1
E. Olivares DH 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .212 1 4
O. Caissie LF 2 1 0 0 1 2 2 .239 8 19
   a-J. Ortiz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   b-D. Cameron LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 3 4
B. Witt Jr. 3B 5 2 3 3 0 1 0 .345 6 18
F. Freeman 1B 4 2 2 3 0 0 1 .309 6 21
   c-M. Ballesteros PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 0 0
M. Amaya C 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .200 3 8
N. Hoerner 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .310 0 7
M. Margot RF 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .224 1 6
D. Swanson SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 .296 4 13
Totals 37 8 11 8 3 13 16      
a - J. Ortiz pinch hit for O. Caissie in the 7th
b - D. Cameron substituted for J. Ortiz in the 7th
c - M. Ballesteros pinch hit for F. Freeman in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Freeman (5, 6th Inning off J. Stiever, 2 on, 0 outs) , N. Hoerner (6, 6th Inning off J. Stiever, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Margot (3, 8th Inning off J. Stiever, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Freeman (6, 2nd Inning off J. Ferris, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Witt Jr. (6, 3rd Inning off J. Ferris, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Crow-Armstrong 2 , B. Witt Jr. 6 , F. Freeman 6 , M. Amaya , N. Hoerner 2 , M. Margot 3
2-out RBI: P. Crow-Armstrong , B. Witt Jr.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Crow-Armstrong , E. Olivares , M. Margot
Sac Bunt: N. Hoerner
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Hoerner-Swanson-Freeman, Witt Jr.-Hoerner-Freeman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Hill CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .223 2 4
A. Mooney 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .253 3 10
   a-K. Manzardo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239 4 15
   b-Y. Valdes 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 1 3
W. Abreu LF 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 .313 2 6
J. Vargas 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .244 3 10
S. Keys 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .246 1 9
G. Arias SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .257 0 8
G. Mitchell RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .212 0 11
E. Rodriguez C 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .179 1 5
J. Tibbs DH 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .190 1 2
Totals 28 1 5 1 4 5 12      
a - K. Manzardo pinch hit for A. Mooney in the 8th
b - Y. Valdes substituted for K. Manzardo in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: W. Abreu (2, 9th Inning off C. Doval, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Abreu 5 , S. Keys , G. Arias , E. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Vargas
GIDP: J. Vargas , G. Arias
Hit by Pitch: G. Mitchell
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Mooney (3) , G. Arias (1)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Ashby W (1-2) 7.2 4 0 0 4 5 0 99 4.18   
C. Doval 1.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 10 8.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Ashby 72
Batters Faced: A. Ashby 28, C. Doval 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Ashby 5-9, C. Doval 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Ashby 99-56, C. Doval 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Doval 1-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Ashby
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Ferris L (2-1) 5.0 3 5 5 3 9 2 84 6.30   
J. Stiever 2.1 7 3 3 0 1 0 38 6.75   
J. Ramirez 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 26 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ferris 47
Batters Faced: J. Ferris 21, J. Stiever 14, J. Ramirez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ferris 3-3, J. Stiever 2-4, J. Ramirez 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ferris 84-51, J. Stiever 38-26, J. Ramirez 26-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Stiever 1-1 , J. Ramirez 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Aaron Ashby
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Cloudy (43 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 32131
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