MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
08/14/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 2384 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (71-51) 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 10 1
Cleveland Guardians (62-60) 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 X 7 10 1
Dalbec Hits 2 home runs in Guardians Win
Cleveland and Chicago duked it out and the Guardians came out victorious.

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Chicago Cubs, 7-4, at Progressive Field. Bobby Dalbec, who is tied for 8th in the AL in stolen bases with 19, starred for Cleveland. He was 3 for 4 with 2 home runs. He scored 3 runs and drove in 2. The win went to Yusei Kikuchi in relief. His record improves to 3-1. Andres Muñoz took the loss. Will Smith notched his 2nd save in 4 chances.

Had Gary Sanchez not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the seventh, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and the bases loaded, Sanchez hit a 2-run single. That made the score 5-3, in favor of the Guardians.

"It never gets old," said Sanchez. "Winning, that is."

With the win, Cleveland raised its record to 62-60.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Franco 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .311 13 55
G. Torres 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .242 17 60
J. Suwinski RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .240 33 91
J. Rodriguez CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .264 28 67
T. France 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .207 1 6
I. Happ DH 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .226 20 57
J. Mateo SS 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .192 4 25
D. Blanco LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .216 5 45
A. Hedges C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .166 2 21
   a-J. Naylor PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253 13 56
Totals 38 4 10 4 0 8 15      
a - J. Naylor pinch hit for A. Hedges in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Franco (45, 1st Inning off J. Springs, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Mateo (4, 7th Inning off Y. Kikuchi, 0 on, 1 out) , I. Happ (20, 9th Inning off K. Giles, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Franco 3 , J. Suwinski , J. Rodriguez , I. Happ 6 , J. Mateo 4 , D. Blanco , A. Hedges
2-out RBI: J. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Torres 2 , T. France , A. Hedges
GIDP: T. France
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Rodriguez (25) , I. Happ (12)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Franco (10)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Bryant RF 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .231 13 57
C. Wong C 4 0 2 1 0 1 5 .309 11 58
T. Pham LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 6 .318 5 23
G. Sanchez DH 4 0 1 2 0 3 4 .237 36 103
S. Haggerty CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .251 3 29
B. Dalbec 1B 4 3 3 2 0 1 0 .231 27 73
J. Profar 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .100 0 1
M. Rojas SS 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .204 2 31
J. Fermin 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 1 12
   a-A. Benintendi PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .304 7 44
   b-J. Peterson 3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .248 5 31
Totals 34 7 10 7 4 8 20      
a - A. Benintendi pinch hit for J. Fermin in the 7th
b - J. Peterson substituted for A. Benintendi in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Dalbec 2 (27, 2nd Inning off J. Luzardo, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off C. Green, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Wong 2 , G. Sanchez , B. Dalbec 9 , J. Profar , M. Rojas 2 , A. Benintendi
2-out RBI: G. Sanchez , B. Dalbec
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Pham , G. Sanchez , S. Haggerty
Sac Fly: C. Wong
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Rojas (12)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Fermin (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Rojas-Profar-Dalbec)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Luzardo 6.0 5 3 3 2 6 1 96 3.19   
A. Muñoz L (0-3), BS (5) 0.2 2 2 2 1 2 0 24 2.13   
C. Green 0.2 3 2 1 1 0 1 22 2.67   
L. Jackson 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Luzardo 54
Batters Faced: J. Luzardo 25, A. Muñoz 5, C. Green 6, L. Jackson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Luzardo 10-2, A. Muñoz 0-0, C. Green 1-1, L. Jackson 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Luzardo 96-61, A. Muñoz 24-13, C. Green 22-10, L. Jackson 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Muñoz 2-2 , C. Green 3-2 , L. Jackson 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Springs 6.1 5 1 1 0 6 0 88 3.57   
Y. Kikuchi W (3-1) 1.2 3 2 2 0 1 1 28 5.71   
K. Giles 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 17 6.75   
W. Smith SV (2) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Springs 65
Batters Faced: J. Springs 24, Y. Kikuchi 8, K. Giles 4, W. Smith 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Springs 6-6, Y. Kikuchi 1-3, K. Giles 1-1, W. Smith 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Springs 88-64, Y. Kikuchi 28-18, K. Giles 17-11, W. Smith 8-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Smith 1-0
WP: Y. Kikuchi , K. Giles
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bobby Dalbec
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM ET
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 29415
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